IartNET | From STEM to STEAM:

How Cross-Sectorial Practices are Framing New Job Opportunities for Cultural and Creative Industries’ Professionals

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR | ONLINE CONFERENCE

As part of the activities of IartNET – an international platform for artistic research and cultural heritage in Higher Education in the Arts and Music – Fondazione Accademia Teatro alla Scala announces the international seminar From STEM to STEAM: How Cross-Sectorial Practices are Framing New Job Opportunities for Cultural and Creative Industries’ Professionals, curated by Umberto Bellodi, to be held online on November 20th, 2025. The event is organized within the framework of the IartNET project, funded by NextGenerationEU and coordinated by Brera Academy.

Following the transnational reflection on cross-sectorial innovation, part of the Large Scale Partnership for the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI), the seminar addresses the topic from an occupational perspective across different sectors. It focuses on data and practices to define new job opportunities arising in the labour market for cultural and creative industries’ professionals. The aim of the seminar is to investigate available and tangible opportunities between different industries, emphasizing creative and artistic approaches into STEM fields, enhancing innovation, and impacting training and skills development.

Main focuses of the seminar:

• Employability – Based on existing experiences and practices, identifying emerging job opportunities for CCI professionals in other sectors, and evaluating how this informs training programmes to improve employability of younger generations.
• Education and Training – Examining the shift from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) to STEAM, integrating artistic skills to foster innovation, creativity, and holistic problem-solving, and exploring incorporation into Higher Education (HE) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) curricula for CCI students.

Programme:

• Opening Keynote: Umberto Bellodi, Scientific Coordinator of IartNET and Coordinator of the Cross-Sectorial Innovation Working Group (LSP-CCI).
• Panel 1: The Creative Skills Europe experience – State of the art and reflections from employers’ and employees’ perspectives, supported by the European Commission and involving national and EU-level social dialogue partners.
  Speakers: Anita Debaere, Valentine Gelcys
• Panel 2: Changes in the labour market demand for CCI professionals: Italian context, digitalisation and AI impact– Insights into new occupational trends, cross-sectorial opportunities, and transformations in performing arts and live events.
  Speaker: Francesca Martinelli
• Discussion: Panel and audience interaction.
• Closing Keynote: Prof. Domenico Quaranta, Project Coordinator (Brera Academy), contextualizing the seminar within the IartNET ecosystem.

The seminar will be held online. A live streaming will be available on YouTube: LINK
To actively participate in the discussion and open floor session, attendants can register here: LINK
For more information, please write to bellodi@accademialascala.it.