Venue:
Novotel London Bridge, Room 2
September 11, 2025
10:00
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10:45
How can festivals drive authentic and impactful change in a time of constant uncertainty and crisis? This session invites participants to take a dive into the role festivals play in the future and how organisers can take on responsibility — not just towards the audience, but towards society at large.
Recognizing that festivals increasingly work with multiple bottom lines - cultural, social, environmental, and financial - opens up a path for more holistic and responsible decision-making. Drawing on examples from Roskilde Festival’s work as a non-profit and charitable festival, the panel will explore how to drive positive transformation.
By adopting a comprehensive approach to festival planning, the session will highlight how festivals can impact not just their immediate communities, but also the broader world around them.
Roskilde Festival
Mika Christoffersen is Head of Participation and Diversity at the Roskilde Festival group, working closely with safety to ensure that a more diverse group of people can participate and thrive at live events and festivals.
Mika is the lead on Roskilde’s social sustainability work focused on inclusion leadership and equal access, as well as doing consultancy work with other festivals, venues and live-events to ensure the inclusion and well-being of young people in the cultural industries.
Mika Christoffersen has a background in behavioural design, event management and teaching leadership and communications.
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