Philippe Kern

Philippe Kern is the Founder and Managing Director of KEA. Based in Brussels since 1999, KEA is Europe’s leading consultancy and research center on culture and creative industries. KEA has an office in Shenzhen (China) since 2012. Philippe has 30 years of experience in the world of culture, creative industries, public affairs and legal advice. He has led a range of research and strategy programs at European level, notably for the European Commission and the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and WIPO.  Philippe was the former Director of Public and Legal Affairs of PolyGram (now Universal) and head of the IFPI Brussels office. He graduated in law from the universities of Strasbourg and Paris as well as the College of Europe in Bruges.

Creative Investment for a Liveable City
How to maintain cultural and creative initiatives in urban policies to stimulate and make the most of local creative skills for a more liveable city?

Philippe is the founder and managing director of KEA – Europe’s leading consultancy and research centre on culture and creative industries. KEA helps territories managing cultural and creative resources to deliver innovation.

KEA has an office in Shenzhen since 2012, contributing inter alia to Shenzhen’s committee on how to make Shenzhen Bay a more liveable place. In 2017, KEA brought b.creative – the global event for creative entrepreneurship – to Shanghai to exchange experiences on cultural and urban management. b.creative brings together a unique community of 2,500 creative entrepreneurs, incubators, hubs, networks and associations across 100 countries. Its experience in large-scale European projects, including Culture for Cities and Regions involving more than 150 cities across Europe, gives it a wealth of practical expertise on culture and creativity for urban development.