PROGRAMME

MAIN EVENT
PROGRAMME
CONFERENCES STAGE
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Room 1
We have real time translation in the conference room, free for delegates, in two formats: English to Portuguese and Portuguese to English
9h25/9h30
Official Opening
Abertura oficial
Américo Rodrigues (DGArtes // Director)
Francisco J. Amaya Flores (Spanish Embassy in Portugal // Education Councillor)
Ricardo Bramão (Aporfest // President)
9h30/10h30 (Roundtable)
New markets and new competition for headliners (bands and DJ's) - Where are the big revenues? The impact of festivals in Asia and the drop in ticket sales at Western festivals
Novos mercados e nova concorrência pelos headliners (bandas e DJ’s) – Onde estão as grandes receitas? O impacto dos festivais na Ásia e quebra de vendas/bilhetes nos festivais ocidentais
Ana Teresa Ventura (M de Música // Journalist) MODERATOR
Carlos Manaça (DJ/Producer)
Diogo Oliveira (Festival Authentica // Talent Buyer)
Joaquin Costa (Casfid // Co-Founder & CEO)
Paulo Amaral (Made of You*Neopop // Director)
Rodrigo Pinheiro (Beatport // Head of Special Projects)
10h30/11h30 (Roundtable)
New talents in the festival industry: brainstorming and ideas for the near future
Novos talentos na indústria dos festivais: brainstorming e ideias para o futuro próximo
Ana Teresa Ventura (M de Música // Journalist) MODERATOR
Ana Lua Caiano (Music Artist)
Sílvia Rebelo (Iminente // Project Manager)
Maria Sara Costa (Rock in Rio Lisboa // Head of Digital)
Mallu Magalhães (Music Artist)
Vera Vasconcelos (Lisb-On // Producer)
12h00/13h00 (Roundtable)
“Are we losing the youth at the front of the stage?” – What is the audience profile we will have at festive events in terms of age, economic class, interaction with artists, and the type of security to offer?
“Estamos a perder os jovens na frente de palco” - Qual o perfil do público que vamos ter nos eventos festivos em termos de idade, classe económica, interação com artistas, e tipo de segurança a oferecer?
Ana Teresa Ventura (M de Música // Journalist) MODERATOR
André Sardet (Festival O Sol da Caparica * Mar Me Quer // Director)
Paulo Santos (IPDJ // Vice-President)
Susana Castanheira (Fundação da Juventude // Executive President)
Tiago Nacarato (Music Artist)
Vanessa Damásio (Psinove // Clinical Psychologist)
14h30/15h30 (Roundtable)
Cultural Mediation and Innovation: Transforming Venues, Events, and Festivals into Platforms for Social and Creative Impact
Mediação Cultural e Inovação: Transformar Salas, Eventos e Festivais em Plataformas de Impacto Social e Criativo
Ana Teresa Ventura (M de Música // Journalist) MODERATOR
Elisa Almeida (Cineteatro Louletano // Cultural Mediator)
Gil Silva (Teatro das Figuras * Festival F // Director)
Hugo Encarnação (Lx Fábricas // General Manager)
José Pina (Teatro Aveirense // Director)
Maria Ferreira (RTP // Sub-director Music and Stage Arts)
15h30/16h30 (Roundtable)
Brand Activation vs. Brand Awareness: who wins when connecting with festivals?
Brand Activation vs. Brand Awareness: quem vence quando se conecta aos festivais?
Ana Teresa Ventura (M de Música // Journalist) MODERATOR
Bruno Reis (WIP – Brand Activation // Ceo & Founder)
Daniel Redondo (Licor Beirão // CEO)
Rui Goulart (BrandP // Founder)
Diana Costa (Meo Kalorama // Head Brand Partners)
Pedro Gandum (Intermarché // Marketing Director)
17h00/17h45 (International Keynote Speaker)
Are we witnessing the end of nightclubs? What does this mean for the festival industry?
Estamos a assistir ao fim das discotecas e clubes noturnos? O que isso significa para a indústria dos festivais?
Gary Smith (Amsterdance Dance Event * Paris Music Week // Conference Curator) MODERATOR
Dimitri Hegemann (Kraftwerk Berlin – BerlinWorkx Network Association // Founder)
17h45/18h30 (International Keynote Speaker)
The challenges of mobility at festivals
Os desafios da mobilidade em festivais
Gary Smith (Amsterdance Dance Event * Paris Music Week // Conference Curator) MODERATOR
Antoine Biehler (Moga Festival*Giant Steps // Co-Founder*CEO)
Catarina Dias (Carris // Commercial Director)
Mário Morais (Bolt // General Manager)
André Viana (Paredes de Coura Municipality // Coordinator)

