Indiana's Creative Economy: Who Leads, Who Funds, Who Acts?

Over the course of the creative economy event series, KSM’s government consulting team and Pattern have explored how Indiana’s creative economy intersects with real estate, placemaking, entrepreneurship, talent, innovation, and regional growth. The final conversation in the series turns to the question underneath all of it: What infrastructure is needed to move Indiana’s creative economy from scattered momentum to statewide strategy?

This session brings together four perspectives to help answer that question. Panelists will explore innovation-district and built-environment strategy, philanthropic and private capital, regional capacity for statewide coordination, and policy and coordination through the Creative Economy Leadership Alliance.

Panelists:

• Dr. James Lemler, president at Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation
• John Fernandez, CEO at Amplify Bloomington
• Stéphane Frijia, president and CEO at Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership

The panel will be moderated by Polina Osherov, executive director at Pattern.

This event will be held at KSM’s new headquarters in Indianapolis and is the final part of the Creative Economy Panel Series powered by Pattern and KSM, examining how creativity functions as critical infrastructure for Indiana’s economic growth.