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Keynote Speaches 2024

In his keynote speech "Music makes the people", Stefan Weil, CCO of the renowned Atelier Markgraph, will talk about the diverse effects and applications of music and its influence on society and on us as individuals.

"The thruline and the unspoken resonance - what I look for in a theatrical design":

Mikki Kunttu talks about the basics of his work as a visual designer and the impact this has on life in general. Using specific examples, he will shed light on how the most important decisions in certain designs were made and how they work from ‘pre-production to post-production’.

Industry insider, award-winning creative director, live show producer and choreographer: Geneviève Cleary shares fascinating insights into the power of sound and its multidimensional effects on the physiological, psychological and emotional levels in her keynote ‘The Power of Sound’.

Marion Schöne, Managing Director of the Munich Olympic Park, reports on the European Championships in Munich and explains how a sustainable major sporting event can be a success.

‘What is your One LP?’: Prof. Tim Wall and photographer William Ellis present the critically acclaimed photo portrait series ‘The One LP Project’. This explores the inspiring qualities of music recordings and the impact they have on people's lives.

The topic of sustainability is the focus of the keynote ‘Bamboo is Booming: Building Climate-Positive Events’. Christopher Matthews (Atelier One), Levi Jack Sibthorpe (Nachtlab Agency) and Jan Detavernier (BambooLogic) explain how bamboo can shape the European event industry in the next decade when it comes to scenic design, load-bearing structures, regenerative cultivation and socio-economic factors.

Prof. Stefan Luppold (Ravensburg University of Cooperative Education) and Patrick Haag (Head of Marketing music & light design GmbH) will shed light on the economic aspects of the event industry and academic education in their lecture ‘Success Factors for Events’. Among other things, the lecture will address topics such as increasing brand awareness or improving a company's image, as well as often-underestimated aspects such as catering and matchmaking.