Venue: Aula Magna of the University of Barcelona. School of Economics and Business
Avenida Diagonal, 690, 08034 Barcelona

Master of ceremony: Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management Graduate programme, University of Barcelona

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

Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President

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

Ernesto Ottone R., Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO

Chair: Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management Graduate programme, 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, Management of Performing Arts and Industries Programme, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts “Krastyo Sarafov”, Bulgaria

Introduction to the session
Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President

Presentation of the finalists of the 2025 ENCATC Research Award
Elena Borin, ENCATC Vice President, 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 Barcelona, 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 moderated by:
Daniel Green, Director, Master of Entertainment Industry Management, Heinz College & College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America
Jaime Alberto Ruiz Gutiérrez, Professor, University of Andes, Colombia 

Introduction to the Session
Carla Figueira, Strategic Policy Advisor, ENCATC

Presentation of the 2025 activity from the ENCATC working groups Chairs 

ENCATC Working Group on Cultural rights
Chair: 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
Chair: Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President
Co-Chair: Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management Graduate program, University of Barcelona, Spain

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

ENCATC Working Group on Culture and Climate Action
Co-Chair: Elena Borin, ENCATC Vice President, Vice Dean for Internationalization, Pegaso Digital University, Italy
Co-Chair: 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
Chair: 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
Co-chair: Douglas DeNatale, ENCATC Board Member, Director, Arts Administration Programme, Boston University, United States of America
Co-Chair: 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 Issue
Anna Villarroya, Editor-in-Chief, European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy

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Venue: Ateneu Barcelonès
Carrer Canuda, 6, 08002 Barcelona

Opening Addresses

Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President

Maria Feliu, Vice-Rector for Doctoral Studies, University of Barcelona, Spain

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 the Best Teaching Innovative method Awards
Elena Borin, Member of the Jury

Announcement of the Laureates

Networking Buffet

Venue: Aula Magna - Barcelona Campus of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya 
Carrer Immaculada, 22, 08017 Barcelona

Master of ceremony: GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC

Alfonso Méndiz, Rector, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain 

Parallel sessions

Cultural rights
Room: Aula Jardí

Chair: Ana Zuvela, 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

Economy of Culture
Room: 501

Chair: Matina Magkou, ENCATC Board Member, Researcher, Université Côte d'Azur, France
Co-Chair: Richard Maloney, Director, Performing Arts Administration programme, New York University, United States of America 

Culture and Education
Room: Salo de Graus 1

Chair: Gerald Lidstone, ENCATC President
Co-Chair: Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management Graduate program, University of Barcelona, Spain

Digital Technologies in the Culture Sector
Room: Sala de Vistas B207

Co-chair: Douglas DeNatale, ENCATC Board Member, Director, Arts Administration Programme, Boston University, United States of America
Co-Chair: Daniel Green, Director, Master of Entertainment Industry Management, Heinz College & College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America

Culture and Climate Action
Room: A503

Co-Chair: Elena Borin, ENCATC Vice President, Member of the Research Award Jury, Vice Dean for Internationalization, Pegaso Digital University, Italy
Co-Chair: Leticia Labaronne, ENCATC Vice President, Head of the Center for Arts Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Culture, Heritage, and Crisis
Room: A505

Chair: Wu Chieh-Hsiang, President of the Taiwan Association of Cultural Policy Studies, Professor, Department of Arts at National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

Session 1 - Room: Aula Jardí

Chair: Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio, Research Manager, ENCATC

• 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), USA
  
  
• Cultural Funding and Financing: Exploring New and Traditional Models in the Arts and Culture
  Book presentation
  Anders Rykkja, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
  Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management Graduate programme, University of Barcelona, Spain

Session 2 - Room: Saló de Graus 1

Chair: Douglas DeNatale, ENCATC Board Member, Director, Arts Administration Programme, Boston University, United States of America

• CROP - Creativity Rises Opportunities 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
  Book presentation
  Carlotta Scioldo, Lecturer, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  

Session 3 - Room: Sala de Vistas B207

Chair: Toni-Matti Karjalainen, ENCATC Board Member, Professor, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland

• 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
  Book presentation
  Chiara Donelli, Assistant Professor, Venice School of Management, Italy
  Annick Schramme, Director, Master in Cultural Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium
  Milena Stefanović, Assistant Professor, University of Arts, Faculty of Drama and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
  
  
• Periférica: critical perspectives and in-depth research on the literary, social, and cultural histories of Latino-América and Iberia
  Journal Presentation
  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 transition: the role of encatc in empowering the cultural sector including a report from the Pact for Skills Working group on green skills
  GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC
  Letizia Garbero, Operations and Community Engagement Officer, ENCATC

Session 4 - Room: Saló de Graus 2

• 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. The Case Study of “Tourism Culture Project”
  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, United States of America

Dialogue with Creators

Room: Aula Magna

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

Panelists:
Eli Gras, Sound and 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

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Local food & wine and traditional music and dance

Venue: Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius
Travessia de Sant Antoni 6-8. 08012, Barcelona

Venue: Room U.02, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Carrer del Perú, 52, Sant Martí, 08018 Barcelona, Spain

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

Room U.02

Introduction by:
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, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
Lluís Bonet, Director, Cultural Management Graduate programme, University of Barcelona, Spain
Wu Chieh-Hsiang, Executive Director, Taiwan Association of Cultural Policy Studies, 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, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, Mexico

Parallel sessions

ENCATC Working Group on “Art Markets and Cultural Goods Integrity”

Room U.01

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”

Room U.02

Chairs:
Cristina Ortega, Director, 3Walks, Spain
Elena Raevskikh, Research & Analysis Unit Head, Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Room U.02

GiannaLia Cogliandro Beyens, Secretary General, ENCATC
Carla Figueira, Strategic Policy Advisor, ENCATC

Museu de la música & Auditori de Barcelona
Carrer Lepant, 150, 08013 Barcelona

Nau Ivanow 
Carrer Hondures, 30, 08027 Barcelona

Piramidón
Carrer Concili de Trento, 313, 08020 Barcelona

MACBA - Museu d’Art Comporani de Barcelona
Plaça del Angels, 1, 08001 Barcelona

Sala Beckett
Carrer Pere IV, 225, 08005 Barcelona

NEB: Xifré's Rooftop: Floating Wild Garden
Passeig d'Isabel II, 12, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Winner of the 2021 New European Bauhaus award in the category of "Preserved and transformed cultural heritage"

Venue: Nau Ivanow
Carrer Hondures, 30, 08027 Barcelona

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

Venue: Espronceda Institute of Art & Culture
Carrer Espronceda, 326, 08027 Barcelona

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

Introduction to the talk
Anne-Sophie V. Radermecker, Co-Director, Research Group on Science of Arts and Culture, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Panelist:
Isabel Causadias, Professor, University of Barcelona, Spain

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