Panel IV: What is Creativity?

Renata Schmidtkunz (DE), Amanda Cox (US), Hermann Vaske (DE)

Sat Sep 7, 2019, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
All times are given in Central European Summer Time (CEST / UTC +2).
St. Florian Monastery, summer refectory

Host: Renata Schmidtkunz (DE)
Speakers: Amanda Cox (US), Hermann Vaske (DE)

Numerous theoreticians, artists and lately also neuro-scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of creativity and in our new economy it has also become a much sought after ingredient for commercial success. So what is it, where does it come from and could it be delivered also by AI-Systems?

Biographies:

Hermann Vaske, Credit: Anton Corbijn

Hermann Vaske (DE)
Hermann Vaske is a director, author and producer. As a director he worked with actors such like Dennis Hopper, Harvey Keitel, Udo Kier and John Cleese. As a producer he filmed with extraordinary human beings like Nelson Mandela, Stephen Hawking and the Dalai Lama.
His films were shown in Cannes, Toronto and Palm Springs. His latest film „Why Are We Creative“ premiered at the Venice Film Festival. His „Why Are You Creative“ exhibition featuring artworks from Marina Abramovic to David Bowie was shown in Frankfurt and Berlin.