Moderator: Dale Vince OBE (Ecotricity / Forest Green Rovers FC)

Speakers: Louis VI (Nature Ain't A Luxury), Sam Lee (Singing With Nightingales), Fay Milton (Music Declares Emergency)

We’re increasingly disconnected from nature, from each other, and from the political systems that govern and determine everything. Meanwhile, the climate crisis charges onward…

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Moderator: Adrian Bossey (Falmouth University)

Speakers: Jane Lovell (Canterbury Christ Church University), Andrew Lansley (University of Glocestershire), Dimitri Lera (Edge Hotel School - University of Essex)

The AEME (Association of Event Management Educators) returns to GEI, bringing together a panel of academics to discuss the sustainable employability skills for current and future generations of festival and event managers.

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Moderator: John Robb (Louder Than War)

Speakers: Carol Scott (TAIT), Pauline Bourdon (Team Love / Soliphilia), Zarya Vrabcheva (Stufish Entertainment Architects)

What do we have in our toolbox today to design stages that mitigate the use of virgin materials, reduce emissions, and start working to the circular economy? What are the pinch points that hold us back and how do we overcome them? What are the new technologies and materials that we should explore and research to help green our stages?…

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Moderator: Dominique Palmer (Climate Justice Activist/ Speaker, Storyteller/ Writer/ Advocate)

Speakers: Blaine Harrison (Mystery Jets), Feimatta Conteh (Arts Council England), Harry (Angharad) Jones (Team Love / Accessible Events).

There are more than 1 billion disabled people in the global population. Disabled people will experience the impact of climate change more than other groups because the solutions that enable access and support environmental sustainability can often oppose one another…

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Speakers: Farah Ahmed (Julie’s Bicycle), Dr Teresa Moore (A Greener Future)

Farah Ahmed and Teresa Moore introduce the results of a joint research project between AIE, AGF, and JB, which explores how disabled people’s access to music and live events can be environmentally sustainable

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Moderator: Patricia Yagüe (Live Nation)

Speakers: Carol Scott (TAIT / LIVE Green), Ross Patel (Whole Entertainment, Music Manager Forum), Tom Schroeder (Wasserman)

The days of sustainability being ‘a nice thing to do (if you have the time/the inclination/can be bothered)’ are very much a thing of the past. We’ve created and executed voluntary green riders, standards, and schemes for nearly two decades.

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Moderator: Sangeeta Waldron (Serendipity PR & Media Ltd)

Speakers: Luke Howell (Hope Solutions), Ed Collins (InfluenceMap), Ella McWilliam (Full Fat)

How do we distinguish between those sponsors working for the good and those who are perpetuating destructive systems such as fossil fuel exploration, extraction, and intensive animal agriculture?…

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Moderator: Jamal Chalabi (A Greener Future / Backlash Productions)

Speakers: Professor Richard Betts (Met Office), Alexandra von Samson (Safety & Security Consultant), Cara Webster-Whiteside (PreviseEvents)

Extreme weather events are increasing year on year due to climate change, with heatwaves and heavy rainfall being particularly prevalent. Global warming is already at 1.3 degrees C and set to hit 1.5 around 2030…

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