Authenticity is the idea of something authentic, that is to say something real and direct, and the term is often used within the arts and in creative businesses.

Authentic is sometimes viewed in opposition to something that feels strained or too constructed, but some will claim that even the very idea of something truly authentic is, in itself, to a large degree a construction.

What is it we call authentic, what is authenticity? In what situations do we use the term? When does it seem to carry some sort of meaning and when is it merely used as a buzzword?

Keynote speakers on authenticity try to shed some light on matters.