ENCATC Congress 2023

Artificial Intelligence Embraced: the future of the cultural and creative sector 11-13 October 2023, Helsinki, Finland
Name
Country
Job title
Company
Satu Silvanto
Finland
Cultural professional, coach & researcher
Satu Silvanto Oy
Douglas DeNatale
United States
Associate Professor/Program Director
Boston University
Julia Glesner
Germany
Professor
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
David Edelman
United States
Professor
Shenandoah Conservatory
Dan Green
United States
Director/Professor: Entertainment Industry Mgt
Carnegie Mellon University
Wu Chieh Hsiang
Taipei
Professor
Department of Arts in the National Changhua University of Education of Taiwan
Dea Vidovic
Croatia
Director
Kultura Nova Foundation
Matina Magkou
France
Post-doc researcher
University Côte d'Azur
Carlotta Scioldo
Italy
Researcher
Giuliana Ciancio
Italy
Researcher in Cultural management
University of Antwerp
Michel Faddoul
Belgium
Junior Management
Birdwing
Constance Devereaux
United States
Associate Professor and Incoming Director
University at Buffalo Arts Management Program
Miriam Paeslack
United States
Associate Professor
University at Buffalo Arts Management Program
Milena Dragicevic Sesic
Serbia
Professor Emerita
Faculty of Dramatic Arts
Catarina Vaz Pinto
Portugal
Consultant for arts and culture
Shuo Cai
China
Ph.D. Student
Peking University
Manuèle Debrinay Rizos
France
President
Roberto Cimetta Fund
Tal Feder
Israel
Lecturer
Sapir College and Technion
Mara Cerquetti
Italy
Associate professor
University of Macerata
Ursula Rucker
Argentina
Professor
Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda
Deng Teng Shih
Taipei
Associate Professor
China University of Technology, Taiwan
Ksenia Graovac
Kuwait
Promenade Culture Centre Manager
Al Othman Portfolio
Maria de Fátima Lambert
Portugal
Prof. Dr
Polytechnic of Porto
Julie Goodman
United States
Associate Professor
Drexel University
Alicia Jay
United States
Assistant Professor Theater Management/Admin
Indiana State University
Herman Bashiron-Mendolicchio
Spain
Project manager CHARTER project
University of Barcelona
Shira Lapidot
Israel
Head of the M.A. program in Cultural Studies
Sapir College
Toni-Matti Karjalainen
Finland
Professor
University of the Arts Helsinki
Noa Mamrud
Germany
PhD candidate
Zeppelin University
Marjo Mäenpää
Finland
Director
CUPORE Center for Cultural Policy Research
I-Ping Wang Wang
Taipei
Professor
National Taipei University
Jaime Ruiz-Gutierrez
Colombia
Associate Professor
Uniandes
Woojung Jung
South Korea
Senior Researcher
Kyung Hee University
Alessandra Marasco
Italy
Senior researcher
National Research Council of Italy
Bart Dierick
Belgium
General Secretary
Flemish Government - SARC
Carmen Croitoru
Romania
General Director
The National Institute for Cultural Research and Training - NICRT (Culturadata)
Raluca Radoi
Romania
Cultural Training and Development Director
The National Institute for Cultural Research and Training - NICRT (Culturadata)
Sandra Lang
United States
Director and Associate Professor
Visual Arts Administration MA Program, New York University
Meike Lettau
Germany
Junior Professor Cultural and Media Policy Studies
Zeppelin University
Sade Kahra
Finland
Project manager, Artist
Uniarts Helsinki´s Academy of Fine Arts, Kuvasto, UAS Novia, sole trader kahra
Shin-Eui Park
