1. Creative Capital
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Panel Members
• Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art
• Jake Eberts, Oscar-winning movie producer, and producer of 'Journey To Mecca'
• Jitesh Gadhia, Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group; Board Member,
NESTA
• Mona Khazindar, VP, Al Mansouria Foundation
• Venetia Porter, Curator, Islamic and Contemporary ME, The British Museum
Key Bullets
Takeaway
 The world of design can collaborate with industry and academia to create practical
representations and solutions too many problems.
Issues (Main Talking Points)
• Due to the strains of the financial crisis and less public funding from governments is a
cause for concern for the future of art
• This potential loss has to be made up by a new class of initiatives both with both
corporations and governments
• By cultivating a stronger bond between art and industry, innovation can be fast-
tracked and more practical
Recommendations
• Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator at The Museum of Modern Art emphasized the role
that design plays in science and how it can help solve ergonomic, practical, and even
moral dilemmas.
o An example of this is designers who work with scientists in developing artificial
meat (meat made without killing animals); how it should look and taste, taking
in to account all the different sensitivities, etc
• Venetia Porter of the British Museum suggested the importance that museums have
had in helping nations understand each other during times of political turmoil. In this
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2. time of Islamophobia, the British Museum is planning an exhibition on Hajj that will
help transcend cultural gaps
• Mr. Jitesh Gadhia of NESPA emphasized how innovation and artistic creativity go
hand in hand. He highlighted eight major drivers for innovation, which rely on the idea
of creativity:
– Demand
– Greater Diversity
– A level playing field
– Education and skills
– Networks
– Public Sector Institutions and funding
– Intellectual Property
– Building great business capacity
Problems, Challenges and Threats
 “Individual Learning is of limited value”
Comments on the GCF, Saudi Arabia and the Region
• Currently four Saudi artists are highlighted in the British Museum including Faisal
Samra, Manal Dowayan, Ahmed Mater al-Ziad, and Abd al-Naser Gharem.
Key Quotations
 “W e are able to develop a sense of identity because of social interactions.” Mr. Jake
Ebert
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