5–7 October 2016

1 Contents page

5 Foreword

7 Chair’s Welcome

9 World Cities Culture Forum Vision and Values

11 World Cities Culture Summit Ethos

13 Programme

19 Participants

53 Speakers

57 Governance and Operation

3 Foreword

It is a great pleasure for the Moscow City and happy to join this Forum and has been a Government to host the fifth World Cities dedicated member for the past three years. Culture Forum Summit – a conference of Many challenges that world cities face today outstanding global cities dedicated to creating have the same origin and nature, so cultural a vibrant and creative environment for their policymakers and managers in global cities residents! needed to get connected. Together, we now have more ideas, experience and resources. Moscow has put a great deal of effort and resources into improving the wellbeing of The reports produced by the Forum help all those who live in our city, and culture member cities see themselves as a part of has been one of the key elements of our the global cultural scene and assess their development strategy. Moscow has a wide strengths and approach to managing culture. network of cultural institutions, most of them The summits of the World Cities Culture funded by the government. In the late 20th Forum let us all meet together to discuss and early 21st century many of them were globally important issues facing culture and neglected, but perceptions changed and we the creative industries, as well to put specific are now transforming these hundreds of big projects and ideas in perspective. and small cultural institutions into a major city asset which can be used to drive social and We are honoured to host the World Cities economic development. Culture Summit in Moscow and to receive so many top professionals from all over the Moscow culture has been brought out into the globe. We chose the venues for the summit so streets to fill the daily lives of the people of our that the delegates would see different epochs northern megalopolis with colours, music and of Moscow culture from the imperial times vibrancy. Moscow cultural institutions – once through the Soviet period to contemporary closed off with window grates and steel doors buildings. We are looking forward to the to protect themselves from the hostile city interesting discussions that will happen in environment – are becoming welcoming third these locations. spaces and popular event locations which stay open until late in the evening. Muscovites have Although the unique design of most of been very responsive to these changes. Since Moscow cultural infrastructure might make it 2012, attendance at city festivals, museums difficult for us to adopt foreign innovations, and galleries has grown by 20%, and 15% it’s even more important that we look around more people have acquired the practice of and learn carefully from others. Therefore we visiting the theatre. are sure that both the sessions and informal talks at this summit will raise new questions Moscow is eager to move forward. We and give us ideas for our next cultural policy want to choose the best paths and optimal moves. And we hope that what we share and solutions as well as to share our own best debate at this summit will give inspiration and practices. The exchange of ideas and energy to delegates from the other member experience is crucial for this purpose. The cities. World Cities Culture Forum is a unique platform where global cities can easily World Cities Culture Summits are always and effectively communicate about their a source of optimism. This year we have cultural agenda and help one other find decided to share this optimism with the ways to integrate culture into urban life and public by creating the summit’s first public © Evgeny Feldman development. Therefore, Moscow was proud session, which anyone can attend for free. Bolshoi theatrel, Moscow

5 Moscow would like to thank Justine Simons, the Chair of the World Cities Culture Forum, and Paul Chair’s Welcome Owens, the Director of the Forum, for this fantastic opportunity to become the summit's host city. We would also like to thank them for the great energy that they, the whole World Cities Culture Welcome to Moscow and to the 5th World The sessions of this year’s summit reflect this. Forum team, and the GLA put into this project. We Cities Culture Summit! We will look at how we are operating across welcome you to Moscow, and invite you to enjoy non-culture policy agendas, for the first time this summit to the utmost and to share ideas and It is wonderful to welcome our friends from we will examine the relationship between knowledge with each other! all corners of the globe as our network culture and climate change and we will revisit continues to expand and our relationships the topic of culture and real estate, which Moscow Department of Culture Team deepen. continues to preoccupy so many of us.

Over the next few days the most informed Nurturing culture within a government context and influential group of cultural officials from can present a unique set of challenges. around the world will come together to share Creativity, by its nature is unpredictable, ideas and challenges to advance our core challenging to the status quo, is curious mission – to embed culture in all aspects of and questioning of the world we inhabit. city life. Government by contrast is a place of order, systems, and bureaucracy, keen to manage This year we are focusing on an area that is out risk or uncertainty. In our session ‘Creative relevant to all world cities: the future. Power V Administrative Order’ we will explore In the twenty-first century, cities are facing how cultural officials are finding paths through ever more urgent challenges, with rising these often divergent processes. populations, increased inequality, soaring property prices and environmental issues We are thrilled to be in Moscow, a city with a threatening their sustainability and liveability. rich cultural heritage that is looking towards the future. The Moscow Department of Culture The need to imagine and shape the future manages an extraordinary network of over is an urgent task for us all. And if we are to 500 institutions across 1000 sites in the city. build a bold and inclusive vision, culture must Building on a long tradition of state investment be the ‘golden thread’ flowing through all in culture, Moscow is now reinventing itself for aspects of urban policy. the post-Soviet era – modernising museums and galleries, creating new public spaces But what does this mean for cultural officials and developing new models of public-private like ourselves? partnership.

It means we need to be experts in our We extend our warmest thanks to the Mayor of traditional cultural policy roles but also Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin and to the Moscow influence and lead beyond this. We need Minister of Culture Alexander Kibovsky, for to be effective advocates and creative hosting the Summit this year. Special thanks go thinkers comfortable working in tandem with to the Deputy Head of the Moscow Department business, politicians, transport, education, of Culture, Vladimir Filippov, to Maria Privalova, planning, property, environmental experts and General Director of the Moscow State Budget much more. Institution of Culture “Central Universal Science Library named after N.A. Nekrasov,” and First Deputy Director Alina Bogatkova for all their hard work in designing and organising the summit.

6 7 And finally, thank you to you – our members. Together we make up the World Cities Culture World Cities Culture Forum Forum, which combines evidence, inspiration, global cooperation and leadership. Thank you for Vision and Values your engagement, your openness, your ideas and your friendship. Leadership Evidence

Enjoy your time in Moscow and have a wonderful The Forum stands for global leadership on Evidence is essential if we are to make the Summit! culture. Our members are some of the most case for culture. But culture is difficult to informed and influential cultural officials in the measure in a way that does justice to the Justine Simons OBE world. They know that leadership is necessary in breadth and sophistication of cultural life, and Chair, World Cities Culture Forum order to make cities more vibrant, inclusive and the complexity of its impact. Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative liveable. The Forum allows members to share Industries, Mayor of London’s Office their experiences and develop the knowledge So we are building an evidence base about the they need in order to exercise that leadership. many and wide-ranging ways in which culture enriches a world city and its inhabitants. This Since the nine founder cities met in London hard evidence enables us to understand what in 2012, the Forum has grown rapidly. It now works and what doesn’t, and to make hard includes 32 members from leading cities arguments if necessary. around the world: The landmark World Cities Culture Report is at Amsterdam, Austin, Bogota, Brussels, Buenos the heart of our research programme. It is the Aires, Dakar, Dubai, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, most comprehensive report of its kind, showing Istanbul, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, that, across the globe, culture is as important Melbourne, Montreal, Moscow, New York, Paris, to the world city as finance and trade. It shows Rio de Janeiro, Rome, San Francisco, Seoul, that culture plays an integral role in shaping Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Stockholm, world cities’ identity, economy and quality of life. Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Vienna, Warsaw. This year, with the collaboration of sixteen Global collaboration member cities, we are producing a ground- breaking report, the first comparative statistical The Forum is a collaborative network of world study on how culture is financed in world cities. cities seeking to promote culture as a vital part This report will demonstrate the diversity of of urban policy. models for cultural funding and highlight the full ‘toolkit’ of options to help support culture in Whether at the World Cities Culture Summit, world cities. one of our themed symposia, or through the introductions we facilitate, our members have Later in the year we will publish our first two the opportunity to make contact with other policy handbooks, focusing on urgent issues leading policymakers who understand the of importance to our members – ‘Culture and issues they face. They learn from each other by sustainability’ and ‘Making space for culture’. examining common challenges and dilemmas Through a series of case studies they will identify and comparing approaches to cultural the ingredients that make policies or programmes investment and development. work, helping policymakers to better understand the options available to address these issues. We share our successes, learn from our mistakes and together build the arguments and knowledge we need to make culture a leading force in world cities.

8 9 Inspiration World Cities Culture Summit Ethos All around the world, culture has an extraordinary and far reaching impact on cities and their people. The results are extensive and At the World Cities Culture Summit we Finally, we encourage everyone to listen profound, from cinemas in the Rio Favelas, encourage a spirit of openness and honesty. carefully. We come from all the corners of the workspaces for artists in Toronto, cultural We learn from both our mistakes and our globe. Our passion for culture in our cities quarters in Moscow, art spaces in Seoul, urban successes. And one of the main benefits of binds us together. But there are also many renewal through street art in Bogota, the the Summit is the opportunity to hear about differences in our professional backgrounds, Olympic legacy in London and social circus in others members’ experiences in a truthful way, national cultures and political operating Buenos Aires. away from the pressure of media or political contexts – all of which influence the way scrutiny. we interpret the world and act within it. We want everyone involved in city leadership We encourage you to be mindful of these – government, business, education, health – We want you to share the mistakes you have differences and learn from them. Have a to understand the essential contribution made, the challenges you have faced and the wonderful Summit! culture makes to economic prosperity, quality tactics you have used to overcome obstacles. of life, and happiness. We want the widest In order to achieve an environment where acknowledgement that, in a globalised world, members feel safe enough to talk about their no city can afford to neglect it. experiences we need everyone to respect confidentiality.

We would like to remind all attendees that we work under Chatham House Rules. This means that all participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of speakers or participants may be revealed. This also extends to how we communicate about the Summit via Twitter, Facebook and other social media. Please ensure that you respect the confidentiality of all participants in all communications.

10 11 WEDNESDAY 05 OCTOBER 2016 Panel 1

10:20 am – 11:20 am Buenos Aires Opening Ceremony Guillermo L. Masutti, Adviser to the Minister Welcome by Justine Simons, Deputy Mayor of Culture, City of Buenos Aires and Maria for Culture and Creative Industries, Mayor Victoria Alcaraz, General Director, Teatro Colon, of London's Office and Chair of the World Buenos Aires Cities Culture Forum Presentation of Moscow’s cultural policy Los Angeles environment Laura Zucker, Executive Director, Los Angeles Welcome by Sergey Sobyanin, Mayor of County Arts Commission Moscow Keynote speech by Natalya Svetlova Moscow Solzhenitsyn Elena Melvil, Director, ZIL Cultural Centre

11:50 am – 12:20 pm Shanghai Tour of Moscow Kremlin Marina Guo, Founder & President, Huashan Multiversity; Rotating Chair, China Innovation 12:20 pm – 1:40 pm Service Alliance for Culture & Technology Ice-breaker: get to know each other Vienna Location: Moscow Kremlin’s Chrism Dieter Boyer, Senior Advisor to the City Chamber Councillor for Culture, Science and Sports of Vienna, Andreas Mailath-Pokorny and Daniel 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Löcker, Deputy Head of the Department for Programme Lunch Culture of the City of Vienna Location: Moscow Multimedia Art Museum 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm World Cities Culture Forum Expo 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Theme 1: Weaving the golden thread: Location: Moscow Multimedia Art Museum cultural leadership beyond our role Brussels Location: Moscow Multimedia Art Museum Laurent Delvaux, Chief Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Culture, City of Brussels and Denis Laurent, Key questions: Head, Department of Culture, City of Brussels • How can cultural policymakers develop the influence beyond their roles that is Creating a coherent cultural policy across necessary to shape the future of cities? wider urban agendas. • Is cultural leadership developing a wider influence on cities? How can its impact be When culture addresses a range of social increased? issues, and almost all ministers and • What would a culture-led urban policy departments are investing in culture, how can agenda look like? we ensure consistency and a unified vision? • What skills will be necessary to be an effective cultural policymaker in the 21st Moscow century metropolis? Peter Mansilla-Kruz, Director, Moscow Bulgakov Museum Moderator: Justine Simons, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries, Mayor of Maintaining vibrant cultural and event London's Office and Chair of the World Cities programming in the face of complaints from Culture Forum residents.

