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launch one in Zurich, Germany and within a short space of time the talks grew into a global trend which now includes cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Cape Town, among the 37 countries duplicating Eisenberg’s model. Cape Town Creative Mornings Organiser, Catherine Henderson says, in all the branches the model is that every month you invite a keynote creative speaker to hold an audio-visual presentation for about 20 minutes, sharing about their creative journey, how it works for them and why it works for them. “We
host events once a month so you can meet people again and again which is a good way to network as opposed to waiting three months for TED[x],” she says. The lectures are basically a platform to showcase the cities creatives and after the talk there’s a question and answer session with the speaker. The events don’t take up too much of the day so the attendees can still get back to work and be productive.
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Held once a month on a Friday from 8h30 till 10h00 the sponsors-Vida e Café, offer free coffee and croissant to the attendees during the quick morning session which allows the first 30-minutes for schmoozing. “We rely quite a bit on sponsorship, as it has to be free for the person to come, our sponsors get minimum exposure- it’s all about linking people up again, getting Cape Town to talk and being part of the global network,” says Henderson. The events offers 80 - 100 tickets dependant on the venue through online registration and are sold out in under an hour.
To register for forthcoming events and tickets sign up online for on www.cptcreativemornings.eventbrite.com
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