Mona Considine Chair of Theatre Forum & Louise Rossington Chair of TheatreNI welcomed the APAC16 delegation

A keynote address from artist Rita Duffy on the role of the artist in advocating social change and justice followed by a panel discussion exploring these themes further.

Chair Emily Mark-FitzGerald
Panel Rita Duffy, Lian Bell, Dan Thompson

Paula McFetridge, Lucina Russell, Ollie Breslin, and Damien O'Connor

Paula's Presentation │Lucina's Presentation

Saoirse Anton, David Bolger, and Claire Hodgson talk about making broad participation a given not just an aspiration

Chair Pádraig Naughton

David's Presentation │Claire's YouTube Clip │Pádraig's Presentation

Sir John Tusa, introduced by Jo Mangan, speaks about the arts reclaiming their voice

Sir John's Speech

Tom Andrews believes kindness makes a difference in our world

Tom's Presentation

Owen Calvert-Lyons, Vanessa Fielding, Kerry Michael, and Sophie Motley on doing things differently in venues and arts centres

Chair Patricia McBride

Owen's Guardian piece │Kerry's Presentation │Sophie's Presentation

Tríona Ní Dhuibhir, Eimear Henry, and Pádraig Heneghan

Chair Claire Hodgson

Tríona's Presentation │Eimear's Presentation

Michelle Carew and Catherine Young

Elizabeth Crump, Monica Spencer, and Ray Yeates talk about artists maintaining and exerting control over the arts agenda

Chair Sir John Tusa