12 13 How to get affluent residents on board once Key questions: Location: Moscow Garage Museum of • Make space for culture when successful their neighbourhood becomes a vibrant cultural • Beyond the polar bear: why the climate Contemporary Art urban regeneration makes it difficult for artists hotspot? change conversation is moving to cities? to live and work in the neighbourhoods they • What is the role of culture in the fight – Breakout 1: Creative power vs. have brought back to life? WCCF Leadership Programme Consultation changing mindsets, explaining science, or administrative order: new models for • Accommodate grassroots, anarchic and Session something else? support and delivery freeform culture within a context of Araf Ahmadali, Policy Officer, Department of • How can cities work more strategically to gentrification and regulation? Arts and Culture, City of Amsterdam link culture and climate change agendas? Key questions: • Retain the vibrancy and diversity that make What can they achieve by doing this? • How can the creative power of culture neighbourhoods valuable places to live, This Expo session is an opportunity for • Are there opportunities for cities to enrich, and function within, the work and visit? delegates interested in getting involved collaborate through the medium of culture administrative order of city bureaucracy? to explore in detail the WCCF Leadership to combat climate change? • Are our models of cultural governance Moderator: Tim Jones, CEO, Artscape Programme elements, timeline, partnerships • Do culture departments have a role in the outdated? How can we develop new, and outline; and to have the opportunity to fight against climate change? creativity-led approaches to governance? Speakers: shape the first phase in this exciting new • Can culture make a difference in this • Can creative partnerships give cities new development and to agree the next steps. conversation – and if so, how? ways to achieve social impact? Hong Kong Betty Mak Piu Tai, Director of Planning 7:40 pm Moderator: Paul Owens, Managing Director, Moderator: Kate Levin, Principal, and Cultural Exchange, Hong Kong Arts Private Tour of Pushkin Museum BOP Consulting and Director of World Cities Bloomberg Associates; Development Council and Lesley Lau Fung Culture Forum Ha, Head of Art Promotion Office, Leisure and 8:10 pm Speakers: Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong Reception hosted by Alexander Kibovsky, Panel 2 Department Head and Moscow Government Edinburgh Moscow Minister, Department of Culture, Moscow C40 Julia Amour, Director, Festivals Edinburgh and Sofia Trotsenko, President of "WINZAVOD" City Government Anna Beech, Head of the Executive Director's Lynne Halfpenny, Director of Culture, The City Contemporary Art Foundation, Director of Office, C40 of Edinburgh Council school of Design of The Russian Presidential Location: Prince Golitsyn Palace, Pushkin Academy of National Economy and Public Museum Julie’s Bicycle Madrid Administration (RANEPA) Alison Tickell, CEO Julia López Varela, Director, Social Innovation, Presentation of the Sidra Project by Tim Jones, Madrid Destino San Francisco CEO, Artscape Montrèal Tom de Caigny, Director of Cultural Affairs, City Stéphane Lavoie, Director, Tohu Moscow and County of San Francisco 10:00 pm Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich, Director, Solyanka Drinks reception ends Moscow State gallery Singapore Maria Privalova, General Director of the Hui Zhen Tham, Senior Manager, Arts THURSDAY 06 OCTOBER 2016 Moscow Central Library named after N.A. Shenzhen & Heritage Division, Ministry of Culture, Nekrasov Yaqin Zhong, Director of Information and Community and Youth and Jeyaletchimi 09:30 am – 11:00am Publishing Development, Institute for Cultural Arumugam, Assistant Director (Strategic Private tour of Vystavka Dostizheniy San Francisco Industries, Shenzhen University Planning), Singapore National Heritage Board Narodnogo Khozyaystva (VDNKh) Joe D’Alessandro, President and CEO, San (Exhibition of Achievements of National Francisco Travel Association Warsaw Stockholm Economy) Małgorzata Naimska, Deputy Director, Culture Patrik Liljegren, Chief of Cultural Strategy Staff, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Department, City of Warsaw City of Stockholm 11:30 am – 01:00 pm Lunch Theme 2: Breaking boundaries: bringing Breakout 2: Making space for culture Toronto culture into the climate conversation Location: Moscow Garage Museum of Lori Martin, Senior Cultural Affairs Officer, Contemporary Art Key questions: Cultural Services, City of Toronto Location: House of Culture of VDNKh • How can cities pursue urban regeneration 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm projects without sacrificing their 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Breakout sessions authenticity and local character? Gala dinner

Location: Pashkov Palace

14 15 FRIDAY 07 OCTOBER 2016 New York Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner, City of 10:00 am – 11:30 am New York Department of Cultural Affairs Public session: What next for culture in world cities? Seoul Mr. Hongseog Goh, Chief Officer, Culture Location: ZIL Cultural Centre Headquarters, Seoul Metropolitan Government Key questions: • What impact will accelerating economic 1:00 pm growth and globalisation have on cities? Lunch • Who will decide the future of culture? What are the respective roles of government, Location: Stanislavsky Electrotheatre cultural organisations, civil society and corporations – and how will they change in 1:40 pm – 3:00 pm order to meet new challenges? Closing — summary of the summit, • How has digital technology changed future of the network expectations around knowledge, engagement and responsiveness? • What is the future of informal, grassroots and ‘fringe’ cultural life? Is underground and folk culture under threat? • What ideas are the new world cities and megacities bringing to the cultural conversation? • With culture taking the lead, what could cities become in ten years? In fifty years?

Moderator: Ekow Eshun, writer and broadcaster

Panel 3

Amsterdam Kajsa Ollongren, Deputy Mayor, Economic Affairs, Art and Culture, City of Amsterdam

London Justine Simons, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Creative Industries, Mayor of London’s Office and Chair of the World Cities Culture Forum

Madrid Ana Méndez de Andés, Advisor to the Councillor for Culture and Sports, City of Madrid

Moscow Vladimir Filippov, Deputy Head, Moscow Department of Culture

16 17 AMSTERDAM Araf Ahmadali, Policy advisor for Arts and Kajsa Ollongren, Culture / World Deputy Mayor for Cities Culture Forum Arts & Culture and Associate, City of Economic Affairs, Amsterdam City of Amsterdam Araf Ahmadali is a Kajsa Ollongren policy advisor for Arts has more than 20 and Culture at the City years of experience of Amsterdam, with in Dutch politics, experience in making policies on international including working for cultural affairs, funding, entrepreneurship a number of different ministries in The Hague. and creative industries and a passion for Her previous role was as Secretary General creative (and digital) innovation and music at the Ministry of General Affairs. She was production. Araf was the project manager of the chairperson of the weekly consultation the Amsterdam World Cities Culture Summit between the Secretary Generals, Coordinator of 2014 and in 2015, as part of a secondment, Intelligence & Security and the Prime Minister. joined the Mayor of London’s Culture Team as She lives in Amsterdam, is married and has World Cities Culture Forum Associate. two children. Her portfolio includes Economic Affairs, Art and Culture, Ports, Airport, Local Arts & Culture office of the City of Media, Participation, Monuments, Business, Amsterdam Centre District. Participants The Arts & Culture office is responsible for the Olga Leijten, Director City’s local, national and international cultural of the Department of policies with an annual budget of € 135 Arts & Culture, City of million. Its main objectives include: Amsterdam • The strategic development, implementation and evaluation of the Olga Leijten has been City’s arts and culture policies; the head of the Arts & • Granting subsidies to cultural institutions via Culture office of the City the Plan for the Arts (146 in 2013-2016); of Amsterdam since • Granting subsidies to the Amsterdam Public July 2014. Olga started Library, the Public Broadcasting Company working for the 2001 as of Amsterdam, the Amsterdam Fund for the a board advisor for City of Amsterdam in several Arts and the Amsterdam Expert Centre for Aldermen on different topics including for arts Cultural Education (Mocca); and culture (including the privatization of the • The development and maintenance of City Theatre, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam cultural buildings in Amsterdam; and the Amsterdam Museum), education, youth • Partnerships in different policy processes affairs and civil assimilation. She joined the Arts with the Education, Economic Affairs, & Culture office in 2007 focusing on a wide array Communication and International Affairs of topics and projects, including the design of the offices of the City of Amsterdam regarding City’s cultural development strategies and major cultural education, creative industries, city cultural developments including the Stedelijk marketing, events and trade missions. Museum Amsterdam and the City Theatre. www.iamsterdam.com

18 19 BRUSSELS the publication of the Visual Arts department BUENOS AIRES Since 1996 she coordinates the Program of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Before for Cultural Cooperation and Training of Laurent Delvaux, joining the City of Brussels, he was for Guillermo L. Masutti, the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires Chief Advisor to many years the executive manager of an Adviser to the City and represents the City of Buenos the Deputy Mayor internationally active contemporary dance Minister of Culture, Aires in cultural, regional and international for Culture, City of organisation, what has given him a direct City of Buenos Aires networks. She is co-creator of the Cultural Brussels insight into both the arts production and Centers of America and Europe Network the working of the cultural systems in the Guillermo L. Masutti (CCAE) and the Interlocal Network of Latin Laurent Delvaux has different parts of Belgium and abroad. He has is currently adviser to American Culture. She joined the group been the chief advisor published many essays and articles on culture Maestro Angel Mahler, of international experts that developed of the Deputy Mayor and the creative industries, has been member Minister of Culture of the Strategic Plan of Culture of the City of for Culture of the City of different committees and boards in the the City of Buenos Medellin (Colombia) from 2010 to 2020, of Brussels Karine arts sector and has collaborated in the field Aires. In addition, he and was also invited by the Organization Lalieux since 2012. As such, he supports her of communication with organisations like the is timpanist to the Orquesta Sinfónica de of American States (OEI) to promote the as the key initiator and negotiator, both within Kunstenfestivaldesarts and Charleroi Danses. General San Martin and Professor at Grassi creation of the Network of Heritage Cities of the City and with the other Brussels public Conservatory of Music. He also played in Ecuador. and private partners and organizations, in all The Department for Culture of the City of the Orquesta Juvenil de Radio Nacional, cultural matters. Before joining the City of Brussels Orquesta Sinfónica de la Policía Federal Ministry of Culture, City of Buenos Aires Brussels in 2006, he served for seven years Argentina, Banda Sinfónica de la Ciudad de as the chief advisor to several ministers of the The department for Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, Orquesta Estable del Teatro The Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Brussels regional government, responsible Brussels is responsible for the production of Colón and Professor at the Conservatorio Aires’ objectives are to promote, strengthen for different matters (economic policy, events in public spaces such as Nuit Blanche, Provincial de General San Martin, Ensamble and stimulate cultural and artistic creation, employment, housing, urban development, the running of the contemporary arts centre Orquestal de París (Latin American tour with production and formation in every discipline education and culture). This gives him a first- CENTRALE and its satellites CENTRALE/box Maurice André), Vienna Chamber Orchestra to optimize creative development as well as hand knowledge of Brussels opportunities and and CENTRALE/lab, the support of the City’s (Latin American tour with Vienna´s Boys' innovation and participative culture in the challenges. He has served and still serves as own cultural institutions (five local cultural Choir), among others. city. It also assists in developing audiences board member for many cultural organizations, centres, three theatres, one theatre for young by offering diverse, original and high as president of the house for performing arts audiences, one choreographic centre, one María Victoria Alcaraz, quality cultural and artistic programmes. In La Bellone and of the organization in charge resource centre and library dedicated to the General Director of addition, the Ministry works to guarantee a of the professional integration of young actors performing arts…), the granting of subsidies the Colon Theatre; democratic access to culture in the city. It and directors Centre des Arts Scéniques, and to cultural institutions and projects, the Historian, specializing also has for missions to contribute to the as vice-president of the cinema promotion administration of permits… The department in Policy and Culture development of cultural ties with other cities agency Cinergie. He has a master in history. for Culture works closely with the department Management of Argentina and of the world, to stimulate for Museums, which conserves and brings to the participation of younger generations in Denis Laurent, Head, life the very rich Brussels historical heritage María Victoria Alcaraz the cultural life of the city, and to promote its Department of through several museums and archaeological is currently the tangible and intangible heritage sites. Culture, City Brussels sites, and the department for Archives, which General Director of manages one of the largest historical archives the Colon Theatre. www.buenosaires.gob.ar/areas/cultura/ Denis Laurent was in Belgium. She is a Historian, specializing in Policy appointed the head of and Culture Management Administration of the 45 people strong public cultural institutions, Ibero-American Culture department cooperation, cultural networks, cultural of the City Brussels economy and public finance. in April 2015. His She was Undersecretary of Cultural Heritage mission is to advise of the City of Buenos Aires from 2011 the office of the Alderwoman for Culture to 2015, General Director of San Martin and to help translate on the field the cultural Cultural Center from 2002 to 2011, General policies of the City of Brussels. Denis Laurent Director of Cultural Promotion of the City is also Professor at the graduate and post- of Buenos Aires from 2000 to 2002 and graduate school of art and design ENSAV General Director of San Cultural Center La Cambre and a contributor to L’Art Même, Martin, Buenos Aires from 1999 to 2000.

