This year’s Creative Connections Conference will be hosted by the University of New Brunswick and the Atlantic Centre for Creativity in Fredericton Nov. 16 to 18.

The goal of the conference is to increase awareness and enhance creative practices across varied disciplines, including the scientific, artistic and innovation communities. The conference will encourage participants to ‘think outside the box’, take risks, share new ideas and enhance teaching practices.

The event will feature three keynotes:   Susan Chichton, the Director of the Centre for Innovation and Learning at the University of British Columbia;  Marjan Eggermont, a design engineer and visual artist from the University of Calgary, and  Nora Young, the CBC Radio Host of Spark, a program about the Impact of new technology.

There will be more than 50 presentations and workshops. Topics will include new media, composition, design thinking, social innovation, entrepreneurship, and creative capacity building.

The Pond Deshpande Centre will be among those offering problem-solving workshops for entrepreneurs. Other centres of innovation will present on the latest research on creativity and its relevance to today’s economy.

The conference will begin with a welcome reception and music event on Thursday evening in the Beaverbrook Art Gallery’s new Pavilion. The two full days of activities will include a creative showcase on the Friday evening featuring performances by local artists.

Registration is open and closes Nov. 12.