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DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION

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DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION
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DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION

2026-08-12 16:00 Last Updated At:16:15

  • Headlined by top DJ Korolova, Velo's inaugural event brought the spirit of Tomorrowland to Ibiza, inviting music fans to embrace their own originality, and prove the dancefloor has no borders
  • LONDON, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo hosted its inaugural "Echoes of Tomorrowland" event at the Tomorrowland Store in Ibiza with a vibrant display of music, unity, and shared human experience.


    DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION

    Reaffirming that dance music has no borders, the event gave fans in Ibiza the opportunity to experience the unique sense of connection and community that defines Tomorrowland.

    The event was headlined by Ukrainian house and techno DJ, Korolova, and featured a livestream from Tomorrowland's mainstage. Recreating Tomorrowland's unique culture of spontaneous community, Velo welcomed a mix of consumer fans alongside hosted media from the UK and Spain, and lifestyle and music creators flown in from all corners of the globe.

    To actively foster a culture of community, Velo introduced a bespoke social experiment in connection at the door. Guests were handed a beautifully crafted physical butterfly half and challenged to find a stranger holding the other half to complete the butterfly. This interactive social experiment instantly turned a room of strangers into an active, collaborative community.

    The event followed new global research* highlighting a growing need for shared experiences, which reveals that almost two in five adults (39%) find building meaningful connections harder with age.

    Velo and Tomorrowland believe the ultimate catalyst for breaking down these barriers is the music itself. The physical dancefloor acts as a powerful space for connection, driven by its unique role in self-expression. 30% of respondents agree the dancefloor is where they feel most able to show up as their authentic selves and "dance like nobody's watching", while 61% feel more comfortable expressing themselves when they see others doing the same.

    Reflecting on the unique energy of the night, global DJ headliner Korolova said: "The dancefloor is one of the few places where people feel completely free to express who they are without judgment. That's the energy I felt throughout the night in Ibiza, thanks to Velo - it was incredible to watch everyone let go, show up as their true selves, and celebrate their originality together."

    Supporting artist Camden Cox added: "What stayed with me from the night was watching total strangers connect so easily through a shared experience. Sometimes all people need is a small invitation to start a conversation, and seeing the crowd use the physical butterflies to break the ice and dance together was pure magic."

    Malky Brown, Global Head of Content & Partnerships at BAT, commented: "With 'Echoes of Tomorrowland', we wanted to recreate the sense of connection that makes the festival so special. By encouraging people to step outside their comfort zones and connect with others, we brought to life Velo's belief that self-expression can bring people closer together."

    Following on from the "Echoes of Tomorrowland" event, Korolova took over the iconic Freedom Stage at Tomorrowland to unveil her brand-new, immersive global audiovisual project, Captive Soul, where she captivated the crowd with her performance and encouraged them to embrace their originality.

    To watch the official event wrap film and discover more about Velo, visit @velo.global.

    For +18 nicotine consumers only. This product contains nicotine and is addictive.

    * 2009 Nicotine users (Aged 18+), who have used nicotine products for at least the past six months and are currently at least weekly users of nicotine products across the UK, Spain, Pakistan, Poland, and Austria. Research conducted between 16.06.2026 - 22.06.2026.

     

LONDON, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo hosted its inaugural "Echoes of Tomorrowland" event at the Tomorrowland Store in Ibiza with a vibrant display of music, unity, and shared human experience.


DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION

Reaffirming that dance music has no borders, the event gave fans in Ibiza the opportunity to experience the unique sense of connection and community that defines Tomorrowland.

The event was headlined by Ukrainian house and techno DJ, Korolova, and featured a livestream from Tomorrowland's mainstage. Recreating Tomorrowland's unique culture of spontaneous community, Velo welcomed a mix of consumer fans alongside hosted media from the UK and Spain, and lifestyle and music creators flown in from all corners of the globe.

To actively foster a culture of community, Velo introduced a bespoke social experiment in connection at the door. Guests were handed a beautifully crafted physical butterfly half and challenged to find a stranger holding the other half to complete the butterfly. This interactive social experiment instantly turned a room of strangers into an active, collaborative community.

The event followed new global research* highlighting a growing need for shared experiences, which reveals that almost two in five adults (39%) find building meaningful connections harder with age.

Velo and Tomorrowland believe the ultimate catalyst for breaking down these barriers is the music itself. The physical dancefloor acts as a powerful space for connection, driven by its unique role in self-expression. 30% of respondents agree the dancefloor is where they feel most able to show up as their authentic selves and "dance like nobody's watching", while 61% feel more comfortable expressing themselves when they see others doing the same.

Reflecting on the unique energy of the night, global DJ headliner Korolova said: "The dancefloor is one of the few places where people feel completely free to express who they are without judgment. That's the energy I felt throughout the night in Ibiza, thanks to Velo - it was incredible to watch everyone let go, show up as their true selves, and celebrate their originality together."

Supporting artist Camden Cox added: "What stayed with me from the night was watching total strangers connect so easily through a shared experience. Sometimes all people need is a small invitation to start a conversation, and seeing the crowd use the physical butterflies to break the ice and dance together was pure magic."

Malky Brown, Global Head of Content & Partnerships at BAT, commented: "With 'Echoes of Tomorrowland', we wanted to recreate the sense of connection that makes the festival so special. By encouraging people to step outside their comfort zones and connect with others, we brought to life Velo's belief that self-expression can bring people closer together."

Following on from the "Echoes of Tomorrowland" event, Korolova took over the iconic Freedom Stage at Tomorrowland to unveil her brand-new, immersive global audiovisual project, Captive Soul, where she captivated the crowd with her performance and encouraged them to embrace their originality.

To watch the official event wrap film and discover more about Velo, visit @velo.global.

