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With the central theme of "Creating Value," the 9^th Creative Industries Day showcases the expertise and potential of the creative sector for value creation and makes it accessible to other sectors.

Rapid change, disruptive innovations, and geopolitical developments are forcing many companies to redefine their business models. The cultural and creative industries have the potential to provide valuable impetus for "new business" thanks to their flexible and user-centered ways of thinking and working — both for themselves and for other sectors.

The field of digitalization offers great potential for innovation. Digital technologies, such as AI and immersive applications, are disrupting work and creative processes.

Registration

Registration is now open for the 9^th Creative Industries Day!

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Program

Morning:

Following a welcome address by the Hessian Ministry of Economic Affairs, participants can look forward to a keynote speech on AI and the creative industries by Brand Eins. In addition to presentations from World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 and the "see-Conference."

Afternoon:

Success stories involving new technologies, particularly from the gaming and advertising industries, are featured, along with a panel on creative tech talent, Korean business models, and innovations. The program features contributions from and in collaboration with Cluk, Game Hessen, DDC, the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), AI Hub Frankfurt, the House of Digital Transformation (HoDT), and more. Bring AI trends to life with interactive “hands-on” activities, exhibition showcases, AI workshops, and a fishbowl session with a live avatar.

The Creative Industries Day will conclude with a talk by British star photographer Rankin and Karin Rehn-Kaufmann from Leica.

The 9th Creative Industries Day is part of the Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain, a format of the World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026.

The program on the main stage will be translated into English.

Host: Vivian Perkovic

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Venue

NEUE KAISER

Kaiserstraße 28
60311 Frankfurt

Subtitles powered by PHONT

The 9th Creative Industries Day is accompanied by PHONT. The Frankfurt-based company has developed an AI-powered live captioning solution for events. During all talks throughout the day, subtitles will be displayed in real time both on the screen in the venue and on participants’ personal devices via QR code. Upon request, the content can also be followed in more than 50 languages.