Programme

Thursday May 16th

  Registration: 13 :30 – 14 :00

Closing session
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Closing Remarks by the Minister of Culture of Wallonia-Brussels Federation
 
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Walking Dinner and spotlight on Belgian authors
 
Introduction
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Opening speeches
  • Jeanne Brunfaut – General Administrator ad interim - General administration of Culture of Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles 
  • Dubravka Jurišić – Project Manager, Creative FLIP - Goethe-Institut
Session 1 – EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Toward a EU framework: State of play

Moderation: Dubravka Jurišić – Project Manager, Creative FLIP - Goethe-Institut
Speakers

  • Domènec Ruiz Devesa – Member of the European parliament - European Parliament
  • Toine Manders – Membre of the European parliament - European Parliament 
  • Denis Genton – Director DG EMPL - European Commission
  • Georg Häusler – Director  DG EAC - European Commission
  • Heidemarie Meissnitzer – Counsellor Culture, Arts, Audiovisual - Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Discussion between stakeholders and Q&A
 
Session 2 – Artists Statuses in Europe: case studies
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
The "artist’s Status" in Spain
  • Elena Cuallado – Head of section - Ministry of Culture of Spain
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
"Basic Income for the Arts" in Ireland
  • Nadia Feldkircher – Acting Assistant Principal - Research Team Lead - Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media of Ireland.
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
The process of reforming the status of artist in Belgium
  • Marc Brion – Expert / Advisor Arts & Culture at the Belgian Federal Government - Belgian Federal Government, Working in the arts
  • Perrine Nisol – Coordinator of the Commissions & Advice Department of the Legal Expertise Division - Service public fédéral sécurité social
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Discussion with the audience and Q&A
 
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Coffee Break
 
Session 3 – Fair practices
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Codes and measures for fair practices

Moderation: Elena Polivtseva – Independent researcher
Speakers

  • Pien van Gremert – Program manager implementation of the fair practice code - Kunsten '92
  • Dirk de Wit – Innovation & Development - Flanders Arts Institute
  • Bruno Goosse – Administrator - LaFAP
  • Frédéric Young – General Delegate - Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques ( SACD)
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Gender equality in the cultural and creative sectors

Moderation: Elena Polivtseva – Independent researcher
Speakers: 

  • Marie-Aurore de Boisdeffre – Head of the Department of Professional and Social Policies for Authors and Artists - French Ministry of Culture  
  • Elsa Poisot – Artistic Director - Ecarlate la Cie
  • Anita Debaere – Director - Pearle*-Live Performance Europe