Welcome to a day that engages all the senses!
How does a society stay connected, and how should it stay connected in the future as the world changes? What does this mean for you and your business?

On Wednesday June 25, we gather in one of Norway’s most beautiful summer towns during the year’s major cultural highlight – the Risør Chamber Music Festival. Big questions and fascinating ideas will be explored by influential people with expertise in their fields: Artists meet the business world.

PROGRAM

15:00 Conversation with the Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak: Learn about her musical voice and how contemporary music can mirror a changing world. Her input will start a dialogue about « What now Europe»?

15:45 Round table conversation about art, knowledge, new industry in Agder. We will also challenge the participantS to give their thoughts on how we can cocreate and “co think” better between the different sectors and how this arena in Risør can be developed as an arena for cross-sector thinking.
 
17:00 Dinner together with the festival musicians and artists

18:00 Consert in Risør kirke: Eine kleine Mozart: Read more about the concert here.

Among the participants:

• World-renowned trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth, Artistic Director of the Risør Chamber Music Festival, will speak about the role of culture and music in society.
• Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak will discuss how contemporary artists tell stories that reflect a constantly changing world.
• Rector at the University of Agder, Sunniva Whittaker
• Vice President Sustainability, Morrow, Stina Torjesen
• Managing Director, Grid, Karen Landmark