Marian Goodell, CEO of Burning Man, will deliver the keynote speech at MuseumNext in Dublin this April.

The three-day museums conference, which focuses on innovation in the sector, invited Goodell to share her knowledge of running a US$30m (€28m, £21m) annual festival in the Nevada desert. Goodell is a co-founder of Black Rock City, the company which organises the famous music and arts event.

MuseumNext Dublin, held from 18 to 20 April at Mansion House in Dublin, marks the eighth edition of the European conference, which also features workshops, networking and tours.

Other speakers include Francesca Rosenberg, director of community, access and school programmes at New York’s Museum of Modern Art; Luiz Alberto Oliveira, chief curator at the new Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro; Lenore McMillan, a consultant at Museum Planning Partners; and Christian Lachel, vice president of BRC Imagination Arts.