Digital Culture Speaker Series: Challenges and Opportunities of Securing the Bag in the Creative Economy

November 18: Lauren Ruffin

Talk title: #FYPM: Challenges and Opportunities of Securing the Bag in the Creative Economy

Abstract

By the midpoint of 2021, creative-focused platforms had raised $1.3 billion in investments. With more than 220 platforms connected to 50 million creative entrepreneurs around the world, the growth of Influencer deals, NFTs, creator coins, digital art sales and superfan communities shows no sign of slowing down. Yet, these platforms have done little to change structural inequities that allow the creatives powering them to generate wealth. This talk will explore how policy and fintech can work hand-in-hand to spur wealth creation for a new digital middle class.

Read about the speaker on the ASU Events website.