Top festivals take the lead in move towards a sustainable dance industry
ID&T and Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) will be launching the ADE Green sustainability initiative on the first day of the ADE. On 16 October, experts from the dance scene will take the stage at the Chicago Social Club to debate what they can do to promote a more sustainable dance industry. Representatives from prominent festivals and dance events, such as Burning Man, Mysteryland, Boom, Sensation and Julie's Bicycle have already confirmed their presence at the debate. All participants hope that together they can launch a worldwide green dance movement.
Inspiring panel discussions
The ADE Green program will kick off at 12.00 and ends at 6.00 p.m. The panel discussions are targeted at event organizers, artists and their management. The discussions will focus on the challenges faced by the movement's international pioneers, and how they find ways to incorporate sustainability in their business. The artists' panel discussion will focus on the numerous opportunities for artists to get involved in social and sustainability initiatives, as well as what they can do to inspire their fans. The founder of the Green Music initiative, Jacob Bilabel, will be chairing the afternoon sessions. Representatives from Boom Festival, Mysteryland, Burning Man and more will be joining him on stage. Duncan Stutterheim (founder of ID&T) and Carlijn Lindemulder (Sustainability director ID&T) will close the discussions with a presentation on ID&T's approach to sustainability, which will be followed by an informal networking session with drinks and food. More information can be found on the ADE Green blog.
"It promises to be a inspiring day and lots of sustainability leaders from the event industry are more than willing to participate,” says Duncan Stutterheim. "Together we can take the lead in the move towards a sustainable dance scene."
Always wanted to go green, but don't know where to start? Or already well on your way and eager to share ideas with the EDM community, academics, suppliers, sponsors and other interested parties? Join us at ADE Green!
Introduction
Kicking off the day will be an exploration why we really should care about a sustainable lifestyle and how to integrate sustainability into our way of doing business. We touch subjects like sustainable event management as well as offering tips about how to get started.
By:
Jacob Bilabel (DE) – founder Green Music Initiative / GO Group – Chair of the day
Carlijn Lindemulder (NL) – Sustainability Director ID&T
Panel One: Learn from the trailblazers
Festivals are temporary urbanities in the green. Often this means that everything has to be built from scratch to cater for every need of the punter: food, electricity, waste, water, pee and poo, hospitality and mobility has to be taken care of with no or very little built infrastructure. This panel will highlight some of the challenges faced and smart innovations developed by pioneers in that field from all over the world.
Speakers:
Artur Mendes (PT) – Boom Festival
Dede Fleming (US) – Lightning in a Bottle
Claire O'Neill (GB) – A Greener Festival
Panel two: Indoor challenges and solutions
A club, warehouse or arena has a built infrastructure, grid power and a functioning sewage system. So challenges around mobility, green energy tarifs or audience communication seem to move in the center of the greener and smarter thinking promoters.
Speakers:
Henk van Raan (NL) – Amsterdam ArenA
Jet Hoevenberg (NL) – Sensation
Alison Tickell (GB) – Julies Bicycle
Panel Three: Learn from the trailblazers
Another panel, same question, different pioneers. This time we have the wonderful people from Burning Man with us, which is fair to say the ‘mother of all festivals’ alongside Mysteryland and Shambala.
Speakers:
TBA (US) – Burning Man
Chris Johnson (GB) – Shambala Festival
Lyke Poortvliet (NL) - Mysteryland
Panel four: The influence of the artist
This panel will focus on the many sustainable and social opportunities that artists and their management can get involved in, and how they can inspire their fans to do the same.
Speakers:
To be announced
Panel five: The journey of the entrepreneur
ID&T founder Duncan Stutterheim and Carlijn Lindemulder will be sharing their ideas and insights on sustainable entrepreneurship at the end of the day. They will be talking about personal experiences of sustainable practices, as well as talking about the ways in which ID&T has started to leverage its brand equity with party-goers in order to positively influence their awareness and sensitivity to green issues.
Chair:
Jim Stolze (NL) – founder TEDx Amsterdam
Speakers:
Duncan Stutterheim (NL) – founder ID&T
Carlijn Lindemulder (NL) – Sustainability Director ID&T
More speakers to be announced, to keep updated follow the ADE Green blog!
Attending the event
The event is accessible with an ADE 1-Day Ticket, or 5-Day Ticket Conference Ticket. ADE Green is also accessible for non ticket holders. To apply for individual tickets, tell us why you want to get involved by sending a mail to: adegreen[at]amsterdam-dance-event[dot]nl
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