Surviving 2021 Conference Programme
Document Identification
The second World Conference on Creative Economy took place at the Dubai Exhibition Centre during Expo 2020 Dubai between 7 and 9 December 2021 (wcce.id). A nine-page historical conference programme from that event survives online today. It was preserved externally by Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, who hosts the file on his personal domain rather than through the original conference organisers.
This page provides context for researchers looking into the WCCE 2021 historical overview. The surviving programme can be read at the external source linked below.
Content Scope
The preserved schedule covers sessions arranged across the three days of the conference. Topics listed in the document include creative cities, intellectual property, sustainable cultural tourism and digital creativity. These sessions aligned with the six broader themes established for the event: Future Sustainable, Reworking Work, Technology Transformation, Inclusivity and Diversity, Education Unleashed, and Elevating the Media and Communications Landscape (wcce.id).
Because the file is a daily timetable, it records speaker slots, panel titles and timing rather than detailed transcripts or outcomes. Researchers interested in how these topics connect to current UAE production facilities or studio access should consult our creative spaces directory for present-day resources.
Distinguishing the Documents
A common point of confusion involves the difference between the daily event programme and the policy documents produced during the same week. The nine-page PDF described here is strictly a scheduling document. It is not the 21-point agenda noted in a participant account after the conference.
According to a participant account published shortly after the event, a separate 21-point UAE WCCE 2021 Agenda was noted (titalarasati.com). That list is distinct from both this daily schedule and the 11-action Global Agenda for the Cultural and Creative Industries launched by the Creative PEC, prepared with British Council partnership and AHRC funding (pec.ac.uk). Our guide on distinguishing the 2021 agendas explains these differences further.
Accessing the Original File
The full nine-page programme remains available as a PDF hosted on an external personal website. Maktaba Creative does not store or redistribute the file locally. Readers should visit the destination link directly, keeping in mind that third-party sites maintain their own access policies and availability terms.
For broader context on the event and its relationship to the current wcce.ae domain, return to the archive overview. The present site operates independently and holds no affiliation with the original conference organisers or the institutions mentioned in the historical record.