3. EFC European Festival Conference

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3rd European Festival Conference

Conference Program


Wednesday, November 20, 2019

  • until 6.00 pm arrival of participants in vallromanes
  • 07.00 pm – 08.15 pm welcome reception
  • 08.30 pm – 10.00 pm dinner

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

  • 07.30 am – 12.00 am breakfast and check out