Speakers 2025

SPEAKERS

Prof. Dr. Wiebke Ahrndt

Dr. Wiebke Ahrndt

Director Übersee-Museum Bremen (Germany)

Sharon Ament

Director London Museum (UK)

Dr. Denis Avrilionis

 Founder and CEO, Compellio S.A. (Luxembourg)

Vassilis Charalampidis

Artistic Director, BIOS
President, European Creative Hubs Network (Greece)

Dimitris Christopoulos

Professor of State and Legal Theory at the Department of Political Science and History of Panteion University (Greece)

Jean François Chougnet

President of Bourges 2028- European Capital of Culture (France)

Maria Camilla De Palma

Founding Director of Castello D’Albertis Museum of World Cultures (Italy)

Pedro De Senna

Futures Consultant and Director of the Brazilian Association of Futurists (UK)

Amanda Egbe

Senior Lecturer in Media Production, University of the West of England, Bristol (UK)

Rosa Ferré

Co-director of TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (Spain)

Hannah Fox

Executive Director, The Bowes Museum (UK)

 

Natalie Giorgadze

General Director at Culture Action Europe (Belgium)

Angeliki Grammatikopoulou

Coordinator for the Museum of Migration, General Secretariat for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection (Greece)

Sado Jirde

Director of Black South West Network (UK)

Emmie Kell

Director Museums and Cultural Property, Arts Council England (UK) 

Elina Kountouri

Director NEON, Organization for Culture and Development D. Daskalopoulos (Greece)

Silke Krummel

CEO, Agency for International Museum Cooperation (Germany)

Joasia Krysa

Professor of Exhibition Research, Liverpool John Moores University & Liverpool Biennial (UK)

Karalyn Monteil

Head of UNESCO’s Emergency Operations and Programmes Unit (France)

Japheth 'Jeff' Monzon

Project Officer at Black South West Network, UnMuseum (UK)

Heracles Moskoff

General Secretary for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection (Greece)

Daniel Muzyczuk

Daniel Muzyczuk

Director Muzeum Sztuki (Poland)

Dhikshana Turakhia Pering

Head of Creative Programmes, London Museum (UK)

Anthea Phoca

Conservator, Benaki Museum Conservation Department (Greece)

Liv Ramskjær

Secretary General, The Norwegian Museums Association (Norway)

Azra Bečević Šarenkapa

Deputy Director, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Lynn Scarff

Director National Museum of Ireland (Ireland)

Sandra Shakespeare FRSA

Founding director of Museum X CIC and the Black British Museum Project (UK)

Kim Streets MBE DL

Chief Executive, Sheffield Museums Trust (UK)

Alessia Strozzi

Conservation Officer, Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist for Cultural Heritage, Facilitator, Futurist, Paper Book Photography Conservator (Italy)

Thalia Tsalkitzi

Manager of  Cultural Solutions Department, Uni Systems (Greece)

Stelios Voulgaris

Founding member and Advocacy group participant of Culture for Change, Co-founder COMM’ON (Greece)

MODERATORS

Stephanos Cherouvis

Senior Project Manager, Ecsite, European Network of Science Centres and Museums (Belgium)

Lizzy Moriarty

Independent museum consultant

Museum Expert, Museums Revisited,
British Council (UK)

Dr. Marlen Mouliou

Assistant Professor of Museology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)

Dina Ntziora

Cultural Manager, Cultural Engagement, British Council (Greece)

Efi Proikou

President of Culture for Change, Cultural Manager (Greece)

HOST

Sophia Handaka

CoMuseum Co-Founder and Curator
of World Cultures, Benaki Museum
(Greece)