
IMZ Academy Experts
Over the years many seasoned professionals and practitioners from the perfroming arts, filmmaking, distribution, broadcasting, streaming and media have followed the IMZ's invitation to join the IMZ Academy as expert speakers.
We thank them for their invaluable contribution and look forward to welcoming many more interesting experts for many more insightful IMZ Academies!

Peter Maniura
Freelance Director + Digital Strategist, IMZ Academy Director

Angela Alvarez Rilla
Cofounder + Executive Producer at Sintonia Media
Andy Barker
Video Editor at BBC

Sven Sören Beyer
Founder + Artistic Director at phase7 performing arts

Hervé Boissière
Founder + CEO at medici.tv

John Bridcut
Creative Director at Crux Productions

David Chalmers
Principal Technologist at BBC Scotland

David Collins
Director of External Affairs at Opera North

Arild Erikstad
Executive Producer at NRK – Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation

Eva Essvik
Audience + Business Developer at Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Måns Pär Fogelberg
Producer GSOplay at Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Tony Followell
Head of Media at Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Frank Gerdes
Head of Cultural Department at Servus TV

Christopher Hampson
CEO/Artistic Director at Scottish Ballet

Miranda Harmer
Chair at Conservatoires UK Student Network

Bernd Hellthaler
Managing Director at EuroArts Music International

David Holme
Digital Media Consultant at Kilden Performing Arts Center and Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra

Jo Johnson
Senior Marketing Manager for Digital Communications at London Symphony Orchestra

Robert Kamyk
Head of Music Programmes at Telewizja Polska

John Kieser
Executive Vice-President + Provost at New World Symphony

Agnieszka Klopocka
Project Leader of The Opera Platform at Polish National Opera

Johnny Laville
Digital Producer at BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Lanfranco Li Cauli
Marketing and Fundraising Director at Teatro alla Scala Milano

Becky Lees
Head of LSO Live at London Symphony Orchestra

Ross MacGibbon
Filmmaker, Producer and multi-camera Director of Music + Dance

Laura-Jane McRae
Director BBC Arts Digital at BBC Arts Digital

Kay Meseberg
Head of VR/360 at ARTE

Henk van der Meulen
Principal of the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague
Tobias Möller
Director of Marketing + Communications at Berliner Philharmoniker

Bruno Monsaingeon
TV Director and Violinist at Idéale Audience

Alex Olegnowicz
CEO at Symmetrica – Creative Technology Solutions

Matt Parkin
Former Head of Digital at the Royal College of Music, London

Franz Patay
CEO at VBW International
Nicholas Payne
General Director at Opera Europa

Yury Revich
Violinist

Chris Rogers
Digital Project Manager, LSO Discovery at London Symphony Orchestra

Matthias Röder
CEO at Eliette and Herbert von Karajan Institute

François Roussillon
Producer, Director + Writer at François Roussillon et Associés

Kriss Russman
EMMY-nominated, multi-camera Director + Filmmaker

Diana Salazar
Director of Programmes at the Royal College of Music, London

Marieke Schroeder
Producer + Director at PARS Media

Elizabeth W. Scott
CEO at nRapt

Peter Stewart
Digital + Social Media Producer at BBC, Author of “The Live-Streaming Handbook”

Marlon Titre
Head of the Classical Department at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague

Martin Traxl
Head of Culture Department at ORF – Austrian Broadcasting Corporation

Graham Vick
Stage Director
Urban Ward
Communications Director at Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Christopher Widauer
Head of Digital Development at Vienna State Opera

Jan Younghusband
Head of Music + Events Commissioning at BBC

Martin Zimper
Head of Cast / Audiovisual Media at Design Department of the Zurich University of the Arts

Annina Zwettler
Programme Coordinator + New Media Manager at ARTE Germany