34 selected arts festival managers from 24 countries and all continents, we gathered from 13 - 19 November 2019 in the Eurometropolis region (BE/FR) during the International Arts Festival NEXT to critically reflect for 7 days on the role of festivals in today’s world. A diverse group of creative minds tackled topics as curating, sustainability, climate change, new technologies and its impact, festival’s social and political role, audiences and communities. Eye’s Walk Digital festival is a member of the Festival Academy network that counts 650+ festival leaders from 80+ countries uniting emerging and expert festival leaders with cultural activists, artists, policy makers, philanthropists etc.