We think that there are big opportunities in the new Horizon 2020 funds – but that the creative industries will have to be smart to realise them.

With the Knowledge Transfer Network, we took in a tour of some highlights from other European projects (and more). For instance, the WAAG Society (on stage is the amazing Marleen Stikker).

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We took in the company bringing the incubator that developed Facebook to the Netherlands – CODUM.

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In all, we brought together nearly forty European policymakers. Here is most of the group in Amsterdam.

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More coverage of the tour:

– on Europeana Professional

– or on Graham Hitchen’s excellent Directional Thinking Blog