MIL Convention 2025: Keynote Speakers Announced for Lisbon's Premier Music and Culture Event
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MIL Convention 2025: Keynote Speakers Announced for Lisbon's Premier Music and Culture Event

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Summary:

  • MIL Convention 2025 returns to Lisbon from October 8 to 11, focusing on music and culture in public debate

  • Keynote speakers include McKenzie Wark, Justin O’Connor, and Lovers & Lollypops

  • Wark to revisit A Hacker Manifesto in the context of today's digital culture and AI challenges

  • O’Connor to challenge the idea of culture as an industry, advocating for policies that prioritize social and collective value

  • Lovers & Lollypops celebrates 20 years of promoting independent music in Portugal

De 8 a 11 outubro em Lisboa, Beato

The MIL Convention is set to return to Lisbon from October 8 to 11, 2025, marking its 9th edition. This year, the event promises to place music and culture at the forefront of public debate, fostering a broad space for critical thinking and sharing practices within the cultural sector and the music industry.

Keynotes That Challenge the Status Quo

The convention will feature a lineup of national and international voices aimed at stimulating public discourse and challenging the current paradigms of culture and the music industry. Among the confirmed speakers:

  • McKenzie Wark: An Australian writer and Professor of Culture and Media at The New School in New York, Wark is known for her seminal work A Hacker Manifesto (2004). Her keynote will revisit the manifesto's core ideas, linking them to today's challenges in digital culture, AI, and sharing economies.
  • Justin O’Connor: A Professor of Cultural Economy at Adelaide University, O’Connor will critique the notion that culture is an industry, advocating for cultural policies that emphasize social and collective value over market logic.
  • Lovers & Lollypops: This Portuguese independent label and promoter will share insights from their 20-year journey in supporting emerging artists and organizing festivals like Milhões de Festa and Tremor.

Tickets for the MIL Convention 2025 are now available at https://millisboa.com/.

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