20 21 EDINBURGH City of Edinburgh Council Julia Amour, Director, Festivals Edinburgh with a mission to Edinburgh Festivals support Edinburgh’s Festivals in sustaining Lynne Halfpenny, The City of Edinburgh Council is the second and developing their position as the world’s Director of Culture, largest council in Scotland and the ninth Julia Amour has leading festival city through: development The City of Edinburgh largest in the UK, with a workforce of 19,000 over 20 years of and delivery of collaborative projects and Council employees and a budget of around £1bn experience across initiatives which support growth, product for the financial year 2015/16. The Council the Scottish and UK development, leadership and audiences, Lynne has 30 years’ is committed to playing a dynamic role on culture, education acting on behalf of and representing the experience of the local, national and international stage and international collective strengths of the Edinburgh successfully working and has a strong commitment to corporate trade and investment Festivals. in the cultural sector management, a willingness to innovate and a sectors. She joined in Scotland. She determination to set the highest standards. Festivals Edinburgh as Director in December began her career The Council plays a central role in shaping 2015. The organisation leads on the joint at the 1986 Commonwealth Games the continued success of Edinburgh as a strategic vision of Edinburgh’s 12 major Arts Festival as Marketing Officer and 21st century capital city. Our responsibilities festivals, seeking to sustain the city’s pre- International Artist Liaison Lead. Lynne went are wide-ranging, from schooling through to eminence as the world’s leading festival HONG KONG on from there to the west coast of Scotland social work, housing, economic development, destination. Thundering Hooves 2.0 to run an Arts Centre and community parks and green spaces, culture and sport, (launched May 2015) sets out the strategic Lesley Lau, Head of festivals and events before returning to festivals and events, roads and transport. framework for the next ten years and Julia Art Promotion Office, Edinburgh in 1989 to take on the role of The Council’s Culture Division plays a crucial works with key partners and stakeholders Leisure & Cultural Arts Officer with Edinburgh’s local authority. role in Edinburgh’s cultural offering. It runs to deliver its priorities around developing Services Department, Most recently Lynne has been appointed 15 Museums and Galleries, Scotland’s only Edinburgh’s global position, deep and Hong Kong as Director of Culture with a responsibility 5 star graded international concert hall, and wide engagement, innovation and future for a staffing complement of c180, cultural a number of flexible events spaces. In total, investment. Ms Lesley Lau is an venues, the civic museums service, arts, these venues attract over 1 million visitors Prior to taking up this post, Julia worked for art museum curator festivals and events and public safety for a year. It also is responsible for over 200 the British Council from 2007 in Scotland and currently the the Council. Edinburgh’s reputation as a monuments, an award-winning outreach and across the UK, becoming the British Head of the Art cultural and heritage destination continues and public access programme, the delivery Council’s Acting Regional Director for Promotion Office (APO). Lesley is the to grow and joint approaches to monitoring of major and civic events throughout the the UK in 2014. Key projects included a founding curator of APO and the art space, this reputation is key. The most recent year and cultural policy development. In global education legacy programme for Oi!. She has also worked for the Hong example of this saw a new Culture Plan for addition, it provides vital funding to cultural the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Heritage the city adopted, following a major public partners including Edinburgh’s internationally created with the BBC and Commonwealth Museum and Hong Kong Visual Arts engagement exercise. This process led to a renowned 12 festivals, a range of theatres, Secretariat; a major international programme Centre(vA!). Lesley obtained her PhD degree call for the creation of a Culture Task Group visual arts and community groups. partnership with Hull 2017 City of Culture; from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, to oversee and ensure that the cultural life and building a six way partnership of specialising in Chinese export art, public of the city is protected and nurtured. The national agencies to help the UK culture and community art development of Hong leaders on this group come from the private, sector access the EU’s Creative Europe Kong. Lesley has been a research fellow public and voluntary sectors of Edinburgh. In programme. in the British Museum and the Philips September this group was invited to assist Library of the Peabody Essex Museum. in the development and realisation of a city Edinburgh Festivals Her publications including Chinese and vision for Edinburgh which places Culture English articles such as “Role of the at its heart. Throughout Lynne’s career, Festivals Edinburgh is a strategic umbrella Leisure and Cultural Services Department partnership working has been a watchword, organisation focused on over-arching in the Promotion of Public Art in Hong critical to a range of successes especially areas of mutual interest. Its sole focus Kong”(Proceedings of Soul of the City – working with Edinburgh’s Festivals and is to maintain the Festivals’ and the International Symposium on Art and Public cultural venues in Edinburgh to ensure Festival City’s global competitive edge, Space, 2004); “Hong Kong Contemporary that they continue to thrive and act as via major collaborative projects and Art – From the ‘Public’ Context of Public local, national and international beacons of strategic initiatives. Building on a culture Art” (Hong Kong Visual Arts Yearbook success. of collaborative working the Directors of 2005), etc. Edinburgh’s twelve leading Festivals came together in 2007 to formally establish

22 23 Betty Mak, Planning on policy research. The ADC is one of the key distinct identity grounded in Chinese traditions Istanbul Culture and Tourism Directorate, and Cultural agencies of the Home Affairs Bureau in the and enriched by different cultures, where life Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism Exchange Director, promotion of arts and culture. is celebrated through cultural pursuit, and as a Hong Kong Arts prominent hub of cultural exchanges. Istanbul Culture and Tourism Directorate Development Council www.hkadc.org.hk is the provincial representative and local www.hab.gov.hk coordinating body of the Turkish Ministry Betty Mak is currently of Culture and Tourism. The Directorate is the Planning and composed of nine departments with more Cultural Exchange than 100 staff members. Director of Hong Kong Arts Development Sandy Cheung, The Directorate contributes to the Council (HKADC), where she is responsible for Principal Assistant ISTANBUL international promotion of Istanbul and the areas of research, cultural exchange, arts Secretary (Culture) manages the tourism information offices space development and arts administrators for Home Affairs, Nihan Bekar, located in the city’s touristic districts. Its training. Major projects included Hong Kong’s Hong Kong Department Manager, officials conduct regular audits of the participations in the Venice Biennale (Art / Publicity Branch, tourism sector (hotels, travel agencies, tour Architecture from 2001 to 2016) and Liverpool Ms Sandy Cheung Istanbul Provincial guides, etc.) to ensure they comply with the Biennale (2012), the International Arts is currently Principal Directorate of Culture standards determined by the Ministry. The Leadership Roundtable, Hong Kong Annual Assistant Secretary and Tourism Directorate’s responsibilities further include Arts Survey, the debut Arts Development (Culture) of the Home the smooth operation of the city’s public Award, Arts Education Expo, and art Affairs Bureau. Her Nihan Bekar is the museums and libraries, providing official delegation visits to various cities in Mainland portfolio covers policies relating to cultural Department Manager certificates to cultural establishments (such China and overseas. exchange between Hong Kong and other for Publicity Branch as cinemas and publishers), hosting and Before joining the HKADC, Ms. Mak acted countries, public and private museums, of Istanbul Provincial supporting arts and cultural events as well as the administration head of Chung Ying public libraries, visual arts, intangible cultural Directorate of Culture and Tourism. She as organizing workshops to identify the Theatre Company, one of the nine flagship heritage, as well as the development of joined the Turkish Ministry of Culture and sector needs. arts organizations of Hong Kong. From 1987- Cantonese Opera. Being a member of the Tourism as an Assistant Manager in 2002 1998, Ms. Mak served in various departments Hong Kong Special Administrative Region where she was involved in projects and tasks The Directorate is also a prominent of the Hong Kong Arts Centre, and her Government’s Administrative Service, prior to about international organizations—particularly organization in Istanbul in terms of cultural last position was the Controller of Venue joining the Home Affairs Bureau in October United Nations World Tourism Organization research and studies. It produced the ‘City Operations, overseeing both the customer 2015, she served in various bureaux and (UNWTO) and United Nations Education and Culture: Istanbul’ textbook, which is service and technical divisions. departments, including the Education Bureau, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO). the central piece of the elective ‘İstanbul Food and Health Bureau, Environmental She acted as the liaison point of UNWTO courses’ offered by the city’s universities. Hong Kong Arts Development Council Protection Department, and Environment, within the Ministry, till the end of 2007. The Directorate is also a partner of the Transport and Works Bureau. In 2007, Nihan was appointed as Culture Istanbul Cultural Heritage and Cultural Established in 1995, the Hong Kong Arts and Tourism Attaché to Turkish Culture and Economy Inventory, a research project Development Council (ADC) is a statutory body Home Affairs Bureau, Government of the Tourism Office in New York where she led the collecting both qualitative and quantitative set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region advertisement, public relations, promotion detailed information about the city’s cultural Special Administrative Region to support the and publicity campaigns for Turkish Tourism environment. broad development of the arts including literary The Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) of the & Culture in Northern America. Since 2011, arts, performing arts, visual arts as well as film Government of the Hong Kong Special she is working at her current Office where www.kultur.gov.tr and media arts in Hong Kong. Its major roles Administrative Region has policy responsibility she is developing projects for Istanbul with include grant allocation, policy and planning, over the whole spectrum of arts and culture her colleagues to enhance the city’s cultural advocacy, promotion and development, and encompassing performing arts, visual arts, industry and tourism sector. Nihan holds a programme planning. Aiming to foster a thriving public arts, libraries, museums and intangible B.S. degree in International Relations and arts environment and enhance the quality of cultural heritage, covering the development of M.S. degree in Public Administration. life of the public, the ADC is also committed both cultural infrastructure and cultural software to facilitating community-wide participation (including arts education, audience building, in the arts and arts education, encouraging programme development and grooming of arts criticism, raising the standard of arts talents, etc). Its vision is to develop Hong Kong administration and strengthening the work as an international cultural metropolis with a

24 25 LONDON Chief Operating Officer at the Serpentine Greater London Authority regional study of individual artists as part of Gallery, included working on the lead up to the California Arts Council’s economic impact Justine Simons OBE, the opening of the new Serpentine Sackler The Greater London Authority (GLA) is a study on the arts. Deputy Mayor for Gallery. Jackie has also worked for the strategic authority with a Londonwide role to Ms. Zucker serves on the cultural tourism Culture and Creative Manchester International Festival, a biennial design a better future for the capital. It supports committee for the Los Angeles Coalition Industries, Mayor of commissioning arts festival presenting world the work of the Mayor of London, helping for the Economy & Jobs (The L.A. Coalition), London’s Office and premieres in Manchester and then touring his office to develop and deliver strategies which focuses its efforts on initiatives to Chair, World Cities them internationally. She has also worked in for London. It also supports the London spur economic growth and job creation in Culture Forum several theatre organisations including the Assembly in their role of scrutinising the work the region. She also serves on the boards Royal Shakespeare Company, Lyric Theatre of the Mayor and representing the interests of of Grantmakers in the Arts, is an officer of Justine was Head of Hammersmith and Kneehigh Theatre. Jackie Londoners. While the Mayor and the London the Ford Theatre Foundation board and was Culture for the Mayor also sits on the Board of the Centre for Assembly are elected by Londoners, the staff a founding member of the board of Arts of London for over a Chinese Contemporary Art in Manchester. of the GLA are a permanent body that provides for LA. She was previously the Executive decade and has played a central role in the continuity in the ongoing development and Director of the Ventura Arts Council and cultural revitalisation of London. She was Laia Gasch, Special delivery of strategies for London. It is their role, was producing director of the Back Alley awarded an OBE in 2015 for Services to Advisor to the Deputy regardless of the political background of the Theatre for ten years. Ms. Zucker received Culture in London. Mayor for Culture, Mayor, his team or Assembly Members, to make a B.A. in English from Barnard College and Justine has conceived and delivered the Mayor’s Mayor of London’s sure that the work they do on behalf of London attended the Yale School of Drama. statutory culture strategy since the inception of Office is of the highest standard that this great city the GLA. She shaped the Mayor’s Investment deserves. Los Angeles County Arts Commission Strategy for the creative industries and overseen As Special Advisor for City Hall’s work across music, theatre, film, the Deputy Mayor for www.london.gov.uk The Arts Commission provides leadership fashion, design, games and art – including Culture and Creative in cultural services of all disciplines for building the Fourth Plinth Commission into the Industries, Laia advises the largest County in the United States, UK’s biggest sculpture prize. Justine founded on cultural policy and encompassing 88 municipalities. It funds and is Chair of the World Cities Culture has been pivotal in developing new areas, for LOS ANGELES 364 nonprofit arts organizations through Forum and played a lead role in the cultural example embedding culture in the capital’s a two-year $9 million grant program, programme for the London 2012 Olympic spatial planning; addressing the need for Laura Zucker, implements Arts for All, the regional and Paralympic Games – staging the capital’s creative workspace; developing a night time Executive Director, initiative dedicated to restoring arts biggest ever festival with over 5000 events. economy policy and the establishment of a Los Angeles County education to 81 public school districts, Prior to the Mayor’s Office, Justine spent over ‘Night Csar’; and the inclusion of a games Arts Commission programs and operates the Ford Theatres, a decade in the field of contemporary dance, industry festival as part of the Mayor’s funds the largest arts internship program producing, commissioning and running festivals creative industries portfolio. Originally Laura Zucker is in the country and manages the County’s and venues. from Barcelona, she came to London to Executive Director civic art policy. The Arts Commission do a degree at Goldsmiths College and of the Los Angeles also produces free community programs, Jackie McNerney, has lived in London ever since. She has County Arts including the Emmy® Award-winning LA Acting Head of worked as a creative producer leading Commission and County Holiday Celebration broadcast on Culture, Mayor of national and international projects for like- Senior Fellow in public television. London’s Office minded organisations including the Cultural the Center for Olympiad during the London 2012 Olympic Management in the Creative Industries www.lacountyarts.org Jackie is Acting Games, the BBC, where she led an award- at Claremont Graduate University. Her Head of Culture wining youth arts programme, and has led leadership helped shape the regional in the Mayor of projects for arts organisations including cultural calendar on ExperienceLA.com, London’s Culture Tate Modern, the Southbank Centre and the which is currently undergoing a major Team, where she London International Festival of Theatre. transformation in close partnership with the leads on international Laia is cultural activist in her local area, she Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Board. projects including the World Cities Culture has co-founded a local market, a parent-run Ms. Zucker headed the California Cultural Forum and The Culture Diary. Previously, nursery and a neighbours’ association and is Tourism Initiative, which marketed the arts of Jackie has worked in a variety of cultural on the board of Chats Palace arts centre. California’s three urban regions domestically organisations across the UK. Her last job, as and internationally. She is the author of a

