CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Programme: Wednesday, 13 June
| Time | Location | Speakers | Programme |
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| 12:00 | Foyer | Registration, lunch and networking | |
| 13:30 | Main Hall | JPN Board Members | Welcome and introduction |
| 13:45 | Main Hall | Rebecca Root | Keynote Address |
| 14:45 | Professor Lesley Jeffries | It’s a cowpat not a roundabout! – How naming, negation and opposition create our views of jazz | |
| The STEMettes | What can jazz learn from other industries? The challenges we face are not unique, what can we learn from looking outside the jazz sector? |
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| Minna Salami | Redefining merit – what does it look like? If the jazz world isn’t reflecting the world that we live in, it’s time to ask ourselves why | ||
| Bridget Rennie / Streetwise Opera | Building audiences through community participation | ||
| 16:00 | Foyer | Tea and networking | |
| 16:45 | See 14:45 sessions for details | ||
| 18:00 | Dinner (own arrangements) | ||
| 19:30 | Main Hall | Camilla George Quartet Nikki Yeoh Solo Interval Tim Garland’s Weather Walker Trio |
Listen Up! Evening Showcases |
Programme: Thursday, 14 June
| Time | Location | Speakers | Programme |
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| 09:30 | Foyer | Coffee available | |
| 10:00 | Main Hall | Maggie Alphonsi, MBE | Keynote Address |
| 10:45 | Foyer | Coffee and networking | |
| 11:30 | Tamsin Mendelsohn / Arts Council England, Ciaran Scullion / Arts Council Northern Ireland, Suzanne Griffiths-Rees / Arts Council Wales and Clare Hewitt / Creative Scotland | Crossing borders – How do we build a sustainable collaborative UK & Irish jazz sector? | |
| Jess Partridge/PRSF | In the balance – What is the business case for more diverse programming and how do we get there? | ||
| HMUK | Sustaining a career in Jazz – Sustaining a career in jazz – Can you? Are you? And if so, how? What are the challenges and opportunities for change? | ||
| Gideon Feldman / Attitude is Everything | Access All Areas – An introduction: to how musicians, venues and festivals can review improve access for disabled music fans, staff and performers without incurring costs | ||
| 16:00 | Foyer | Kelly Wood / MU | The SafeSpace – People have started to speak out about sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace. This session will openly discuss the issue and look at best practice |
| 12:45 | Lunch and networking | ||
| 14:00 | See 11:30 sessions – Please note that The SafeSpace only runs at 11:30 | ||
| 15:30 | Foyer | Tea and networking | |
| 16:00 | Formal AGM – For JPN members
One on one meeting time with conference delegates and partners including MU and ACE – For non-members |
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| 17:00 | Foyer | London Ruckus Conference ends – the Turner Sims bar will stay open until 20:00 to facilitate a final networking opportunity. |