Industry Brainstorm: The Future of Sustainable Festivals

About

An interactive program exploring the current state of sustainability and how we can make the entire European festival sector move faster towards ambitious ecological sustainability goals? Experts and audience discuss challenges, solutions and strategy.

In this interactive panel, Claire O'Neill will guide the discussion with leading sustainability experts from across European festivals and the audience. Together, they will on the current state of sustainability and what is needed to accelerate the European festival sector's progress towards ambitious ecological goals.

This program will focus on:
- What is the current state of sustainability of the European festival sector?
- What is needed to move faster towards ambitious ecological sustainability targets?

Who is this program for?


This interactive program is designed for event and festival organisers & sustainability event managers.

This program is a collaboration between ADE Green and the SOS Alliance, a European group of sustainable event platform organisations striving for a collaborative goal, strategy and action program to get the festival sector moving faster towards an ambitious ecological sustainability future.

ADE Green is accessible with either an ADE Green or ADE Pro pass, get yours here.

Conference FAQ

We do not sell ADE Conference only or Day Passes. The only way to get access to the ADE Pro Conference is the ADE Pro Pass.

Tickets for the specialist sessions and ADE Lab can be found on the ticket page.

✓ Valid all five days

ADE Pro conference takes place from Wednesday through Saturday, but the ADE Pro Pass benefits go well beyond those four days. The ticket grants access to ADE’s full offering, including all conference programs as well as all ADE Festival and Arts & Culture events* — read on below to get an impression of everything included with your ADE Pro Pass.

✓ Full access to all conference keynotes, panels and locations


ADE Pro is the ultimate business and inspiration gathering for the electronic music industry. The four-day conference returns to live action at our iconic home base Felix Meritis and features dedicated programming at the forefront of our industry. In addition, ADE will also continue to host conference programs dedicated to young creators and aspiring professionals.

✓ Year round access to ADE Pro's networking platform & database


Get a head start on connecting with fellow music professionals and companies with the ADE Pro networking database, available throughout the year. The online networking tool enables you to find and connect with all ADE Pro delegates, showcase your business with a dedicated profile page, plan meetings during ADE and much more. Over 50.000 messages are being sent on the platform yearly, with new professional connections being made on the regular.

✓ Join dedicated networking events and sessions


With over 9.000 music professionals from around the globe gathering in Amsterdam, you’re almost guaranteed to find who you need. An abundance of networking events and opportunities with fellow ADE delegates and industry leaders provides an advantageous base for dealmaking and career advancement.

✓ Access to all official Business Hubs


Whether you’re planning a meeting with fellow delegates, looking for a comfortable spot to work or simply want to hang out between conference events, your ADE Pro Pass grants access to all of ADE’s official Business Hubs.

✓ Access to the complete ADE Festival and Arts & Culture program*


With the entirety of ADE Festival and ADE Arts & Culture accessible with the ADE Pro Pass, your ticket enables you to explore the full spectrum of electronic subgenres in over 200 of Amsterdam’s finest music and nightlife spaces — with 2.500+ artists performing at 1.000+ events during five days and nights.

* Limited capacity at high-demand venues – read more at our FAQ.

✓ Receive the official ADE 2025 Bag


Your ADE Pro Pass comes with the limited edition ADE 2025 Bag, an ADE Pro Pass exclusive included with your ticket.

Our conferences are accessible for all ages in general. Do note that when alcoholic beverages are served, access can be denied.

Happy to see your interest in enhancing and contributing to our Conference program! To submit your conference ideas or panel suggestions for ADE 2025, we kindly ask you to fill in this form.

Our Conference team will review all proposals. If your idea stands out and sparks their interest, the team will reach out to you. Keep in mind that we receive numerous submissions, so using this application form doesn't guarantee selection. We appreciate your understanding.

We have various hotel recommendations to ensure you get through ADE well rested. Our recommendations can be found here.

Haven't received your ticket(s) or cannot find them? You can easily find them by following the steps on this page.

NOTE: This leads you to a page of the Weeztix website, where you can find your ADE passes, as well as some ADE festival tickets - only if the tickets of the event are sold via ticket provider Weeztix.

Related Events

Meet the Platforms

Adrian Binns (Head of Global Artist Relations, Deezer), Alex Branson (SVP Industry Partnerships, Beatport), Marina Palacios (Director Global Label Relations, Beatport), Aly Gillani (Artist & Label Relations Lead, Bandcamp), Deniz Everling (Artist & Label Rep GSA, Bandcamp), Chaz Jenkins (Chartmetric), Vasja Veber (Founder, Viberate), Magnus Lindgren (SVP Artist & Label Services, Antidote), Sander Stijnen (Director Business Development, Symphonic Distribution), Romain Dilouya (Director of A&R and Client Development, Symphonic Distribution), Jort Statema (Epidemic Sound)

Music Videos: Where Image, Sound & Culture Collide

Speakers TBA

Music as Medicine: Artists, AI & the $6.8T Wellness Revolution

Tom Middleton (Director of Music and Neuroscience), Marina Guz

Sound Systems: Raves, Riots and Revolution

Speakers TBA

ANOTR, No Art & SONA | Independent, International & In Control

ANOTR (Artists), Ruud Boymans (Co-founder, No Art and SONA)

Ukraine: The New Rules of Raves and Festivals

Nastya Syradoieva (Head of ∄ K41), Matt Lally (Label Manager, Hospital Records), DJ Thelena (Artist, Sounds of Ukraine), Smailov (Artist & Booking Manager), Alona Dmukhovska (Music Export Ukraine)

Meet the Agents

Hugh Parsons (CAA), Julian Texeira (CAA), Oliver Gunns (UTA), Youp van der Steeg (Anna Agency), Logan Handelsman (Wasserman), Jenna Dooling (WME), Crosby Stewart (WME), Ines Martinez Llinas (MAC Artists), Lindsay Maclaren (MAC Artists), Rakesh Sharma (Kesh Network), Patricia Altisent (DECIBL), Carolina Rezende (Coral Agency)

Chorus Showcase

Speakers TBA

IAEL | Main Seminar & Bookpresentation

Speakers TBA

The Global IP Debate: Who Owns What, and What Is It Worth?

Kavita Maru (New Media Law, Lawyer), Vivien Rorsch, Virginie Berger (AI Expert)