Innovative faculty at the University of Kentucky will demonstrate promising technologies at ukTech10, part of the Creative Cities Summit and IN2LEX APRIL IS. The public is invited to join university officials, faculty and students at The Penguin, across the street from the Lexington Convention Center, April 8, 2010, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., to tour a gallery of UK’s technologies. Faculty from agriculture, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, the Center for Visualization & Virtual Environments and the Center for Applied Energy Research will be on hand to show their research and talk about the potential commercial uses and healthcare benefits.

In this excerpt from the documentary Charles Landry and the Art of City Making, we get a glimpse into how Landry thinks, how he presents and what he thinks about his own work.  This segment also features Richard Florida discussing Landry and his work.

Charles Landry & the Art of City Making Pt 5 from Peter Kageyama on Vimeo.

Charles Landry has long been a proponent of cities as cities have always been at the heart of culture and civilization and the hubs of innovation and wealth creation. Today cities face enormous challenges as economic, social and infrastructural problems abound. His seminal book, The Creative City, was a clarion call for imaginative action and to think, plan and act creatively in addressing urban issues.

Ranging from walking the streets in the UK to historic Savannah, Georgia to his 400 year old home in the Cotswolds, here we see the origins of his work, his inspirations and insights into the future of cities.

Featuring Dr. Richard Florida, John Howkins, Carol Coletta, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco

Creative Cities Summit Lexington is very pleased to announce the participation of a special delegation from Michigan at the conference next week.  The delegation will participate in a special session titled “Fighting Back – Messages from Detroit” on Friday, April 9^th at 11am.

“Detroit remains the psychic center of the American economy” said CCS founder and producer Peter Kageyama.  “People need to know that cities in crisis can fight back and do amazingly innovative and creative things.  That is why we wanted to bring this group from Michigan to tell those stories.”

The delegation was able to attend thanks to the support of the Michigan Municipal League and the New Economy Initiative in Detroit.  Sean Mann of the Michigan Municipal League and the founder of Let’s Save Michigan will serve as the moderator. “We are excited to share our firsthand accounts of Detroit to a wider audience and hopefully shape a richer, more optimistic narrative about our city,” said Mann.

The delegation includes:

Karen Gagnon, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Cool Cities
Eric Cedo, Unity Studios
Phillip Cooley, Los Pistoleros
Mark Covington, Georgia Street Community Collective
Claire Nelson,  Open City

TrendHunter.com is the largest trend spotting website on the planet.  They relentlessly hunt down what’s cool, what’s next and what is the next “big thing.”.  Founder Jeremy Gutsche has grown Trendhunter into a trusted showcase for professionals in marketing, design, technology, and other categories. The site’s been featured or cited in over 40,000 articles, and Gutsche has appeared everywhere from Entertainment Tonight to the BBC. He’s also sought out by leading companies to speak on cool-hunting, innovation, marketing strategies, and The Next Big Thing and its relevance to their business.  In Lexington, he will address how these trends are impacting cities and communities everywhere.

More on Jeremy Gutsche;

Phil Holoubek, President of Lexington’s Real Estate Company (LRC) and Co-Producer of CCS speaks about the Summit.

Creative Cities Summit Lexington – 30 Second Spot from Peter Kageyama on Vimeo.

30 second TV spot for the Creative Cities Summit in Lexington, Kentucky April 7-9, 2010. Speakers include Richard Florida, Charles Landry, Rebecca Ryan, Ben Self, Tonya Surman, Mike Lydon and Bill Strickland.

This multi-disciplinary conference will bring together leading thinkers and practitioners who are changing cities and communities all over the world. Areas of focus include talent attraction & retention, innovation, developing entrepreneurship, community design and civic engagement.