Key Note Contributors for ITEAC 2023:
Co-Founder and Director at Renew Culture Ltd
Lisa Burger
Lisa Burger has spent her professional life working in theatre, opera, ballet and museums building a career as a strategic leader specialising in renewal of organisations through a focus on resilience, commercial exploitation and sustainable growth and is currently co-founder and Director of Renew Culture Ltd.
Previously Executive Director of the National Theatre, during her 20-year career, key achievements included the development and launch of NT Live, broadcasting work from leading UK theatres into cinemas around the world; creating NT at Home as a response to COVID, a free on-line product reaching a worldwide audience of 10m and turning this into a commercial subscriber service and leading the refurbishment of the NT.
Leader of Teatro de Contêiner Mugunzá
Marcos Felipe
Marcos Felipe is the inspirational leader of Teatro de Contêiner Mugunzá, a radical theatre company who built a theatre out of eleven containers in a rundown neighbourhood of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and drew in 150,000 visitors in its first two years of operation.
The choice of containers as an architectural base was due to their modular practicality, the financial cost and the speed of assembly. Using wooden blocks as a model and based on our empirical knowledge of scenic spaces, Lucas Beda and Marcos Felipe elaborated the Theater's architecture. It was then that they understood the spatial and conceptual dimension of the project and the enormous responsibility that was in their hands.
Deputy of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the National People's Congress
Mr. Kenneth Fok Kai Kong, JP
Mr. Kenneth Fok is Deputy of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the National People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the All-China Youth Federation, Member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Cooperation, Member of the Culture Commission of the HKSAR Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Member of the Legislative Council of HKSAR (Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication).
He is currently the Vice President of the Fok Ying Tung Group overseeing the Group's investments in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Mr. Fok has been a staunch supporter of culture and arts development. He is currently the Chairman of Hong Kong Art Development Council, Executive Vice President of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Hong Kong Member Association, and Advisory Committee member of JCCPS (Tai Kwun).
Director at National Theatre
Rufus Norris
Rufus Norris joined the National Theatre as Director in April 2015. Under his leadership the NT has expanded its reach far beyond the South Bank theatre, making it more accessible than ever before – reaching audiences though work on tour, in cinemas, streaming in classrooms and at home.A key priority for him has been to increase the range of voices and stories told at the National Theatre.
At the start of his NT tenure Rufus established the New Work department, ensuring that artists are supported and nurtured to create new work at scale for the NT’s stages, which has resulted in a significant increase in the number of productions staged by living writers while he has been Director.
Secretary of Culture for Bogotà
Catalina Valencia
Catalina Valencia, secretary of culture for Bogotà, Colombia, has overseen a visionary programme for Bogotà that has transformed the city’s culture through a programme of sustainability and social change.
Bogotá is a diverse and multicultural meeting point for people from across the country, home to 11 million inhabitants, which is equivalent to 23% of the country’s entire population. The city is an ideally located development hub offering modern infrastructure, which can help grow the cultural and creative sectors. The Culture is Local program has served as a strategy to ensure peoples’ access to cultural rights, assisting with activities in the fields of culture, art, heritage, and creativity, with the participation of all 20 districts of Bogotá .
Contributors for ITEAC 2023
Below you can find contributors to ITEAC 2023. Those marked with a symbol will be contributing by speaking in-person during the two day event.
Those marked with a symbol have contributed to pre-recorded content which will be be viewed and then discussed with live panel discussions.
Mark Ager
Marketing Director,
XM Automation
Kate Bailey
Senior Curator,
V&A Museum UK
Tim Brinkman
Head of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre
Oliver Brück
Head of Marketing & Sales,
Waagner-Biro Luxembourg Stage Systems S.A.
Naomi Chiffi
Director or Collaboration,
National Theatre Wales
Aby Cohen
Brazilian scenographer, artistic director, exhibition curator
Hannah Conway
Co-founder and Director,
Sound Voice
Toby Coffey
Head of Digital Development, National Theatre
Richard Coulson
Director with COX Architecture, Australia
Joshua Dachs
Principal-in-Charge,
Fisher Dachs Associates, USA
James Dacre
British Theatre, Opera and Film Director and Producer.
