2025 ENCATC Congress - The Future Is Cultural: Policy, Practice, and Education

Welcome and Opening Speeches

GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC
Laura Guitart, Dean of the School of Economics and Business. University of Barcelona, Spain

Introduction to the Topic of the Congress and to the Keynote

Gerald Listone, ENCATC President

Keynote Speech:  What’s the role of Cultural policy and management in the current geostrategic and technological crisis?

Ernesto Ottone Ramírez, Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO

 Panel Session in response to the Keynote

Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management Graduate program, University of Barcelona, Spain
Constance DeVereaux, Director, Arts Management Programme, The State University of New York at Buffalo, United States of America
Jordi Baltà Portolés, Researcher and consultant in cultural policy, cultural relations and sustainability, Spain
Lidia Varbanova, Director, MA Program in Management of Performing Arts and Industries, NATFIZ, Bulgaria

Coffee Break

Presentation of the finalists of the ENCATC Research Award

Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President
Elena Borin, ENCATC Vice Preseident, Member of the Research Award Jury, Vice Dean for Internationalization, Pegaso Digital University, Italy

Greening European Music Festivals: Environmental Sustainability Strategies, Practices, and Certification from an Organisational Perspective

Giada Calvano, University of Bracelona, Spain

The Spatial Politics of Art Organisations: Public Programmes as Sites of Cultural Citizenship

Lucrezia Gigante, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Conversation with the jury

Daniel Green, Director of Masters in Entertainment Industry Management program, Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America
Jaime Ruiz Gutierrez, Professor, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Presentations of the 2025 activity from the ENCATC working groups Chairs

ENCATC Working Group on Cultural Rights 
Ana Žuvela, ENCATC Board Member, Research Associate, Institute for Development and International Relations, Croatia Co-Chair
Alan Salzenstein, Director, Performing Arts Management and Arts Leadership programmes, DePaul University, United States of America 

ENCATC Working Group on Culture and Education
Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President
Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management Graduate program, University of Barcelona, Spain 

ENCATC Working Group on Economy of Culture
Matina Magkou, ENCATC Board Member, Researcher, Université Côte d'Azur, France
Richard Maloney, Director, Performing Arts Administration programme, New York University, United States of America

ENCATC Working Group on Culture and Climate Action
Elena Borin, ENCATC Vice President, Vice Dean for Internationalization, Pegaso Digital University, Italy
Leticia Labaronne, ENCATC Vice President, Head of the Center for Arts Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

ENCATC Working Group on Culture, Heritage, and Crisis
Wu Chieh-Hsiang, President of the Taiwan Association for Cultural Policy Studies, Professor, Department of Arts at National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

ENCATC Working Group on Digital Technologies in the Culture Sector
Douglas DeNatale, ENCATC Board Member, Director, Arts Administration Programme, Boston University, United States of America Daniel Green, Director, Master of Entertainment Industry Management, Heinz College & College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America 

ENCATC Journal Special Issues 
Anna Villarroya, Editor-in-Chief, European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy

Networking Lunch

Education & Research sessions | Part 1

Education & Research sessions | Part 2

Awards Ceremony

Opening Addresses
Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President
Maria Feliu, Vice-Rector for Doctoral Studies, University of Barcelona

Presentation of the Awards 

Introduction to the Outstanding Award
Gerald Lidstone, President of the Outstanding Award Jury 

Introduction to the Research Award
Annick Schramme, Member of the Research Award Jury 

Introduction to the Best Research paper and to Best Teaching Innovative method Awards Elena Borin, Member of the Jury

Announcement of the laureates

Networking Buffet

Welcome

Alfondo Méndiz, Rector, Universitat internacional de Catalunya

Mondiacult Focus Group Sessions
Parallel Sessions

Coffee Break

Project Showcase Sessions

Session 1 

CRAFT-IT4SD
Cristina Ortega Nuere, Director, 3walks, Spain

Artistic Season Planning
Marta Crispí, Principal Investigator, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain Bianca Reguant, Research Assistant, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain

CCEI Global Culture Index (GCI)
Vasif Eyvazzade, CEO, Chartered Culture and Education Institute (CCEI), United States of America

Cultural Funding and Financing: Exploring New and Traditional Models in the Arts and Culture 
Anders Rykkja, Lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom
Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management Graduate program, University of Barcelona, Spain

Session 2

CROP: Creativity Rises Opportunity for Partnership
Angela Dibenedetto, Project manager, Consorzio Materahub Imprese Culturali e Creative, Italy 

The Educational Role of the Répétiteur as Mediator Between School and Opera Institutions
Marinella Dell’Eva, PhD Student, Conservatory of Ferrara, Italy

ECHOES - European Cloud for Heritage OpEn Science
Claudio Prandoni, Project Manager, ARIADNE Research Infrastructure, Belgium

European Networks and Cultural Governance: How Culture Makes Policy
Carlotta Scioldo, Lecturer, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Session 3

