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“Music allows you to time travel” - says Grammy award-winning singer and producer Babyface at the sixth edition of the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, themed ‘A Matter Of Time’

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The sixth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi (3-5 March) opened and closed on a musical note, with EGOT John Legend delighting a private audience during an intimate conversation over the opening dinner, underscoring the power of music to bring communities together. On the final day of the Summit, Grammy award-winning singer, producer and songwriter Babyface took to the stage for a conversation with Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy®, echoing Legend’s sentiment. “Music allows you to time travel,” said Kenneth Edmonds, aka Babyface. “It’s the best investment for connecting the world.”

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  • Grammy award-winning singer, producer and songwriter Babyface at the sixth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, 2024.
  • On the final day of the Summit, Grammy award-winning singer, producer and songwriter Babyface took to the stage for a conversation with Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy®, echoing Legend’s sentiment.
  • Saadiyat Island Cultural District in Abu Dhabi provides one such space.”
    Panos A. Panay, President of Recording Academy®, has taken part in the Culture Summit since its first edition in 2017.
  • For more information on Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, its full programme, and sessions available to watch online, please visit www.culturesummitabudhabi.com
    Culture Summit Abu Dhabi Press Kit, including imagery, is available here .

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2024, held under the theme ‘A Matter of Time’ united ministers, cultural leaders, artists and musicians to take urgent action and listen in order to drive positive change across societies

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  The sixth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi with the theme ‘A Matter of Time’ concluded today, gathering over 200 speakers and 1,150 participants from 90 countries. Leaders from the fields of arts, music, public policy, design, heritage, media, museums, and technology, identified the tangible impact of culture as a transformative tool for societies and communities worldwide and highlighted a profound sense of urgency for culture to be put at the heart of global sustainable development.

Key Points: 
  • ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  The sixth edition of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi with the theme ‘A Matter of Time’ concluded today, gathering over 200 speakers and 1,150 participants from 90 countries.
  • “Change can happen at any time: the time to act is now,” His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak declared in the closing panel.
  • “What we have accomplished at this Summit is to create a safe ground, a connecting point between East and West.
  • Culture Summit Abu Dhabi Press Kit, including imagery, is available here .

Chaka Sobhani joins DDB WW as President, CCO International

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DDB Worldwide announces today Chaka Sobhani will join as President, CCO International. Sobhani is leaving Leo Burnett Worldwide to join the DDB global network.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DDB Worldwide announces today Chaka Sobhani will join as President, CCO International.
  • Sobhani is leaving Leo Burnett Worldwide to join the DDB global network.
  • Sobhani will report to DDB Worldwide's Global CEO Alex Lubar and work with Alex and DDB's global leadership team to continue elevating the DDB Network and build on its legacy of creative excellence and effectiveness.
  • Sobhani will be based out of DDB's European headquarters in London and will partner closely with Rick Brim, Global CCO of adam&eve DDB.

Jon Iwata, 35-Year IBM Veteran and Founding Executive Director of Yale School of Management's Data & Trust Alliance, to be Awarded the Harold Burson Award at PRSA-NY 2023 Big Apple Awards

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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Iwata will receive the honor at the 2023 Big Apple Awards gala at Tao Downtown in New York City on November 15.

Key Points: 
  • Iwata will receive the honor at the 2023 Big Apple Awards gala at Tao Downtown in New York City on November 15.
  • The Harold Burson Award is PRSA-NY's first and only individual award dedicated to a non-agency practitioner for excellence in communications.
  • I am so proud that my friend and mentor Jon has been named the 2023 Harold Burson Award recipient."
  • In 2023 he was awarded the Larry Foster Award for Integrity in Public Communications by the Page Center at Penn State University.

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2023 to Convene Global Thought Leaders to Reflect on the Theme ‘A Matter of Time’

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi, said: “The sixth edition of the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi will explore the role of culture in changing the world’s tempo by offering a closer look at our relation to time.

Key Points: 
  • His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi, said: “The sixth edition of the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi will explore the role of culture in changing the world’s tempo by offering a closer look at our relation to time.
  • Ernesto Ottone R., Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO, says: “2023 is a landmark year for the culture sector.
  • Those looking to attend Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2023 can express their interest on the website here .
  • Culture Summit Abu Dhabi Press Kit, including imagery, is available here: https://rb.gy/1nbem
    Culture Summit Abu Dhabi website is here: https://www.culturesummitabudhabi.com

Immersive, Interactive Exhibit, A.I. VERSUS HUMANITY launches at and in partnership with London Design Biennale for A.I. thought-leadership Forum at Somerset House

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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LONDON, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the initial launch of Life Calling's immersive exhibition, A Species Between Worlds: Our Nature Our Screens at London Design Biennale, Founder and artist, provocateur and global lecturer, John Mack will host The Global Game: Remapping our Nature in the Digital Age at London Design Biennale for A.I. thought-leadership Forum at Somerset House on June 13, at blank time.