Lucy Davies
Executive Director,
Young Vic
Paddy Dillon
Architect and Co-Ordinator of
Theatre Green Book
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Jim Love
VP, Global Head of Product Engineering
Rie Komyo
CEO,
Soft Edge LLC
David Evans
Head of Production at National Theatre Wales
Marcelo Ferraz
Architect,
Brazil
Doug Florence
Senior Consultant,
CCQS UK Ltd.
Kevin Taylor
Chief Executive Officer - ASIA TAIT
Helen Grassly
Director,
Burrell Foley Fischer
Simon Harper
Co-Director,
Harper Tackley Consultants
Paul Handley
Technical Director,
Royal National Theatre
Dr Paul Hanna
Senior Associate and Charted Psychologist at Hoare Lea.
Tom Harper
Managing Director,
Unusual Rigging
Satio Hasegawa
Architect,
Japan
Andrew Hayne
Principal,
ARM Architecture, AU
Tisa Ho
Executive Director of theHong Kong Arts Festival
Martin Hoegg
Director, Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft
Dr Nick Hunt
Digital Research and Innovation Fellow at Rose Bruford College
Nina Jacques
Dramaturg of the
National Theatre in Prague
Shanaz Gulzar
Creative Director
Bradford UK City of Culture
Phil Kingston
Community and Education Manager, Abbey Theatre, Ireland's National Theatre
Yi-Ruu Liu
General & Artistic Director, National Theatre & Concert Hall Taipei (NTCH)
Sébastien Jouan
Design-led Acoustician,
Paris
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Dave Ludlam
Executive Director,
Theatreplan
Thierry Leonardi
Sustainbility Consultant,
France
Emily Lim
Public Acts Director,
Royal National Theatre
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Marcus Lobbes
Director of the Akademie für Theater und Digitalität
Julian Messer
Ryan Metcalfe
Jon Morgan
Director,
Theatres Trust
Grace Nye-Butler
Environmental Consultant,
Theatre Green Book Australia
Elizabeth Old-Gibbs
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Lucy Picardo
Hiroko Oshima,
Theatre Green,
Japan
Rachel O'Sullivan
Environmental Manager,
Royal Opera House
Caro Overy
Green Arts Manager,Creative Carbon Scotland
Jen Parker-Starbuck
Professor of Drama,
Royal Holloway London
Gwennan Mair
Creative Engagement Director, Theatr Clwyd
Prof. Stephan Rolfes
Theatre and Event Technologies,
Berliner Hochschule für Technik
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Carol Scott
Principal Sustainability Advocate,
TAIT
Sandra Pineda
Advisor, Secretariat of Culture, Recreation and Sport
Mark Raggatt
Director,
ARM Architecture, AU
Hans-Joachim Rau
Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft
Michael Rayner
Director at Blight Rayner Architecture, Australia
Tessa Rixon
Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology
Wesko Rohde
Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft
Erin Shepherd
Associate Director,
Charcoalblue, Australia
Piers Shepperd
Wonder Works,
UK
Eric Hoff
Principal,Thinkwell, a TAIT Company
Keiko Sutton
CEO,
Kotobuki Seating Co. Ltd
Gemma Swallow
Head of Production,National Theatre of Scotland
Latai Taumoepeau
Director,
Blight Rayner Architecture, AU
Robin Townley
CEO, Association of British Theatre Technicians
Jacob Teglgaard
Director, Baeredygtig
Kulturliv NU, Copenhagen
Alison Tickell
Founder and CEO of
Julie's Bicycle
Claire Walker
Joint CEO
SOLT & UK Theatre
Heather Walker
Director of Operations,
Royal Opera House
Wan-jung Wei
Executive Director,
OISTAT International
Emma Wilson
Director of Technical, Production & Costume - Royal Opera House
Heidi Wiley
Executive Director,European Theatre Convention
Andrew Wylie
Partner,
Buro Happold
Cristiano Giavedoni
Director at Blumano
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Lluis Diaz-Guerra
Director at Blumano
Elena Giakoumaki
Director at Charcoalblue
Joshua Dachs
Principal-in-Charge,
Fisher Dachs Associates, USA
James Dacre
British Theatre, Opera and Film Director and Producer.
