After some introductions, participants will be invited to join conversations about internationalisation and local development/inclusion in festivals' programming, place making and the role of festivals in local and touristic development, festivals and accessibility: rural versus urban, local versus global.

With the following experts:

• Festival Castell de Peralada
  Oriol Aguilà, Director of the Festival Castell de Peralada
• Representatives of the region
  Miquel Noguer, President of the Diputació de Girona
  Marta Domènech, General director of Catalunya Turisme
  Jaume Dulsat, Vice-President from Patronat Turisme Costa Brava
• Temporada Alta festival
  Salvador Sunyer, Director of the Temporada Alta Festival
  Marta Montalban Gallego, Manager of the Temporada Alta Festival
  Narcís Puig, Director assistant to artistic direction of the Temporada Alta Festival
• Acción Cultural Española
  Pablo Álvarez de Eulate González, Área de Programación / Música
• FestClásica 
  Marta Barrecheguren, Coordinator of FestClásica
  Jorge Losana, ECOS Festival de Música Antigua de Sierra Espuña
  Daniel Tarrida, Bachcelona Festival
  Eduardo García, Artistic director of Festival de Música Antigua de Gijón

The session will be moderated by Sepehr Sharifzadeh.