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
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
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
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”
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
IMZ International Music + Media Centre 
