Creative Cities Summit 2.0 Announces 'The Big Creative Three'

Richard Florida, John Howkins and Charles Landry Session Announced

DETROIT, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The producers of the Creative
Cities Summit 2.0 (CCS2) today announced a special panel discussion featuring
Richard Florida, author of Rise of the Creative Class; John Howkins, author of
The Creative Economy; and Charles Landry, author of The Creative City. The
panel will be moderated by Carol Coletta, President of CEOs for Cities and
host of the nationally syndicated NPR radio program, Smart City Radio.

"It is only fitting that in Detroit, the home of the Big Three, we have the
coming together of the Big 'Creative' Three, onstage together for the first
time," said CCS2 Producer, Peter Kageyama. "Many people have asked over the
years what the distinctions were between creative class, creative cities and
the creative economy. With the three originators of the concepts, we will
have a chance to hear from the sources."

"Richard, John and I have approached the need for creativity in different ways
but we all believe it essential to achieving economic and social progress in
the world today," said Landry. "I look forward to sharing ideas on how cities
can be revitalized to attract creative people and creative businesses that
will create a vibrant economy."

The panel session takes place on Tuesday, October 14th at 4pm, and follows
keynotes by each author over the opening two days of the Summit at the
Marriott Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit.

The Creative Cities Summit 2.0 is being held in Detroit because, like many
industrial cities, it is working to evolve into a high tech, futuristic,
entrepreneurial center of excellence that embraces knowledge, talent and
creativity. Participants will include architects, designers, urban planners,
civic leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, students, educators and community
leaders sharing their experiences, projects, successes and failures as they
re-imagine and rethink cities.

For more information: http://www.creativecitiessummit.com

SOURCE Creative Cities Summit 2.0

Karen Gagnon, MSHDA Cool Cities, +1-517-241-3203; or Maura Campbell of
Creative Cities 2.0, +1-517-944-0811