Conferences and seminars I have been invited to as keynote, plenary or guest speaker.

2000-2003  |  2004-2006  |   2007   | 2008

García, B. (2007) Keynote speaker, ‘The impacts of culture led regeneration’, Royal Society of Arts Lecture Programme, RSA, Liverpool (15 November 2007)

Garcia, B. (2007) ‘The creative legacy of the Olympic Games. The symbolic dimension of the Games as a basis for cultural sustainability ‘, in: Session: Cultural and Creative Impact of the 2012 Games, Creative Clusters, Session hosted by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, London (9 Nov 2007)

Garcia, B. (2007) 'Symbolic maps of the city: Visualising conflicting narratives to capture the meaning(s) of place' in: Mapping the City, Impacts 08, CAVA, City in Film and Institute for Popular Music, Liverpool (7 Nov)

Garcia, B. (2007) ‘Building on the European Culture Capital as impulse for cultural and creative development’, in: Change through the Cultural Economy. Perspectives of a Sunrise Industry, The State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen, Germany (17 Sep 2007)

Garcia, B. (2007) Invited plenary, ‘Learning from Glasgow 1990. Using cultural policy to transform places’, in: Kulturpolitikken efter kommunalreformen, Danish Ministry of Culture, Middelfart, Denmark (10 Sep 2007)

García, B. (2007) Invited plenary speaker, ‘European Capitals of Culture: Managing Legacy and Opportunities’, in: Cities and Cultural Industries in the 21st Century, The Mayor of Istanbul, Istanbul (14-15 June 2007)

García, B. (2007) Invited workshop contributor, Critical Spaces - Art, Culture, Society, Agency, AHRC-funded Workshop, Devon (9-11 May 2007)

Garcia, B. (2007) Invited plenary speaker : ‘Measuring the impact of art programmes. Economic, social, environmental and cultural imperatives’, in : Escultura en la Calle Symposium, Sculpture Network and La Caixa Foundation, Barcelona (4-5 May 2007)

García, B. (2007) Invited plenary speaker, ‘From Glasgow to Liverpool: Culture-led regeneration in British Capitals of Culture’ in: Kultur findet Stadt (Urban cultural encounters), Heinrich Böll Foundation, Essen (30-31 March 2007)

Garcia, B. (2007) Invited plenary speaker, ‘Can policy be artist-led? Perspectives from a policy analyst and researcher’ in: Know your Place seminar series, Midwest, Birmingham (7 March 2007)

García, B. (2007) Invited speaker, ‘Social and Cultural Legacy Workshop’, in: Legacy Lives 2007. The international Legacy Conference, UK Sport, London (30-31 January 2007)