26 27 Shannon Daut, facilities and produces innovative programming at the cultural production through all the stages of by the Cultural department, such as access, Cultural Affairs 1450 Ocean, the Annenberg Community Beach research, production and exhibition. We focus decentralization, innovation, digital culture, etc. Manager, City House, and the Miles Memorial Playhouse. In on the creation of programs and infrastructures of Santa Monica addition, the Division manages the City’s extensive that promote social debate, cultural innovation Community and collection of public art — ranging from murals to and institutional cooperation. Our strategic Cultural Services interactive art installations. lines for public policies are based on digital culture, education and mediation, diversity and In May of 2016, experimentation, and cultural heritage as the Shannon Daut was place for urban memory. selected to lead the MONTRÉAL Cultural Affairs Division Daniel Bissonnette, for the City of Santa Monica, California, where Director, Cinema – she works to strengthen the role of the arts MADRID Festivals – Events, in serving the City and its communities. She City of Montréal was previously the Executive Director of the Ana Méndez de Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), Andés, Strategic Julia López Varela, Daniel holds a where she re-imagined and re-invigorated Planning and Director of Social degree in economics the leadership role the agency played in International Advisor, Innovation and and has spent the policies of the state, from tourism and Madrid City Council International Affairs, most of his career economic development to education and Madrid Destino, at the crossroads Alaska Native cultural advancement. Prior to Ana Méndez de Andés Madrid City Council of economic and moving to Alaska, Daut was Deputy Director of Aldama is in charge cultural development. His experience has the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), of strategic planning, Julia is an expert been acquired in the private, public and non- where she oversaw the organization’s work projects and studies, in Design Thinking profit sectors. He has carried out strategic in the areas of cultural policy and technology. as well as international methodologies development mandates and has been involved Daut serves on the board of the National relations at the Culture and Sports Councillors and innovative/ in the implementation and management of Performance Network/Visual Arts Network cabinet in Madrid. With an MA in Urban creative facilitations. structuring projects that enable industries to and has also served on the boards of the Studies from the Superior Technical School of Since February 2016 she is in charge of the grow and to better compete. After holding Association of Performing Arts Presenters Architecture of Madrid, Ana has worked across development of social innovation projects, and several managing posts for the City of Montreal, and WESTAF. Daut received her bachelor’s Europe and her teaching has been developed the relation with the commercial and business he was appointed in 2011 as Director Cinema degree in Communication Arts/Film from at the European University of Madrid, as Visitor sector. She has a degree in Law and Economics – Festivals – Events for the City, where he the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Professor at the University of Tongj, Shanghai, and has co-founded Impact Hub Madrid (she manages the Montreal Film and TV Commission, graduate degree in Communication/Rhetoric and through different workshops and seminars was Managing Director before joining Madrid City the Festivals Office and the Special Events from the University of Colorado-Denver. in Spain and abroad. Her professional, activist Hall), a global network for social entrepreneurs and research practice revolves around the generating positive impact around the globe. Department. He is also responsible for the Before joining the public company Madrid development of creative and cultural industries. City of Santa Monica Community and nature of contemporary metropolitan processes, Destino, she has worked in Spain and abroad Cultural Services Department interventions in public space and the production of urban commons. In the last ten years he has (Italy, Mexico and Argentina) in cultural projects Service de la Culture The City of Santa Monica’s Cultural Affairs collaborated with cultural agents and institutions and business development. The Service de la Culture plays a leading role Division works to sustain Santa Monica’s creative in the production of critical thinking, collaborative in the development and enhancement of the economy and facilitate access to arts and cultural processes and public space. Madrid Destino various components that make up the cultural opportunities for residents and visitors. This identity of Montréal. By fostering close ties includes offering four major grant programs for Department of Culture and Sports, City of Madrid Destino is a public company owned between the various disciplines, the Service Santa Monica-based artists, arts organizations Madrid by Madrid City Council and dedicated to the de la Culture makes culture a key driver of the and schools, along with producing a wide range promotion of culture, tourism and congresses. city’s growth. of cultural programs, such as Beach=Culture, The Department of Culture and Sports, City of Madrid cultural public policies are, to a great Tongva after Dark, Dia de los Muertos at the Madrid, understands culture as a common good, extent, formalized through this tool, and http://ville.montreal.qc.ca Woodlawn Cemetery, Jazz on the Lawn, COAST, a field for personal and social development, and Madrid Destino manages directly some of the Santa Monica Festival, and the International a right. Our aim is to ensure access to all citizens, the main cultural institutions and activities Teen Film Festival. The Cultural Affairs Division to foster participation and collaboration among of the city. It also develops its own programs is also charged with managing the city’s cultural social and institutional actors, and to support following the strategic guidelines defined

28 29 Stéphane Lavoie, MOSCOW councils. In 2012–2013, he was a Deputy Head cultural projects, including: international design Executive and of the Department of Family and Youth Policy festival DesignAct; installations at the Central Programming Alexander Kibovsky, of Moscow. In 2007, he received a PhD degree House of Artists; the "Collected Works" festival Director, TOHU– Minister in the in Sociology. For his work Vladimir has received in the Russian State Library, and many others. Montreal, Canada Moscow City government awards and merit certificates. Maria has also organized a number of educational Government, Head projects (TEDxMoscow, discussions on creative Stéphane Lavoie is of the Moscow Moscow Department of Culture Moscow industries in the Garage Museum of Contemporary the Executive and Department of Art, course on design for students of the Open Programming Director Culture Department of Culture is part of the Moscow University Skolkovo); was in charge of Moscow- at TOHU. For over 25 Government. It develops municipal targeted related projects at Reframing Studio (Amsterdam). years, Mr. Lavoie has Alexander Kibovsky programmes in the arts and culture. Today it In 2013–2014, she was a Senior Lecturer at the been actively involved in the arts and culture has been Minister plays a key role in the Moscow cultural policy. HSE Faculty of Design. community in Montreal. He played a key in the Moscow City The Department of Culture manages about role in the venue of a number of Canadian Government and the Head of the Moscow 500 legal entities, located at more than 1000 Alina Bogatkova, and international circus artists to Montreal Department of Culture since 2015. Alexander addresses all over Moscow. In addition to First Deputy Director and participated in a variety of advisory has started to systemize the work of the museums, theaters, libraries, parks, exhibition of the Moscow committees. He is regularly called to serve on numerous network of Moscow state cultural halls, cultural centers, youth centers, arts schools, Central Library international circus festivals juries. institutions and his Department. In 2015 he concert halls and cinemas, the Department named after N.A. launched several important projects in this includes organizations involved in sectoral and Nekrasov, Deputy TOHU — la Cité des Arts du Cirque direction including massive online public territorial development. It develops pedestrian Director of Moscow discussion of the city libraries that was zones, organizes city festivals, launches grant Institute for Social Located at the heart of Cité des arts du followed by the roadmap to improve their programmes for cultural institutions, educational and Cultural cirque since 2004, TOHU’s mission is services. Also he is promoting the renovation events for cultural managers and creative Programs (MISCP) to disseminate, create, experiment and of the cultural infrastructure and has opened industry entrepreneurs, etc. Also the Department combine three elements: culture (CIRCUS), 5 new theatre stages in Moscow. Prior to this is in charge of big city festivals and public Alina Bogatkova was appointed the First Director environment (EARTH) and community he was Head of the Moscow Department holidays celebrations held in Moscow. of the Moscow Central Library named after N.A. involvement (PEOPLE). TOHU relies on for Cultural Heritage in 2012-2015 and Nekrasov in April, 2016 where she is responsible the talent and dedication of multiple Head of the Federal Service for monitoring www.kultura.mos.ru for income generation, human resources professionals from various fields. Thanks to compliance with cultural heritage protection management, research and key development its threefold mission, TOHU helps position law (2008-2010). Alexander is the author of projects. Also she has been the Deputy Director Montréal as the international capital of circus many publications on the history of the Russian of the MISCP since 2012 where she is in arts, while also establishing itself as the imperial army and identification of the portraits charge of research and analytics, workshops benchmark for culture-based sustainable of the 18-19th century Russian officers. for employees of cultural institutions and development through culture. Quebec’s Maria Privalova, communication between cultural managers and circus scene is world-renowned and Montréal Vladimir Filippov, General Director of the MISCP research team. Also in 2013–2014 is taking its place as a highly valued venue Deputy Head, the Moscow Central she worked as a Deputy Director of the Mikhail for foreign troupes. Internationally acclaimed Moscow Department Library named after Bulgakov Museum helping manage the staff as the gateway contemporary circus in North of Culture N.A. Nekrasov and organise city festivals. America, TOHU also established a festival dedicated to circus arts in 2010. Vladimir Philippov was Maria was appointed Moscow Central Library named after appointed a Deputy Director of the Moscow N.A. Nekrasov http://tohu.ca/en Head of the Department Central Library named of Culture of Moscow after N.A. Nekrasov in The Moscow State Budget Institution of Culture on 24 June 2013. In March, 2016. Prior to “Central Universal Science Library named this position he is in that, she served as the Director of the Moscow after N.A. Nekrasov” commonly known as the charge of public parks, cultural and exhibition Institute for Social and Cultural Programmes Nekrasovka library is the main public library centers, museums, libraries, children’s leisure and (MISCP) and Director of the professional of Moscow. It offers its patrons more than a city festivals. In 2008–2012, Vladimir worked as programme at the Moscow International Forum million copies in almost 100 languages as well the Head of the Department of Family and Youth "Culture. Looking into the future". In 2007–2013 as various digital resources and databases. It Policy at the Northeastern Administrative Area of as part of the design agency LimitedUnlimited organizes cultural events and social Moscow where he introduced the system of youth Maria worked as curator and producer for various programmes to promote reading. The library is

