PARTICIPANTS
We expect 200 participants in Düsseldorf. They are coming from all over the world to attend the conference. They belong to organisations such as museums, galleries, theatres, opera houses, festivals, orchestras, biennales, art centres, cities, heritage, visitor’s attractions and media. They work as directors of communication, press, marketing and new media, they are heads of sponsorships and partnerships in charge of development.
| Name | Job title | Organisation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion ACKERMANN | Artistic Director | Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen | Germany |
| Nahed Al-EMADI | Head Of IT Services | Museum Of Islamic Art -Qatar Museum Authority | Qatar |
| Nadine AMORIM | Director of Communication & Network Promotion | ICOM | France |
| Julien ANFRUNS | Director | ICOM | France |
| Paul ASKEW | Director | Whetstone Group | UK |
| Amy ATHEY McDONALD | Public Relations and Marketing Manager | Yale Center for British Art | USA |
| Nina AUINGER-SUTTERLUTY | Head of Communication & Marketing | Kunsthistorisches Museum | Austria |
| Lucie AVRIL | Project Manager | CTM Mediterranean | France |
| Rob BAKER | Head of Marketing | The Barbican Centre | UK |
| Claudia BARTZ | Assistance communication and PR | Museum Kunstpalast | Germany |
| Claudia BAUER | Head of Press and Marketing | KUNSTHALLE wien | Austria |
| Christopher BAZLEY | Vice President - Sales & Marketing EMEA | Antenna International | UK |
| Denis BELKEVICH | Project manager | Petr Konchalovsky Foundation | Russia |
| Sven BERGMANN | Press Officer | Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany | Germany |
| Bianca BOCATIUS | PhD student | Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf | Germany |
| Silver BOHL | Marketing specialist | Estonian National Museum | Estonia |
| Christina BOLIUS | Communication Assistant New Media | Museum Kunstpalast | Germany |
| Volker BOMBIEN | Editor | Pecha Kucha | Germany |
| Jan BOSSIER | Director | Artspot | Belgium |
| Els BOSSIER | Project Director /Partner | Artspot | Belgium |
| Fadi BOUSTANI | Development and communication manager | Air and Space Museum | France |
| Sarah BRIGGS | Senior Marketing Manager | Tate | UK |
| John BYRNE | Wikipedian | Wikipedia | UK |
| Sylvie CLEMENT GONVERS | Responsable de la communication | Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève | Switzerland |
| Matthew COCK | Head of Web | British Museum | UK |
| Isabella COLTAN | Real estate manager | Engel & Völkers | Germany |
| Julianne COUTTS | Responsable Finance et Marketing | Musée d'Art Classique Mougins | France |
| Valerio D'ALIMONTE | Head of press | Mudam Luxembourg - Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean | Luxembourg |
| Will DALLIMORE | Director of Communications | Royal Academy of Arts | UK |
| Cristina DANON | Managing Partner | Int-Team | Spain |
| James DAVIS | Programme Manager | USA | |
| Helena De BRABANDERE | Product developer Culture & Tourism | Tourism Flanders | Belgium |
| Lien DE KEUKELAERE | Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Communication | Museums city of Antwerp | Belgium |
| Alix DE LA MARANDAIS | Chargée de mécénat et partenariats | Centre Pompidou | France |
| Elena DEL MERCATO | Marketing Manager | Museum Victoria | Australia |
| Luc DELIANCE | Head of Marketing | Van Gogh Museum | The Netherlands |
| Fernand DEVAS | Resp. Coordination administrative | Centre national de l'audiovisuel, Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| Philippe DIALLO | Sponsorship in Football | UCPF | France |
| Eleni DIDASKALOU | Communications & Marketing Director | MEGARON -The Athens Concert Hall | Greece |
| Oliver DILLON | Digital Manager | Cultureshock Media | UK |