For +18 nicotine consumers only. This product contains nicotine and is addictive.

* 2009 Nicotine users (Aged 18+), who have used nicotine products for at least the past six months and are currently at least weekly users of nicotine products across the UK, Spain, Pakistan, Poland, and Austria. Research conducted between 16.06.2026 - 22.06.2026.

 

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DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION

DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION

DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION

DJ KOROLOVA HEADLINES VELO'S INAUGURAL "ECHOES OF TOMORROWLAND" EVENT IN IBIZA TO CELEBRATE SELF-EXPRESSION

Industrial AI platform will connect primary emissions data to operating entities and trading desks in oil, gas and metals across Trafigura's global portfolio

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Context Labs B.V. ("Context Labs"), the industrial AI infrastructure company, today announced three connected transactions with Trafigura PTE Ltd ('Trafigura'): the acquisition of Agora (Europe) Limited and its Kinertic carbon-intelligence platform, developed by Trafigura; a strategic equity investment by Trafigura in Context Labs; and a multi-year master services and platform license agreement under which Trafigura will deploy the combined platform across its commodity trading desks, including oil, gas, and metals.

Kinertic provides commodity producers, traders and buyers with a carbon intelligence platform integrated into their existing systems, connected with trade capture systems to map flows, aggregate portfolios, and generate regulatory and customer reports. By bringing Kinertic into the Context Labs AI solution family and connecting it to its trusted data infrastructure, traders will be able to see price, volume, logistics, and trusted carbon metrics in a single environment, directly in the tools they already use. With the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in its definitive phase, default emissions values translate directly into cost on every in-scope cargo. As the EU Methane Regulation moves from reporting to enforcement, methane intensity becomes a market-access prerequisite for gas, LNG, and oil flowing into the EU. Verified, trade-specific carbon data is now a procurement and trading requirement, not a reporting afterthought.

As part of the transaction:

  • Context Labs has acquired Agora (Europe) Limited, the Trafigura subsidiary that owns and operates the Kinertic platform.
  • Trafigura has separately made a strategic equity investment in Context Labs to support continued platform development and integration of the Kinertic capabilities.
  • Context Labs and Trafigura have entered into a multi-year platform license agreement with Trafigura to license the platform across multiple commodity trading desks.

Context Labs provides the digital trust infrastructure to reliably monitor and calculate carbon-intensity data for commodities; from production through transport to end-market. Context Labs makes industrial AI and carbon programs trusted, by turning raw inputs into governed, audit-ready outputs that create measurable enterprise value in compliance and commercial markets.

"The opportunity isn't in generating more data, it's in bringing context to the data our customers already have," said Dan Harple, Founder and CEO of Context Labs. "Where others see disconnected datasets, we see the foundation for a new intelligence layer. By bringing Kinertic together with Context Labs AI and our asset-grade data infrastructure, we turn fragmented inputs into connected, verifiable knowledge, so every output is traceable to source, reproducible in process, and credible to inform pricing, manage risk, and guide capital allocation."

"Carbon is now a core dimension of market risk and opportunity," said Hannah Hauman, Global Head of Carbon Trading at Trafigura. "Our traders need the same level of accuracy on emissions that they have on price and logistics. Trafigura has been privileged to support Kinertic's evolution into an industry-leading carbon reporting and analytics platform since inception. We are confident that Context Labs will build on that strong foundation and drive the platform's continued growth." 

"This combination is about moving carbon from a reporting exercise into a core market signal," said Pelle Sommansson, CEO and Co-founder of Kinertic. "Together with Context Labs, we are enabling a new level of transparency, where carbon intensity becomes a trusted, measurable attribute in how energy is valued and traded."

For commodity producers, traders, financiers and buyers, the combined Context Labs–Kinertic offering delivers:

  • Carbon-informed trading: portfolio analytics, trade-flow builders, and reports that quantify carbon and methane intensity across the commodity value chain, enabling differentiated pricing, structured deals, and improved hedging.
  • Industrial AI at scale: an AI-ready, provenance-rich data layer that connects IoT, operational, third-party, and certification data into a single emissions and attributes layer.
  • Regulatory and reporting readiness: standardized, auditable outputs for EU Methane Regulation, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and other relevant disclosure regimes, including end-to-end product carbon footprint reporting.

About Context Labs BV

Context Labs is an enterprise data infrastructure platform that transforms complex data into continuously proven information. Its AI-enabled software helps industrial organizations turn fragmented operational and emissions data into trusted, auditable, and decision-ready intelligence for carbon management, compliance, and commercial use. The company was formed out of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) research and is led by a team that has been instrumental in the at-scale growth of the Internet through prior companies. Context Labs is located in Amsterdam, Cambridge, Mass., and Houston. Learn more at www.contextlabs.com

About Trafigura

Trafigura provides critical resources to the world. Founded over 30 years ago and owned by its employees, the Group is at the heart of global supply, using its deep understanding of commodity markets to make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable.

Working across a global network, the Group deploys infrastructure, logistics, financing and market expertise to move energy and commodities from where they are produced to where they are needed. By connecting producers and consumers, we bring resilience and trust to complex supply chains.

The business supplies the energy and commodities the world needs today, including oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals, gas and power, while investing in lower-carbon solutions for the future.

The Trafigura Group also comprises industrial assets and operating businesses including multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, fuel supplier and distributor Greenergy, and the Impala Terminals joint venture. The Group employs approximately 14,500 people, of which more than 1,400 are shareholders, and operates in over 150 countries.

Visit: www.trafigura.com

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Context Labs Enters Multi-Year Agreement with Trafigura and Acquires Kinertic to Power Carbon-Informed Commodities Trading

Context Labs Enters Multi-Year Agreement with Trafigura and Acquires Kinertic to Power Carbon-Informed Commodities Trading

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