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: Friday 24 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 Reis Medeiros de Campos (Brazil), Filipe Cruz (Portugal), Irem Elbir (Türkiye), Steven Jeon (UK), Luise Poppe (Austria), and Gina Grad, Ramona Willig, Lilly Hütter, Noëlle Güttinger, Amelie Ziegler & Janina Hartmann (Germany).
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) and Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta (Edith Cowan University, Australia).
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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