3rd European Festival Conference

Conference Program

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Thursday, November 21, 2019

07.30 am – 09.00 am breakfast
09.00 am – 09.30 am welcome speech & program information
10.00 am – 11.30 am emac session 1: online appearance - a workshop with iles nagy (sziget festival) - which platforms are relevant, how to set up your online appearance
10.00 am – 11.30 am sound-check yourself - preserve (mental) health and creativity in an industry that never sleeps, guest speaker: prof. dr. katja mierke (hochschule fresenius cologne)
10.00 am – 11.30 am go group session: revolution! now! - greta, plastics & the green momentum, guest speaker: meegan jones (the ocean race & sustainable event alliance)
12.00 am – 01.00 pm emac session 2: influencer marketing of music festivals - a workshop with felicitas cardenas carbajal (wunderkidz)
12.00 am – 01.00 pm the new normal - gender equality at primavera sound festival, guest speaker: marta pallarès (primavera sound festival)
12.00 am – 01.00 pm how to source and implement new technology for festivals
01.00 pm – 02.00 pm lunch
02.00 pm – 03.45 pm yes group session: incident planning: ensuring that communication, health & safety are efficient and effective across a festival
03.45 pm – 04.15 pm yes group session: incident planning: conclusion
05.00 pm – 07.00 pm outdoor activity - wine tasting
08.30 pm – 10.00 pm dinner

Friday, November 22, 2019

07.30 am – 09.00 am breakfast
09.15 am – 10.00 am keynote with tamás szücs (director for culture and creativity, european commission, dg eac)
10.00 am – 11.30 charging europe with positive energy / guest speaker: assoc. prof. dr. özgehan senyuva (middle east technical university)
10.00 am – 11.30 am audience of the future: who are the consumers - how to reach them? what are their demands and how do we need to change? - livechat with customers
10.00 am – 11.30 am social conclusion: redefine responsibilty for festivals
12.00 am – 01.00 pm keynote interview with a high level police officer - what can festivals learn from parallel crowded space arenas?
12.00 am – 01.00 dog eat dog - changes in the music industry: the investor always rings twice
12.00 am – 01.00 workshop: creating a mission statement for diversity management at festivals
01.00 pm – 02.00 pm lunch
02.00 pm – 03.30 pm emac session 3: marketing, sponsorship and the international brand building at fc porto / guest speakers: pedro albuquerque and tiago gouveia (fc porto)
02.00 pm – 03.30 programming your festival - changes in artist booking and developing side events at your festival site
03.45 pm – 05.45 pm the efc workshop - the interactive and creative group experience to round it all up
05.45 pm – 06.15 pm efc wrap up & apéro
08.00 pm – 10.00 pm farewell dinner
10.00 pm – 01.00 farewell party

Saturday, November 23, 2019