The city will hold a day dedicated to exploring the impact and success of this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
On October 26, Liverpool will host 'Liverpool Calling' which will take over ACC Liverpool, bringing together for the first time many of the teams that curated and delivered what many have hailed as the most successful contest ever.
The free event will see the reveal of the initial Eurovision impact figures including the amount of money generated, official visitor figures, numbers involved in all elements of the contest - from the Eurovision village to community programmes - and how it made people feel about Liverpool and the UK.
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The day will be split into morning and afternoon sessions. The morning event will be hosted by journalist and broadcaster Daniel Rosney alongside presenter Ngunan Adamu. Headline speakers in the morning will include Culture Liverpool director Claire McColgan, CBE; the BBC’s company secretary and chief of staff Phil Harrold; and Professor Matt Ashton, Liverpool’s director of public health.
The afternoon session will be dedicated to key players in delivering the Liverpool contest and the biggest hoist city programme of its kind. Speakers include the managing director of Eurovision 2023 Martin Green, CBE; CEO of Visit Britain Patricia Yates; editor in chief at StandOut Magazine Caroline Clift; music marketing lead at Tik Tok Europe, Africa and Middle East Maria Panayi; and board director at CIPR, Hayley James.
Breakout sessions will focus on different aspects of Liverpool’s Eurovision experience and evaluation including: