Monday, 7 September
DAY ONE
đź“Ť LUCA School of Arts
WHY CREATIVE SKILLS MATTER
Exploring creative confidence as a driver of innovation, competitiveness, societal resilience, and Europe’s capacity to navigate uncertainty.
*All session times are listed in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
11:00
CYANOTYPES Showcase
Venue: LUCA Exhibition Space
Making Creative Agency Visible
An immersive showcase of real-life implementations of the CYANOTYPES Framework across Higher Education, VET, SMEs, cultural organisations, and creative ecosystems.
Through installations, videos, prototypes, and visual interventions, the showcase explores:
• What shifted?
• What became visible?
• How can creative competences move from framework to practice?
12:30
Registration opening
Venue: LUCA Entrance
13:30 – 14:00
Immersive Opening: Creative Confidence in Action
Venue: LUCA Entrance
From the CYANOTYPES Pilots of an Artistic Installation/ Intervention
Participants enter Creative Skills Week through a series of artistic and practice-based interventions inspired by the CYANOTYPES pilots. Unexpected encounters, installations, and sensory experiences invite participants to engage directly with creative agency in practice before entering the plenary space.
14:00
Opening Plenary & High-Level Policy Debate
Venue: LUCA Auditorium
Europe’s future competitiveness, democratic resilience, and innovation capacity increasingly depend on the ability to navigate complexity, imagine alternatives, and act collaboratively across sectors.
This opening debate positions culture and creativity not as peripheral sectors, but as strategic drivers of innovation, adaptability, and societal transformation.
Through keynote contributions, pilot showcases, and policy dialogue, the session explores:
• Why creative agency matters beyond the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI)
• How culture contributes to innovation and competitiveness
• How policy can better connect strategic ambitions with real-world learning ecosystems
• Why adaptability and creative confidence are becoming core capacities for Europe’s future
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break
Venue: LUCA Entrance Hall
16:30 – 18:30
The Irish Case: High-Level Debate
Venue: LUCA Auditorium
Hosted by Creative Futures Academy (CFA).
Moving from the European to the national perspective, this high-level dialogue explores how Ireland is positioning creative skills, micro-credentials, and flexible learning models within wider innovation, education, and economic strategies.
The session examines:
• New models of investment in creative education and skills
• Creative competences as drivers of innovation and competitiveness
• Flexible learning pathways and micro-credentials
• Measuring cultural value beyond GDP
• Building stronger links between higher education, research, industry, and policy.
18:30 – 20:00
Reception and High-Level Networking Session with Cultural Programme
Venue: LUCA Garden
Hosted by Creative Future Academy (CFA).
Networking reception and cultural programme bringing together policymakers, educators, creatives, researchers, and European networks.
