We choose Bandung because of its reputation as a creative city. This reputation is acquired from the vast development of creative industries in the city, which is especially influenced by the number of its young inhabitants (60 percent are below 40 years old).

Aside from that fact, for a long time Bandung has been the city where private and public universities are located, which make the individual culture flourish in this city.

Besides its creativity, Bandung's population—especially the artist—still is a market oriented city. Its strategic location makes it often used as the industry and business corridors for the nearing area, especially the Banten province (Industrial Area), Jakarta (National center of economy) and become the accumulating point of local products from other cities in East Java.

In this occasion the digital and traditional artists from the UK, D-fuse and Onedotzero, will perform. They will show how a creative person influences and is influenced by the city.

By the combination of photography, digital media, graphics, music and film, the audio visual artist and London based VJ will perform the restlessness of artist when it comes to issues about space, freedom, identity, communalism, connectedness in the city. Their performance will took place in Kickfest, a festival where clothing companies from Bandung, 14 cities in Indonesia as well as three countries (Philipines, Taipei and Malaysia), will participate.

The Re-imagining the city activities will take place in three different parts. Find out more

This network will connect Bandung with 12 other creative cities like Glasgow, Bristol, London, Cebu, Bangkok, Taipei, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, and Yokohama.

This event will be attended bay 30 business men and creative industry experts from the UK and Asia Pacific. They will join their partners in Bandung to seek business opportunities, build creative collaboration, and learn from the best practices.

Programmes:

The Launch of Creative Entrepreneur Network
Location: Kickfest
Time: 3 August, 03.00 - 04.00 p.m.

Panel Discussion with John Newbigin, chairman of Creative Industry Development Agency, London.
Location: Balai Pertemuan Perekonomian Jawa Barat, Gedung Sate
Time: 5 August, 10 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.

Panel Discussion with Charles Landry, a creative city expert
Location: East Hall (Aula Timur), Bandung Institute of Technology
Time: 8 August, 08.40-09.00 WIB.

Raising the theme “Creative Communities and the Making of Place: Sharing Creative Experiences”, this event will discuss on 'How and to what extent does the creative economy influence community development? How does it differ in context of developing countries compared to the developed countries? How can creative industries be managed, planned and designed to improve the quality of places for their communities?

Programme:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES- Sharing Creative Experiences
This event will be attended by 100 speakers from 22 countries. Keynote speakers: Mari ELKA PANGESTU (Indonesia), Charles LANDRY(UK), Lily KONG (Singapore), Masayuki SASAKI (Japan), Vin MORAR (Netherland), Yasraf A. PILIANG (ITB), Armein LANGI (ITB), Dwi LARSO TB), Himasari HANAN (ITB), Indra B. SYAMWIL ITB).

Location: Eastern Hall, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)

Time: 8 and 9 August 2008, 08.00 a.m to 07.00 p.m