FESTIVALS LEGAL FORUM
powered by Cuatrecasas
Room 2
10h00/10h45
Contracts between sponsor and festival promoter: what should I look out for?
Contratos entre patrocinador e promotor de festival: o que devo acautelar?
Sónia Queiroz Vaz (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer*Partner) MODERATOR
Marta Pereira da Silva (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer*Consultant)
Diogo Martins (Indieror*Festival N2 // Director)
Gustavo Blanco (Sónar Lisboa // Head of Brand Partnerships)
10h45/11h30
Influencers and the new paradigm of advertising on social media
Influencers e o novo paradigma da publicidade nas redes sociais
Lucas Battistello Espindola (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer) MODERATOR
Leonor Gambôa Machado (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer)
Gonçalo Camacho (Summer Opening // Director)
Tiago Froufe Costa (Luvin’ & Public’// CEO)
Sofia Rebanda (Content Creator // Entrepreneur)
12h15/13h00
Municipal initiative festivals: licensing and public procurement procedures
Festivais de iniciativa municipal: licenciamento e procedimentos de contratação pública
Marisa Mirador (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer*Partner) MODERATOR
Rita Bastos Ramalho (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer)
Hugo Moreira Luís (Mafra Municipality // President)
Mário Reis (VFXira Municipality // Resp. Public Contracts)
Tiago Pedro (Alenquer Municipality // Councillor)
15h00/15h40
Insurance and festivals: legal and social dimensions
Seguros e festivais: dimensão legal e social
Ana Sofia Silva (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer*Consultant) MODERATOR
Carolina Duarte Salgado (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer)
Ana Cristina Borges (MDS – Corretor de Seguros // Executive Director)
Vasco Salema (GigZy // Founder)
Patrícia Magalhães (BrandLine // CEO)
15h45/16h30
Contracts between festival promoter and artists: what should I look out for?
Contratos entre o promotor de festival e os artistas: o que devo acautelar?
Rui Vaz Pereira (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer*Partner) MODERATOR
Victor Hugo Ventura (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer)
Bernardo Corrêa Barros (VisitCascais*Festas do Mar // President)
Paulo Di-Light (c4iDJ // Director)
Tânia Monteiro (Produtores Associados // Manager – Booker)
17h00/17h45
FinTech and music festivals: are innovative digital payments on the way?
FinTech e festivais de música: pagamentos digitais inovadores a caminho?
Francisco Soares Machado (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer) MODERATOR
Catarina Mira Lança (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer)
Alexandre Fernandes Ribeiro (Klarna // Country Manager Portugal & Spain)
Michael Salvado (Wethecore // Partner)
Nuno Silva (Verifone // Country Manager Portugal)
Rita Mendes Coelho (Visa // Country Manager Portugal)
17h45/18h30
Taxation: roadmap of best practices and opportunities in festival organization
Fiscalidade: roadmap de boas práticas e oportunidades na organização de festivais
Ana Helena Farinha (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer*Partner) MODERATOR
Vicente Pirrone (Cuatrecasas // Lawyer)
André Rebelo Pereira (Festival Mêda // Director)
Francisco Lemos (Mr. Milk //Accounting)
Marina Vieira Pires (Gescofaf // Certified Accountant)

