Aside from hosting 175 artists from 35 countries, the festival welcomed a whopping 1300 delegates and 168 conference speakers, who discussed topics from the future of grassroots venues to cultural mobility in the age of climate change and Burning Man’s journey from desert to city. Under the banner Rewind and Fast-Forward, gender campaign group Keychange looked back at their progress over the past five years by presenting their Impact Evaluation Report, while looking forwards with their Manifesto 2.0. What is most impressive about this side of TMW is the gamut of the European music industry in attendance, putting collaborative hubs such as Keychange, Liveurope and Music Tech Europe within walking distance of each other and giving, in continental diplomacy terms, the NATO conference also being held in the hotel a run for its money.