Lyons, on behalf of the Royal Academy of Arts, said it was particularly hard for organisations like theirs, which was entirely reliant on revenue generation and received no government funding. This meant focusing on \"flexibility, adaptability and being nimble\". This would involve lobbying those who decided on public policy on how to fund cultural institutions, and trying to keep people afloat in the immediate pandemic aftermath. \"It's a huge challenge for us to think about how to retain our friends and retain our audiences in the absence of any revenue streams,\" she said. \"Resilience comes hand-in-hand with imagination, and I think it's something that will see us through in all sectors, not just cultural.\" Going forward, cultural content would also need to be collaborative, which often meant utilising tools like social media as a way for audiences to \"talk back\". Henderson agreed, saying that countries must support one another and promote solidarity as the pandemic forces the world into a recession. \"Jobs in creative industries are some of the most vulnerable. Protection for creators will be very important.\" The speaker's session concluded with a discussion around building up the industry so it would learn from the pandemic, and lessons could be learnt for next time. \"We need to have the tools to future-proof culture,\" Al Mubarak said. He also announced during the panel that the next Culture Summit Abu Dhabi would take place in March 2021. The summit was followed with a line-up of live streamed musical performances, led by American Grammy Award-winning artist and producer Desmond Child. The event also featured a performance of Min Makan, an original instrumental Arabic fusion song composed by Jordanian violinist Yarub Smarait in collaboration with alumni from Berklee College of Music's campuses around the world; as well as a cover of Fairouz's Ya Tayr (Oh Bird) in English.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The National","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/pf/resources/images/logo_rectangle.png?d=279"}},"keywords":["Arts & Culture","Article"],"description":"Panel session was broadcast on YouTube and featured participants from the summit's global partners","thumbnailUrl":"https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/EEy3KSgVrYRH8oCCVx31kkhFDWc=/400x267/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/thenational/IVNM6W2D3VEHBQ5KYPRUADHFNI.jpg","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/experts-meet-online-for-culture-summit-abu-dhabi-2020-our-biggest-challenge-is-to-stay-relevant-1.1004071"}}