| Diane DRUBAY | Freelance | Buzzeum | France |
| Constant DULLART | Artist Performer | Pecha Kucha | Germany |
| Thérèse DYHLEN | Event & Sponsorship Manager | Bonniers Konsthall | Sweden |
| Evelyn EDTMAIER | Marketing and PR | Bucerius Kunst Forum | Germany |
| Claire EVA | Head of Marketing and Audiences | Tate | UK |
| Julia FARRE | Managing Partner | Int-Team | Spain |
| William FENTON | Director | Sponsorship Consulting | Belgium |
| Bianca FIGL | MA Graduate | Maastricht University | Austria |
| Janine FLUYT | Head of Communications | Van Gogh Museum | The Netherlands |
| Jennifer FRANCIS | Head of Press and Marketing | Royal Academy of Arts | UK |
| Zoe FRANKLIN | Press Officer | V&A | UK |
| Kimberly FRENCH | Deputy Director, Communications | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | USA |
| Brooke FRUCHTMAN | Director of Messaging and Brand Development | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | USA |
| Jean-Yves GALLARDO | Director of Communications | National Museum Norway | Norway |
| John GIURINI | Assistant Director for Public Affairs | J. Paul Getty Museum | USA |
| Anne GOFFART | Communication Manager | Royal Fine Arts Museum of Belgium | Belgium |
| Patricia GRAZZINI | Deputy Director & COO | Minneapolis Institute of Arts | USA |
| Carl GROUWET | Commercial Director | Museum Kunstpalast | Germany |
| Leen GYSEN | Managing Partner | Laine | Belgium |
| Jo HARGREAVES | Director | Morris Hargreaves McIntyre | UK |
| Sebastian HARTMANN | Social Media Expert | Stiftung Neanderthal Museum | Germany |
| Leonore HEEMSKERK | Déléguée aux partenariats culturels mécénat Louvre-Lens -Région Nord Pas-de-Calais | Conseil Regional Nord Pas de Calais | France |
| Amy HEIBEL | Director of Web and Digital Media | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | USA |
| Cornelia HEISING | Marketing Manager | Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen | Germany |
| Stephanie HERBRICH | Director Tourism Marketing | Dusseldorf Marketing & Tourismus GmbH | Germany |
| Alex HINOJO | GLAM Ambassador | Wikimedia | Spain |
| Julia HOFFMANN | Creative Director of Advertising and Graphic Design | The Museum of Modern Art | USA |
| Michel HOMMEL | Head of visitor relations | Teylers Museum | The Netherlands |
| Barbara HORN | Director Operations | Museum Victoria | Australia |
| Christopher HUDSON | Publisher | The Museum of Modern Art | USA |
| Marja ISTALA KUMPUNEN | Communications Manager | Ateneum Art Museum | Finland |
| Pablo JIMENEZ BURILLO | General Manager | Fundacion Mapfre | Spain |
| Sabine JONCKHEERE | Director Marketing & Communication | Centre for Fine Arts | Belgium |
| Noreen K AHMAD | Account Manager | Laplaca Cohen | USA |
| Ukko KAARTO | Audience engagement officer | Helsinki Art Museum | Finland |
| Patrick KELLY | Marketing Manager | The Art Newspaper | UK |
| Germain KERSCHEN | Head of Public Relations | Mudam Luxembourg - Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean | Luxembourg |
| Kaira KIVI | Product Development (Culture & City Breaks) | Estonian Tourist Board | Estonia |
| Sabine KOHLER | Audience & Insight Manager | Tate | UK |
| Nicholas KONDOPRIAS | Managing Director | Herakleidon Museum / Pan Art Connections USA | Greece |
| Gerd KORINTHENBERG | Head of Communication | Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen | Germany |
| Helena KREIENBUEHL | Senior Sales Manager | Antenna International | UK |
| Helma KREMER | Marketing Manager | Düsseldorf Marketing & Tourismus GmbH | Germany |
| Alissa KRUSCH | Press | Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen | Germany |
| Christelle LAFON | Development manager | Fundraising consulting | France |
| Theresa LANGE | Trainee Marketing | Museum Kunstpalast | Germany |