30 31 a research and training center. Together with Svetlana Commissioner Finkelpearl, the Department City’s five boroughs. DCLA also provides the Moscow Department of Culture and other Maximchenko, Deputy of Cultural Affairs has been instrumental to donated materials for arts programs offered key stakeholders it is in charge of shaping Head, Moscow Parks integrating cultural benefits for the city’s new by the public schools and cultural and social the vision and development concept for the Organization municipal ID program, IDNYC; launched a major service groups, and commissions permanent extended Moscow library network. effort to promote a more equitable, diverse, and works of public art at City-funded construction Svetlana started working inclusive cultural sector; started a new program projects throughout the five boroughs. Moscow Institute for Social and Cultural in Moscow Parks in that places artists-in-residence at city agencies; Programs 2013, she is in charge and maintained the department’s status as the www.nyc.gov/culture of cultural events and largest local funder of the arts in the United The Moscow Institute for Social and Cultural programs, PR and States. Prior to his appointment by Mayor Bill Programmes (MISCP) is a government non special projects in parks. de Blasio, Commissioner Finkelpearl served commercial scientific-research organization. Previously, Svetlana has worked in media for as Executive Director of the Queens Museum, The sponsor of the Institute is the Moscow 10 years as editor-in-chief of Akzia Newspaper overseeing an expansion that doubled the Department of Culture. The institute’s main (named World's Best-Design Newspaper in museum’s size and positioning the organization PARIS activity is carrying out scientific-research, 2007&2008 and got World Young Readers prize as a vibrant center for social engagement in methodological and educational procedures 2010). She also worked as Society for News nearby communities. Carine Camors, Urban in order to develop the sociocultural spheres Design regional director for Russia and organized Economist, IAU Ile-de- of Moscow city. The Institute conducts applied news design conferences. Ryan Max, Director France research in sociology, culturology, socioeconomic of External Affairs, geography, communications and design as well Moscow Parks Organization Department of Carine Camors is as developing recommendations based on the Cultural Affairs, New an Economist at research and organizing conferences, round Moscow Parks was founded in 2011 to York City the Paris Region tables and seminars. In 2013 the MISCP created coordinate the new Moscow city program for Urban Planning & “The Mechanics of Moscow. Research into an parks development. It manages more than 70 Ryan Max serves as Development Agency Urban Environment” project. This research was parks of culture and leisure in Moscow and Director of External (IAU), Paris, France. designed to help decentralize the cultural life of coordinates parks' reconstruction, cultural events Affairs at the New York She specialises on three main topics: the city, which is under the oversight of Moscow’s and regular programmes, their strategy and City Department of Employment, Social Economy and Creative Department of Culture. Due to the complex and development. Moscow Parks Organization is part Cultural Affairs. In this Economy. She contributed to the master detailed approach to data involved in this research, of the Moscow Department of Culture. role, he manages public affairs, media relations, planning process of the Paris metropolitan it can also be used to analyze other spheres of and a range of special projects for the agency. He development strategy. In regards to the the urban environment such as safety, ecology, previously worked for a community development Creative Economy topic, she focuses on transport, education, etc. The project is available at organization in the South Bronx. creative and cultural industries (CCI), as a data.miscp.ru/en/ strategic regional sector, and their impact New York City Department of Cultural on the territorial development in the Paris Other important topics of the Institute include Affairs Region: profile of the creative workforce and leisure preferences and habits of different age NEW YORK skills analysis, CCI organization within the groups, audiences of Moscow city festivals, The New York City Department of Cultural metropolis and the dynamics at the regional communication and design for cultural institutions. Tom Finkelpearl, Affairs (DCLA) is dedicated to supporting and scale, new creative businesses location, Commissioner, strengthening New York City’s vibrant cultural geographical cultural clustering in the core http://www.miscp.ru/ Department of Cultural life. DCLA works to promote and advocate for of the City, the challenges of the digital Affairs, public access to quality arts programming era. She is one of the two coordinators and New York City and to articulate the contribution made by researchers in charge of the Paris region for the cultural community to the City’s vitality. the World Cities Culture Forum. Tom Finkelpearl is the The agency represents and serves nonprofit Commissioner of the New cultural organizations involved in the visual, York City Department of literary and performing arts; public-oriented Cultural Affairs. In this science and humanities institutions including role he oversees city funding for nonprofit arts zoos, botanical gardens and historic and organizations across the five boroughs and directs preservation societies; and creative artists at the cultural policy for the City of New York. Since all skill levels who live and work within the his appointment by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014,

32 33 Odile Soulard, Urban SAN FRANCISCO Additionally, the SFAC manages San Francisco’s Howard Pickett Economist, IAU Ile-de- street artist licensing program as well as oversees Executive Vice France Tom DeCaigny, the capital management of four city-owned cultural President/Chief Commissioner, centers, three public exhibition spaces and San Marketing Officer Odile Soulard is an Department of Francisco’s Civic Art Collection, which includes San Francisco Travel Economist at the Paris Cultural Affairs, City over 3,500 objects worth an estimated $90 million. Association Region Urban Planning and County of San & Development Agency Francisco Howard Pickett has (IAU), Paris, France. Her been Executive Vice areas of expertise are Tom DeCaigny is the President and Chief mainly related to the Director of Cultural Joe D’Alessandro, Marketing Officer of the knowledge economy: R&D, innovation, creative Affairs for the City and President and CEO, San Francisco Travel Association since October economy (cultural and creative industries) County of San Francisco. San Francisco Travel 2013. In his role he is responsible for marketing and dynamics of networks, in local and As the Director of Cultural Affairs he oversees Association San Francisco as a world-class convention and international urban contexts. She contributed the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC), the leisure destination with oversight of all global to the master planning process of the Paris $24 million City agency that champions the arts Joe D’Alessandro has marketing efforts related to the San Francisco metropolitan development strategy. She is one as essential to daily life by investing in a vibrant served as President Travel brand and its five core audiences (visitors, of the two coordinators and researchers in arts sector, enlivening the urban environment and CEO of the San meeting planners, travel trade, journalists and San charge of the Paris region for the World Cities and shaping innovative cultural policy. Before Francisco Travel Francisco Travel partners). Previously, Howard Culture Forum. being appointed Director of Cultural Affairs by Association since worked for five years as Chief Marketing Officer for Mayor Ed Lee in 2012, Mr. DeCaigny was an July 2006. Under his Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. Prior to that he was IAU Ile-de-France independent consultant and strategist in the leadership San Francisco passed the Tourism Chief Marketing Officer at Kerzner International, fields of arts and culture, youth development and Improvement District which created a unique Inc. Pickett was also with the Walt Disney Company IAU Ile-de-France is Paris Region Urban education. He served nine years as Executive and sustainable funding structure which for 13 years in top leadership positions in the Planning & Development Agency. It has 50 Director of Performing Arts Workshop, a San is a national model for tourism promotion. Parks and Resorts division. Prior to his time with years of experience in the urban development Francisco-based organization dedicated to Prior to joining SF Travel, D’Alessandro was the Walt Disney Company, Pickett was in Account of the metropolis of Paris and international helping marginalized young people develop president and CEO of the Portland Oregon Management with the J. Walter Thompson planning projects. Thanks to a 200-strong critical thinking, creative expression and essential Visitors Association, served as executive advertising agency in New York, Los Angeles and multidisciplinary staff with expertise covering learning skills through the arts. He helped found director of the Oregon Tourism Commission, Chicago. Pickett holds a Bachelor’s degree in all aspects of planning, IAU carries out an arts middle school for youth in the juvenile and as international program manager for Advertising from the University of Florida. a global conception of planning using justice system, managed the AIDS Memorial the California Office of Tourism. He serves an integrated approach (mobility and Quilt’s National Youth Education Program and on the executive committee of the U.S. San Francisco Travel Association transport, urban project, demographics and conducted research for the National Committee Travel Association, the California Travel and housing, economic development, network for Responsive Philanthropy. He currently serves Tourism Commission and the SF Superbowl SF Travel, founded in 1909, is San Francisco’s management, vision of social practices, on the Board of Directors for the California 50 Host Committee. He has served as chair official destination marketing organization with culture...). As a regional think tank, IAU is Alliance for Arts Education. Mr. DeCaigny has a of the Oregon Tourism Commission and the a mission to enhance the region’s economy involved in the economic development aspect B.A. degree in Dramatic Arts from Macalester National Council of Destination Organizations. by promoting San Francisco and the Bay of culture as well as the capital region’s College in St. Paul, MN and currently resides in He has also served on numerous other Area worldwide as the premier destination for cultural facilities and practices planning, San Francisco, CA. boards and organizations. D’Alessandro was conventions, meetings, events and leisure travel. providing guidance and support to decision- knighted by the President of Portugal, Mario With more than 1,500 members and an annual makers in their practical and political choices. San Francisco Arts Commission Soares in 1989. In 1995 he was voted State budget of $38 million, the association is one Since 2005, IAU pioneered the creative Travel Director of the Year by the National of the largest membership-based tourism sector and job cross-analysis in France. IAU The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) was Council of State Travel Directors. In 2014 he promotion agencies in the country and employs issues a wide range of publications, available established by San Francisco’s City Charter in was named Most Admired CEO by the San a staff of 100, with offices in San Francisco, online at www.iau-idf.fr. 1932. The agency is charged with overseeing Francisco Business Times. Washington D.C., Chicago, New York and in the design quality of all new public infrastructure, fourteen international markets. stewarding the Cultural Equity and Cultural Center Endowments (totaling over $6 million in annual grant investments) and implementing San Francisco’s ‘2% for Art’ public art ordinance.

34 35 SEOUL Culture Headquarters, Seoul Metropolitan degree in the graduate school of urban Decision-making Consultation Achievement Government sociology at the University of Seoul. Award. Hongseog Goh, Chief Officer, Culture The Culture Headquarter of SMG is responsible Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Shanghai Theatre Academy Headquarters, for the policies regarding culture & art, design, Seoul Metropolitan museum, library, heritage and city-wall. In Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture was Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA) is a Government cooperation with several affiliated organizations established in 2004 to enhance the quality comprehensive university of performing (Seoul Foundation for Art & Culture, the Sejong of life of Seoul’s citizens, and increase the arts, with the focus on theatre training and Hong Seog Goh Center, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and city’s competitiveness, by deeply instilling studies and a history of almost 70 years. is currently in the others), SMG’s Culture Headquarter works to culture and the arts in the daily life of the Co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of position of Chief expand daily access to cultural and creative local population. To accomplish its mission, China and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Officer of Culture activities for all of the city’s citizens. SMG strives the foundation carries out various initiatives Government, and reporting to the Shanghai Headquarters, Seoul to make Seoul a city of culture that everyone of arts support program, culture & arts Municipal Education Commission, STA is one Metropolitan Government (SMG). He majored would like to visit and live in. At the same education, public-arts projects & festivals, of the best art institutions of higher education in politics at Seoul National University, and time SMG is also trying to regain the title of a and a cultural welfare program. It also in China and has cultivated thousands of studied for a master’s degree in public historic city, especially registering “Seoul City operates cultural facilities such as Seoul artists in various professional fields nationally administration at Oregon University. Walls (Hanyang Castle Walls)” as a UNESCO Art Spaces, Namsan Arts Center and Seoul and internationally. Meanwhile, the academy As a government official, he has 29 years’ World Heritage site. Theater Center. has also cultivated a large number of talents working experience in the Presidential for cultural management, who are now Secretariat of the national government working in important posts in art institutions and in the Transportation Headquarters, home and abroad, as well as in related Bureau of Economic promotion, Hangang government agencies. Project Headquarters of Seoul Metropolitan Hae-Bo Kim, SHANGHAI Government since 1988. http://en.sta.edu.cn/ Head, Research & Currently he is the chief executive director of Development team, Prof. Changyong Culture Headquarters, generally supervising Seoul Foundation for Huang, Vice the planning of city’s cultural policy, Arts and Culture President, Shanghai Marina Guo, Founder constructing the cultural infrastructures, and Theatre Academy; registering “Seoul City Walls (Hanyang Castle & President, Huashan Hae-Bo Kim is Director, World Cities Walls)” as a UNESCO World Heritage site etc. Multiversity; Rotating currently in the Co-ordinated Centre Chair, China Innovation position of the for Culture and Hyosun Seung, Public Service Alliance for head of Research & Innovation Officer, Cultural Culture & Technology; Development team Policy Division, Vice Director, John at SFAC. His experience and background Prof. Huang Changyong, Seoul Metropolitan Howkins Research ranges from majoring in physics, doing Ph.D., Professor, is Government Center on Creative arts management, and to studying urban currently the Vice President of Shanghai Theatre Economy, Shanghai sociology. He has been working at SFAC Academy, Founder and Director of the World Hyosun Seung is Theatre Academy since 2004, as managers of Art support Cities Co-ordinated Centre for Culture and currently working in team, Seoul Art Spaces TFT, Seoul Theater Innovation, Director of metropolitan Cultural the Cultural Policy Dr. Marina Guo is a cultural entrepreneur, Center and of the festival production team. Audit Centre. Meanwhile he also serves as Division, Culture academic and strategist based in Shanghai Before joining SFAC, Hae-Bo worked for professor at Tongji University, Deputy Director Headquarters of China. She is the founder & President of the Korea Science Foundation dealing of the Ministry of Education of Art Theory Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG). As Huashan Multiversity which is a national initiative with science promotion programs, such Committee, Vice Member of Shanghai Writers a government official, she has 24 years’ on cultural leadership and talent development as Sci-Art projects. He also worked for the Assosiation. His major research covers the areas working experience, in the Office of Planning for cultural professionals and executives. SamulNori-Hannullim, the most famous of literature, culture theory, cultural and creative & Administration, Seoul Museum of Art, and Meanwhile, Marina serves as the Rotating Chair Korean traditional percussion troupe, and industries, and arts management. He has Bureau of Culture since 1992. Since 2016, for China Innovation Service Alliance for Culture as a planner for the Moochon theatre published over 100 articles, and taken charge she is in charge of establishing action plans & Technology. She is guest faculty at Berlin company. of several national and provincial level research. of ‘Seoul Culture Vision 2030’, drawing-up the School of Creative Leadership and is sitting Hae-Bo holds an MA in Arts Management He is the award holder of the fourth Shanghai plan for promotion of culture in daily life, and on the Board of Director, American Institute of from Chugye University of the Arts. And Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding the ordinance of Cultural City. Performing Arts. She was the former Head of now, he is writing the thesis for the doctoral Achievement Award and the Eighth Shanghai

