Elisa Valentin took office as Delegate General of Québec in Munich on June 1st, 2020. She was previously Director of Europe and European Institutions of the Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie since 2016.

Rolf Krämer heads the department for Start-ups, Cultural and Creative Industries at the Hessian Ministry of Economy, Energy, Transport and Housing. His background is legal and he used to work in the creative industries for years. His office was in Bahnhofsviertel when it wasn’t hip, yet.

Ambitious and passionate, Catherine’s experience has allowed her to develop a versatile expertise in various sectors related to entrepreneurship, events, technology, culture and social innovation.

She is equipped to facilitate the growth and export of creative businesses, increase their influence and promote creativity and entrepreneurship on a metropolitan and international scale.

Since 2017, Carolina Romahn has been a ministerial councilor at the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts within Department IV “Culture”, where she is in charge of the department for interdisciplinary cultural funding, for literature, cultural education, cultural and creative industries, international cultural relations, socio-culture, culture in rural areas and the preservation of customs.

Since 2013 Matthias Pees is artistic and managing director of Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt. Coming from theatre critique and dramaturgy, he is a critical and analytical thinker and maker that dares to confront society with politically aware and impactful artistic projects.

As director of Mousonturm he has initiated many projects that directly intervened into urban life and structures, commenting on politics, urban architecture or social practices.

Rolf Krämer heads the department for Start-ups, Cultural and Creative Industries at the Hessian Ministry of Economy, Energy, Transport and Housing. His background is legal and he used to work in the creative industries for years. His office was in Bahnhofsviertel when it wasn’t hip, yet.

Renowned entrepreneur and executive in the creative industry, Guillaume Aniorté has held numerous management and leadership positions in new media and entertainment companies.

As an industry expert, Guillaume Aniorté participates as a keynote speaker in national and international conferences and he is regularly consulted on key policy and institutional matters regarding new media and digital content.

As founding director of the Hamburg-based cultural program IMAGINE THE CITY (ITC), Ellen Blumenstein has been mediating cultural concerns to a diverse public since 2017.

Originating from Europe’s largest inner-city urban development project, HafenCity, IMAGINE THE CITY positions itself in an international context and aims to contribute to current discussions on the role of culture for the development of future cities.

Felix Hevelke is a cultural anthropologist, art historian and cultural manager with focus on urban and spatial development. He is the head of the vacancy agency Frankfurt „R A D A R“ and together with Jakob Sturm consultant for creative spaces in Hessen.

Aileen Treusch is primarily concerned with creating cultural spaces for urban societies. After working at different institutions such as the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main she founded faktory – a platform for exhibitions, studies and interdisciplinary projects at the interface of art, science and urban development.

She is commissioned to advise organizations, municipalities, investors and planning offices or initiates own projects that investigate different contexts and connections between art and culture, urban sphere and city societies.

Olivier goes off the beaten path to find inspiration for his works: a link between two co-occurring ideas; a sound profile undergoing a transformation. He strives to reinvent our relationship with hearing, by working with artists in dance and visual arts.

As a producer and promoter of audio works, he is the artistic director of Ekumen. He has won several awards, including first prize of the Hugh Le Caine Prize (2008) presented by the Socan Foundation, and the JTTP first prize (2009).

A graduate of the production program at the National Theatre School of Canada, Thomas Payette has been collaborating with numerous creators as a multimedia designer and creative director for many years. He has taken an active role in the creation of works by renowned companies and artists such as Ex Machina, the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, the National Ballet of Canada, Robert Lepage, Sylvain Émard, Guillaume Côté, Virginie Brunelle, Martin Messier and Caroline Laurin-Beaucage.

Baltic Raw Org is an artists group from Hamburg; at its core are Berndt Jasper (Artist), Móka Farkas (Dramaturg) and Christoph Janiesch (Architect).

The collective is rooted partly in the visual arts, partly in architecture. Since 2002 its activities have focused predominantly on public space. Whereas in its formative years the group was concerned foremost with the interim and participativ occupation and artistic use of urban wastelands (Hafencity), since 2012 its emphasis has shifted to working in an institutional (Hamburger Kunsthalle, Kampnagel, Deichtorhallen) context at the interface of architecture, art and social experiment.

Since 2016, Stefan is co-owner of the agency Atelier Markgraph. The interdisciplinary design and planning office brings companies, brands and topics come alive worldwide.

Since 2013, he co-created the MOMEM. Museum Of Modern Electronic Music. Opening in Spring 2022 in the inner city of Frankfurt. Member of the Future Circle, WXO, D&AD, TLN, DDC, ADC. ROTARY. Patron of the GDC, the Goethe University, the Economic Network of FRM and AI Frankfurt.