The +1 Phe­no­me­non: Climate Change on the Guest List

How festivals protect their stages, crews, and crowds from extreme weather

Session
LocationEast Hotel / Ginger
Panel
Sustainability
Finance & Investment
EN
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There’s no glory in prevention – or is there? Extreme weather is one of the industry’s most underestimated risks, and in the coming years, it will become increasingly difficult to ignore. Safety precautions come at a cost: time, money, and lead time. Failing to take them can end up being significantly more expensive and, in the worst-case scenario, lead to tragedy. In this panel discussion, we’ll talk about current and upcoming challenges that climate change poses for large-scale events, as well as concrete strategies for dealing with the seemingly unplannable: how do we become climate resilient?