Rasmus wiinstedt Tscherning

Managing Director

Creative Business Network

Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning, managing director at Creative Business Network (CBN), www.cbnet.com Creative Business Network supports creatives in the cultural creative industries (CCIs) through a global network of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and partners that all focus on the success factors for CCI entrepreneurs and SMEs such as access to finance, internationalization through mentorship, IP strategies and business development. CBN hosts the Creative Business Cup, the Creative Business Investors network, Foreign Mentor Weekends and Creative Business Academy. CBN has recently launched the global network for creatives companies, entrepreneurs, projects and business support organisations, MyCreativeNetworks.com Rasmus has been part of expert groups, recently the Expert Group on the Swedish National CCI Strategy. Founding partner EKIP – European Cultural and Creative Industries Policy Platform that will prepare policy recommendations to the EU institutions, EU member states and associate countries. Past experience: Managing Director, Center for Cultural and Experience Economy, appointed by the Ministry of Enterprise and Ministry of Culture. Chairman European Creative Industries Alliance, appointed by the European Commission. Co-chair of Open Method of Coordination Group on Access to Finance for CCIs, appointed by the EU Member States. Advisory Board Wallonia European Creative District. Founding Member RCIA – the Regional Creative Industries Alliance. Advisory Board Copenhagen Business School: Master program Creative Business Processes. Board, Danish Cultural Institute. Board, VEGA – Scandinavia’s leading concert venue. Official Speaker, European Commission in French, German, English and Swedish. Appointed by US White House (Obama Administration) to lead the debate the creative economy at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Presented research paper “Needs analysis for CCIs” at Association of Cultural Economist International in Kyoto. Nordic Council of Ministers, managing efforts to strengthen growth within the Nordic Creative Industries, including the policy recommendations and networks. Rasmus has a MA in Political Science and a creative DNA: 18-years old, Rasmus won a Scandinavian graphic design competition and was in 2009 part of the team winning 1st Prize for the Masterplan for Nordhavnen, a part of Copenhagen for 40.000 citizens.