| Maurice LAUSBERG | Managing Partner | Actori GmbH | Germany |
| Sophie LE MOING | General Manager | Museum Expressions | France |
| Fabrice LECLERQ | Ceo | FL Finances | France |
| Tobias LEINGRUBER | Artist Performer | Pecha Kucha | Germany |
| Theo LIGTHART | Artist Performer | Pecha Kucha | Germany |
| Mei Kiu Ivy LIN | Curator (Modern Art) | Hong Kong Museum of Art | China |
| Hagen LIPPE-WEISSENFELD | Financial Director | Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen | Germany |
| James LIVINGSTONE-WALLACE | Museum Visitor | . | France |
| Pia MAJAVA | Information Officer | Helsinki Art Museum | Finland |
| Thibault MANCHON | Founder / CEO | Cultival | France |
| Pedro MARTIN-ALMENDRO | Director | Fundacion Malaga | Spain |
| Remi MATHIS | Vice president Wikimedia France | Wikimedia | France |
| Beth MILLER | Associate Director for Advancement and External Affairs | Yale Center for British Art | USA |
| Kate MINCHIN | Visitor Experience Manager | Historic Royal Palaces | UK |
| Kim MITCHELL | Chief Communications Officer | The Museum of Modern Art | USA |
| Elisa MONTSERRAT | Deputy Director of Communication and Development | Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of Navarra | Spain |
| Tim MORLEY | Senior Media Officer | Wellcome Collection | UK |
| Rachel MORRIS | Director of content and learning | Metaphor | UK |
| Alex MORRISON | Managing Director | Cogapp | UK |
| Kiki MÜLLER | Owner & Managing Director | Expert PR & HWM Communications GmbH | Germany |
| Nicole NEWMAN | Development Director | English National Opera | UK |
| Maria NUSSER-WAGNER | Head of Communication | ALTANA Kulturstiftung | Germany |
| Mathilde OECHSNER | Manager BELvue promotion and communication | BELvue museum | Belgium |
| Marge PARNITS | Head of Development | Tartu Toy Museum | Estonia |
| Barbara PFLAUMER | Associate Vice-President of Communications | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | USA |
| Outi PITKANEN | Customer Service Manager | Ateneum Art Museum | Finland |
| Marylou POOLEY | Head Communications & Marketing | Australian War Museum | Australia |
| Françoise POOS | Consultant | Centre national de l'audiovisuel | Luxembourg |
| Rachel POTTS | Editorial Manager | Cultureshock Media | UK |
| Natacha PROVENSAL | Responsable communication & mécénat | Musée de Cluny - Musée national du Moyen Age | France |
| Ülle PUUSTUSMAA | Senior consultant | BDA Consulting | Estonia |
| Anne-Marie RAYMOND | Head, Exhibition Planning | Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation | Canada |
| Anna REDEKKER | Curator | Pecha Kucha | Germany |
| Reimo REHKLI | Communications | Estonian National Museum | Estonia |
| Beate REIFENSCHEID-RONNISCH | Director | Ludwig Museum Koblenz | Germany |
| Anke REITZ | Curator/conservator (The Family of Man ) | Centre national de l'audiovisuel (CNA) | Luxembourg |
| Daniel RESTREPO | Deputy Director | Fundacion Mapfre | Spain |
| Paula ROHSS | Director of Marketing | Nationalmuseum Stockholm | Sweden |
| Vincent ROIRAND | CEO | MAZEDIA | France |
| Petra RONZANI | Marketing & Development | Haus der Kunst | Germany |
| Jane ROSIER | Head of Marketing | Victoria and Albert Museum | UK |
| Iepe RUBINGH | Artist Performer | Pecha Kucha | Germany |
| Jacqueline RUTTEN | Sponsoring & Fundraising | Van Gogh Museum | The Netherlands |
| Santiago SAAVEDRA | President | Ediciones El Viso | Spain |
| Sonja SAGAN | Head of Marketing | Albertina Museum | Austria |
| Gloria SALLENT | Marketing&Communication Coordinator | Fundacion Cidade da Cultura de Galicia | Spain |
| Victor SAMRA | Digital Media Marketing Manager | The Museum of Modern Art | USA |
| Cristina SAURA | Communication Director | Casa de America | Spain |
| Dirk SCHEWE | Head of press | Kunsthalle | Germany |
