Program 2024

CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2024

10:00 – 11:00 Nostalgia in Lithuanian Music Scene: Why Are We Inspired by Retro Pop Music?*

Speakers: Agnė Begetė (AGATA, LT), Lauras Lučiūnas (Creative Industries, LT), Mantas Vedrickas. (Žalgirio Arena, LT), Vaidas Baumila (artist, LT)

Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys (LRT,LT)

11:15 – 12:15 The ABC of Patronage*

Speakers: Deimantė Zutelienė (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, LT), Dovilė Filmanavičiūtė (Cgates, LT), Lauras Lučiūnas (Creative Industries, LT)

12:30 – 13:30 Music on Screen: Do You Really Need That Video?

Speakers: Eglė Gedminaitė (Perspective Collective, LT), Linda Āboliņa (Sudden Lights, LV), Nikita Voitov (dadcap / ba., LT), Rob McGee (One Fiinix Live, UK)

Moderator: Giedrė Palubinskaitė (Perspective Collective, LT)

13:30 – 14:30 Break

14:30 – 15:30 Music in the Face of Environmental Challenges

Speakers: Gwendolenn Sharp (The Green Room, FR), Antanas Kamenskas (Green Lakes Pressing, LT)

Moderator: Tomas Paliūnas (The state51 Music Group, UK/LT)

15:45 – 16:30 Gender Inequality in the Music Industry: What the Numbers Tell Us and How to Make a Change?

Speakers: Gwendolenn Sharp (The Green Room, FR), Kamilė Čelutkaitė (Creative Europe Desk Lithuania, LT)

Moderator: Tomas Paliūnas (The state51 Music Group, UK/LT)

16:45 – 17:30 Lithuanian Metal Scene: a Scrap Metal or a Forge?*

Speakers: Darius Laurinavičius ‘Shatras’ (Wacken Battle Lithuania, Lemmy, LT), Daividas Kurlis (Kilkim Žaibu, LT), Vaidotas Darulis (Erdve, LT), Simonas Jurkevičius (Luctus, LT), Ernestas Skripkiūnas (Awakening Sun, LT)

Moderator: Rimantė Šinkūnė (Facial Tumour Booking, LT)

10:00 – 10:45 Soundcharts – a Holistic Dashboard to Monitor Any Artist’s Data

Speaker: Aël Guégan (Soundcharts, FR)

Moderator: Tomas Paliūnas (The state51 Music Group, UK/LT)

11:00 – 12:00 Touring Express

Speakers: Christina Austin (UTA, UK), Koen ter Heegde (Yugofuturism / Tramhaus, NL), Rob McGee (One Fiinix Live, UK), Ignas Kasikauskas (Kanalizacija, LT), Roman Demtšenko (Paavli Kultuurivabrik, Damn.Loud Agency, EE)

Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys (LRT, LT)

12:15 – 13:15 Unlocking Opportunities: Thriving in the Polish Music Market

Speakers: Tamara Kaminska (Music Export Poland / EMEE, PL), Jędrzej Slodkowski (Gazeta Wyborcza, PL)

Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys (LRT, LT)

13:15 – 14:15 Break

14:15 – 15:00 Overview of the Indian Music Industry

Speakers: Rumpa Banerjee (IPRS, IN) , Martynas Enčius (Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys, LT)

Moderator: Vaidas Stackevičius (M.P.3, LT)

15:15 – 16:15 Tea Time with Festival Bookers

Speakers: Christian Morin (Pop-Kultur, DE), Karin Vahar (Intsikurmu Festival, EE), Lisa Nasta (Green Futures Field / Glastonbury, UK), Uldis Paberzis (Summer Sound, LV), Rafał Chwała (Wschód Kultury – Inne Brzmienia, PL)

Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys (LRT, LT)

16:30 – 17:15 Cindy&Kate – building a network of grassroots venues in the Baltics.

Speakers: Emīlija Paula Andersone (M/Darbnica, LV), Mark Dieler (Cindy & Kate, LV/DE/IT), Kaspars Kondratjuks (Kaņepes Kultūras center, LV), Silvia Käsk (Music Estonia Live, EE), Tanya Korenika (UCE agency-HUNGR, EE)

Moderator: Domininkas Kunčinas (Ore.lt / Dr. Green, LT)

*panels will be held in Lithuanian

Location: Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania