Celebrate What’s Right: Growing the Creative Economy
Join New Memphis for lunch and a conversation exploring how Memphis strategically blends economic development with the city’s rich creative landscape to lay the foundation for long-term success. With the City’s freshly created Office of Arts and Culture — the first of its kind in the city — Memphis is modeling best practices for how a community can be intentional about investing in its artists, its institutions, and its future workforce.
On the Stage
- City of Memphis| DeMarcus Suggs, Director of Creative and Cultural Economy
- Hyde Family Foundation | Rachel Knox, Senior Program Officer
- Metal Museum | Carissa Hussong, Executive Director
- Unapologetic. | James Dukes (IMAKEMADBEATS), CEO
- Contemporary Arts Memphis
Agenda
12:00pm-12:25pm: Check-In / Networking
12:30-1:30pm: Conversation on Stage
Tickets
Lunch is included with admission.
Individual: $20
Table of 8: $160
Individual: $20
Table of 8: $160
Celebrate What’s Right is powered by: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