South Korea
Emeritus Professor
Kyung Hee Univeristy, Seoul, South Korea
Genni Perlangeli
Italy
PhD
La Sapienza
Rūta Stepanovaitė
Lithuania
Director of Administration
Lithuanian Council for Culture
Radvilė Maskuliūnaitė
Lithuania
Acting Chief of the Division of Monitoring and Ana
Lithuanian Council for Culture
Marija Pečiulytė
Lithuania
Advisor
Lithuanian Council for Culture
Martynas Tininis
Lithuania
Senior Analyst
Lithuanian Council for Culture
Karolis Jonutis
Lithuania
Senior Analyst
Lithuanian Council for Culture
Rita Obukaitė
Lithuania
Acting Senior Advisor
Lithuanian Council for Culture
Outi Niemensivu
Finland
PhD student
Sibelius Academy / University of the Arts Helsinki
Lilja Lehmuskallio
Finland
PhD Researcher
Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
Oana Balan-Budoiu
Romania
Assoc.Prof.Phd
The National Academy of Music „Gh.Dima”, Cluj-Napoca Romania
João Oswaldo Leiva Filho
England
Researcher / Consultant
Goldsmiths University / JLeiva Culture & Sport
Deborah Stevenson
Australia
Professor
Professor
Alejandro Martin Naranjo
Spain
Director
Asociación Encontrarte
Alan Salzenstein
United States
Professor/Director, Performing Arts Management
DePaul University
Ari-Pekka Lauhakari
Finland
Information services manager
University of the Arts Helsinki
Paula Kostia
Finland
Senior lecturer
Humak University of Applied Sciences
Hanna Hietaluoma-Hanin
Finland
Programme Manager
Creative Europe Desk Finland
Riikka Koivula
Finland
Senior Programme Advisor
Creative Europe Desk Finland
Ina Kokinova
Belgium
Research Assistant
Culture Solutions
Karla Nunes Penna
Australia
SDGWG Living Heritage
ICOMOS
Marcin Poprawski
Finland
Senior Lecturer
Humak University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki
Susanne Ådahl
Finland
Senior Lecturer
Arcada UAS
Jenni Pekkarinen
Finland
Project planner
University of the Arts Helsinki
Kati Uusi-rauva
Finland
Project Manager
Uniarts Helsinki
Ann-Sofie Köping Olsson
Sweden
Sr Lecturer
Södertörn University
Antonia Silvaggi
Italia
Head of Skills
Melting Pro
Olga Concetta Patroni
Italia
Head of Skills
Melting Pro
Tomas Träskman
Finland
Vice Dean
Arcada UAS
Richard Silin
Finland
Senior Lecturer
Arcada UAS
Sanna Pekkinen
Finland
Senior Lecturer
Humak
Sade Kahra
Finland
Board Chair
Kuvasto ry
Luca Baraldi
Italy
Head of Human Sciences
Ammagamma
Leticia Labaronne
Switzerland
Professor for Arts Management
Center of Arts Management, School of Management and Law, ZHAW
Kristina Kuznetsova-Bogdanovitsh
Estonia
Entrepreneur, researcher
Learningforliving OÜ
Simone Inguanez
Malta
Diversity & Communities Executive
Arts Council Malta
Cleopatra Charles
USA
Associate Professor
Rutgers University
Mary Ann Cauchi
Malta
Director Funding and Strategy
Arts Council Malta
Anna Kanerva
Finland
senior researcher
Cupore
Tiina Kautio
Finland
Project Manager
Cupore
Petra Saarinen
Finland
Head of the Administration
Head of the Administration
Minna Ruusuvirta
Finland
Senior researcher
Cupore
Sari Karttunen
Finland
Senior researcher
Cupore
Mervi Luonila
Finland
Senior researcher
Cupore
Katja Oksanen-Särelä
Finland
Researcher
Cupore
Pekka Vartiainen
Finland
Principal Lecturer
Humak UAS Finland
Maria Bäck
Finland
Senior Lecturer
Arcada UAS
Violeta Simjanovska
Finland
Head of Arts management Department
Sibelius Academy, UNIARTS
Jussi Kareinen
Finland
Senior Lecturer
