Countdown To
Elevating Industry and Impact
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Schedule
Day #1 - Nov 6 2025
Day #2 - Nov 7 2025
Day #3 - Nov 8 2025
Day #1 - Nov 6 2025
6:00 - 6:30 PM
Welcome reception
6:30 - 6:45 PM
Welcome speeches partners and sponsors
6:45 - 7:00 PM
NCCAL projects announcements
7:00 - 7:45 PM
Creative Entrepreneur pitch session
7:45 - 8:00 PM
Break
8:00 - 8:30 PM
Talk
Designing, building, and scaling creative businesses
8:30 - 9:00 PM
Panel
Investing in local production
9:00 - 9:30 PM
Talk
Opportunities and challenges of building a media company
Day #2 - Nov 7 2025
5:00 - 5:20 PM
Opening reception
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Panel
Business owner vs freelancer in the creative industries
6:00 - 6:30 PM
Panel
How to build creative tourism in Kuwait
6:30 - 7:00 PM
Break
7:00 - 7:30 PM
Panel
Why creative placemaking is good business
7:30 - 8:00 PM
Panel
Growth of the local fashion sector
8:00 - 8:30 PM
Break
8:00 - 8:30 PM
Workshop
“Cadavre Exquis” session — a surrealist drawing game
8:30 - 9:00 PM
Panel
Soldiers behind the scenes (Editors and producers)
Day #3 - Nov 8 2025
5:00 - 5:30 PM
Opening reception
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Panel
The transformative power of community initiatives
6:00 - 6:30 PM
Panel
Embracing AI in the creative sector
6:30 - 6:40 PM
Ebda Presentation
6:40 - 7:00 PM
Break
7:00 - 7:30 PM
Panel
Using creativity as a competitive business edge
7:30 - 8:00 PM
Panel
Creatives going beyond borders
8:00 - 8:30 PM
Break
8:00 - 8:30 PM
Workshop
Let’s Talk Emotions: Name Them and Tame Them
9:00 - 9:15 PM
Interactive session
Looking ahead: The opportunities in the creative industries in Kuwait
Speakers
Batool Faisal Ashour
Heritage Conservation Architect & Project Director, NCCAL (Ahmadi Cultural Platform)
Location
Address
Kuwait — AlAndalus Complex, Hawally