6th ELIA Leadership Symposium Helsinki 2013
November 27, 2013 Name Surname Title Institution Country
Aierken ABUDUREYIMU Rector Xinjiang Arts Institute of China CHINA
Tuula AUER Head of Degree Programme Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences FINLAND
Tuomas AUVINEN Dean Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND
Bayaraa BAASANDORJIIN Head of Department International Collaboration Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture MONGOLIA
Ursula BACHMAN Associate Dean Lucerne School of Art and Design SWITZERLAND
Borna BALETIĆ Dean Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb (ADA) CROATIA
Thomas BECK President Bern University of the Arts SWITZERLAND
Stephen BEDDOE Director Student Enterprise & Employability University of the Arts London UNITED KINGDOM
Stuart BENNETT Head of the School of Art Edinburgh College of Art UNITED KINGDOM
Andrea BRAIDT Vice-Rector Academy of Fine Arts Vienna AUSTRIA
Ross BRANNIGAN Lecturer AUT University, School of Art and Design NEW ZEALAND
Marjolijn BRUSSARD Dean of School Art & Design Nottingham Trent University UNITED KINGDOM
Ron BURNETT President & Vice-Chancellor Emily Carr University of Art and Design CANADA
Nigel CARRINGTON Vice-Chancellor University of the Arts London UNITED KINGDOM
David CASCARO Head Haute école des arts du Rhin FRANCE
Chung-Shiuan CHANG Vice President Taipei National University of the Arts TAIWAN
Jan COOLS Coordinator Faculty of the Arts, LUCA - School of Arts BELGIUM
Kieran CORCORAN Head School of Art, Design and Printing, Dublin Institute of Technology IRELAND 6th ELIA Leadership Symposium Helsinki 2013
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Paula CRABTREE Rector Bergen Academy of Art and Design NORWAY
Politician, Geographer and Sociologist Hedy D'ANCONA NETHERLANDS Former Minister of Health, Welfare and Culture
Nancy DE FREITAS Associate Professor Postgraduate Studies AUT University, School of Art and Design NEW ZEALAND
Jet DE RANITZ President of the Executive Board Amsterdam School of the Arts (AHK) NETHERLANDS
Carla DELFOS Executive Director ELIA - The European League of Institutes of the Arts NETHERLANDS
Jeremy DIGGLE Head of School RMIT University, Melbourne, School of Art AUSTRALIA
Liam DOONA Head of Department Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology IRELAND
Linda DREW Deputy Director & Director of Academic Development The Glasgow School of Art UNITED KINGDOM
Sonintogos ERDENETSOGT Rector Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture MONGOLIA
Mike FITZPATRICK Head of School Limerick School of Art & Design, LIT IRELAND
Karen FLEMING Director of the Art & Design Research Institute University of Ulster at Belfast UNITED KINGDOM
Päivi FREDRIKSSON Head of Degree Programme in Design Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences FINLAND
Gyrid GARSHOL Director Oslo National Academy of the Arts NORWAY
Judy GLASMAN Dean University of Hertfordshire - School of Creative Arts UNITED KINGDOM
John GREEN Dean Columbia College Chicago, School of Fine and Performing Arts UNITED STATES
Member of the Board of Directors / Coordination of Nina GRUNDER Bern University of the Arts SWITZERLAND teaching / International Relations
Terike HAAPOJA Visual Artist FINLAND
Soili HÄMÄLÄINEN Professor emeritus Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND 6th ELIA Leadership Symposium Helsinki 2013
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Philippe HARDY Executive Managing Director École Européenne Supérieure d'Art de Bretagne FRANCE
Fríða Björk INGVARSDÓTTIR Rector Iceland Academy of the Arts ICELAND
Lars JERLACH Head of Department AUT University, School of Art and Design NEW ZEALAND
Jun JIANG Editor-in-chief / Founder Urban China Magazine / Underline Office CHINA
Tinna JONÉ Head of Department Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (SADA) SWEDEN
Thera JONKER Director Expertise Centre for Education in Arts HKU University of the Arts Utrecht NETHERLANDS
