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Norrkoping, Sweden
26-27 September 2019
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September 2019 saw us host our first ever full European edition of the Music Cities Forum and first ever Scandinavian event.
The event started with a VIP city tour and opening reception at the Museum of Work on September 26th.
On the 27th we welcomed 120+ Swedish and international delegates to explore the relationship between music, economic development and city planning through panels, presentations, roundtables and insights from Europe’s top music city experts. The event also featured live music from local artists and an evening reception.
On September 28th, delegates had the chance to experience the famous Norrkoping Culture Night and attend a special concert by the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra.
19
Speakers
1x Conference day
2x
Evening events
9
Presentations
& Panel Discussions
120+
Delegates
15+
Internationals
Thursday
26th September 2019
Norrkoping City Tour
5.00pm-6.00pm
Music Cities Forum Opening Reception
6.30pm-8.30pm / Museum of Work
Live music by Hardy H Hum
Friday
27th September 2020
Welcome remarks
10.00am-10.20am
Rob Hain, Board Chairman, Sound Diplomacy (UK)
Reidar Svedahl, City Councilor, Municipality of Norrkoping (Sweden)
Presentation - Kirklees: When music is embedded into place development
10.20am-10.40am
Kath Davies, Strategic Lead for Cultural Development, Kirklees Council (UK)
Presentation 2 - Festivals as a driver for positive change in society
10.40am-11.00am
Joppe Pihlgren, CEO, Sweden Live (Sweden)
Panel 1 - Healthy music ecosystems: Which stakeholders benefit?
11.00am-11.40am
Kevin McManus, Head of UNESCO City of Music for Liverpool (UK) (moderator)
Petra Lundmark, Marketing Manager, BD Pop (Sweden)
Lukasz Kalebasiak, Director of Communications, Katowice City of Gardens (Poland)
Reidar Svedahl, City Councilor, Municipality of Norrkoping (Sweden)
Presentation - Music, tech and the city: Stockholm’s music hub
11.40am-12.00pm
Grace McCallum, Founder, STHLM Music City (Sweden)
Lunch
12.00pm-1.15pm
Joppe Pihlgren, CEO, Sweden Live (Sweden)
Roundtable - How to turn your city into a music hub
1.15pm-2.30pm
Sara Herrlin & Grace McCallum, Founders, STHLM Music City (Sweden)
Presentation - Benefits of supporting your night time economy
2.30pm-2.50pm
Merlijn Poolman, Night Mayor, Groningen (Netherlands)
Presentation - Developing a music city with minimal resources: Reykjavik, Iceland
2.50am-3.10pm
María Rut Reynisdóttir, Project Manager, Reykjavik Music City (Iceland)
Coffee break
3.10pm-3.40pm
Presentation - My music city: Roskilde, Denmark
3.40pm-4.00pm
Mikael Pass, Music City Supervisor, Roskilde Municipality (Denmark)
Panel - Music & city development: Actionable change for Sweden
4.00pm-4.40pm
Sandra Wall, Project Manager, UNESCO City of music, Norrköping Municipality (Sweden) (moderator)
Jesper Thorsson, CEO, Export Music Sweden (Sweden)
Bozo Rasic, Managing Director, FKP Scorpio Sweden (Sweden)
Maria Brusman, Senior Adviser Performing Arts, Region Östergötland (Sweden)
Closing remarks
4.40pm-5.00pm
Closing reception
5.00pm-late
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