Benn, Koopmans line up for IFF 2021 keynote

The Festival Republic and FKP Scorpio bosses will feature in a unique double keynote interview, as the provisional IFF schedule is announced

News By IQ | 29 July 2021

Benn and Koopmans will be interviewed by CAA's Maria May

Melvin Benn and Folkert Koopmans, two of Europe’s most successful festival promoters, have been announced for a unique double keynote interview at the International Festival Forum in London in September.

For the IFF Keynote, Benn, the managing director of Festival Republic, and Koopmans, who holds the same role at FKP Scorpio, will be interviewed by Maria May, head of electronic/international at CAA, who’ll quiz the two industry leaders on recent events, what shape the recovery will take and…

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