A look at the changes, evolution and future shifts occurring within the creative and cultural sectors in Europe, with a focus on the online consumer experience and showcasing how the sectors are evolving to assist and change with the COVID crisis, bringing content to Europeans and planning for the post-crisis reality.

This discussion will bring together a variety of practitioners to explain how the creative sectors have changed, used technology to focus on new consumer experiences, and will examine new and exciting consumer-facing tools and innovation, as well as looking at the different ways Europe is inviting in, producing and distributing content. It will tie in with the upcoming Commission priorities in the sector and for the digital space and in particular will look at the impact that COVID has had on changes to the sector and what these will mean in the years ahead. The discussion will bring in different perspectives from across the sector.

• Programme

  Welcome and introduction

  Sabine Verheyen MEP and EIF Steering Committee Member

  Speakers

  Francesco Ronchi, President & CEO, Synesthesia

  Gianpiero Lotito, Founder & CEO, FacilityLive / Antonio Nicoletti, General Director of the Regional Agency for Territorial Development of Basilicata

  Sophie Burkhardt, Deputy General Manager, Funk

  Magnus Nystrom, Vice President of Technical Operations and IT, Nordic Entertainment Group

  Moderator

  Maria Rosa Gibellini, Director General, European Internet Forum

  Exchange of views with the participants under the Chatham House rules