36 37 Arts Management at Shanghai Theatre Academy. Shanghai’s Fudan University with a PhD in He is also a regular contributor to Chinese SHENZHEN Marina is the author of Creative Transformation literature and a post doctorate qualification in publications including “Arts and cultural (China Economic Press 2011) studying the economics. He is also Assistant Director of the theory research”, “Sociology”, “East China Prof. Jianxin Zhou, potential of the creative economy in China, and Shanghai and East China Evaluation Centre Normal University Magazine”, “Cultural China” Vice President, the translator of How Creativity is Changing for Public Culture, a committee member of the and “Shanghai Culture”, where he writes Institute for Cultural China (Wuwei Li, Bloomsbury 2011). Marina was Shanghai Municipal Federation for the Social on national and provincial level topics. Mr Industries, Shenzhen recognized as a future leader by the Australian Sciences. Additionally, he is chief expert in the Zheng’s recent research focuses on Public University government when she received the Australian Public Cultural Services and Cultural Policy Culture, cultural policy and cultural theory. Endeavour Award. She won the most competitive Research Innovation Projects team at SASS, Additionally, as a member of the expert Prof. Jianxin Zhou, Ph.D, Creative Leaders Award at China Creative and editor of SASS’s Blue Book publication panel of China’s national level Ministry of Professor, is currently Industries Award in 2011. Marina holds Ph.D. the “Shanghai Public Culture Development Culture as well as expert strategic advisor the Vice President of in Economics, Master of Arts and bachelor in Report”. Mr Xu is chiefly involved in research to the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Institute for Cultural International Business. She was a visiting scholar work related to cultural theory, culture and Culture, Radio, Film and Television, he has Industries, Shenzhen at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). urbanism, the creative industries and Public taken part in numerous research projects University. Meanwhile he is Associate Director Culture, as well as advising on strategic and papers connected to the construction of of National Center for Cultural Innovation The China Innovation Service Alliance for planning relating to cultural development. public cultural services. Research, and Director of Hakka Research Culture and Technology Huashan Multiversity His service at a national and municipal level Institute. His major research covers the areas of includes completing two national government Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Regional cultural industry, ethnic studies and The China Innovation Service Alliance for Culture funded social sciences research projects, Institute of Literature Regional Cultural Studies. He has published 7 and Technology (referred to as ‘the Alliance’) is a presiding over ten municipal level social books, over 100 articles, and taken charge of NGO and a national initiative funded by Ministry sciences program topics and presiding over Institute of Literature of Shanghai Academy several national and provincial level research. of Science and Technology, P.R. China. The numerous local government level cultural of Social Sciences, founded in 1979 is He is special allowance expert of the State Alliance offers a range of innovation services in development program topics. He has been a bureau level research institution legal Council and the award holder of the New cultural project development, talent development, awarded more than ten provincial level awards person as well as the major thought Century National Hundred, Thousand and Ten investment and international collaborations to for his research contributions. sphere and think-tank for the decision Thousand Talent Project. enhance a robust inter-industry development making of Shanghai’s culture and literature and regional economic growth. Driven by Mr. Chongxuan development. Since the new century, the Yaqin Zhong, business model innovation, the Alliance aims Zheng, Researcher, institute has always adhered to the parallel Assistant Professor, to develop an industry-academia integrated Institute of Literature, development of culture and literature, Director, Information service platform for technological innovation and Shanghai Academy of disciplines and think-tank, fundamental and Publishing its commercialization in addition to institutional Social Sciences theoretical study and of pragmatic research Department, innovation and talent development. Receiving and we have accomplished fruitful results Institute for Cultural RMB 30 million seed fund (US$5 million) for Mr Zheng holds a in the fields of urban culture, public culture, Industries, Shenzhen a 3-year plan from Ministry of Science and PhD and is a post culture policies, culture planning, cultural University Technology, the Alliance took a leading role in doctorate level arts industry and culture institutional reforms. It urging technology-led and innovation-driven and humanities undertakes research for the state, ministerial, Dr. Yaqin Zhong is an sustainable cultural development. scholar. He is currently provincial and municipal-governments assistant professor an assistant researcher at the Institute of and contributed to a number of important and the Director of Information and Publishing Qingquan Xu, Literature, Shanghai Academy of Social culture policies for Shanghai and China as a Department, Institute for Cultural Industries, Researcher, Institute Sciences, where he is also responsible whole. The institute compiled the first-ever Shenzhen University. She is also Secretary- of Literature, for supervising the Academy’s masters Blue Book on the Evolution of Urban Culture general of National Center for Cultural Innovation Shanghai Academy of level students, supervising the Academy’s in China. Research. She received her doctoral degree from Social Sciences research activity into Public Culture and Sun Yat-sen University and she was a Post- editing the Academy’s “Shanghai Cultural doctoral fellow at Jinan University. Her major M.r Xu is currently Development” report. research covers the areas of literature, aesthetics, the secretary of and Mr Zheng’s publications include “Narratives Urban culture, and creative industries. She researcher at the in contemporary consumer culture” and has published 3 books and over 20 academic Institute of Literature at “Varied cultural perspectives in research into papers in her research field and taken charge of the Shanghai Academy urban culture”, as well as the collaborative provincial level research. She is the award holder of Social Sciences (SASS). He graduated from publication “Urban cultural theory and of Shenzhen high-level talents. the Department of Literature and Fine Art at modernity”.

38 39 Institute for Cultural Industries, Shenzhen ties with other cities of the world. It aims to philanthropy. Since its inception in November for telling the Singapore story, sharing the University contribute to enhance mutual understanding, 2012, MCCY has been actively engaging the Singaporean experience and imparting our promoting cultural prosperity and stimulate arts, heritage, sports, community and youth Singapore spirit. NHB’s mission is to preserve Established in May 2009, the Institute for Cultural social development through friendly visits, art sectors. and celebrate the shared heritage of our diverse Industries (SICI) is the first multidisciplinary performances, design contests, exhibitions, The Ministry aims to bring into sharper focus communities, for the purpose of education, research institution of Shenzhen University academic seminars and so on. One of the the efforts to build a more cohesive and nation building and cultural understanding. It (SZU). The main research areas of SICI include: significant international contests supported vibrant society, and to deepen a sense of manages the national museums and heritage new forms of cultural industries (CI), regional CI by the Shenzhen Association for International identity and belonging to the nation. MCCY institutions, and sets policies relating to heritage development and CI policy & IPR. It is credited Culture Exchanges is the SHENZHEN Design will work with its stakeholders to create an sites, monuments and the national collection. as one of the top three among the CI research Award for Young Talents (SZ•DAY). It is the first environment where Singaporeans can pursue Through the national collection, NHB curates centres in China. SICI has conducted over 30 design award of its kind, which was initiated by their aspirations for a better quality of life and heritage programmes and presents exhibitions to research projects granted by National Social the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and is co- together, build a gracious and caring society connect the past, present and future generations Science Foundation (China), and Ministry of organized by Shenzhen Municipal Government we are proud to call home. of Singaporeans. NHB is a statutory board under Education etc. It organizes an annual Cultural and and Shenzhen Creative Culture Center. The award the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. Technological Innovation Symposium since 2012, is designed to reward young, talented designers www.mccy.gov.sg based on which the Bluebooks of Culture and who live in cities within the network and is held Technology are published. It has also sponsored biennial. the activities of China (Shenzhen) International [ Cultural Industries Fair (SZU Venue) since 2008. SINGAPORE Jeyaletchimi STOCKHOLM Hui Zhen Tham, Arumugam, Assistant Roger Mogert, Vice Senior Manager, Director (Strategic Mayor, City Planning Arts and Heritage Planning), National and Culture, City of Division, Ministry of Heritage Board Culture, Community Stockholm and Youth In this capacity, Mogert’s portfolio Tan Ying, Section Jeya looks at the includes the Chief, Shenzhen “City Ms Tham Hui Zhen is formulation and chairmanship of of Design“, Promotion the Senior Manager of implementation of Stockholm City Theatre Office the Arts and Heritage strategic policies and Film Region Division in Singapore’s to support a vibrant museum and heritage She is the Section Stockholm-Mälardalen. Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. sector as well issues related to the place Chief of the Shenzhen In a time when The Division is in charge of the development management of the Bras Basah Bugis precinct Association for Stockholm is one of the fastest growing and implementation of cultural policies in within Singapore’s arts and heritage district. International Culture cities in Europe, Mogert is also the Chairman Singapore. It aims to make the arts and Jeya’s previous experience are in the area of Exchanges and the of the Culture Committee as well as the City heritage more accessible to Singaporeans, arts policy and cultural infrastructure with the Shenzhen City of Planning Committee. Mogert’s two areas to support the aspirations of our cultural National Arts Council and the then-Ministry Design Promotion Office, in charge of foreign of responsibility meet in the ambition that professionals and institutions, and to develop of Information, Communication and the Arts. liaison, international culture exchanges, and not only buildings have to be built – the the arts industry and infrastructure for She was also a part of the place management promoting the city image. She is a Master in Arts, development of the city demands that its cultural vibrancy and a better quality of life. team working on Singapore’s historic and once served as the key organizer and executer social content grows at the same pace. Hui Zhen has a Bachelor of Social Sciences lifestyle precinct and new business district. of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Creative Culture is an essential component of a with Honours, from the National University of Jeya has a bachelor’s degree in Political Network of UNESCO, and the SHENZHEN living city. Stockholm will continue to offer Singapore. Science and Sociology and a Masters in Design Award for Young Talents. a rich cultural life characterised by high International Studies. Singapore Ministry of Culture, Community quality and good living conditions. Roger Shenzhen Association for International Mogert has had a long and impressive and Youth National Heritage Board Culture Exchanges political career and previously held the positions of Vice Mayor for Real Estate, The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth The National Heritage Board (NHB) was The Shenzhen Association for International Streets and Traffic as well as Vice Mayor for (MCCY) seeks to inspire Singaporeans through formed on 1 August 1993. As the custodian Culture Exchanges is a non-profit social Culture. the arts and sports, strengthen community of Singapore’s heritage, NHB is responsible organization dedicated to develop cultural bonds, and promote volunteerism and

40 41 David Jonsson, Arts, Liljevalchs Art Gallery, Stockholm Museum, the Medieval Museum, Stockholmia member of Tokyo Council for the Arts and Political Advisor, City Art, the Stockholm City Museum, the Publishing House, the Events Department Culture as well as Chairman of the Council’s Planning and Culture, Medieval Museum, Stockholmia Publishing and the Cultural Strategy Staff. In 2015 the Committee for Cultural Program of Tokyo City of Stockholm House, the Events Department and the Culture Administration’s share of the municipal 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Cultural Strategy Staff. Olsson is trained culture budget amounted to € 93 million. The Jonsson previously in archaeology and spent nine years as Cultural Strategy Staff supports independent Arts Council Tokyo held a variety of Director General of the National Maritime professional culture, culture associations, artist positions in culture Museums in Sweden, among them the Vasa studios and scholarships, adult education and In line with a proposal from the Tokyo management in Museum. community centers. Its budget was € 22 million Council for the Arts, the Tokyo Metropolitan general and in in 2015. Foundation for History and Culture library leadership Patrik Liljegren, established Arts Council Tokyo in specifically, both in Stockholm and in Chief of the November 2012, Japan’s first internationally the cities of Malmö and Helsingborg in Cultural Strategy acknowledged arts council. Its programs the south of Sweden. David has also Staff, Culture subsidize and support the artistic and been involved in the Bill & Melinda Gates Administration, City cultural activities that form the core of Foundation’s Global Libraries program of Stockholm the Council’s mission. In addition to the that works to support the transformation TOKYO Arts Council Tokyo Grant Program, it has of libraries as engines of development Patrik Liljegren is launched several pilot programs. The Arts worldwide. David’s role today is mainly to the current chief of Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Academy cultivates talented youth who provide support and advice to Vice Mayor the Cultural Strategy Board Member, plan to embark on careers in production, Roger Mogert and the City Hall regarding Staff at the Culture Arts Council Tokyo; arts management, or at public institutions. culture policy. David has a master’s degree Administration. In his current position Director of the The Showcase of Traditional Performing from Lund University. Liljegren leads the development of the public Center for Arts and Arts program showcases the fascination of funding system for Stockholm institutions. Culture, NLI Research traditional arts and the dynamism of new The Culture Committee and the City The funding portfolio covers sectors such Institute creative innovations. Planning Committee as theatre, music, art, film, dance, adult education and public facilities. Liljegren has Yoshimoto Mitsuhiro www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp The Culture Committee is responsible developed key strategies for Stockholm with began his career for Stockholm House of Culture and the ambition of making it a leading cultural as an architect in City Theatre, Film Region Stockholm- city. One of his main focuses is integrating the 1981, after studying urban planning at Mälardalen, Stockholm City Archives culture sector into the development plans of the Graduate School of Waseda University. and the Culture Administration (see this fast growing city. Liljegren has for more He became a consultant and researcher above). The City Planning Committee is than ten years held executive positions within in cultural fields in 1985 and studied arts NLI Research Institute responsible for physical planning in the art institutions – for example as Artistic and administration at Columbia University in city. This includes both comprehensive Executive Manager at Södra Teatern, a venue 1997. Since 1985, he has been engaged NLI Research Institute has been engaged planning and building permits. for international music and debate in the in international studies on cultural policy, in a variety of arts and cultural projects centre of Stockholm. Liljegren holds a degree research on the management and evaluation since its foundation in 1988 by Nippon Life Robert Olsson, from the Chaospilot University in Denmark, of cultural organizations, master planning Group. These include international studies Director of Cultural and has also studied International Politics and for cultural institutions and consultation for and proposals on cultural policy, creative Affairs, Culture Relations at Göteborg University and French public art projects. Mr. Yoshimoto is also the city development and creative industries; Administration, City at Sorbonne, Paris. editorial supervisor of ‘Creative City of EU research on the management and evaluation of Stockholm and Japan’. He is currently Director of the of cultural organizations, master planning The Culture Administration and the Cultural Center for Arts and Culture at NLI Research and consultation for cultural institutions Since March 2016, Strategy Staff Institute, a member of the National Cultural and art initiatives. The Institute has also Olsson has been Policy Committee, Chair of the Yokohama been involved in the development of the Head of the Culture The Culture Administration works on behalf of Creative City Development Committee, National Art Center Tokyo, Tokyo Opera Administration, which the Cultural Committee and includes the City a board member of the Association for City, Setagaya Public Theater and Iwaki spans a wide range Library and about 40 neighborhood libraries, Corporate Support of the Arts, Japan, and Performing Arts Center. The Institute served of public culture institutions: the Stockholm the Stockholm School of the Arts, Liljevalchs a board member of Art NPO Link. In 2014, as consultant for the artwork projects of the City Library, the Stockholm School of the Art Gallery, Stockholm Art, the Stockholm City Mr. Yoshimoto was appointed to be a Tokyo International Forum, as well as the

