27 April 2017, Aviva Stadium Dublin 9am - 5pm
Check out the Best in Fest ICON Running Order below
Excitement is mounting here at Best in Fest with just under three weeks to the Main Event. We are THRILLED to have attracted such GIANTS of the international and local festival & events scene to our Speaker Panel. Check out our Running Order below! You DO NOT want to miss this! For details on our AWESOME SPEAKERS, event narrative and general event info
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Best in Fest ICON: Running order
08.20 - 09.00 Registration - tea & coffee
SESSION ONE
09.00 - 09.10 Welcome address: Sinead McNamara, Co Founder & Director, Best in Fest
09.10 - 09.15 Dave Fanning: Moderator
09.15 - 09.50 Justin Green, Founder & MD Wide Awake Communications
09.50 - 10.25 Shona McCarthy, CEO Edinburgh Festival Fringe
10.25 - 11.00 Ian Renton, Director, The Festival Cheltenham
11.00 - 11.30 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
11.30 - 12.05 Gary Graham, Founder Bloom, by Bord Bia
12.05 - 12.40 Harley K Dubois, Founding Board Member Burning Man
12.40 - 13.00 Moderated panel discussion and audience q & a
13.00 - 13.05 Lunch intro by lunch sponsor Eventinsure
13.05 - 14.00 NETWORKING LUNCH
SESSION TWO
14.00 - 14.15 Mark Rowlette, Dublin Programme Manager Failte Ireland
14.15 - 14.50 Willie White, Artistic Director Dublin Theatre Festival
14.50 - 15.25 Maria Moynihan Lee, Producer Galway Intl Oyster & Seafood Festival
15.25 - 16.00 Tom Harfleet, Show Manager RHS Chelsea Flower Show
16.00 - 16.35 Michael Eavis, Founder Glastonbury
16.35 - 17.00 Moderated panel discussion and audiience q & a
17.00 - 17.05 Ends - closing comments: Sinead McNamara
Best in Fest Masterclasses were launched with a clear and distinct focus: to offer delegates an accessible, educational and most importantly highly inspirational platform to hear from dynamic and iconic festival heroes, network with local and international peers, and most importantly leave our Masterclasses feeling enlightened, reinvigorated and reenergised.
For further information or details on partnership/exhibitor opportunities contact Sinead: +353 (0) 87 77 33 199 email