| Katharina SCHILLEN | Trainee communication and PR | Museum Kunstpalast | Germany |
| Paula SCHNEIDER | Trainee Sponsoring - Private Contributions | Museum Kunstpalast | Germany |
| Marina SCHUSTER | Head of Communication & PR | Museum Kunstpalast | Germany |
| Peter SKOGH | Information and communication director | National museum of World Culture | Sweden |
| Ka Pik Linda SO | Marketing and Business Development Director | Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government | China |
| Ana Cristina SOL | Head of Communication Dept. | Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo | Mexico |
| Amit SOOD | Group Marketing Manager | USA | |
| Annick SPAUTZ | Head of Sponsorship and Fundraising | Mudam Luxembourg - Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean | Luxembourg |
| Raimond SPEKKING | Wikipedian | Wikimedia | Germany |
| Michael SPIERENBURG | PR/Communications | Museum Volkenkunde | The Netherlands |
| Joachim STEIN | Artist and Software Designer | Pecha Kucha | Germany |
| Gunilla STEINWALL | Director of communications & Marketing | Moderna Museet Stockholm | Sweden |
| Saara SUOJOKI | PR Manager | Ateneum Art Museum | Finland |
| Paula SUSAETA CUCALON | Director of Projects | Fundacion Mapfre | Spain |
| Thomas TALESIN WEBER | Artist Performer | Pecha Kucha | Germany |
| Loïc TALLON | Director | Pocket Proof | UK |
| Maija TANNINEN-MATTILA | Museum Director | Ateneum Art Museum | Finland |
| Axel THIELE | Head of Public Relations/Marketing | Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland | Germany |
| Raoul THILL | Expert in Branding | Raoul Thill | Luxembourg |
| Heather THOMAS | Senior Consultant | Naomi Russell and Partners | UK |
| Elyse TOPALIAN | Vice President for Communications | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | USA |
| Imma TURBAU FUERTES | Director General | Casa de America | Spain |
| Annabelle TURKIS | Head of Communication | Centre Pompidou-Metz | France |
| Triin VAARO | Director | Tartu Toy Museum | Estonia |
| Eleonore VALAIS DE SIBERT | Responsable du Mécénat des Donateurs individuels | Louvre | France |
| Karin VAN DEN WIJNGAARD-VILLERIUS | PR/Communications | Museum Volkenkunde | The Netherlands |
| Jolein VAN KREGTEN | Educator | Van Gogh Museum | The Netherlands |
| Alexia VASILIKOU | Communication & Development | Museum of Cycladic Art | Greece |
| Tove VESTERBACKA | Marketing and Communications Planner | Helsinki City Museum | Finland |
| Roman VON DER WIESCHE | Head of corporate communication | Düsseldorf Marketing & Tourism GmbH | Germany |
| Dorothee VON POSADOWSKY WEHNER | Director of Cultural Communication | E.ON | Germany |
| Clara VORFELD | Project Manager | CTM Mediterranean | France |
| Julia VOSWINKEL | Event Manager | KPMG AG | Germany |
| Pascal WALDMANN | Associate Director | Visconti - Business Coaching | France |
| Armelle WEBER | Responsable des partenariats | Thalys | Belgium |
| Jacques WELTER | Consultant | Centre National de l'Audiovisuel | Luxembourg |
| Jane WENTWORTH | Director and Consultant | Jane Wentworth associates | UK |
| Rosemarie WHIRTHMUELLER | Director of Regional Management EMEA | Antenna International | UK |
| Damien WHITMORE | Director of Public Affairs & Programming | Victoria and Albert Museum | UK |
| Barbara WIENCH | Head Marketing and Sponsoring | Museum Kunstpalast | Germany |
| Beat WISMER | Director | Museum Kunstpalast | Germany |
| Raphaël WOLFF | Projects Manager - PR & Communications | Alambret Communication | France |
| Natasha WOOLLARD | Visitor Manager Kensington Palace | Historical Royal Palaces | UK |
| Laura WRIGHT | Head of Tate Retail | Tate Retail | UK |
| Els WUYTS | Public Relations & Communications | S.M.A.K. | Belgium |
| Liam WYATT | Cultural Partnerships | Wikimedia | Australia |