Seinäjoki University of applied sciences
Emma Duester
China
Associate Professor
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Liisa Hämäläinen
Finland
Full-time teacher, culture management
Humak, Humanistinen ammattikorkeakoulu
Katri Kaalikoski
Finland
Education Manager
Humak
Laura Valoma
Finland
Master's student, Arts Management
Sibelius-Academy, Uniarts Helsinki
Katja Lindqvist
Sweden
Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor
Lund University
Sara Tvrdišić
Serbia
PhD candidate
University of Arts in Belgrade
Caitie Mckinnon
Scotland
PhD Candidate
Queen Margaret University
Leena Björkqvist
Finland
Head of Degree Programme in Cultural Management
Metropolia UAS
Cristina Ortega Nuere
Spain
Professor
3Walks Consultancy, University Oberta of Catalunya
Yen-Lin Huang
Taipei
Web3 architect
MODA, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taipei
Lluis Bonet
(Catalonia) Spain
Director of the Cultural Management program
University of Barcelona
Piotr Firych
Poland
Assistant Professor
Adam Mickiewicz University
Francesca Sabatini
Italy
Research Fellow
Department of Architecture - Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
Rafael Mandujano
France
Researcher
Freelance - Interlacements
Silja Maria Suntola
Finland
Development Manager
Xamk, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Teling Chen
Taiwan
Deputy Director of Operations
Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute
Yingchong Wang
United States
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Virginia
Marketa Polaskova
Czech Republic
Ph.D. student
Masaryk University, Brno, CZE
Zdenek Rychtera
Czech Republic
Ph.D. student
University of Technology, Brno, CZE
Oriol Vicente
Spain
Cultural Heritage Innovation Network
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Carla Figueira
United Kingdom
Senior Lecturer
Goldsmiths, University of London
Auli Annukka Irene Jyrämä
Estonia
Professor
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Rhona Hayday Reimann
Germany
Student
Fachhochschule Potsdam
Sarah Mierzchala
Germany
Student
Fachhochschule Potsdam
Amelie Stock
Germany
Student
FH Potsdam
Yessica Paulus
Germany
BA Student
FH Potsdam
Luise Edom
Germany
Student
Fachhochschule Potsdam
Josepha Holdenried
Germany
Student
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Jette Sassen
Germany
Student
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Leyla Sersoub
Germany
Social Media
Brotfabrik Berlin
Sandra Härtel
Germany
Student
Fachhochschule Potsdam
Gerald Lidstone
United Kingdom
Director
ICCE, Goldsmiths, University of London
Stefan Lindström
Finland
Ambassador of Digitalization and new technologies
Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affaires
Rod Fisher
United Kingdom
Associate Lecturer
Goldsmiths, University of London
Linden Walcott-Burton
England, United Kingdom
Culture Policy Officer
Greater London Authority
Richard Maloney
United States
Clinical Associate Professor and Director
NYU Steinhardt
Michael Palmieri
United States
CEO
PMG
Petra Riou
Czech Republic
International Office coordinator
Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Alfons Karabuda
Sweden
President / Composer
International Music Council
Kaari Kiitsak-Prikk
Estonia
Senior lecturer
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Evinc Dogan
Türkiye
Assoc. Prof.
