Your Guide to ADE Green 2024
Every year, the ADE Green program team strives for a balance between sustainable and social themes that are current and relevant to the electronic music industry. The team has curated five unique routes to follow throughout the day. These routes focus on working with artists, collaborating with events and suppliers, organizing events, and understanding the state of the industry. Whether you arrive with a defined purpose or embrace the general vibe, this program guide is your essential tool to navigate and maximize your ADE Green journey.
Artist related programs
Explore how artists can be powerful agents of change. These sessions will inspire you with voices from diverse regions and perspectives, showcasing how the arts can drive both social and environmental transformation:
- Reclaiming Space: Climate Justice in the Music Industry
- Nature as an Artist: Music is Reconnecting Us with the Natural World
- Sound Beyond Borders: Tackling barriers within the Afro-Boom
- Voices from and for Palestine
- Meet the Experts – Sustainability & Social Change Speed-dates
- Green Contracting: Turning Sustainability Goals into Action
Highlights for event suppliers
If you’re a supplier or agency working at or with events, it’s important to keep up-to-date and understand the behind-the-scenes of sustainable event production. If that’s the case, then this route is for you. Learn about contracting, impact evaluation, and compliance with new regulations:
- CSRD, a tool for change?
- Green Contracting: Turning Sustainability Goals into Action
- Official Launch: Dutch Sustainability Ladder Events (DLE)
- Meet the Experts – Sustainability & Social Change Speed-dates
- Positive Impact Evaluation: what’s beyond the triple bottom line?
- All Access: Strategies for an Open and Inclusive Job Market, presented by NEXTSTAGE
Highlights for events, festivals & clubs
For those hands-on with event organization, this route covers a lot of ground: you will hear from other organizers, learn about best-practices, and find out about new developments – from within the industry and through European regulations that will impact you soon. Whether it's tapping into new sustainability practices or enhancing accessibility, these sessions will help you create meaningful, sustainable events:
- Water is Life: A Circular Approach, presented by Circular Festivals
- CSRD, a tool for change?
- Tap water at clubs and festivals, presented by Dopper
- Green Contracting: Turning Sustainability Goals into Action
- Positive Impact Evaluation: what’s beyond the triple bottom line?
- Official Launch: Dutch Sustainability Ladder Events (DLE)
- Accessible Festivals: Best practices, presented by HandicapNL
- Creating Magic: Rituals and Ceremonies at Events and Festivals
- What happens when Festivals meet Impact Start-ups?
Artist related programs
Explore how artists can be powerful agents of change. These sessions will inspire you with voices from diverse regions and perspectives, showcasing how the arts can drive both social and environmental transformation:
- Reclaiming Space: Climate Justice in the Music Industry
- Nature as an Artist: Music is Reconnecting Us with the Natural World
- Sound Beyond Borders: Tackling barriers within the Afro-Boom
- Voices from and for Palestine
- Meet the Experts – Sustainability & Social Change Speed-dates
- Green Contracting: Turning Sustainability Goals into Action
Highlights for event suppliers
If you’re a supplier or agency working at or with events, it’s important to keep up-to-date and understand the behind-the-scenes of sustainable event production. If that’s the case, then this route is for you. Learn about contracting, impact evaluation, and compliance with new regulations:
- CSRD, a tool for change?
- Green Contracting: Turning Sustainability Goals into Action
- Official Launch: Dutch Sustainability Ladder Events (DLE)
- Meet the Experts – Sustainability & Social Change Speed-dates
- Positive Impact Evaluation: what’s beyond the triple bottom line?
- All Access: Strategies for an Open and Inclusive Job Market, presented by NEXTSTAGE
Highlights for events, festivals & clubs
For those hands-on with event organization, this route covers a lot of ground: you will hear from other organizers, learn about best-practices, and find out about new developments – from within the industry and through European regulations that will impact you soon. Whether it's tapping into new sustainability practices or enhancing accessibility, these sessions will help you create meaningful, sustainable events:
- Water is Life: A Circular Approach, presented by Circular Festivals
- CSRD, a tool for change?
- Tap water at clubs and festivals, presented by Dopper
- Green Contracting: Turning Sustainability Goals into Action
- Positive Impact Evaluation: what’s beyond the triple bottom line?
- Official Launch: Dutch Sustainability Ladder Events (DLE)
- Accessible Festivals: Best practices, presented by HandicapNL
- Creating Magic: Rituals and Ceremonies at Events and Festivals
- What happens when Festivals meet Impact Start-ups?
Industry Shifts and Trends
This route focuses on the larger picture, with sessions diving into industry-wide trends, future regulations, and the overall impact of sustainability efforts. Stay ahead by understanding the big shifts and how they’ll impact the future of events:
Water is Life: A Circular Approach, presented by Circular Festivals
Positive Impact Evaluation: what’s beyond the triple bottom line?
Breaking barriers
This route highlights the importance of accessibility, inclusivity, and justice in the music and events industry. It focuses on dismantling barriers and creating a more equitable space for all.
- All Access: Strategies for an Open and Inclusive Job Market, presented by NEXTSTAGE
- Reclaiming Space: Climate Justice in the Music Industry
Sound Beyond Borders: Tackling barriers within the Afro-Boom
Accessible Festivals: Best practices, presented by HandicapNL
Industry Shifts and Trends
This route focuses on the larger picture, with sessions diving into industry-wide trends, future regulations, and the overall impact of sustainability efforts. Stay ahead by understanding the big shifts and how they’ll impact the future of events:
Water is Life: A Circular Approach, presented by Circular Festivals
Positive Impact Evaluation: what’s beyond the triple bottom line?
Breaking barriers
This route highlights the importance of accessibility, inclusivity, and justice in the music and events industry. It focuses on dismantling barriers and creating a more equitable space for all.
- All Access: Strategies for an Open and Inclusive Job Market, presented by NEXTSTAGE
- Reclaiming Space: Climate Justice in the Music Industry
Sound Beyond Borders: Tackling barriers within the Afro-Boom
Accessible Festivals: Best practices, presented by HandicapNL
Get with the program!
This year’s ADE Green offers a diverse range of sessions for everyone in the industry: for event organizers and producers with practical information needs, but also for artists, labels, creatives and music organizations that are looking for ways to make an impact and involve their audiences. Take advantage of this guide to map out your day and ensure you don’t miss the most relevant topics for your role!
The conference takes place at Felix Meritis on Friday 20 October and is accessible with the ADE Pro Pass, or with the single-day ADE Green Pass. Since its first edition in 2012, ADE Green tends to sell out – so be sure to get your hands on a ticket before it's too late!
ADE Green Organising Partners
Amsterdam Dance Event, Green Events, and Nachtlab Agency.
ADE Green Event Partners
City of Amsterdam, Dopper, Green Deal Circular Festivals, HandicapNL, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, MTD, NEXTSTAGE, The Powershop.
ADE Green Ambassadors
A Greener Future, Awakenings, Beyond Meat, Brok Decor, DJs4CA, Julie's Bicycle, Mysteryland, Q-Dance, Toopi Organics, VANG, VVEM.
Words by Luise Härtel. Images by ADE Green (Kim Balster, Roeland Hoefsloot, Marco Scheurink).