PODCAST LIVE STAGE
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Room 3
10h00/10h45
Greenwashing in Events: How to Differentiate Marketing from Real Sustainability
Greenwashing em Eventos: Como Diferenciar Marketing de Sustentabilidade Real
Erica Cardoso (Liga Portugal & Betclic // Host) MODERATOR
Gustavo Couto – (ArtCor// COO - Circular Management Department)
Ivan Arrulo (ReUz Portugal // Comercial Director)
Sandra Castro (Extruplás // Director)
10h45/11h30
Less is More: How to Plan with Responsibility
Less is More: como planear com responsabilidade
Erica Cardoso (Liga Portugal & Betclic /( Host) MODERATOR
Telma Silva (ArtCor // FrontOffice - Circular Management Department)
Ricardo Alves (Green Seagull // CEO)
Susana Ramalho (Sociedade Ponto Verde // Collection Operations Coordinator)
12h15/13h00
Beyond Victory: The Environmental Impact of Sports Events
Além da Vitória: O Impacto Ambiental dos Eventos Desportivos
Erica Cardoso (Liga Portugal & Betclic // Host) MODERATOR
Henrique Conceição (SLBenfica // Head of Business Process Management)
Pedro Félix (SLBenfica // Director of Infrastructure and Cultural Heritage)
Manuel Abegão (Liga Portugal // Director of Marketing & Events)
Fábio Ferreira (ArtCor // Resp. Sports)
15h15/16h00
Rádio Defusão - would we be happier without music festivals?
Rádio Defusão – seríamos mais felizes sem festivais de música?
Fábio Vieira Fernandes, Filipe Marques e Joana Rodrigues HOSTS
Alex D’Alva Teixeira (Music Artist)
17h00/17h45
Live "Cabeça de Cartaz" - 15 years of career in Karetus mode
"Cabeça de Cartaz" ao vivo – 15 anos de carreira em modo Karetus
Sofia Rebanda (Content Creator) HOST
Karetus (Music Artists)
17h45/18h30
Dedo Invisível - A conversation with Studios Louva-a-Deus
Dedo Invisível - Uma conversa com os estúdios louva-a-deus
Miguel Bica (Gerador // Co-founder) HOST
Afonso Cabral e Francisca Cortesão (Music Artists & Estúdio louva-a-Deus Founders)
RESEARCH
Room 4
09h45/10h15
Application of Project Management principles to enhance environmental sustainability at music festivals
Mariana Candeias, Thesis, 2024 – ISTécnico
Aplicação dos princípios de Gestão de Projetos para reforçar a sustentabilidade ambiental em festivais de música
10h15/10h45
Light festivals, between culture and tourism: An ethnography in two Portuguese light festivals
Manuel Garcia-Ruiz, Paper, 2024 – ISCTE-IUL
Festivais de Luz, entre cultura e turismo: Uma etnografia em dois festivais de luz em Portugal
10h45/11h15
Paredes de Coura Festival: Ritualizing music and building community
Maria Maciel Fernandes, Thesis, 2024 – UMinho
Festival Paredes de Coura: ritualizar a música e fazer a comunidade
12h00/12h30
Primavera Sound Porto: The heritage value of a festival
Rui Cunha, Thesis, 2024 – FLUPorto
Primavera Sound Porto: o valor patrimonial de um festival
12h30/13h00
The impacts of digitalization on the music industry
José Dias Lopes e Tomás Portela, Thesis, 2024 – ISEG
Os impactos da digitalização na indústria da música
DOCS
Room 4
14h30/15h20
Festival Tremor – 10 anos
(51’ | PT | 2024)
15h25/16h20
Festival da Canção 60 Anos (1964-2024)
(53’ | PT | 2024)
17h00/17h55
Ressaca Bailada – Filme Concerto
(54’ | PT | 2024)
18h00/18h20
Rodrigo Cuevas – Pocket Interview by Talkfest
(20’ | PT | 2025)
18h30/18h45
Claptone – Pocket Interview by Talkfest
(25’ | PT | 2025)
18h50/19h10
Dana Margolin (Porridge Radio) – Pocket Interview by Talkfest
(25’ | PT | 2025)

NEW
(AT LUNCH) A DJ SAVED MY LIFE
Hotel Restaurant
During lunch at the official Talkfest restaurant, located at the Meliã Aeroporto Hotel, three DJs will liven up the space with incredible sets, creating the perfect soundtrack for a relaxed moment of networking and great food.
Join us for a unique experience that blends music and socializing, elevating the rhythm of your day!
13h00/13h30
Marcella Castellano
(BR)
13h30/14h00
Petra Mojo
(SRB)
14h00/14h30
Laura Cunha
(PT)




SHOWCASES
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Room 2
The Talkfest - Music Fest Summit night comes to life, transforming into a stage of musical discoveries with 4 showcases that will surprise and electrify! Bia Maria, Marta Lima, João Couto, and Too Many Sun (by Indie Music) bring unique sounds, emerging talents, and unmissable performances to the Hotel Meliã Aeroporto.




STAND UP
Room 2
Adding to the excitement, the night will feature stand-up comedy performances by Tomás Matos, Fi, and Hélder Machado, who will entertain the audience with sketches tailored to the world of music festivals. Stand-up comedy is becoming an increasingly popular feature at music festivals, enhancing their cultural diversity. At Talkfest, we believe in giving this art form its deserved spotlight at an event that, above all, celebrates culture in Portugal.
Don’t miss this vibrant night of music, laughter, and cultural celebration!



21h30/22h00
João Couto
(Showcase)
22h00/22h15
Tomás Matos
(Stand-Up)
22h15/22h45
Bia Maria
(Showcase)
22h45/23h00
Fi
(Stand-Up)
23h00/23h30
Too Many Suns (by Indie Music)
(Showcase)
23h30/23h45
Hélder Machado
(Stand-Up)
23h45/00h15
Marta Lima
(Showcase)
SCHEDULES
9H00 | CHECK-IN
Hotel Meliã Aeroporto Welcome Center
9H30 > 18H30 | MAIN EVENT
Conferences, Festivals Legal Forum by Cuatrecasas, Podcast Live Stage by Gestão de Lives,
Pitchstage by Fever, Research, Academy, Docs
13H00 > 14H30 | LUNCH NETWORKING
(at lunch) A DJ saved my life
Exclusive lunch ticket holders
18H30 > 18H45 | WOMEN IN MUSIC INDUSTRY
Prize delivery to the winner
18H30 > 20H00 | OPEN BAR
20H00 > 21H30 | DINNER NETWORKING
Exclusive dinner ticket holders
21H30 > 00H30 | NIGHT EVENT
Showcases by Sonika & Stand-up