The Night Mayor of Amsterdam, Mirik Milan, has been announced as the first keynote speaker for Sydney’s Electronic Music Conference 2016.

EMC is back for its fifth annual program of speakers, showcases, masterclasses, performances and parties, taking over the Ivy complex in late November. And the timing of Milan’s visit couldn’t be more ideal.

Since 2012, Milan’s role as the Night Mayor of Amsterdam has seen him oversee the Dutch city’s world-famous nightlife while ensuring it’s a safe environment for residents, business owners and the public to go about their day-to-day lives.

Amsterdam has flourished under his supervision, and with the ongoing pall cast by Sydney’s lockout laws over our own nightlife, the opportunity to pick Milan’s brain for ideas to revitalise our city will be irresistible.

EMC 2016 takes place at Ivy from Monday November 28 – Friday December 2. Earlybird tickets are on sale now.

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