Programme - 9th edition - 2026
Below you will find the detailed programme for the 9th edition of the Eurovisions Conference. Details will be updated in the coming months.
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Dates: Tuesday 12 May and Wednesday 13 May 2026
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Location: Institut für Kulturmanagement und Gender Studies at mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts, Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, Vienna.
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Topic: Celebrating 70 Years of Public Value!
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Free access, live in Vienna onsite or online
Programme Day 1 | Date: Tuesday 12 May 2026 | Time: 09:00 - 13:00
(Last update: Monday 20 April 2026.)
09:00-09:10
Welcome
Sofia Vieira Lopes (EUROVISIONS) and Lisa Gaupp (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, Austria)
09:10-09:55
Impulse 1: "ESC: Public Value Moments"
Konrad Mitschka (ORF Public Value Competence Center, Austria), followed by a Q&A.
09:55-10:10
Break
10:10-12:40
Science Slam: Presentations, Q&A, Voting and Award
Participants: Max Bauer (Austria), Sarah Brandstätter (Austria), Rafael Campos (Brazil), Filipe Cruz (Portugal), Noelle Güttinger (Germany), Irem Elbir (Türkiye), Steven Jeon (UK), Luise Poppe (Austria).
12:40-13:00
Book Presentation
Jack Shepherd on Tourism, Events and Leisure Perspectives on the Eurovision Song Contest (Vorobjovas-Pinta, O. & Shepherd, J. (Eds.), 2026)
13:00
End of Conference Day 1
Programme Day 2 | Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026 | Time: 09:00-13:00
(Last update: Thursday 16 April 2026.)
09:00-09:05
Welcome
Wilfred van Dellen (EUROVISIONS)
09:05-09:50
Round Table 1: "Public Value and Research"
Participants: Magdalena Fuernkranz (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, Austria), Sam Murray (University of Leeds, UK)
09:50-10:05
Break
10:05-11:15
Round Table 2: "70 Years of Public Value"
Participants: Ramūnas Zilnys (LRT, Lithuanian National Radio and Television), Klaus Unterberger (ORF, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation), Volker Schmitt (Sennheiser, Germany), Bamlak Werner (singer and researcher, Austria)
11:15-11:35
Break
11:35-12:45
Round Table 3: "United by Music?"
Participants: Jack Shepherd (Mid-Sweden University, UK), Timna Brauer (singer, Austria 1986), Laureen Hannig (2025 Science Slam Winner)
12:45-13:00
Wrap up and End of Conference Day 2
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