The return of the Creative City Summit!

Join us in Waterloo, ON from October 4-6, 2022 for an exciting itinerary of speakers, peer presentations, roundtables, networking, and local animation. In-person and virtual tickets will be available in spring 2022.

ALL IN: New Pathways for Moving Forward

Our hosts at the City of Waterloo are all about collaboration—how when we collectively buy-in and band together, we are positioned to reach far beyond what we could do alone. This Summit is about pooling our offerings, expertise, and ideas to play the best possible role in Canada’s economic recovery. That’s why the theme of the 2022 Creative City Summit is ALL IN: New Pathways for Moving Forward. In Partnership with the Cities of Kitchener and Cambridge and the Region of Waterloo, the City of Waterloo and CCNC cannot wait to welcome Canada’s culture professionals in October of 2022.

More information coming soon!

INFORMATION

Registration

REGISTRATION OPEN!

March 21, 2022
CCNC Municipal Members get first dibs on registration with Early Bird rates.

April 4, 2022
Early Bird registration begins for everyone

May 16, 2022
Early Bird closes

May 17, 2022
Regular registration rates and Virtual Delegate Passes available

Fees

CCNC Member Rates

Member Early Bird — $675.00
Regular Member — $775.00
Member Virtual Delegate Pass — $175.00

Public Rates

Early Bird — $750.00
Regular — $850.00
Virtual Delegate Pass — $250.00

Other

Youth / Student / Artist — $345.00
Presenters* — $600.00
One Day Rate — $450.00

*Peer-to-Peer (P2P) presenters will receive access to this special rate upon confirmation of their accepted submission.
Location and Hotel
The First Hybrid Summit

We have exciting news. The Waterloo Creative City Summit is set to be our first virtual/in-person hybrid program ever!

Virtual delegate passes will be available starting May 17. The virtual program will include limited version of the in-person program and full access to our event app features.

In-person delegates will also have full access to app features, allowing all delegates to connect and share ideas throughout and leading up to the Summit.

Download the Waterloo Creative City Summit event app on Whova:

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For feature details, visit Whova

Program

Agenda (In-Person)
Agenda (Virtual)
Virtual Ticket holders will have access to key programs including:
- Keynote and Panels
- Awards of Excellence
- Public Art Year in Review
- Select P2P sessions
- App-facilitated online networking
- And more!
Keynote: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Roda Muse, Secretary General, Canadian Commission for UNESCO

CCNC is excited to welcome Secretary General of CCUNESCO Roda Muse to the Creative City Summit as Keynote Speaker.

Roda Muse has been Secretary General of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO since May 2021. Previously, she was a manager at the Department of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development Canada. She also worked as Ontario Regional Director for Status of Women Canada. She is a school board trustee and a former vice-president of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO), a member of the Consortium governing the Centre Jules-Léger, a member of the Board of Directors of the Montfort Hospital, and a member of the advisory board of Harriet Tubman Institute at York University. Very active in the Francophone community, she has been a member of the Table féministe francophone de concertation provinciale de l’Est de l’Ontario, the Board of Directors of La Cité collégiale and the Équipe de santé familiale de l’Est de l’Ontario. Roda Muse co-founded the Acacia Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to fostering excellence in young visible minority Francophones through education and mentoring.
Peer-to-Peer Sessions (P2Ps)
Three P2P sessions will be offered over the course of the Summit. Delegates will be able to select P2P sessions from the following streams:
1. Conserving & Celebrating Community Stories
2. Growing Culture & Creative Industries
3. Amplifying Community Vibrancy
4. Maintaining Momentum: Policy, Planning, Partnering, and Measuring Success
More information including P2P schedule to come.

Stream 1: Conserving & Celebrating Community Stories
- CreateSpace: Building Capacity for More Equitable Public Art
  STEPS Public Art (Toronto)
- Leading the Way: Mapping Local Culture
  North Van Arts
Stream 2: Growing Culture & Creative Industries
1. Relational Grant-Making
  City of Vancouver
2. Fostering Global Competency through Art: Virtual Cultural Exchange between Canada and Japan
  Art City (Winnipeg) and Et Bon Voyage (Hokkaido)
3. UNESCO and London … Say What?
  City of London
4. Creating a Culture of Collaboration
  City of Brampton
Stream 3: Amplifying Community Vibrancy
1. The Development of City of Ottawa–Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation Civic Cultural Protocol and Implementation Plan (2022–2026)
  City of Ottawa
2. Tapping into the Open Data Pipeline: New Approaches to Amplifying Community Vibrancy & Cultural Planning
  Canadian Association for the Performing Arts
3. Meet the Street 2021–2022: New Arts & Culture Festival in Red Deer, Alberta
  City of Red Deer
4. How Can We Enhance Community Vibrancy?
  Conseil Communautaire Notre Dame de Gråce
Stream 4: Maintaining Momentum: Policy, Planning, Partnering, and Measuring Success
1. Cultural Strategic Planning During COVID-19 and When the “Levee Broke”
  City of Abbotsford
2. Advocating for the Arts: Measuring Impact and Value
  Nordicity (Vancouver)
FURTHER DETAILS
- P2P sessions are between 45 and 60 min. including the Q&A (session length will be confirmed with successful presenters)
- Selected presenters must register by July 29, 2022.
- Delegates will receive instruction to register for their P2P itinerary once all sessions have been confirmed. Check back for final schedule and speakers in May.
Study Tours
Awards of Excellence
More Programs
We are working towards one of the best Creative City Summits yet. While we finalize some details, delegates can look forward to the following additional programs:
- Daily panels
- Discussion Rooms
- Virtual Exhibitor Hall
- Welcome Reception
- Public Art Year in Review presentation
- Presentations on culture statistics and CCNC cultural resilience research
- New delegates welcome
- Mentorship and networking opportunities
- Virtual networking through Whova
- and more!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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Video Credits Video Production: Liam Good Music: “We are Waterloo” by Richard Burrows and Christa Mercey Artwork by: Tracey-Mae Chambers, Aoe Girard, Alanah Jewell, Monica Pamanick, Christie Shen, Natasha Rose, and Steph Boutari. Special thanks to Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, the Fine Arts Department at the University of Waterloo, Button Factory Arts, Ghost Light Café, Taco Farm, Orange Monkey Music, and For All Ice Cream for sharing the spaces with us.