- NEXT EDITION
- 19-23 OCT 2022
- Lisbon, Portugal
WOMEX 21 Speakers
Get to know the many conference chairs, speakers and mentors from around the world taking part the
WOMEX 21 Conference and Programme comprised of Jury selected Conference, Networking and Mentoring Sessions, as well as Associated Presentations.
Click on the contact button to access their virtualWOMEX delegate profiles and get in touch with them directly.
Only delegates with an active registration will be able to see their contact details.
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Rui Miguel Abreu
(Portugal)
music critic & radio presenter, Blitz/Expresso/RimaseBatidas/Antena3
conference speaker
Jackson Allers
(USA/Lebanon)
filmmaker, music journalist & dj,
Beats and Breath
conference speaker
Juanita Apraez Murillo
(Italy)
co-founder, Seeyousound International Music Film Festival
one-to-one mentor
B
Bogdan Benigar
(Slovenia)
jazz & world music director, Cankarjev Dom/Cultural & Congress Centre
associated presentation speaker
Alessandra Borchi
(Italy/Cuba)
Transcultura programme coordinator, UNESCO
associated presentation speaker
C
Paige Collings
(UK/Denmark)
global advocacy & campaigns coordinator, Freemuse
conference chair
Charlie Crooijmans
(The Netherlands)
radio/podcaster, editor and adviser for funds
conference speaker
Sara Curruchich
(Guatemala)
Maya Kaqchikel singer & songwriter, Tejiendo Sonidos
conference speaker
D
Bojan Djorjevic
(Serbia)
founder, Todo Mundo world music festival
associated presentation chair
Darius Darek
(Poland/Germany)
co-founder of Global Club Music Network
networking session coordinator
E
Maria Clara Espinel
(Colombia)
manager & music agent, MCE Entertainment / La Chiva Gantiva / Si Asbl
conference speaker
F
Annica Floren
(Sweden/Belgium)
deputy head of unit, European Commission
associated presentation speaker
G
Mila Georgieva
(Bulgaria)
international relations & project manager, Bulgarian Music Association / A to Z Foundation
associated presentation speaker
Natalie Gravenor
(USA/Germany)
festival programmer, Soundwatch Music Film Festival / filmokratie
conference chair
Alejandro Guma
(Cuba)
UNESCO Transcultura programme officer, UNESCO
associated presentation chair
H
Becky Hazlewood
(UK/Portugal)
environmental sustainability project manager, Julie's Bycicle
networking session coordinator
I
J
Naïssam Jalal
(Syria/France)
composer, musician (flute, nay) & vocalist, Tour'n'sol prod.
conference speaker
K
Malle Kaas
(Denmark)
soundengineer, co-founder & daily manager, Women In Live Music (WILM)
conference chair
Aya Kasasa
(The DRC/Belgium)
head of culture, migration, urbanisation, démography, Department of Political Affairs and Human Development, Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)
associated presentation speaker
Thomas Katongole-Strauch
(Germany)
label manager & publishing, artist, Switchstance Recordings
conference speaker
Philip Küppers
(Germany/Senegal)
director Goethe-Institut Senegal, Goethe-Institut
conference speaker
L
Jasmina Lazovic Freemuse
(Serbia)
global monitoring programme coordinator, Freemuse
conference speaker
Reanne Leuning
(The Netherlands/Austria)
director of creative industries, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA
conference speaker
M
Martyna Markowska
(Poland)
head of programming, Katowice City of Gardens
conference speaker & networking session coordinator
Christine Merkel
(Germany)
international expert & senior adviser, UNESCO-EU expert factility cultural economy and governance conference speaker
conference speaker
Rima Mismar
(Lebanon)
executive director, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
conference speaker
N
Aya Nabulsi
(Jordan)
executive director & cultural practitioner, Al Balad Music Festival
conference speaker
Sébastien Nasra
(Canada)
co-founder and executive producer, Mundial Montreal
networking session coordinator
O
Martel Ollerenshaw
(Australia/UK)
vice president, Europe Jazz Network
associated presentation speaker
P
Mercedes Pinto
(Portugal)
programme coordinator, PROCULTURA / Camões, I.P.
associated presentation speaker
Ivan Petrovic
(Serbia)
president of the managing board,
EXIT Foundation
associated presentation speaker
R
Ana Rodriguez
(Mexico)
manager & co-chair / ceo, International Music Managers Forum / Relatable
conference speaker
Nerea T. Ruiz
(Spain)
professor of innovation, music & entertainment industry, SAE Institute
mentor
S
Allie Silver
(USA/Germany)
founder & director, Free Radical Productions
networking session coordinator
T
Terfa Tilley-Gyado
(Nigeria)
director, communications & strategy, Temple Company
conference speaker
Giambattista Tofoni
(Italy)
general manager, EJN Europe Jazz Network
associated presentation chair
U
V
Danka Van Dodewaard
(The Netherlands)
director amsterdam roots festival
networking session coordinator
W
Katharina Weinert
(Germany)
policy advisor, European Music Council
associated presentation chair
Jess White
(Australia/South Africa)
artist manager, booking agent & music consultant, Akum Agency
conference speaker
Y
Yalda Yazdani
(Iran/Germany)
ethnomusicologist, curator, Zeitgenoessische Oper Berlin
conference speaker
Z
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