GEI 14 Schedule
Disclaimer: Agenda is subject to change
ALL TIMES UK (BST)
Schedule
- 9:55 am to
- 10:00 am
- Room 1
Welcome session.
GEI Welcome and Introduction
Presented by: A Greener Festival
- Moderator:
- Claire O’Neill (A Greener Festival)
Speakers:
- Claire O’Neill (A Greener Festival, Co-Founder)
- Teresa Moore (A Greener Festival, Director)
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- 10:00 am to
- 11:00 am
- Room 1
Panel 1
We’re In This Together – European Cooperation in the Live Music Sector
Presented by: This session is kindly supported by “3F – Future-Fit Festivals”, YOUROPE’s project funded by the European Union
- Moderator:
- Holger Jan Schmidt (Yourope)
- Speakers:
- Chiara Badiali (Julie’s Bicycle)
- Marie Sabot (We Love Green)
- Kara Djurhuus (Roskilde Festival)
In this panel we will take a look at the monumental task of tackling transformation. A crucial topic made increasingly important by an ever closer deadline. It would be foolish to think that this path can be traveled alone or achieved without cooperation. Since climate change knows no borders, the same should be applied to partnerships.
<... Read More- 10:30 am to
- 11:00 am
- Room 3
Quick Fire Innovation Round
- Moderator:
- Gordon Masson (IQ Magazine)
- Speakers:
- Mike Walsh (Serenade)
- Gina Périer (Lapee)
- Dieter Castelein (Greener Power Solutions)
- Hannah Jukes (TownRock Energy)
- Paul McCrudden (CMO OnePlan Events)
GEI will this year see five delegates present their innovative start-ups, businesses or inventions to help solve our climate conundrums – during the Quick-Fire Innovation Round.
Discover cutting edge innovations including: Greener Power Solutions’ smart and green power at events, how to optimise power supply using big mobile batt… Read More
- 11:30 am to
- 12:30 am
- Room 1
Panel 2
Stepping Into A Greener Arena
- Moderator:
- Lucy Noble (Royal Albert Hall)
- Speakers:
- John Drury (OVO Arena Wembley)
- Steve Sayer (Vice President & General Manager, The O2)
- Jennifer Ennis (Scottish Event Campus (SEC))
- Sara Tomkins (Co-op Live)
Since the last edition of GEI arena’s have been taking huge strides to strategically reduce their carbon emissions, eliminate waste, green up their food and beverage offerings and to communicate with the millions of people and hundreds of artists who come through their doors on an annual basis. Global circumstances are causing increasin… Read More
- 11:30 am to
- 12:30 am
- Room 3
Workshop
European Green Festival Roadmap 2030
Presented by: This session is kindly supported by “3F – Future-Fit Festivals”, YOUROPE’s project funded by the European Union
- Moderator:
- Linnéa Svensson (Green Operations Europe)
- Speakers:
- Holger Jan Schmidt (Yourope)
As part of its three-year project “Future-Fit Festivals” YOUROPE – The European Festival Association will develop and release the “European Green Festival Roadmap 2030” based on the requirements of the European Green Deal as well as taking in account the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the needs of th… Read More
- 2:00 pm to
- 3:00 pm
- Room 3
Deep Dive
Circularity – Come Fill Up Your Cup
- Speakers:
- Nora Wigand (Ball)
- Marcel Arsand (Ball)
- Laura van de Voort (Green Events)
- Victoria Chapman (Live Nation (UK))
Probably one of the most researched, analysed and debated topics in the discourse around “green events” – Cups! We shall drinketh from which chalice!? Still over a decade in to this conversation and despite the depth of research this is also an area shrouded in much myth, misconception, misinformation and conflicting stories… Read More
- 2:00 pm to
- 3:00 pm
- Room 1
Panel 3
Energy & Transport 3.0 – The Fuel of Live
- Moderator:
- Sangeeta Waldron (Serendipity PR & Media)
- Speakers:
- Dale Vince OBE (Ecotricity / Forest Green Rovers FC)
- Martin Thim (DTD Group)
- Glenn Lyons (University of the West of England)
- Danny Newby (Big Green Coach)
- Claire O’Neill (A Greener Festival)
The transformation of the energy and transport sectors will play a key role in the fight against the climate crisis and will impact live music and events significantly in coming years.
In this panel, we will take a look at the current and potential energy and transport technologies that are helping transform the event sector and provid… Read More
- 3:30 pm to
- 4:30 pm
- Room 3
Deep Dive
Sustaining What Sustains Us – Food & Beverage
- Speakers:
- Dr. Vincent Walsh (HERBLABISM)
- Thomas Grunberg (GAUDINA / We Love Green)
- Lyke Poortvliet (Green Events)
- Helen Taylor (Ecotricity / Forest Green Rovers)
Aside from breathing, what we eat and drink is our most intimate interaction with our environment. The way we grow food and crops for beverages directly impacts our land, air, water and biodiversity – either positively or negatively (sadly mostly the latter at present but that’s changing). The way we prepare food and drink similar… Read More
- 3:30 pm to
- 4:30 pm
- Room 1
Panel 4
Action. Time. Vision.
- Moderator:
- John Robb (Louder Than War)
- Speakers:
- Dave Ojay (NAAM Festival)
- Fay Milton (Music Declares Emergency)
- Sangeeta Pillai (Soul Sutras)
- Mark Ward (Proper Productions (UK))
With multiple global crisis in a seemingly perfect storm, it can be hard to pick yourself up and feel empowered to make a difference. A step back, and a step inwards, can reveal that we have much greater power to create change as individuals than we give ourselves credit (or indeed responsibility) for. Some incredible and inspiring individual… Read More
- 5:00 pm to
- 6:00 pm
- Room 1
Keynote conversation
Brian Eno, Aurora and Love Ssega – Directing the Energy of Music for the Benefit of the Planet
- Moderator:
- Love Ssega
GEI 14’s keynote conversation will be with none other than renowned musician, producer and visual artist Brian Eno, who will be in conversation with the international phenomenon that is singer-songwriter and producer Aurora and hosted by the wonderful musician and activist Love Ssega.
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- 6:00 pm to
- 9:00 pm
- Berties Bar
GEI Closing Drinks
Join us for closing drinks to round off a wonderful day.
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