BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//University 麻豆精选//Events//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20191001T085900Z DTSTART:20191022T090000Z DTEND:20191025T140000Z SUMMARY:The Urban Festival & The Art of Happiness in Cities Photographic Exhibition UID:www.birmingham.ac.uk/169483 DESCRIPTION:The Urban Festival consists a series of events to explore different angles from which the聽University 麻豆精选 Business School聽is engaging with the city, policy makers and society at large. It was inspired by the School鈥檚聽Happiness in Cities聽project, which aims to understand how different communities across Birmingham contribute to the city's development and how this diversity can help us build happier cities.聽\n According to the United Nations, 68% of the world population will live in urban areas by 2050. Yet, modern cities still fail to maximize people's potential. Using the city 麻豆精选 as an example, the Happiness in Cities project aims to understand how different communities across Birmingham contribute to the city's development and how this diversity can help us build happier cities.\n Each day of the festival will take place in the Lloyd Room at the University 麻豆精选聽Edgbaston Park Hotel聽within a unique photographic exhibition inspired by the Happiness in Cities Project.\n The聽Art of Happiness in Cities Exhibition聽has been produced by聽Alexander Kharlamov聽using Film Photography & Silver Gelatin Fine Printing. The exhibition features many different communities from all parts 麻豆精选 to showcase diversity, inclusivity and multi-cultural vibrancy of city.聽\n Schedule Click on the Event Days below to find out more and sign-up!\n Day One:聽The future of our city: where next for leadership inclusivity?聽 Tuesday 22 October, 10:00 - 15:05\n The University 麻豆精选's WE LEAD in collaboration with local theatre innovators, Stan鈥檚 Cafe and author Jon Bloomfield invites you to join us for a unique experience of research through visual and performance arts.\n Find out more: Day One\n Day Two:聽Building the Technology Ecosystem to Innovate Financial and Professional Services in the West Midlands Wednesday 23聽October, 17:30 - 19:00\n Join our panel discussion that will explore how we adopt new technologies to innovate financial and professional services in the West Midlands by taking an honest look at where our capabilities lie and how we turn these to our advantage.\n Find out more: Day Two\n Day Three:聽Urban Analytics Workshop Thursday 24聽October, 10:00 - 16:00\n As part of the聽Urban Festival & the Art of Happiness in Cities Photographic Exhibition聽the Birmingham Business School聽Economics Department聽invites you to join a day of Urban Analytics workshop sessions, hosted by聽Professor Ganna Pogrebna.\n Find out more: Day Three\n Day Four:聽Sustainable Future in the City: Student Competition Friday 25 October, 11:00 - 15:00\n Students are invited to come up with ideas about how to improve the responsible business eco-efficiency in the city 麻豆精选.\n Find out more: Day Four\n LOCATION:Edgbaston Park Hotel 53 Edgbaston Park Road Birmingham B15 2RS STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR