The first meeting of the Creative Industries Producers Club was held at the Supermetal creative space
Sergei Georgievskii, co-founder of the Agency for Strategic Development CENTER, took part in the presentation of the Creative Industries Producers Club, the creation of which was announced by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.
"Effective development of creative industries in Russia requires creation and subsequent launch of integrated products and offers on the markets. The club is becoming one of such opportunities”, ASI Head Svetlana Chupsheva said during the opening ceremony.
The first meeting of the club was held on March 29 in Moscow at the Supermetal creative space. According to the founders, the Club's platform should become cross-functional and is designed for producers of all creative industries. Sergei Georgievskii, as an urban producer, has been engaged in interdisciplinary projects aimed at creating new urban spaces and living environments for many years.
The club’s meetings are planned to be held monthly, and each of them will be devoted to a certain topic and aspect of modern production in the creative economy. The closest topic for designing solutions will be export of creative economy products. In addition, the club members will be introduced to institutional, venture, private and other investors interested in financing projects in the field of creative economy.
Now, according to Rosstat, the contribution of the country’s creative industries to GDP is estimated at 3%. Of 7.6 million entrepreneurs involved in the creative economy, 50% are individual entrepreneurs and self-employed. In 2021, the revenue of creative economy companies amounted to 12.7 trillion rubles.
Photo: Tatiana Masterova | ASI Press Service