42 43 new headquarters building of Dentsu Inc. arts organizations, in addition to formulating Artscape the City of Vienna, he worked as an artistic These projects rank among the top cultural policy and planning for the sector overall. director and curator in performing arts. This developments over the past two decades in Maintaining and developing Toronto’s cultural life Artscape is a not-for-profit urban development gives him a first-hand knowledge of the Japan. is critical to the City’s quality of life and economic organization that makes space for creativity and opportunities and challenges in the arts. He competitiveness. transforms communities. Artscape’s work involves serves as a board member for many cultural http://www.nli-research.co.jp/english/ clustering creative people together in real estate organisations such as theatres, orchestras http://toronto.ca/culture projects that serve the needs of the arts and and festivals in Vienna. Dieter Boyer teaches cultural community and advance multiple public at the University of Music and Performing policy objectives, private development interests, Arts Vienna in the Institute of Cultural community and neighbourhood aspirations and Management. He has Masters degrees in TORONTO philanthropic missions. Cultural Management and in Intercultural Tim Jones, CEO Since its beginning in 1986, Artscape has Competencies. Lori Martin, Senior Artscape become recognized as an international leader in Cultural Affairs creative placemaking, a practice that leverages Daniel Löcker, Officer, Cultural Tim Jones is a champion the power of art, culture and creativity to Deputy Head of Services, City of for the role that the arts catalyze change, growth and transformation the Department for Toronto play in transforming cities in communities. The organization achieves its Culture and Science, and communities. Under mission through developing and managing City of Vienna As an urban planner, his direction since 1998, unique cultural facilities—including community Lori Martin has worked Artscape has grown from cultural hubs, multi-purpose creative spaces and Daniel has 20 on the adaptive reuse a Toronto-based artist artist live/work projects—and delivering programs years of working of industrial heritage buildings for cultural studio provider to an internationally recognized and services that promote creativity and cultural experience in the purposes such as the Artscape Wychwood leader in creative placemaking. The term “creative space development. field of public Barns, Evergreen Brick Works and the John placemaking” was coined by Tim in 2006 to authorities and Street Roundhouse. Lori was an expert witness describe the practice of leveraging the power of Artscape.ca policy making and subsidies in the arts, at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing arts and culture to act as a catalyst of change, culture and science in Austria. From 2001 regarding the West Queen West neighbourhood. growth and transformation of place. Today, city- to 2016 he served as policy advisor to the More recently, Lori was a strategic contributor to builders around the world are employing creative City Councillor for Culture and Science a multi-departmental city team that successfully placemaking strategies to make cities more in Vienna on topics such as film, science, negotiated the Mirvish+Gehry redevelopment vibrant, prosperous, sustainable and liveable. culture of remembrance, museums, the that retains the Princess of Wales Theatre, Artscape’s work involves clustering creative VIENNA City Library and the City Archive. Before heritage warehousing and non-residential people together in real estate projects to serve that he worked in the Federal Ministry for uses. Her interests also include collaborating their interests while advancing multiple public Dieter Boyer, Senior Labour and Social Affairs and in the media. with others who are committed to increasing policy agendas, private development interests, Advisor to the City He is involved in the extension of the Wien creativity in the places where we live with the goal community and neighbourhood aspirations and Councillor and State Museum building with new and improved of developing new ways to stimulate regional philanthropic missions. In Toronto, Tim has built Minister for Arts, options for learning about Vienna‘s history. prosperity by leveraging the connections between an impressive portfolio of arts centres that provide Science and Sports Since summer 2016 he has served as culture, economy and place. space to more than 2,300 people working and of Vienna Deputy Head of Department of Culture or living in Artscape properties, including 32 & Science. His current work is dedicated Toronto Cultural Services public venues serving more than 240,000 people Dieter Boyer has to subsidies and funding in the field of annually. After playing mentor and coach to been the cultural science in the City of Vienna. Toronto Cultural Services is part of the City organizations and governments in Canada and political advisor to of Toronto’s Economic Development & Culture abroad for many years, Tim and Artscape are Andreas Mailath- The Culture Administration and the Cultural Division. It promotes the development of arts, beginning to play an active development role in Pokorny – the City Councillor and State Strategy Staff of the City of Vienna culture and heritage through the operation and markets outside Toronto. Minister for Arts, Science and Sports of the administration of many museums, historic sites, In 2014, Tim was recognized by the Geneva- City of Vienna – since 2013. He supports The Culture Departement of the City of performing and visual arts centres. It provides based Schwab Foundation as Social Entrepreneur the State Minister as a key initiator and Vienna includes Performing Arts, Music, financial support for cultural activity and individual of the Year. negotiator in the field of live performing Film and Cinema, Festivals, Visual Arts, artists, and encourage public art projects in both arts, music and literature, dealing with Cultural Heritage, the City Archives and the private and public developments. Toronto Cultural public institutions as well as with private City Library as well as the Museum of the Services assists in a wide range of community partners and organizations. Before joining Ciy of Vienna with about 20 outposts and

44 45 the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra. Funding education at the Leon Kozminski Academy Warsaw is designated by the mayor to build also covers the field of Research and of Enterpreneurship and Management, the cultural policy of the city, cooperate Higher Learning and Cultural Education. Faculty of Public Administration with national, regional and local cultural The municipal culture budget comes up Management. She was also decorated with organisations, NGO’s and local communities, to € 300 million, about the same amount the Gold Cross of Merit and Silver Medal support artists, and realize CCI projects is spent by the Federal Governement for Merit to Culture “Gloria Artis”. among others. The City also runs theatres, in the City of Vienna. The office of the local cultural centres, libraries, and other City Councillor for Culture, Science and Edyta Mietkowska, institutions. The City of Warsaw has a Sports works out Cultural Strategies and Manager, significant experience with interregional Guidelines, evaluates and establishes new Communication and cooperation through participation in various approaches in this area. Promotion Team, city networks as well as through various EU Culture Department, funded projects. City of Warsaw

Edyta graduated WARSAW from The University of Warsaw (Institute Małgorzata Naimska, of Journalism Deputy Director, and Political Sciences and Institute of Culture Department, European Studies) and Warsaw School City of Warsaw of Economics (Public Relations). She has almost 20 years of journalistic experience Since many years the as a communication & public relations professional career of specialist with public and commercial Małgorzata Naimska, media, as well as in national and municipal has been connected cultural institutions. Since 2015, she has to the culture been Manager of the Communication and world. From 1979 Promotion Team in the Culture Department till 1997 she was working at the Polish of the City of Warsaw. Center of the PEN Club, where she started from the clerk position and developed City of Warsaw her career to the head of office. In 1997, she became a Director of the Foundation The City of Warsaw is a local self- “Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe”, government unit which executes public focusing primarily on the liaison among tasks of local nature belonging to the the independent communities in Russia, competences of borough and county (two Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus and Middle local administrational levels), as well as Asia region countries in building civil tasks resulting from the capital character of society. In years 2000-2001 she performed the city. The city provides public services, the function of the Adviser to Władysław encompassing municipal and social Bartoszewski – the Polish Minister of services and it is also responsible for Foreign Affairs. From 2003 Małgorzata satisfying the needs of the inhabitants in Naimska has been a Director of the Culture the field of: education, health care, culture, Department in the City of Warsaw, where, social welfare, safety and public order. As a at present, after the reorganization, she self-government unit Warsaw creates city’s is a Deputy Director, in charge of cultural development policy and has a wide range heritage institutions and international of legal tools and broad infrastructure contacts. Małgorzata Naimska graduated to implement project’s results especially from the Institute of Oriental Studies at in a field of revitalisation and economic the Warsaw University and continued her development. Culture Department of City of

46 47 Paul Owens, Sciences Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) Managing Director, and a BA in International Relations from the BOP Consulting; University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Director, World Cities Culture Forum Yvonne Lo, Research Manager, Paul is the director World Cities Culture of the World Cities Forum; Researcher, Culture Forum, BOP Consulting supervising the organization’s Yvonne coordinates ambitious future plans. Paul is also co- activities of the World founder and Managing Director of BOP Cities Culture Forum Consulting, one of the UK’s leading such as the World consultancies on culture and the creative Cities Culture Shanghai industries. He leads on much of BOP's work Symposium and undertaking research for the in economic development and the creative Forum. Yvonne has over four years of experience industries, with particular knowledge in programme evaluation and public affairs of skills and training, entrepreneurship, in Asia and Europe. At BOP, Yvonne works cluster development and economic impact across its research and evaluation portfolio. analysis. With his colleagues at BOP, he has Her recent projects include the evaluation of World Cities Culture pioneered new ways of understanding the British Council’s Culture for Development global cultural and creative economies of cities and portfolio, the evaluation of the BFI Film Academy, regions and helped to design new policies the data research for the UNESCO 2005 and support structures to foster culture Convention Global Report 2017. Yvonne holds Forum Management Team and creativity. He leads BOP’s international a Master in Public Administration (International work, especially in China and Taiwan. He Development) at the London School of is a regular speaker and moderator at Economics and a BBA (Hons) in Global Business international conferences and workshops. and Economics at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Matthieu Prin, Programme Andrea Cetrulo, Manager, World Researcher, World Cities Culture Cities Culture Forum Forum; Consultant, BOP Consulting As part of the World Cities Culture Forum Matthieu is the team, Andrea conducts programme manager research for the World of the World Cities Cities Culture Report, Culture Forum. liaises with member He is lead researcher and manager on cities and contributes to the World Cities Culture Report and the the organization of the forum’s activities. She holds Transformational Cultural Projects Report. an Msc in Urban Studies from University College He has also been involved in a range of London, with a focus on the configuration of public consultancy projects at BOP Consulting, space through music and sounds in the urban most notably for the Peruvian Ministry context. Prior to moving to London she lived in of Culture, Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, Buenos Aires, Toronto and Montevideo and studied Shanghai Jing’an Municipal Government in Berkeley and Barcelona, where she obtained her and Creative Scotland. Matthieu holds a MA degree in Sociology. in Urban Governance from the Institut des

