Conference news: Duo of November events to spotlight Balkan industry

Croatia's Crowd and Loud and Macedonia's PIN return this month, plus the latest from ESNS and ADE

News By Ciaran Donnelly | 6 November 2026

Crowd and Loud, 2025, under the name Live and Loud

In upcoming conference news, Zagreb’s Crowd And Loud has completed its speaker lineup for its event in the Croatian capital next week, with the addition of Dugi Lipa, Dua Lipa’s manager, as keynote speaker.

He joins previously announced speakers including Jim Digby, president of Show Makers and tour director for Linkin Park, and Sziget Festival’s Tamás Kádár, for the conference which kicks off on 12 November. Kádár will deliver a keynote session titled ‘Island of Freedom: How to…

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