ENCATC Congress 2023

Artificial Intelligence Embraced: the future of cultural and creative sector 11-13 October 2023, Helsinki, Finland TICKET SALES END ON 29 SEPTEMBER 2023!

Day 1

11 Oct 2023

Day 2

12 Oct 2023

Day 3

13 Oct 2023
08:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 09:30

Sound installation

Jonatan Snapir, Music Technology Department, Sibelius Academy

09:30 - 09:35

Welcome and official opening

Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President, Director of the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) 

09:35 - 09:55

Opening remarks

Emilie Gardberg, Dean of the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland)
Ernesto Renato Ottone Ramírez, Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO (Chile/France) 
Catherine Magnant, Head of Unit Cultural Policy at DG EAC, European Commission (Belgium)
GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, ENCATC Secretary General 

10:00 - 10:15

Introduction: A definition of Artificial Intelligence: main capabilities and scientific disciplines

Leonardo Espinosa Leal, Principal Lecturer in Technology at Arcada University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki (Finland)

10:20 - 10:35

Opening Lecture

Stefan Lindström, Ambassador of Digitalization and New Technologies (Finland) 

10:40 - 10:55

Audiovisual live performance

Jonatan Snapir, Music Technology Department, Sibelius Academy

11:00 - 12:00

Panel session in response to the Lecture and conversation with the audience

Chair: Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President, Director of the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) 

Panelists: 
Vuk Ćosić, Experience strategist & social network designer / pioneer of net.art (Slovenia) 
Linden Walcott-Burton, Culture Policy Officer at Greater London Authority (UK)
Katri Halonen, Head of Master’s program in Cultural Management specialised in participatory leadership and project manager for Creatives in the Metaverse feasibility study at Metropolia UAS (Finland)
María Iglesias, Team Leader, European Commission, DG EAC (Belgium)

12:00 - 12:15

Questions and answers with the audience

12:30 - 13:45

Networking lunch

14:00 - 17:00

5 Study Visits in parallel

  1. Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma (Mannerheiminaukio 2)
  2. Helsinki Central Library, Oodi (Töölönlahdenkatu 4)
  3. National Museum of Finland (Mannerheimintie 34)
  4. Amos Rex (Mannerheimintie 22-24)
  5. National Opera (Helsinginkatu 28)

17:00 - 18:00

Free time

18:15 - 19:00

Registration to access the City Hall

19:00 - 20:00

Helsinki City reception at the Helsinki City Hall

With a musical performance by Duo Emilia Lajunen & Suvi Oskala (Finnish folk fiddle music, Sibelius Academy alumni)

Address: Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13

08:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 09:30

Welcome and opening remarks

Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President, Director of the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) 
Mona Forsskåhl, Rector of Arcada University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
Elena Borin, ENCATC Board member, Link Campus University (Italy)

09:30 - 09:50

Keynote: Navigating ethical Issues in the intersection of creativity and technology

// Hybrid session //

Oonagh Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Digital Culture & Society, Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) 

09:55 - 10:30

Panel session in response to the Keynote and conversation with the audience

// Hybrid session //

Chair: Violeta Simjanovska, Head of Arts Management Department and Lecturer in Arts Management at Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland)

Panelists:
Alfons Karabuda, President of the International Music Council (Sweden)
Emma Duester, Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)

10:30 - 10:45

Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30

Education and Research Session - part 1

// Hybrid session //

Read the E&RS programme here.

12:35 - 13:30

Networking lunch

13:30 - 14:00

Presentation by the finalists of the ENCATC Research Award

13:30 - 13:35

Introduction of the session and presentation of the two finalists of the ENCATC Research Award

Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President, President of the Research Award Jury, Director of the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London (UK)
Elena Borin, ENCATC Research Award Jury member, Link Campus University (Italy)

13:35 - 13:45

Presentations by the two finalists

Carlotta Scioldo, External Expert for the evaluation of Creative Europe Cooperation Projects and Lecturer at Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands) 
Giuliana Ciancio, Researcher at the University of Antwerp and Co-founder of Liv.in.g. (Belgium) 

13:45 - 13:55

Questions to the finalists by the Jury

Jaime Ruiz Gutierrez, ENCATC Research Award Jury member, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
Dan Green, ENCATC Research Award Jury member, Carnegie Mellon University (United States)

13:55 - 14:00

Closing of the session and invitation to join the Ceremony at 19:30

GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, ENCATC Secretary General

14:00 -

Education and Research Session - part 2

// Hybrid session //

Read the E&RS programme here.

