Bydgoszcz Music Summit 2024 | ENG

The event will take place on December 2 and 3, and will be streamed live in two languages on our FB and on the youtube channel Miejskie Centrum Kultury w Bydgoszczy.

PROGRAMME

BYDGOSZCZ MUSIC SUMMIT, December 2-3, 2024

Palace and Park Complex in Ostromecko (The New Palace) and the City Centre of Culture in Bydgoszcz

December 2, Monday, The New Palace in Ostromecko 

Broadcast of the conference available online to the public

FOCUS ON CITIES 

10.00–14.00 1st working session –  expert work at round tables (closed workshops)

14.00–15.00 Lunch 

15.00–18.00 Conference, ballroom (available online)

CONFERENCE PROGRAM:

15.00–15.15 Welcoming of the guests

15.15–17.00 Presentations of UNESCO Music Cities in the context of building a strategy for Creative Cities around the world (available online)

17.00–17.15 Break

17.15–18.00 “Sustainable Rhythm of Cities” –  debate. Music as a driving force for ecological and social change (available online)

December 3, Tuesday, The City Centre of Culture in Bydgoszcz, Cinema and Performance Hall 

Event open to the public – registration through the registration form is required, limited number of slots – public online broadcast

FOCUS ON POLICY

10.00–16.30 Conference – online broadcast

CONFERENCE PROGRAM:

10.00–10.45  Greeting of guests and summary of the work of the working groups from the first day, start of online broadcasting

10.45–11.45 PANEL I: Mobility of artists and movement of musical works: removing administrative and social barriers

Panel leader: Marie Fol – advocate for mobility in the cultural sector, member of the Board of Directors of On The Move and director of Res Artis
Speakers: Aleksandra Szymanska – director of the Center for the Development of Creative Industries, Katarzyna Werner – TWELVE MELODIES agency, coordinator of the Better Live project, Fernando Bittencourt Hersan (PT/BE) – Liveurope: communications and partnerships specialist

11.45–12.00 Break

12.00–13.00 PANEL II: European Export Strategy for Music: strengthening the presence of European artists in international markets 
Panel leader: Fabien Miclet – specialist in European cultural funding, policy and project management
Speakers: Ragnar Berthling – managing director and head of international promotion at Musikcentrum Öst/Sweden, Salomé Besse – project manager, coordinator of European cooperation projects at Europavox, Virgo Sillamaa – research coordinator of EMEE (European Music Exporters Exchange Network) and board member of the Estonian Authors Society

13.00–14.00 Lunch

14.00–14.15 Awarding Bydgoszcz with the honorary title of the City of Music by the Council of the Polish Music Market – Anna Ceynowa (President of CPMM)

14.15–15.15 PANEL III: Digital regulation and copyright protection in the context of new media and streaming platforms
Panel Leader: Łukasz Kaminski – journalist
Speakers: Anna Ceynowa – Chairwoman of the EMPOWER POLAND Foundation, chairwoman of the Polish Music Industry Council, Director of Communication ZPAV, Burak Özgen – Deputy General Manager at GESAC, Giacomo Bonetti – European Affairs Officer at ECSA (European Composer and Songwriter Alliance), Miłosz Bembinow – Chairman of the Board (President) of the Society of Authors ZAiKS, Patrycja Łobaczewska – Deputy Head of LAS Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia at Believe

15.15–15.30 Break

15.30–16.30 PANEL IV: The role of cities and regions in building a sustainable music sector
Panel leader: Marta Szadowiak – director of the Baltic Sea Cultural Center
Speakers: Charles Landry – author of the concept of creative cities, urban planner and innovator of urban change projects, Robert Piaskowski – Director of the National Centre for Culture, Prof. Dr. Eric Corijn – cultural philosopher and social scientist, Balázs Weyer – director of Hangveto, representative of Veszprem UNESCO City of Music

19.00 Concert Polish Music Kaleidoscope — Bydgoszcz’s Jazz Academy

(Tickets available through bilety24.pl and at the CCoC box office)