Mentors and Guest Speakers
Mentors and guest speakers at the Atelier are renowned festival directors, cultural activists and artists, as well as people working in different fields of action such as the political, social/humanitarian and technological.
Mentors and Speakers
All our mentors and guest speakers at the Ateliers are renowned festival managers and directors, cross-sector experts, cultural activists, and artists. Our guest speakers are part of our programme for multiple days while mentors and facilitators are present for the whole period of the atelier.
Members of the Alumni community of The Festival Academy are also invited to join the Atelier and take initiative leading sessions and involving professionals from their own networks (find out more about our Alumni-led sessions here).
During their participation, they not only act as lecturers but also as true mentors as they engage in one-on-one discussions with the participants.
You can have a look at the list of experts present during previous editions here.
Deadline extended! Apply here before 11/05/2025!
Vigdís Jakobsdóttir
Cultural Strategist, Theater Director and former Artistic Director of Reykjavík Arts Festival
Alia Alzougbi
Artistic Director and CEO of Shubbak Festival London
Nástio Mosquito
Multimedia artist and elucidator
Kelsa Trom
Senior Program Manager - Science, Society & Culture Simons Foundation
Ronan Isola
Cultural manager, producer and curator of performing arts (FIBA, CCBorges, Artlab)
Keng Sen Ong
Artistic Director of Singapore's T:>Works