Bogazici University
Katri Halonen
Finland
Principal lecturer
Metropolia UAS
Lauri Väkevä
Finland
Professor
University of Helsinki
Sina Schulze
Germany
Student
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Lilli Kalauch
Germany
Student
FH Potsdam
Natalia Grincheva
Singapore
Programme Leader
University of the Arts Singapore
Emma Gabor
Austria
Cultural Manager / Founder
Salon de la Sagesse / Journal d'Ambroisie / ACMC
Elena Borin
Italy
Associate Professor
Link Campus University
Jennifer Erdmann
Germany
Student
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (Fachhochschule Potsdam)
Leonardo Espinosa-Leal
Finland
Principal Lecturer in Technology
Arcada University of Applied Sciences
Polina Avramov
Germany
Student
University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Beatriz Salinas Marambio
Denmark
Cultural manager
Independent
Giuliana De Francesco
Belgium
Policy officer - Seconded national expert
European Commission, DG RTD
Younggeon Byun
UK
PhD student
University of Warwick
Pirjo Hamari
Finland
Director of Development
Museovirasto - Finnish Heritage Agency
Tiffany Bourgeois
United States
Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Milena Deleva
United States
Executive Director
Association of Arts Administration Educators
Petra Hannus
Germany
Cultural coordinator
Goethe-Institut Finland
Sandra Lang

United States
Director and Associate Professor
Visual Arts Administration MA Program, New York University
Vânia Rodrigues
Portugal
Researcher and Professor
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research - University of Coimbra
Youssef Soubai
Morocco
PhD student
Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Fez
Valentina Riccardi
Singapore
Director, Culture
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)
Kerrine Goh
Singapore
Senior Project Executive
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)
Vuk Ćosić
Slovenia
Independent
Independent
Daniel Nordgård
Norway
Professor
University of Agder
Salvatore Gioveni
Belgium
International Relations Coordinator
Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles
Michal Laznovsky
Czech Republic
Senior lecturer
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Ana Tetkovic
Austria
Strategic procurement management raw carbody
Siemens
Brandon Farnsworth
Sweden
Postdoctoral Researcher
Lund University
Alma Masevičienė
Lithuania
Academic secretary
National library of Lithuania
Susie Goldring
Saudi Arabia
Head of Cultural Partnerships
NEOM
Maria Iglesias
Belgium
Team Leader
European Commission DG EAC Cultural policy unit
Katerina Churtajeva
Czech Republic
Head of Department
Hradec Kralove Region
Sofia-Charlotta Kakko
Finland
Special Advisor
Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Ihor Savchak
Ukraine
Culture and Social Cohesion Advisor
“Ukraine’s Cohesion and Regional Development, UCORD” Swiss-Ukrainian project
Taras Shevchenko
Ukraine
Deputy Minister on European Integration
Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
Liudmyla Mazurenko
Ukraine
Main specialist on international cooperation
State Agency for Tourism Development
Nina Ponomarenko
Ukraine
Deputy Director of Regional Recovery and Developme
Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
Kristina Yefimenko
Ukraine
Head of Renovation Department
Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
John Gallagher
Ireland
Team Leader
“Ukraine’s Cohesion and Regional Development, UCORD” Swiss-Ukrainian project
Karla Nunes Penna
Australia
Research Developer
Sustaining Cultures
Daphne Tepper
Belgium
Policy Director
UNI Europa
Jordi Baltà Portolés
Spain
Consultant, researcher and trainer
Trànsit Projectes
Annick Schramme
Belgium
Professor
University of Antwerp
Yeala Hazut Yanuka
Israel
Lecturer, researcher and consultant
Sapir Academic College
Oonagh Murphy
United Kingdom
Senior Lecturer in Digital Culture & Society
Goldsmiths, University of London
Anu Ahola
Finland
Project Manager
Elma.live, KEMUT network
Nobuko Yokohama
Japan
Professor
Doshisha University
Sal Saad
USA
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Houston- Downtown
WoongJo Chang
Republic of Korea
Professor
Hongik University
Leena Marsio
Finland
Senior Adviser
Finnish Heritage Agency
Milda Kvizikevičiūtė
Lithuania
Data Analytics Coordinator / Senior Researcher
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania
Sandra Mahlamäki

Finland
PhD researcher, teacher
University of The Arts Helsinki
Javier Hernández Acosta
Puerto Rico
Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Creative Industries
Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
Anna-Mari Wallenberg
Finland
University Lecturer in Cognitive Science
University of Helsinki, Finnish Center for AI
Emilie Gardberg
Finland
Dean of the Sibelius Academy
University of the Arts Helsinki
Mona Forsskåhl
Finland
Rector
Arcada UAS
Hannah Nurminen
Finland
Chair of the Board
Kone Foundation
Tuuli Talvitie
Finland
Vice Dean of the Sibelius Academy Faculty of Music Education, Jazz and Folk Music
University of the Arts Helsinki
Ernesto Renato Ottone Ramirez
Finland
Assistant Director-General for Culture
UNESCO
Catherine Magnant
Finland
Head of Unit Cultural Policy at DG EAC
European Commission
Anita Kangas
Finland
Professor emerita
University of Jyväskylä
Timo Cantell
Finland
Director of the Urban research and statistics unit
City of Helsinki