EFM 2025, 11-12 June - Brussels, Belgium
Programme
The EFM 2025 focusing on "Celebrating Musical Diversity" will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 11-12 June, starting with an evening reception at the Representation of Hessen to the EU on 11 June, and continuing with a full day of conference sessions at Reset on 12 June.
Wednesday, 11 June
12:00 | EMC Lab sessions (draft programme here) |
18:30 | Panel Discussion |
| Susanne Hollmann, Senior expert, DG EAC, European Commission | |
| Hannes Heide, MEP, CULT Committee, European Parliament | |
| Lodovico Folin-Calabi, Director UNESCO Office Brussels | |
| Christoph Degen, State Secretary, Hessian Ministry for Science, Research, Arts and Culture | |
Moderation: Audrey Guerre, Chair European Music Council | |
Music by Ivo Vasilev and Fathan Nauval Syahab from Junge Musik Hessen |
Please make sure you register here for the EFM opening.
Thursday, 12 June
| 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:30 | Welcome |
Audrey Guerre, European Music Council | |
| 9:40 | Keynote: Beyond Borders: Musical Diversity as Resistance, Identity and Connection |
| Ade Bantu, musician | |
| 10:00 | Panel |
| Freedom under pressure: artistic expression in diverse contexts | |
| Ade Bantu, musician Luiza Moroz, Culture Action Europe Joanna Grotkowska, Polish Music Council Stéphane Delhaye, 6mic Aix Moderator: Ole Reitov, Freemuse | |
| 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:45 | Info session UNESCO 2005 Convention |
| Silja Fischer, International Music Council | |
| followed by Interactive Walk and Talk, "The Convention and our organisations" | |
| 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 | Reporting back from Walk and Talk |
| 14:15 | Panel |
| Just recognition and fair remuneration for musical artists | |
Sanni Kahilainen, International Federation of Musicians (FIM) | |
| 15:30 | Musical intervention by Mohamed Amine El Korchi |
| 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 | Conversation |
| AI and musical diversity: opportunity or threat? | |
Marc du Moulin, European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) | |
| 17:30 | Wrap up and closing |
| 18:00 | End of EFM |
The EFM & EMC Lab sessions will take place at the R2 spaces of Reset (Rue de Ligne 2, Brussels, entrance at Rue de Ligne 8). The EFM opening will take place at the Permanent Representation of Hessen to the EU (Rue Montoyer 21, Brussels).
The European Forum on Music will foster personal exchanges and strengthen relationships between organisations, projects and individuals. At the EFM, you will be able to meet key actors, and to participate in a variety of sessions, including keynote speeches, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and networking sessions.