Jan KAILA Vice Dean Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND
Andrey KHAZBULATOV Vice Rector Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after T.K. Zhurgenov KAZAKHSTAN
Bridget KIEVITS Vice President Executive Board Amsterdam School of the Arts (AHK) NETHERLANDS
Maggie KINLOCH Vice-Principal Royal Conservatoire of Scotland UNITED KINGDOM
Magnus KIRCHHOFF Director Kulturbryggan SWEDEN
Cecilie Broch KNUDSEN Rector Oslo National Academy of the Arts NORWAY
Markus KONTTINEN Dean Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND
Jiri KOTALIK Rector Academy of Fine Arts, Prague CZECH REPUBLIC
Ann LAENEN Dean Faculty of the Arts, LUCA - School of Arts BELGIUM
Torben LAI Head of Academic Affairs Oslo National Academy of the Arts NORWAY
Desiree MAJOOR Vice-President Executive Board HKU University of the Arts Utrecht NETHERLANDS
Frédéric MARTEL Writer, Researcher, and Journalist FRANCE 6th ELIA Leadership Symposium Helsinki 2013
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Thomas D. MEIER President Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) SWITZERLAND
Kerstin MEY Dean University of Westminster, Media, Arts and Design UNITED KINGDOM
Viktor MISIANO Curator RUSSIA
John O'CONNOR Director and Dean School of Art, Design and Printing, Dublin Institute of Technology IRELAND
Kristina PAAVELA Director of Administration Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND
Anitta PANKKONEN Director Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences FINLAND
Elina RAITASALO Event Manager University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND
Milan RASLA Associate Professor Vysoká Skola Múzickych Umení v Bratislave SLOVAKIA
Barbara REVELLI Conference Manager ELIA - The European League of Institutes of the Arts ITALY
Tiina ROSENBERG Rector University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND
Theatre Academy, Performing Arts Research Centre, University of the Leena ROUHIAINEN Vice Dean FINLAND Arts Helsinki
Eija SALMI Secretary General Cumulus FINLAND
Johan SANDBORG Pro-rector Bergen Academy of Art and Design NORWAY
Johan SCOTT Head of Department Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (SADA) SWEDEN
Arthur SONNEN International Cooperation Coordinator Maastricht Academy of Fina Arts and Design NETHERLANDS
Steven SPIER Dean of Faculty Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture - Kingston University UNITED KINGDOM
Riikka STEWEN Vice Dean Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND
Leo SWINKELS Dean of Faculty Maastricht Academy of Fina Arts and Design NETHERLANDS 6th ELIA Leadership Symposium Helsinki 2013
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Andrzej SYSKA Vice Rector University of Arts in Poznań POLAND
Anita TAYLOR Dean of School Bath Spa University - School of Art & Design UNITED KINGDOM
Ari TENHULA Vice Dean Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND
Kevin THOMPSON College Director University of Macau - Residential College CHINA
D. Renee TURNER Director Piet Zwart Institute Willem de Kooning Academie Rotterdam NETHERLANDS
Eija VÄHÄLÄ Managing Director The Kuopio Academy of Design FINLAND
Mike VAN GRAAN Theater Director / Executive Director African Arts Institute SOUTH AFRICA
Schelte VAN RUITEN Deputy Director ELIA - The European League of Institutes of the Arts NETHERLANDS
Allyson VANSTONE Dean Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts in Qatar CANADA / QUATAR
Richard VODICKA Vice Dean for International Affairs Tomas Bata University CZECH REPUBLIC
Raija VUORIO PR Manager Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki FINLAND
Chris WAINWRIGHT Head of Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges University of the Arts London UNITED KINGDOM
Hartmut WICKERT Head of Department/Vice President Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) SWITZERLAND
Jin XING Dancer, Choreographer, and Actress CHINA