Development Policy – Creative Industries

Dr. MPA Gertraud LEIMÜLLER

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, winnovation consulting GmbH; Deputy Chairwoman, Kreativwirtschaft Austria, Vienna

Freie Journalistin, Tageszeitung Der Standard, Wien Mag.rer.nat, Universität Wien, Diplomstudium Ernährungswissenschaften Redakteurin, Tageszeitung Salzburger Nachrichten, Büro Wien Dr. rer. nat., Universität Wien, Doktoratsstudium in Ernährungswissenschaften Lektorin, Universität Wien Studium, Harvard University, USA; Master in Public Administration (MPA) Studium, Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA Gewählte Vorsitzende der arge creativ wirtschaft austria, der bundesweiten Creative Industries Plattform in der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich Gründerin, Geschäftsführende Gesellschafterin, Innovationsberatung winnovation Wöchentliche Innovationskolumne "Gewagt Gewonnen", Tageszeitung Salzburger Nachrichten sowie als Blog im Internet

1990-1994
1993
1994-2006
1997
1999-2008
2004-2005
2004-2005
2006-2013
seit 2006
seit 2007

Ph.D Keith NURSE

Director, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, St. Michael

Lecturer, Institute for International Development and Cooperation, University of Ottawa Lecturer, Department of Government, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago Senior Lecturer, Institute of International Relations, Trinidad and Tobago.

1991-1993

1993-1996

1996-2007

Ph.D Lemlem SISSAY FETENE

Vice Chief Executive Officer, Project Development and Management Affairs, Cross Boarder International Consulting Ltd., Vienna

Research Coordinator, Horticulture Development Corporation, Addia Ababa General Manager, Horticulture Development Corporation, Addis Ababa Department Head, Institute of Biodiversity, Conservation and Research, Addis Ababa Manager, Ethiodream Pvt. Ltd. Co., Addis Ababa General Manager, Ethiopassion Agro-Industry Pvt.Ltd.Co, Addis Ababa

1988-1995

1995-1997

1997-2001

2001-2005

2005-2008

Giulio Romano VINACCIA

Manager, Integral Studio Vinaccia srl.; Professor of Industrial Design, Private University, NABA DOMUS- Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan

Industrial Design Degree, Universidad de Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotà Industrial Design, Universita degli Studi di Roma Partner, Integral Studio Vinaccia Design Coordinator, Artesanías de Colombia s.a. Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico, Bogotà Design Consultant, SEBRARE Brazilian Institute for development of Small Industry Design Coordinator, UNDP - United Nation development program Design Coordinator, Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture Art Director, Instituto Brasileiro de Turismo-EMBRATUR, Brasilia Co-Director, Integral Brasil Ltd, Brasilia Design Coordinator, ITAIPU Binacional Brasil Senior Titular Professor, NABA DOMUS- Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan Architecture & Design Coordination, Secretaria de Cultura de Brasilia DF Architecture & Design Coordinaton, Sebrae Parana Design & Innovation Senior Consultant, Universite de Quebec a Chicoutimi-La Boite Rouge, Canada Design & Innovation Senior Consultant, UNIDO - United Nations Industry Development Program Handicraft & Tourism Consutlant, WTO-World Tourism Organisation SME and Handicraft Design Project Coordinator, UNIDO, The Dahshur World Heritage Site Mobilization for Cultural Heritage for Community Development, Cairo SME and handicraft Design Consultant, IMC- Industrial Modernisation Center, Ministery of Industry, Egypt Chair of Product Design 2-Senior Professor , Naba DOMUS -Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan SME and Handicraft Design Project Coordinator, UNIDO, China Ethic Minorities UN Joint Program

1975-1981
1984-1985
since 1987
1993-1994
1995-1998
1996-1999
1996-2000
1998-2003
1999-2009
2003-2007
since 2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
since 2008
since 2008
2008-2009
since 2009
since 2009
2009-2012
2010-2011

PhD, LLM Zhen YE

Director, Golden Bough International Intellectual Property, London

Zhen (also known as Peter) has led an international career as an entrepreneur, consultant, academic and creative thinker. As entrepreneur, Zhen established the first intellectual property rights (IPR) firm in the UK for a consortium of Chinese patent attorneys to facilitate the international flow of patents, design rights and trademarks between China and the E.U. As a consultant, he has been working for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as an Economist/International Expert for Poverty Alleviation, Enterprise Development and Creative Industries. Since 2009, he has served in the UNIDO mission to Bhutan, Egypt, Pakistan and China's ethnic minority areas. Internationally, he also has a track record advising governments in Europe, China and the Middle East (GCC) on innovation policy, intellectual property rights and creative industries development strategy. As creative thinker, Zhen contributes regularly to both newspaper column and academic publication and is well known as a prolific writer and keynote speaker on creativity, innovation and industrial dynamics.

As an academic, Zhen has held Professorship in Industrial Economy in Xiamen University's School of Economics, permanent lectureship in international business and senior lectureship in economics and finance (tenured Associate Professorship) at the Business School of University of Hertfordshire and Hull University in the UK. He was also Senior Visiting Professor in Peking University and Yunnan University and contributed to research and lecture there on creative industries and international business. He obtained his PhD in Political Economy funded by Research Studentship from University of Hertfordshire, his Master of Laws in International Trade (WTO & GATT) from Newcastle University Law School. He is now studying his Executive MBA with the University of Chicago Booth School of Business while developing new business ventures. Zhen s current research interests explore the linkages between creativity, management and industrial organization - seeking to understand why despite abundant creativity certain nation has been able to successfully capitalize on creativity historically as a resource for development while others have not, what are social, institutional and organizational roots for creative success or failure, what are key obstacles which inhibit the development of creativity in organization and institutions, most importanly how can creativity benefit development and how to make it a development priority.

Alexandre DE FARIA

Managing Director, GOAL - Global Options and Linkages, Vienna

Chief, Project Appraisal/Quality Assurance, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Vienna Director, Quality Performance, Vienna

1987-1999

since 2000