Wednesday 26 May @ 10:00
Coming back stronger! Ways forward for culture
The event will focus on opinions about how the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCIs) can recover from the absolutely devastating COVID-19 crisis by reopening cultural events and venues.
Programme
Opening speech by Sabine Verheyen, Chair of the Culture and Education Committee @ 10:00
- Introductory remarks by Snezhina Petrova, Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
- Keynote speech by Paolo Leoncini-Bartoli, Director for Cultural Policies and Development at UNESCO
- Statements by MEPs Alexis Georgoulis and Andrey Slabakov
Panel 1: How to unlock the sector? Best practices and examples in Europe, moderated by MEP Laurence Farreng @ 10:30
- Deeyah Khan, artist (TBC)
- Jordi Herreruela Salas, Director of Festival Cruilla Barcelona
- Coralie Berael, Venue Manager at Forest National
- Sébastien Justine, Director of Les Forces Musicales and President of FEPS (Fédération Nationale des Employeurs du Spectacle Vivant Public et Privé)
Panel 2: What’s next? The future of culture and arts in Europe, moderated by MEP Salima Yenbou @ 11:00
- Jean-Noel Tronc, Chair of the board of the Federation of European Authors’ Societies (GESAC)
- Julia Pagel, Secretary-General of the Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO)
- Prof Sergei Ignatov, Rector of European Humanities University, Vilnius
- Laura Houlgatte-Abbott, CEO, International Union of Cinemas (UNIC)
Concluding remarks by MEPs Tomasz Frankowski and Fred Matic
Live performance by Laura Crowe and Him @ 11:45
If you wish to join, you must register by 25th May via cultural.recovery@europarl.europa.eu.
