Creativity and innovation leader Patrick Bartos is the CEO of the CREATIVE REGION Linz & Upper Austria creative industries development company, the Director of the FORUM CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Innovation Festival and the official international representative of Linz – UNESCO City of Media Arts.

Meet Patrick if you want to know more about the UNESCO Creative Cities program and the concepts and practises of creative cities. Also interested in meeting up with designers, start-ups, incubators, accelerators and local authorities in cultural and creative industries.

This mentor session requires an RSVP. Limited walk up spots are sometimes available on a first-come, first-serve basis, beginning 30 minutes before the session.

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