The Thuringian Agency for Creative Industries (THAK) is a partner of creative professionals in the Free State of Thuringia. It activates and supports network initiatives, invites people to exchange experiences and supports Freiberufler and companies in further consolidating their own networks. In addition, THAK links creative professionals with other sectors of the economy. THAK is a project of RKW Thüringen GmbH and an independent partner in the Thüringer Zentrum für Existenzgründungen und Unternehmertum (ThEx). It is funded by the Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Science and the Digital Society and the European Union – European Social Fund (ESF).
Panel Discussion
- 1pm: As part of the International Track, ThAK is hosting a panel discussion on the impact of Crowdfunding in the Creative Industries.
Panelists, Speakers, Contributors
- Maria Hoffmann, Projektmanagerin in der Thüringer Agentur für die Kreativwirtschaft Project manager in the Thuringian agency for the creative industries
- Wolfgang Gumpelmaier-Mach, Betreiber von Crowdfunding-Service.com, Mitarbeiter im Projekt CrowdfundPort des Instituts für Kommunikation in sozialen Medien Operator of Crowdfunding-Service.com, member of the project CrowdfundPort of the Institute for Communication in Social Media
- Maurice van Brast, Bauhaus Universität Weimar
- Karsten Wenzlaff, Member of the Crowd-Fund-Port Project, Founder and Managing Director of the Institute for Communication in Social Media, Researcher at the University of Hamburg, Member of the European Crowdfunding Stakeholder Forum of the European Commission, Member of the Research Team at the University of Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance
- Dennis Brüntje, Leiter Operatives Mobile Retter e.V. und Digital Business Consultant / COO Mobile Retter e.V. and Digital Business Consultant
- David Gaspar, CEO Crowdberry, Slovakia
- Katarina Menotti, Creative Industry Forum, CrowdFundPort
- Slavka Salajova, Creative Industry Forum, CrowdFundPort
- Jan Mazur, Crowdberry
- Matthias Vogel, Geschäftsführer von Crowdpilot und Experte für Crowdfunding-Fulfillment, CEO of Crowdpilot, Expert for Crowdfunding Fullfillment
- Damir Soh, Brodoto, CrowdFundPort
Kreativlounge at InnoFinance Summit 2019
For projects in the Creative Industries, we will host a workshop session called “Kreativlounge”. The workshops are in German (Programme of the Kreativlounge)