IMZ Academy Experts
Over the years many seasoned professionals and practitioners from the performing arts, filmmaking, distribution, broadcasting, streaming and media have kindly made time to join the IMZ Academy as expert speakers.
We thank them for their invaluable contributions and look forward to welcoming many more interesting experts for many more insightful IMZ Academies!
Peter Maniura
Freelance Director + Digital Strategist, IMZ Academy Director
Nicolas Aboyneau
Head of Performing Arts, Director at France Télévisions
Angela Alvarez Rilla
Cofounder + Executive Producer at Sintonia Media
Andy Barker
Video Editor at BBC
Wolfgang Bergmann
Managing Director of ARTE Deutschland, Germany
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
Yvonne Craven
Script Supervisor/ Tutor Film + Television training
Raphael Eckhart
Label Manager, Arthaus Musik
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
Dominic Gray
Projects Director at Opera North
Annastina Haapasaari
Project Manager Opera Beyond at Finnish National Opera and Ballet
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
Laetitia Huberti
Head of Editorial Strategy, Belgian Public Radio & Television
Katharina Jeschke
IMZ Secretary General + CEO of Content.Agent
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
Lilli Paasikivi
Artistic Director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet
Titusz Pan
Director ISCC Foundation, CEO Craft AG
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
Sebastian Posth
CEO of Posth Werk BV, Chairman of the Board of the ISCC Foundation
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
Frank Schulleri
Onboarding + User Experience Manager at Content.Agent
Elizabeth W. Scott
CEO at nRapt
Peter Sellars
Opera, theater + festival director
Daniel Simon
CTO digital images GmbH
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
