The Festival Underwriter: Financing a Cultural Asset
How do you fund a festival when major costs come before ticket sales and sponsorship payments? This panel brings together finance professionals and festival organisers to discuss raising money, managing costs and cash flow, and preparing for financial risks. It explores what funders need to see before backing a festival and what organisers need to build an event that can grow and remain profitable year after year.
- When
- Wed 18 Nov 202614:00, Lagos time
- Where
- Screening Room 3- 108, Ebony Life
- Format
- In personOne live session
- Cost
- FreeApply by 17 Nov 2026
How it runs
- Live Session
18 Nov 2026, 14:00 (Lagos time) · Screening Room 3- 108, Ebony Life
his panel brings together finance professionals and festival organisers to discuss raising money, managing costs and cash flow, and preparing for financial risks. It explores what funders need to see before backing a festival and what organisers need to build an event that can grow and remain profitable year after year.
What you’ll come away with
This panel brings together finance professionals and festival organisers to discuss raising money, managing costs and cash flow, and preparing for financial risks. It explores what funders need to see before backing a festival and what organisers need to build an event that can grow and remain profitable year after year.
Practitioners
- Alero Boyo
- Omamo Okitiekpe
Who it is for
For Creative Professionals