Join us for the Creative Economies Forum 2026 bringing together creative entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and innovators for a day of exchange and collaboration. Drawing on ten years of experience from Z-Kubator in supporting entrepreneurial careers in the arts and design, we will explore emerging capacities, new business models, and forward-looking strategies to design the next decade.

Speakers and inputs include:

• Dr. Stephan Sigrist, Founder & Head of W.I.R.E., Zurich
• Richie Manu, Programme Director, Creative Enterprise, Central Saint Martins, London
• Prof. Dr. Simon Grand, Permanent Research Fellow, ZCCE, and Associate Professor of Strategic Management, University of St.Gallen
• Pitches by participants of the Z-Kubator's incubator programme "What's next_Project"
• Short inputs reflecting on 10 years of Z-Kubator, a Creative Economies Data Update, and a new ZHdK Career Navigator

We are looking forward to welcoming you into the conversation and shaping what’s next for the creative economy.

Programme & registration:

https://www.zhdk.ch/en/zcce/creative-economies-forum-cef-27632/cef