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break

16:15 - 17:15

Policy Debate: Perspectives in current and future trends on cultural policy

Chairs: Anita Kangas, Professor emerita at University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and Marjo Mäenpää, Director of the Center for Cultural Policy Research CUPORE (Finland)

Rod Fisher, Associate Lecturer at Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths, University of London (UK)
Wu Chieh-Hsiang, President of TACPS and Professor at the National Changhua University of Education (Taipei)
Constance DeVereaux, Director of the Arts Management Programme at the University at Buffalo (USA) 
Carmen Croitoru, General Manager at NIRCT - National Institute for Cultural Research and Training (Romania) 
Marcin Poprawski, Senior Lecturer and Researcher at HUMAK University of Applied Sciences (Finland) 

16:30 - 19:00

Young and Emerging Researchers' Forum (YERF)

// Hybrid session //

Co-chaired by Richard Maloney, ENCATC Vice President, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Performing Arts Administration program, New York University (USA) and Leticia Labaronne, ZHAW School of Management and Law Center for Arts Management (Switzerland).

Introduction by Richard Maloney, ENCATC Vice President, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Performing Arts Administration program, New York University (USA)

Read the YERF programme here

17:30 - 19:00

Members Forum

Chaired by 6 different ENCATC Members.

  • MEMBERS TALK 1: How to use ChatGPT in Cultural Marketing
  • MEMBERS TALK 2: Being fit for the job: emerging curricula for the cultural and creative sector
  • MEMBERS TALK 3: What are the challenges and opportunities in shaping the future workplace?
  • MEMBERS TALK 4: International Cultural relations and communities of practice
  • MEMBERS TALK 5: Innovative and emerging curricula for Cultural Heritage professions, the latest findings from the CHARTER projects
  • MEMBERS TALK 6: Skills for the green transition in the CCIs: sharing tools and approaches across Europe

Read the Members Forum programme here

19:30 - 20:00

ENCATC Research Award ceremony

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President, Director of the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) 
Annick Schramme, Academic Director of the Master in Cultural Management at the University of Antwerp and of the International Master in Fashion Management at the Antwerp Management School (Belgium). 

Presentation of the assessment by the Jury
Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President, Director of the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London (UK)

Announcement of the winner
Mona Forsskåhl, Rector of Arcada University of Applied Sciences (Finland)

Closing remarks
GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, ENCATC General Secretary (Belgium) 

20:00 - 21:30

Networking dinner with dances and music

With a musical performance by Osmo Palonen, Finnish pianist and ENCATC founder 

08:30 - 09:30

Registration and morning coffee

09:30 -

Morning concert to open the Award ceremony

Pajuh’s Electro-Acoustic Trio at Blackbox (a performance by the Arts Management and Music Technology students)

10:05 - 11:00

ENCATC Outstanding Award ceremony

Moderated by: Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President, Director of the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE), Goldsmiths, University of London (UK) 

10:20 - 10:45

Keynote by the winner of the Award

Lluís Bonet, Professor of Applied economy and Director of the Cultural Management Programme at the University of Barcelona (Spain)

10:45 - 11:00

Conversation with the audience

Dea Vidović, ENCATC Vice President and Director at Kultura Nova Foundation (Croatia) 

11:00 - 11:25

Networking coffee

11:30 - 12:45

Global Conversation: How AI is redefining the boundaries of film and music industries

Chair: Alan Salzenstein, Professor/Director, Performing Arts Management/Arts Leadership, DePaul University (USA) 

Panelists:
Emma Duester, Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 
Daniel Nordgård, Professor in Music Business and Management and Leader PhD Program Specialization in Popular Music Performance at University of Agder (Norway)
Dan Green, Director of the Master of Entertainment Industry Management program, Carnegie Mellon University (USA)

12:50 - 13:00

Closing remarks

GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, ENCATC General Secretary (Belgium) 

13:00 - 13:30

Music concert

Wanne (Quartet composed of students and alumni from the Sibelius Academy's Global music department)

13:40 - 15:00

Networking drinks and snacks