The Regional Municipality of Durham, Economic Development and Tourism Department hosted the Art of Transition symposium on Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Ajax Convention Centre.
The Art of Transition explored Durham Region’s creative communities and strategies on how to evolve the local economy by leveraging creative talents by taking into account the Region’s existing resources and labour force.
“As a person who survives on creativity, I’m glad I came. My new initiative, the Durham International Festival subscribes to the spirit of this symposium.”
- Farley Flex, Plasma Management and Productions Inc.
“A key to developing a creative economy is inclusiveness. Specifically, it is imperative to consider the potential contributions to economic activity of both the arts as well as science, and the fact that the two may interrelate and complement each other. People involved in both areas of endeavour should be considered a valuable human resource.”
- Steve Edwards, Manager, Town of Whitby
“Thank you for all of the hard work that goes into an event of this calibre. I believe that the Art of Transition was a wild success, not just in terms of numbers and organization, but in terms of what it originally set out to accomplish. It brought together vastly different groups and players to collaborate on some very important issues pertaining to sustainable development of our economy and communities.”
- Chris Fortin, IBM
Dr. Richard Florida’s Four T’s
Keynote speaker Dr. Richard Florida often praised Durham Region for its vibrant community and potential to revitalize its economy. He cited four major factors in the future success of Durham.
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