Lucy Davies
Executive Director,
Young Vic
Paddy Dillon
Architect and Co-Ordinator of
Theatre Green Book
Jim Love
VP, Global Head of Product Engineering
Rie Komyo
CEO,
Soft Edge LLC
Kevin Taylor
Chief Executive Officer - ASIA TAIT
Helen Grassly
Director,
Burrell Foley Fischer
Simon Harper
Co-Director,
Harper Tackley Consultants
Paul Handley
Technical Director,
Royal National Theatre
Dr Paul Hanna
Senior Associate and Charted Psychologist at Hoare Lea.
Tom Harper
Managing Director,
Unusual Rigging
Satio Hasegawa
Architect,
Japan
Andrew Hayne
Principal,
ARM Architecture, AU
Tisa Ho
Executive Director of theHong Kong Arts Festival
Martin Hoegg
Director, Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft
Dr Nick Hunt
Digital Research and Innovation Fellow at Rose Bruford College
Nina Jacques
Dramaturg of the
National Theatre in Prague
Shanaz Gulzar
Creative Director
Bradford UK City of Culture
Phil Kingston
Community and Education Manager, Abbey Theatre, Ireland's National Theatre
Yi-Ruu Liu
General & Artistic Director, National Theatre & Concert Hall Taipei (NTCH)
Sébastien Jouan
Design-led Acoustician,
Paris
Dave Ludlam
Executive Director,
Theatreplan
Thierry Leonardi
Sustainbility Consultant,
France
Emily Lim
Public Acts Director,
Royal National Theatre
Marcus Lobbes
Director of the Akademie für Theater und Digitalität
Julian Messer
Ryan Metcalfe
Jon Morgan
Director,
Theatres Trust
Grace Nye-Butler
Environmental Consultant,
Theatre Green Book Australia
Elizabeth Old-Gibbs
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Lucy Picardo
Hiroko Oshima,
Theatre Green,
Japan
Rachel O'Sullivan
Environmental Manager,
Royal Opera House
Caro Overy
Green Arts Manager,Creative Carbon Scotland
Jen Parker-Starbuck
Professor of Drama,
Royal Holloway London
Gwennan Mair
Creative Engagement Director, Theatr Clwyd
Prof. Stephan Rolfes
Theatre and Event Technologies,
Berliner Hochschule für Technik
Carol Scott
Principal Sustainability Advocate,
TAIT
Sandra Pineda
Advisor, Secretariat of Culture, Recreation and Sport
Mark Raggatt
Director,
ARM Architecture, AU
Hans-Joachim Rau
Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft
Michael Rayner
Director at Blight Rayner Architecture, Australia
Tessa Rixon
Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology
Wesko Rohde
Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft
Erin Shepherd
Associate Director,
Charcoalblue, Australia
Piers Shepperd
Wonder Works,
UK
Eric Hoff
Principal,Thinkwell, a TAIT Company
Keiko Sutton
CEO,
Kotobuki Seating Co. Ltd
Gemma Swallow
Head of Production,National Theatre of Scotland
Latai Taumoepeau
Director,
Blight Rayner Architecture, AU
Robin Townley
CEO, Association of British Theatre Technicians
Jacob Teglgaard
Director, Baeredygtig
Kulturliv NU, Copenhagen
Alison Tickell
Founder and CEO of
Julie's Bicycle
Claire Walker
Joint CEO
SOLT & UK Theatre
Heather Walker
Director of Operations,
Royal Opera House
Wan-jung Wei
Executive Director,
OISTAT International
Emma Wilson
Director of Technical, Production & Costume - Royal Opera House
Heidi Wiley
Executive Director,European Theatre Convention
Andrew Wylie
Partner,
Buro Happold
Kate Burnett
Trustee Director of the Society of British Theatre Designers