

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Crystal Ship Summit | Expert Conference
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: On 1 April, Tourism Ostend, in collaboration with Street Art Cities, is organising the Expert Conference, the professional section of The Crystal Ship Summit. This afternoon event brings together an international network of professionals from the fields of culture, tourism and street art to share knowledge and discuss current issues within the field. 

Keynotes and panel discussions will explore themes such as artistic freedom in public spaces, the social impact of street art and the interaction between street art and tourism. 

The Expert Conference aims to provide participants with concrete insights that can be immediately applied within their own organisations.

TIMETABLE

12:30 - 13:00 – Welcome
12:45 - 13:30 – Kick-off Pitch
13:30 - 14:20 – Panel discussion: ‘City as canvas’ who decides what stays up, and why
14:30 - 15:20 – Panel discussion: Street Art: real social impact or artwashing?
15:20 - 15:30 – Break
15:30 - 16:20 – Panel discussion: Street art and tourism: where promotion helps, and where it hurts
16:20 - 16:40 – Pitch
16:45 - 17:00 – Wrap-up
17:00 - 18:00 – Drinks

Tickets &amp; info: thecrystalship.be/en/summit#expertconference
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ostend/the-crystal-ship-summit-|-expert-conference/200029669927910
- **Event Categories**: business, art, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 91

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.thecrystalship.be/nl/summit?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ostend-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ostend
- **state**: WV
- **country**: Belgium
- **location**: De Grote Post
- **lat**: 51.22991
- **long**: 2.91566
- **full address**: De Grote Post, Hendrik Serruyslaan 18A, 8400 Oostende, België, Ostend, Belgium

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Crystal Ship - Oostende (https://allevents.in/org/the-crystal-ship-oostende/18234000)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (+02:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** De Grote Post, Hendrik Serruyslaan 18A, 8400 Oostende, België, Ostend, Belgium
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Crystal Ship - Oostende
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, art, conferences
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Crystal Ship Summit | Expert Conference ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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