{"id":1557,"date":"2026-03-06T12:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/?page_id=1557"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:37:08","slug":"general-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/general-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"General Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1557\" class=\"elementor elementor-1557\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4800c80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4800c80\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9957e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8d9957e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e861b3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e861b3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d68422 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d68422\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96eafcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96eafcb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd0ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbd0ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Conference at the European Parliament <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fcafb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8fcafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>European Parliament \u2013 30 January 2026 <\/strong><\/p><p>On 30 January 2026, the European Parliament, under the patronage of Cynthia N\u00ed Mhurch\u00fa and opened by Mad\u2019in Europe (CRAFTOUR coordinator) together with representatives from the European Commission and the Research Executive Agency, hosted the CRAFTOUR General Conference. The event presented the first consolidated policy evidence emerging from the CRAFTOUR initiative and engaged European policymakers in a structured dialogue on the future of the crafts sector. Bringing together crafts professionals, educators, researchers, heritage stakeholders and representatives of European institutions, the conference demonstrated the strategic relevance of crafts for cultural heritage, skills development, sustainability, territorial development and European competitiveness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf2c48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"caf2c48\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474ce9d elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"474ce9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"Opening by Cynthia N\u00ed Mhurch\u00fa, Member of the European Parliament. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Opening by Cynthia N\u00ed Mhurch\u00fa, Member of the European Parliament. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/3.png\" alt=\"CRAFTOUR General Conference audience. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">CRAFTOUR General Conference audience. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/7.png\" alt=\"Opening by Katja Reppel, Head of Unit in the European Commission\u2019s Directorate General for Research. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Opening by Katja Reppel, Head of Unit in the European Commission\u2019s Directorate General for Research. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/4.png\" alt=\"Panel 1 - S\u00e9bastien Mainil, Director Awap  La Paix Dieu School &amp; POle de La Pierre. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Panel 1 - S\u00e9bastien Mainil, Director Awap  La Paix Dieu School &amp; POle de La Pierre. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/5.png\" alt=\"Panel 1 - S\u00e9bastien Mainil, Director Awap  La Paix Dieu School &amp; POle de La Pierre. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Panel 1 - S\u00e9bastien Mainil, Director Awap  La Paix Dieu School &amp; POle de La Pierre. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"Panel 2 -Xavier Long, Deputy General Manager of the Institut des Savoir Faires Fran\u00e7ais, Fabrizzio Panozzo, Professor of Cultural Policies, Ca\u2019Foscari University. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Panel 2 -Xavier Long, Deputy General Manager of the Institut des Savoir Faires Fran\u00e7ais, Fabrizzio Panozzo, Professor of Cultural Policies, Ca\u2019Foscari University. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/8.png\" alt=\"Panel 2 \u2013 Speaker Calum Iain Maciver, Chief Executive of the Harris Tweed Authority. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Panel 2 \u2013 Speaker Calum Iain Maciver, Chief Executive of the Harris Tweed Authority. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/6.png\" alt=\"Groupe photo. \u00a9 Mad&#039;in Europe\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Groupe photo. \u00a9 Mad'in Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Photos-for-the-website.png\" alt=\"Panel 1 speakers with Cynthia 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https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/CRAFTOUR-General-Conference-at-the-European-Parliament-YouTube-Google-Chrome-3_6_2026-2_10_38-PM-copy-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/CRAFTOUR-General-Conference-at-the-European-Parliament-YouTube-Google-Chrome-3_6_2026-2_10_38-PM-copy-768x469.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1374px) 100vw, 1374px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">CRAFTOUR GENERAL CONFERENCE AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a49f8 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"83a49f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ok7ewn5kEqU&#038;t=14064s\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83ef33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f83ef33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52db77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e52db77\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a168e23 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a168e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0460a62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0460a62\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94d079 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a94d079\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purpose <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdaf05a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdaf05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0The General Conference built on:<\/p><ul><li>The policy roundtable with the European Commission (10 December 2025), where initial recommendations were presented<\/li><li>A scientific conference in Antwerp (29 January 2026), feeding into a forthcoming Springer collective publication<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db32ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9db32ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The CRAFTOUR General Conference aimed to:<\/p><ul><li>Present the first consolidated policy evidence emerging from the CRAFTOUR initiative<\/li><li>Demonstrate the strategic relevance of crafts for European cultural, social, and economic policies\u00a0<\/li><li>Engage policymakers through bottom-up testimony from crafts professionals, educators, researchers, and heritage stakeholders<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>To effectively communicate complex Policy Recommendations to the conference audience, these insights were transformed into two visually engaging storytelling videos. 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7496c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The General Conference was organised around two panels, with strong participation from crafts<br \/>professionals, ensuring direct field-based evidence.<\/p><p><strong>Panel 1 \u2013 Crafts as a Strategic Cross-Sector Ecosystem<\/strong><br \/>The panel demonstrated how crafts are structurally interconnected with:<\/p><ul><li>Traditional and sustainable building<\/li><li>Historic monuments and conservation<\/li><li>Fashion, luxury, and interior design<\/li><li>Music, instrument making, and performing arts<\/li><li>Tourism and local development<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Key message:<\/strong> <strong>Crafts are not a niche activity but a critical infrastructure supporting multiple European value chains.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Panel 2 \u2013 Crafts and European Societal Impact<\/strong> This panel focused on:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Tangible and intangible heritage safeguarding<\/li><li>Territorial identity, cultural diversity, and social cohesion<\/li><li>Employment, entrepreneurship, and competitiveness\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Key message: Crafts generate long-term value, particularly in rural and heritage-rich areas, but this value remains largely invisible to policymakers due to lack of comparable data.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/craftour\/craftour-general-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a> you ca see the agenda and the speakers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64045c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64045c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3599a e-con-full e-flex 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The discussion featured invited speakers from the CRAFTOUR General Conference, including Madina Benvenuti &#8211; coordinator of the CRAFTOUR Initiative and Managing Director of Mad&#8217;in Europe, Audrey Aubard &#8211; Secretary General of FFIGIA and Hugh Roche Kelly &#8211; Independent Woodturner and Head of Workshop at Sonian Brussels.\u00a0 The interview was conducted and moderated by Emily Keane, whose questions helped deepen the conversation on the role of crafts within European frameworks, ranging from competitiveness and the green transition to innovation and heritage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a4930 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03a4930\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11272b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"11272b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f27499 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f27499\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366ccc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"366ccc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=7bn0U7dYfIc&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0dc012 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0dc012\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Conference at the European Parliament European Parliament \u2013 30 January 2026 On 30 January 2026, the European Parliament, under the patronage of Cynthia N\u00ed Mhurch\u00fa and opened by Mad\u2019in Europe (CRAFTOUR coordinator) together with representatives from the European Commission and the Research Executive Agency, hosted the CRAFTOUR General Conference. 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