Project Design Network in Cultural Fundraising
Ludovica Michelin, Founder and President, Flumi AC, Italy

Governing the Arts? Dialogue on the Evolution of Governance in the Cultural Sector 
Chiara Carolina Donelli, Professor, Venice School of Management, Italy
Annick Schramme, Director, Master in Cultural Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Milena Stefanović, Professor, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia

Periferica: Critical Perspectives and In-depth Research on the Literary, Social, and Cultural Histories of Latino-América and Iberia
Antonio González, Editor in Chief, Periférica Journal, Spain
Gonzalo Sánchez, Vice rector of Sustainability and Culture, University of Cádiz, Spain Salvador Catalán, Director of the Service of Cultural Activities, University of Cádiz, Spain

Skills for the Green Transformation: The Role of the Civil Society in Upskilling and Reskilling the Cultural Sector
GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC
Letizia Garbero, Operations and Community Engagement Officer, ENCATC

Session 4

The MERITA Platform, where Chamber Music, Cultural Heritage and Talent Meet
Bianca Traxler, Executive Director, Le Dimore del Quartetto, Italy

Partnership between Culture, Heritage and Education: A Pathway to Sustainable Development, Democracy and Peace.
Nansi Ivanišević, President, Prokultura Association - Observatory of Cultural Policy, Croatia

European Heritage Hub, a Knowledge and Advocacy Hub for Europe’s cultural Heritage Cristina Loglio, Vice President, Europa Nostra

Exploring & Sustaining Auxiliary Pathways to Arts Management Training
Milena Deleva, Executive Director, Association of Arts Administration Educators 

ENCATC Annual Policy Debate: dialogue with creators

Chair: Christoph Pasour, Director, Master's Degree in Cultural Management, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain 

Eli Gras, Sound & visual artist, performer, producer, Spain
Laida Azkona Goñi, Performer, choreographer, Stage Director, AzkonaToloza, Spain
Txalo Toloza-Fernandez, Videographer, Stage Director, AzkonaToloza, Chile
Leticia Martín, Artistic Director, Grec Festival of Barcelona, Spain

Networking Lunch

Education & Research sessions | Part 3

Education & Research sessions | Part 4

Network party - Local food & wine and Tradicional Music and Dance 

Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Barcelona 

Welcome

Xavier Vilajosana Guillén, Vice Rector for Research, Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

Global Conversation:
How do training programs in cultural management innovatively address contemporary challenges?

Introduction
Alan Salzenstein, Director, Performing Arts Management and Arts Leadership programmes, DePaul University, United States of America 

Moderation of the panel
Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President

Panelists
Alba Colombo, Director, Master’s Programme in Cultural Management, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management program, University of Barcelona, Spain
Wu Chieh-Hsiang, President of TACPS, Department of Arts at National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan
Daniel Green, Director, Master of Entertainment Industry Management, Heinz College & College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America Adriana Pantoja de Alba, Coordinator, Master's in Communication and Culture, Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico

Coffee Break

Stimulating innovative policies and practice: Launch of the ENCATC Working Groups on Art Markets and Cultural Data 
Parallel sessions

ENCATC Working Group on “Art Markets and Cultural Goods Integrity”
Chair:
Anne-Sophie V. Radermecker, Co-Director, Research Group on Science of Arts and Culture, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium 

ENCATC Working Group “Strengthening cultural observatories and rethinking cultural measurement for future policy making”
Chairs:
Cristina Ortega, Director, 3Walks, Spain
Elena Raevskikh, Research & Analysis Unit Head, Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Presentation of the ENCATC Congress policy paper for Mondiacult

Networking Lunch

Study visits
In parallel 

• Museu de la música & Auditori de Barcelona
• Nau Ivanow 
• Piramidón
• Museu d’Art Comporani de Barcelona
• Sala Beckett 
• NEB: Xifré's Rooftop: Floating Wild Garden

Research Platform: Focus on Young and Emerging Researchers and Professionals

Welcome
David Marín, Director, Nau Ivanow, Spain

Introduction
Leticia Labaronne, ENCATC Vice President, Head of the Center for Arts Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Richard Maloney, Director, Performing Arts Administration programme, New York University, United States of America

Insights and challenges: experiences from research and professional work in the cultural sector
Giada Calvano, CEO and Founder, Chloe Sustainability, Spain
Jenni Pekkarinen, Researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Carlotta Scioldo, Lecturer, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands

ENCATC Art Talk: Art Market Dynamics

Welcome
Henrik Sprenger, Co-founder, Espronceda Institute of Art & Culture, Spain 

ENCATC Art Talk
Anne-Sophie V. Radermecker, Co-Director, Research Group on Science of Arts and Culture, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Isabel Causadias, Professor, University of Barcelona, Spain

Conference sum up and closing remarks

Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President
GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, ENCATC General Secretary

Networking time and drinks