Key Points: 
  • Themed "AI will never surpass our humanity", Mack will extend his unique stance on such complex issues on humanity and psychology vis a vis the digital age.
  • The question is not whether AI will learn compassion or realize consciousness, but rather will humanity learn compassion and realize consciousness.
  • Bringing together over 45 exhibition teams from across the world, London Design Biennale, now open at Somerset House, demonstrates the ability of design to bring people together and enact change.
  • Adds Mack: "Life Calling has shown up to London Design Biennale with a twist on how we think of design.

BAZ LUHRMANN AND BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® ANNOUNCE SAW THIS, MADE THIS INSTALLATION SERIES TO OPEN ON WORLD CREATIVITY DAY 2023

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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HAMILTON, Bermuda , March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Launching on World Creativity Day, 21stApril 2023, at the Design Museum in London before travelling to Chelsea Factory in New York in May, Bombay Sapphire and Baz Luhrmann present the Saw This, Made This installation, an experience designed to showcase the creativity and beauty that exists in the everyday and encourage people everywhere to engage with their creative side. 

Key Points: 
  • The installation series kicks off a summer of Saw This Made This activities happening around the world.
  • The new installation marks the culmination of the Bombay Sapphire Saw This, Made This global campaign which launched in October 2022.
  • Thousands of people across six continents engaged with their creative talents and shared what they saw in the world via the hashtag.
  • On World Creativity Day, Friday 21 April, the Design Museum will host a special Museum Lates from 6-9pm, featuring creative cocktails by Bombay Sapphire.

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi concluded an outstanding action-focused fifth edition

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Friday, November 11, 2022
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ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, a global cultural forum organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, concluded its fifth edition last month. The three-day event, which was the first Summit held in-person since the outbreak of COVID-19, brought cultural leaders, artists, scholars, policy makers, and creative professionals from more than 90 countries to the UAE capital to discuss urgent challenges facing the cultural sector, as well as the role being played by culture in addressing wider issues in the world today.

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  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, a global cultural forum organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, concluded its fifth edition last month.
  • Commenting on the event, His Excellency Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi, said:"The fifth edition of the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi has seen the global community come together to learn, collaborate and embody a living culture.
  • Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2022 was organised in collaboration with global partners including UNESCO, Economist Impact, Google, the Design Museum, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, and the Recording Academy.
  • Other participating partners include Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Film Commission, Sandstorm Comics, Cultural Foundation, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Berklee Abu Dhabi, Culture Resource, Arab Fund for Arts & Culture, and the Institut Franais.

Culture Summit Abu Dhabi concluded an outstanding action-focused fifth edition

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Friday, November 11, 2022
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ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, a global cultural forum organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, concluded its fifth edition last month. The three-day event, which was the first Summit held in-person since the outbreak of COVID-19, brought cultural leaders, artists, scholars, policy makers, and creative professionals from more than 90 countries to the UAE capital to discuss urgent challenges facing the cultural sector, as well as the role being played by culture in addressing wider issues in the world today.

Key Points: 
  • ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, a global cultural forum organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, concluded its fifth edition last month.
  • Under the theme of A Living Culture, the Summit examined the contemporary issues driving change in the culture and creative industries (CCI) and wider global cultural ecosystems.
  • Commenting on the event, His Excellency Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi, said:"The fifth edition of the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi has seen the global community come together to learn, collaborate and embody a living culture.
  • Other participating partners include Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Film Commission, Sandstorm Comics, Cultural Foundation, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Berklee Abu Dhabi, Culture Resource, Arab Fund for Arts & Culture, and the Institut Franais.

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE AND BAZ LUHRMANN LAUNCH 'SAW THIS, MADE THIS' CAMPAIGN, INVITING PEOPLE TO SEE THE WORLD AS A GALLERY OF CREATIVE INSPIRATION

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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The launch aims to encourage everyone from creative novices to creative leaders - to join the movement and unlock their creative talents.

Key Points: 
  • The launch aims to encourage everyone from creative novices to creative leaders - to join the movement and unlock their creative talents.
  • Luhrmann said "With the support of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE, we will celebrate the culmination of the #SawThisMadeThis campaign during World Creativity Day in April.
  • Cabral said: "Working with Bombay Sapphire on Saw This Made This alongside Baz Luhrmann has been an incredible journey.
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