Steering Committee
Anaïs
Fontanel
Institut
français
Since September 2014, Anaïs Fontanel is in charge of the “Europe” department
at the Institut français. In 2009, she started working at Culturesfrance –
an association in charge of promoting French culture worldwide, which later
evolved into the Institut français. She then took part in the creation of
the “Training” department, which provides the staff of the French cultural
network abroad with training programmes, before participating in the
creation and definition of a specifically European strategy for the Institut
français.
Anaïs Fontanel studied at Sciences Po Grenoble where she obtained a masters’
degree in Cultural Management.
Susanne
Höhn
Goethe
Institut
Susanne Höhn is the Director of the Brussels Institute, the Regional
Director for Southwest Europe and the Goethe-Institut’s Representative to
the EU since January 2014. Born in 1959, she studied German and Roman
Languages and first worked as a freelance journalist. In 1985, she began
her career at the Goethe-Institut, as Press and Public Relations Officer in
Munich. Her first foreign assignment took her to Jerusalem. In 1995 she
became the Head of Educational cooperation at the Goethe-Institut in Rome.
From 2000 to 2006 she was the Head of Knowledge and Information Department
in the Goethe-Institut Headquarters in Munich. In 2006 she took over the
country directorate of the Goethe-Institut in Italy.
Sana
Ouchtati
More Europe – external cultural relations
Sana Ouchtati is the Director of MORE EUROPE – external culture
relations since 2011. She was also the project manager of the Preparatory
Action “Culture in EU External Relations” in 2013-2014. In
2001-2011, she worked at the European Institutions in Brussels mainly on
trade multilateral and bilateral agreements with third countries. She has
also been responsible for the cultural dimension of the EU external
relations mainly with ACP countries, Neighbourhood countries and Emerging
countries. She has a thorough knowledge of the culture field, international
relations as well as EU processes, policies and instruments dedicated to
external relations, culture and intercultural dialogue, mainly with the
Southern Mediterranean countries.
Sana Ouchtati graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium,
with a Master’s degree in European Union policies. She also has a Master’s
degree in International Relations & Business Administration from the
High Institute of Commercial Studies in Brussels.
Isabelle
Schwarz
European
Cultural Foundation
Isabelle Schwarz (France / Germany) is Head of Advocavy, Research and
Development at the European Cultural Foundation which she joined in 2002.
Previously, Isabelle Schwarz was Executive Director of ENCATC, the European
Network of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy Education. Earlier posts
include the World Commission on Culture and Development, the Council of
Europe, the Ministry of Culture of France, and cultural NGOs in London,
Paris, Brussels, and Copenhagen. She serves on several boards and juries.
Isabelle
Van de Gejuchte
British
Council
Isabelle Van de Gejuchte is the Head of EU policy engagement at the British
Council Brussels Office. In particular, she is responsible for the
area ‘Culture and EU external relations’ and the management of the EUNIC and
More Europe – external cultural relations relationships on
behalf of the British Council.
Prior to this role, Isabelle was responsible for leading EU advocacy effort
for the British Council. Her task was to increase the visibility and impact
of the British Council’s work with the EU institutions, international
audiences through events and meeting programs. She was also responsible for
the following thematic: Social Enterprise, Skills and Gender equality.
Gottfried
Wagner
Advisor to the Steering Committee
Gottfried Wagner is now freelance cultural consultant, advisor to public and civil cultural organisations. Prior to this, he has been an advisor to the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education and Women’s Affairs. For many years, he was Director of the European Cultural Foundation, Europe’s only independent, supranational and pan-European cultural foundation, and of KulturKontakt Austria, a European centre of excellence and resources for education, culture and the arts in Vienna.