- [ Beyond the Obvious ]
- [ BtO 2017 Rome ]
- [ BtO 2017 Budapest ]
- [ BtO 2015 ]
- [ BtO 2014 ]
- [ BtO 2013 ]
Speakers and Discussion Activators
Past project
Speakers and Discussion Activators
Abris Gryllus – Artist, Hungary
Alex Meszmer – Board member, Visarte, Switzerland
Alexandra Sabino – Advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Culture, City of Lisbon, Portugal
Alexandra Szalay-Bobrovniczky – Vice Mayor, Budapest
András Szöllősi-Nagy – President, International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO
András Török – Director, Summa Artium and Budapest City writer
Annalisa Cicerchia – Senior researcher, ISTAT, Italy
Beatriz Garcia – Head of Research, Cultural Policy & Impact, Institute of Cultural Capital, UK
Bel Olid – President, AELC, Spain
Bernd Fessel – President, European Creative Network, Netherlands
Botond Feledy – Senior fellow, CEID, Hungary
Catherine Cullen – Former Deputy Mayor for Culture, City of Lille, France
Chris Torch – Founder, INTERCULT, Sweden
Clymene Christoforou – Executive Codirector, ISIS Arts, UK
Corina Șuteu – Former Minister of Culture, Romania
Cristina da Milano – President, ECCOM, Italy
Daniel Brooks – Zoologist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dan Diaconu – Vice Mayor, Timisoara, Romania
Eithne Verling – Director, Galway City Museum
Gary McMahon – Senior Executive Officer, Galway City Council
Gergely Prőhle – Former State Secretary and current director of Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum, Hungary
Giovanna Barni – President, Coopculture, Italy
Gokce Suvari – Project Manager, Izmir Mediterranean Academy, Turkey
Henry McGhie – Head of collections and curator of Zoology, Manchester Museum, UK
Irena Kregar Segota – Rijeka 2020
Ivor Davies – Researcher and Programme Associate, Pilot Cities, Culture Action Europe
Jonathan Ravasz – Interaction designer and developer
Jordi Pascual – Coordinator, Agenda 21 for Culture, UCLG
Katherine Heid – Head of Political Development, Culture Action Europe
Lars Ebert – Head of Research, Development and Advocacy, ELIA, Netherlands
László Karvalics – Professor, University of Szeged, Department of Cultural Heritage and Human Information Science, Hungary
László Pintér – Professor, Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU, Hungary
Luca Bergamo – Vice Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Culture, City of Rome, Italy
Luca Kovecs – International Relations & Communication Director, Bakelit, Hungary
Michaela Saisana – Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Natalie Giorgadze – Communications Officer, Culture Action Europe
Nicholas Anastasopoulos – PhD and Professor, School of Architecture NTUA, Greece
Peter Inkei – Director, Budapest Observatory, Hungary
Petr Simon – Novi Sad 2021
Richárd Nagyfi – Research and technologies development, Kitchen Budapest
Robert Kramer – Chief Learning Officer, Budapest Academy for Leading Change, Hungary
Robert Manchin – President and Acting Secretary General, Culture Action Europe
Rosa Pérez Monclús – Policy Officer, Culture Action Europe
Rossella Tarantino – Matera 2019
Salvator-John Liotta – Architect and Ambassador of Farm Cultural Park, Italy
Sara Whyatt – Consultant on Human Rights and Freedom of Expression, UK
Sarah de Heusch – Project Officer, SmartBe, Belgium
Sebastiano Sali – Strategic Projects, Fundraising and International Relations, Mayor’s Office – City of Mantua, Italy
Serhan Ada – Lecturer, Bigli University, Istanbul, Turkey
Simona Neumann – Executive Director Timișoara 2021
Tibor Navracsics – Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, European Commission
Tom Green – Platforma Director, Counterpoints Arts, UK
Yamam Al-Zubaidi – Equality and Diversity Manager, Riksteatern, Sweden
Zoltan Mizsei – Contemporary musician, Hungary
Zsófia Csukonyi – Head of Operations, Design Terminal
