Dina Ntziora
Dina Ntziora (she/her) is a cultural manager and engagement expert driving social impact through creativity, collaboration, and inclusive participation across Europe and beyond. She is the founder of Refugee Week Greece and We Are Community, a collective of cultural professionals who are committed to socially engaged cultural management, community empowerment, and creating meaningful cultural experiences, designing initiatives that champion refugee and migrant rights, strengthen intercultural dialogue, and empower underrepresented voices through art, storytelling, and education.
Dina has worked on major programmes for the British Council, including The CoMuseum International Conference, Circular Cultures Design School, Love Unbound: Five Films for Freedom, and Women of the World (WOW) Festival, curating participatory projects that explore gender, circularity, accessibility, and social justice in the arts.
She specialises in creative placemaking, transforming empty buildings and underutilised land into cultural and social hubs that foster belonging, support local economies, and strengthen community resilience.
Currently, she is the European Urban Initiatives (EUI) Expert for Imperfect City in Aarhus, Denmark, and has previously worked with Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy on the Cultural Audit for Boston East Lindsey and South Holland (UK) as well as on the International Cultural Relations Strategy for Cyprus (Cyprus) and Rosetta Life, leading international programmes on cultural strategy, climate action, and youth empowerment.
Her work combines research, policy insight, and cross-disciplinary facilitation to build participatory frameworks that value every voice.
Dina is an active member of a number of cultural networks: Culture for Change,European Placemaking Network, Decolonial Europe Collective, European Civic Forum, Museum Professionals Network, Women on Top, Bristol Creatives, and the Intercultural Cities Working Group at the Athen Centre for Coordination for Refugees and Mirants.
She holds an MA in Development, Administration and Planning from Bristol University and a degree in International and European Economics and Politics from Athens University of Economics and Business.
She is a 2025 cohort member of the UK Creative Community Fellows and recipient of the ‘Places Where Play Heals’ award by Real Play Coalition, PlacemakingX USA, Arup, IKEA foundation and LEGO foundation.