48 49 Dr. Sophia Woodley, BOP Consulting Kate D. Levin, Advisor, and community stakeholders, she provided Writer and Editor, BOP Consulting specialises in culture and the World Cities Culture guidance on topics ranging from non-profit World Cities Culture creative industries. We built up our expertise Forum and Principal, governance and capital project management Forum in the UK and we work across the world. We Bloomberg Associates to land use and public art. Before DCLA, understand how culture enriches people’s lives; (New York, NY) Tracey was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the As writer for the World and how culture and the creative industries Eastern District of New York, and served as Cities Culture Forum, make economies competitive. We are expert Kate D. Levin is Deputy Chief of the Asset Forfeiture Unit. Prior Sophia is responsible in measuring the social and economic value a principal at to that, she was a litigation associate in private for creating content of both. Underpinning all BOP projects is our Bloomberg Associates, practice. Tracey earned a Juris Doctor from for research reports, commitment to robust evidence and sustainable a philanthropic Tulane Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in policy handbooks, delivery models. BOP’s clients are governments, consulting firm created English from The University of Virginia. and the WCCF website. She works for Golant private businesses, cultural organisations and to collaborate with cities around the world Media Ventures as a Design Manager, where their funders. We help them to write strategies on improving quality of life for their citizens. she specialises in building bridges between and to plan for the future. We work with our She also oversees the Arts Program at the worlds of business, culture and technology. clients to build new partnerships and to deliver Bloomberg Philanthropies. Previously, Levin In addition to the World Cities Culture Forum, new projects. We help them to understand and served as Commissioner of the New York City her clients have included the Royal Opera communicate the value of what they do. Department of Cultural Affairs from 2002- House, Royal Shakespeare Company, British http://bop.co.uk 2013, during which time she participated in Film Institute, Artsadmin and the Birmingham early conversations that led to the creation of Museums Trust. Sophia holds a DPhil in the World Cities Culture Forum. The inaugural Modern History from the University of Oxford. fellow of the National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) at Southern Methodist University, Richard Naylor, she has taught at the City University of New Director, Research, York, worked for several arts organizations, BOP Consulting and served in the NEW YORK CITY mayoral administration of Ed Koch. Richard supervises all BOP’s major research Tracey Knuckles, projects, ensuring Cultural Assets BOP’s methods are Management, analytically rigorous Bloomberg Associates and appropriate to the (New York, NY) task in hand. His work has broken fresh intellectual ground in fields As a member of such as the development of frameworks for the Cultural Assets measuring the economic and social impacts Management discipline, of cultural activities. Richard has over fifteen Tracey helps cities years of contract research experience in both develop strategies consultancy and academia. Before joining for strengthening the creative sector, and BOP in 2002, Richard spent five years as optimizing its impact through economic Research Associate with the Centre for Urban development, cultural marketing and tourism and Regional Development Studies (CURDS) initiatives, and other key civic projects. Prior at Newcastle University, and two years at the to joining Bloomberg Associates, she served University of Westminster undertaking research as Deputy Commissioner & General Counsel projects on the audio-visual sector. He was for the New York City Department of Cultural elected a Fellow of the RSA in 2007 and is a Affairs (DCLA), the nation’s largest funder member of the UK Evaluation Society. of the arts. At DCLA, Tracey managed the agency’s core operations and guided the agency through a host of strategic reforms and programmatic initiatives. A trusted advisor to the Commissioner, elected officials,

50 51 Anna Beech, Head Peter Mansilla-Kruz, of the Office of the Director, Mikhail Executive Director, Bulgakov Museum C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Peter started working in Mikhail Bulgakov Anna serves as the Museum in 2013 Head of the Executive when it was one of the Director's Office, smallest museums in supporting the Moscow but still one Executive Director of the most visited. and managing responsibilities relating to The same year he launched the summer public engagements and strategic thinking. programmes on Patriarch ponds and a big She also manages special projects on the exhibitions plan consisting of dozens different Executive Director's behalf. Anna has spent projects including pop-up shows in the seven years living and working in Asia, hallways of the Moscow metro and big shows including Hong Kong, Beijing, and Chengdu. in the main Moscow museums. These projects Prior, Anna worked in the Mayor of London's tell stories about Mikhail Bulgakov and other Office for the climate change and sustainable famous writers from the 20th century literary transport adviser, and was part of the team scene. Previously, Peter has worked in media who developed London's first Climate Change for 12 years as a reporter, writer, TV-producer, Action Plan. Anna holds a BA in Philosophy editor-in-chief in Afisha publishing house. and Political Science from the University of He became producer and editor-in-chief of Birmingham, UK and is learning to speak several emblematic TV shows and author of Mandarin Chinese. documentaries about the best museums in the Speakers world. Ekow Eshun, writer and broadcaster Elena Melvil, Director, ZIL Culture Center, Ekow Eshun is a writer Moscow; Creative and broadcaster. Industries Consultant The former director of the Institute of Since 2012 Elena Contemporary Arts, he has participated in is Chair of the Fourth the modernization of Plinth Commissioning the famous Palace of Group, overseeing the Culture "ZIL" and its UK's most significant public art project. He is transformation into a a contributor to TV and radio shows including modern multifunctional cultural space and The Today programme, Saturday Review and in 2013 she was appointed Director at the Channel 4 News and his writing has appears renewed ZIL Culture center increasing its in publications including the Financial Times, attendance from 200,000 to 600,000 visitors The Guardian, The Independent, The Observer, a year, its range of services by twice and its the New Statesman, Vogue and Wallpaper. income generation by 230%. Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich, Director, Solyanka State Gallery Prior to that, Elena worked as a consultant, researcher and financial director of the Creative Industries Agency. Since 2009, Elena has been Lecturer at the Moscow High School of Social and Economic Sciences, expert of the Center of Federal and regional programs of the Russian Presidential Academy of

52 53 National Economy and Public administration. (2016). His works are included into ‘Marina Trained as a cellist, Alison worked with seminal For two years, she was the Dean of Producer She is the author of a number of books Abramovic and The Future of Performance Art’ jazz improviser and teacher John Stevens. She Faculty at the Moscow Art Theatre School and articles on cultural economy, legal and published by Prestel (2010), ‘Performance Now: worked for many years with socially excluded and this year became a Director of the economic models of cultural institutions and 2000-2013’ by Roselee Goldberg published by young people as Development Director at School of Design of The Russian Presidential companies. Thames & Hudson (2015), and 'Visionaire 25' Community Music, and then at Creative Academy of National Economy and Public published by Rizzoli (2016). and Cultural Skills where she established Administration (RANEPA). Sofia Trotsenko Fyodor Pavlov- the National Skills Academy for the music holds a degree from The Russian State Andreevich, Director, Natalia Solzhenitsyna industry. She is a school governor, a 2011 University of Cinematography (VGIK) and The Solyanka State London Leader, advisor to Tonic, a judge on Russian Presidential Academy of National Gallery Natalia Solzhenitsyna the Observer Ethical Awards and the Royal Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). is a Russian public College of Arts Sustainable Design Awards, Fyodor Pavlov- figure. She was the and a fellow of the RSA. Andreevich (Russian, closest assistant to her Sofia Trotsenko, President of "WINZAVOD" lives between Moscow, husband, the famous Contemporary Art Foundation, Director of London and Sao Russian novelist and school of Design of The Russian Presidential Paulo) is a director of historian Aleksandr Academy of National Economy and Public Solyanka State gallery, Solzhenitsyn who was Administration (RANEPA) a visual artist, a curator and a theatre director. an outspoken critic of His solo artistic presentations include Hygiene the Soviet Union and communism, and helped Sofia Trotsenko, (2009), a site specific performance (Deitch to raise global awareness of its Gulag forced President of Projects Gallery, NYC;) My Mouth Is a Temple labor camp system. Alexandr Solzhenitsyn "WINZAVOD" (2009), an installation/performance curated was awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in Contemporary Art by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Maria Balshaw, part Literature "for the ethical force with which he Foundation, Director of of Marina Abramovic Presents (Whitworth has pursued the indispensable traditions of school of Design of The Gallery, Manchester International Festival, UK); Russian literature". Natalia is the president of Russian Presidential Egobox (2010-2014), a guerilla installation/ The Solzhenitsyn Aid Fund (officially Russian Academy of National performance, part of International Performance Public Fund to Aid Political Prisoners and Economy and Public Festival, curated by Klaus Biesenbach and their Families) that was founded in 1974. Administration Roselee Goldberg (Garage Museum, Moscow; She is the compiling editor of the 30 volume (RANEPA) Paradise Row Gallery, London; Whitechapel Solzhenitsyn collected edition. Natalia is also Gallery Night, Miami); My Water Is Your Water a member of the Board of Trustees for the Sofia Trotsenko is an art-producer, public (2010), an installation/performance curated Solovetsky Monastery revival and Volnoe Delo figure and philanthropist. Her area of interests by Maria Montero (Sao Paulo Bienal, Luciana Foundation for public social initiatives support. includes art, management, producing, design Brito Galeria, Sao Paulo); The Great Vodka River and education. She has worked in the field (2010), a site specific sculpture/performance Alison Tickell, CEO Julie´s Bicycle of culture for more than ten years. In 2007 curated by Patrick Charpenel and Katya Krylova Sofia Trotsenko founded and headed the as a part of Art Public (Art Basel Miami Beach, Alison established Centre for Contemporary Art "WINZAVOD", presented by Luciana Brito Galeria); Laughterlife Julie’s Bicycle in a unique project, combining the diversity of (2013), a solo show and a performance curated 2007 as a non- contemporary culture. Upon her initiative, a by Marcio Harum, commissioned by Centro profit company number of projects were launched, including Cultural Sao Paulo (Casa Modernista, Sao helping the music "Best of Russia", "Design Territory", "Philosophy Paulo); Fyodor's Performance Carouse-1 (2014), industry reduce its Club", "The Wall", "Booksurfing" and "START", a site specific installation in collaboration with environmental impacts as well as the creation of "Winzavod Art 9 performance artists (Faena Arts Center, and develop new Review", the only Russian newspaper about Buenos Aires); O Batatódromo (2015), a thinking in tune with contemporary art. The main activities of performative sculpture curated by Marcello global environmental "WINZAVOD" Contemporary Art Foundation Dantas (CCBB Brasilia); Fyodor's Performance challenges. JB has aim to support Russian contemporary art and Carousel-2 (2016), a site specific installation since extended its remit to many other art young artists. Sofia Trotsenko has also a wide in collaboration with 9 performance artists, forms and is acknowledged as the leading experience of working for government. From curated by Felicitas Thun-Hohenstein organization bridging sustainability with the February to August 2013 she was the Deputy (Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna). Fyodor’s arts and culture. Mayor for Social Development of the Moscow performative sculpture O Batatodromo has City Government. She is now an Advisor to the been shortlisted for the 10th Arte Laguna Prize Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation.

54 55 Governance and Leadership

The World Cities Culture Forum operates as an EVENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE informal network. Tom Decaigny, Director of Cultural Affairs at The network is convened by the Head of City and County of San Francisco Culture, Greater London Authority, at the request of the Mayor of London. Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Chairman, Specialist Committee for Cultural Policy, Tokyo Council Each year a member city is selected by for the Arts/Director of Arts and Cultural the Chair to host the World Cities Culture Projects, NLI Research Institute Summit. At present this is done through correspondence between the host city and the Lori Martin, Senior Cultural Affairs Officer, GLA. In the future the host city will be chosen Cultural Services, City of Toronto through an open bidding process. Araf Ahmadali, Policy Officer, Department of The host city appoints a local organising Arts and Culture, City of Amsterdam committee, which works with the World Cities Culture Forum advisory group, to decide on Patrik Liljegren, Manager, Department of the content of the Summit. Culture Strategy, City of Stockholm

In 2016, the World Cities Culture Forum RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE set up two advisory committees in order Governance to involve members in co-designing its Hae-Bo Kim, Head, Research & Development programme and research. There is an team, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Event Advisory Committee and a Research and Operation Advisory Committee with five different cities Odile Soulard and Carine Camors, Urban represented on each committee. Economists, IAU Paris Ile-de-France

Advisors are expected to propose ideas for: Prof. Changyong Huang, Vice President, events, research programme, key messages for Shanghai Theatre Academy; Director, World WCCF, the future agenda, and offer feedback Cities Co-ordinated Centre for Culture and on short planning documents and key WCCF Innovation documents (e.g. publication prospectus, event programme). Maria Privalova, General Director of the Moscow Central Library named after N.A. Advisors will participate in four phone Nekrasov and Alina Bogatkova, First Deputy sessions per year with WCCF organisers, Director of the Moscow Central Library named committee discussions (via email or online after N.A. Nekrasov group messaging) as necessary to respond to urgent issues and one committee meeting per Bronwyn Mauldin, Research and Evaluation year during the summit. Manager, Los Angeles County Arts Commission The Advisory Committees include the following city delegates:

56 57 Operation and funding The activities of the World Cities Culture Forum are organised and delivered by BOP Consulting, a specialist consulting firm, on behalf of the GLA and the members of the Forum.

BOP Consulting has a contract with the GLA to this effect. The members of the Forum individually pay a fee directly to BOP to cover the costs of organising activities and undertaking research.

As well as this basic fee, individual member cities raise funds or pledge in-kind resources from internal and external sources to support the activities of the Forum.

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