BRIGHT FESTIVAL PRO PAST EDITIONS
Key Speakers_Italy & Germany
Institutional Leadership & Public Bodies
Markus Franke – Ministerial Director, Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism
Helena Cosano Nuño – Embassy of Spain in Germany
Geneviève Rolland – Delegate General of Québec, Québec Government Office in Germany
Katharina Meissner – Representative, MUTEK Montréal
Dr. Angelika J. Odziemczyk – Representative, Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport
Artists & Creative Studios
Thomas Giegerich – Managing Director, BRIGHT! Studio
Stefano Fake – Founder & Creative Director, The Fake Factory
Franz Cerami – Digital Artist & Italian Design Ambassador
Daniel Karthausen – Creative Director, Elastique
Dirk Ostkamp – Founder & Creative Director, Tamschick Media+Space
Rory Seydel – Partner & Creative Director, Gentilhomme
Dana Ryashy – Creative Director, Iregular Studio
Felipe Sanchez Luna – Founder & Creative Director, Kling Klang Klong
Technology, Industry & Brand Innovation
Monica Bua – Sales Manager, Epson Italia
Rocco Pucci – Industry Specialist, Epson Deutschland
Sarah Cox – Chief Commercial Officer, Stage Precision
Mike Jaeger – Director Strategy & Creation, MCI Marketing Agency
Cultural Institutions, Funding & Policy
Uta Eberhardt – Funding Consultant, Creative Europe MEDIA Programme
Max Permantier – XR & New Media Funding Executive, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
Carole Kremer – Head of Promotion & Communication, Luxembourg Film Fund
Benjamin Gruner – Director, Pochen Biennale
Peter Zorn – Representative, European Media Art Platform / Werkleitz
Education & Knowledge Leadership
Stefan Kraus – Co-Founder & Director, The NODE Institute
Paul Hauptmeier – Director, ZiMMT – Center for Immersive Media, Leipzig
Jenny Thibault – Program & Creative Lead, Society for Arts and Technology (SAT), Montréal
Joseph Mayo – Creative Industries Consultant, Germany
Museum, Curation & Italian Cultural Leadership
Paolo Löffler – Managing Director, Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig
Enrico Ferraris – Curator, Egyptian Museum of Turin
Serena Tabacchi – Curator & Cultural Producer, The Bunker / Rifugio Digitale
Nina Wlodarczyk – Project Lead & Co-Curator, ZKM | Karlsruhe
Denys Lavigne – Co-Founder & President, OASIS Immersion
Immersive Experiences & Creative Studios
Denys Lavigne – Co-Founder & President, OASIS Immersion
Stefano Fake – Founder & Creative Director, The Fake Factory
Daniel Karthausen – Creative Director, Elastique.
Dirk Ostkamp – Founder & Creative Director, Tamschick Media+Space
Rory Seydel – Partner & Creative Director, Gentilhomme
Mathieu St-Arnaud – Co-Founder, Normal Studio
Dana Ryashy – Creative Director, Iregular Studio
Felipe Sanchez Luna – Founder & Creative Director, Kling Klang Klong
Chris Höher – Creative Director, Visiodrom Wuppertal
