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2026 ENCATC Policy Debate

Brussels

Programme

14:00 - 14:15

Registration

14:15 - 14:25

Welcome and Opening 

GiannaLia Cogliandro BeyensSecretary General, ENCATC
Elena Theodoulou-CharalambousCounsellor for Culture, Audiovisual and Media, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Cyprus to the European Union
14:25 - 14:45

Setting the Policy Context: Advancing the Status of Artists through the Joint Declaration for the Future of Europe and Culture

  • Representative from  the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport Arts Policy Unit, Ireland
  • Representative from the European Commission

Lodovico Folin CalabiUNESCO Representative to the EU and Director of the UNESCO Office in Brussels
14:45 - 15:00

Evidence from the Cultural Sector: Research-Based Policy Recommendations on the Status of Artists

Elena BorinENCATC President, Vice Dean for Internationalization, Pegaso Digital University, Italy
15:00 - 15:40

Turning Evidence into Action: Advancing the Status of Artists and Fair Working Conditions in Europe

Chair of the panel: 

  • Carla Figueira, Strategic Policy Advisor, ENCATC

Speakers:

Katia SegersMember of the Flemish Parliament and the Belgian Senate, and Professor at the department of Media Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Barbara StacherSenior Expert, Cultural policy, DG EAC, European Commission
Katrien Reist – van GelderIndependent art worker and core member of the artists’ movement State of the Arts (SOTA)
Tom KestensPolicy Advisor to the Flemish Government | Ministerial Cabinets for Culture, Equal Opportunities, Welfare, Housing, Energy and Climate, Musician and composer
Tobias Van RoyenGuest professor, MA Culture Management at University of Antwerp
15:40 - 15:55

Open discussion with the audience

Carla FigueiraStrategic Policy Advisor, ENCATC
15:55 - 16:00

Closing

GiannaLia Cogliandro BeyensSecretary General, ENCATC
16:00 - 17:00

Cultural Happy Hour - Palace of the Nation (Belgian Senate)