ENCATC remains deeply committed to supporting European cultural network leaders and arts and cultural professionals in fully harnessing the potential of new technologies to strengthen their competitiveness and ensure their long-term resilience. To advance this mission, ENCATC organises each year a series of four high-level masterclasses led by renowned experts, offering cutting-edge insights and practical guidance on the digital transformation shaping our sector. In addition, to enrich this learning experience and encourage meaningful exchanges, each masterclass is preceded by a networking breakfast, bringing together Brussels-based cultural leaders and representatives of European cultural networks headquartered in the city. This moment of connection aims to spark new synergies, share perspectives, and build bridges between local and European actors — reinforcing the collaborative spirit that lies at the heart of our work.

Every year, ENCATC engages in a policy debate with the aim of identifying new business models, innovative funding schemes and investment practices in the cultural and creative sector. ENCATC members, academics, researchers, cultural operators, policy makers, economics experts and students are invited to attend.

The ENCATC Talks were launched on 8 May 2020 at the initiative of ENCATC Member Avril Joffe from the University of the Witwatersrand. This project aims to offer the cultural management and policy community a virtual space to exchange practice, methodology, ideas and projects proposals.

Cultural Happy Hour is ENCATC’s flagship initiative designed to bridge the long-standing gap between European cultural networks, EU institutions and Brussels’ local arts and cultural ecosystem. Since 2013, these informal yet strategic gatherings have created a shared space for professionals from across Europe to connect, exchange, and build partnerships — breaking institutional silos, increasing access to European cooperation and funding, and strengthening cultural collaboration across borders.