Lecturers

Dr. Konstantin Bogdanov

Leading Researcher, The Institute of Russian Literature (The Pushkin House), Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Visiting Professor, Department of Slavic Studies, University of Constance, Germany. Member, Russian Academy of Science. Researcher and published writer on Russian literature and folklore, history of social thought, history of Russian and European rhetorics, cultural history of Russian and Soviet humanities in European context.

Prof. Justin O'Connor

Programme Leader, M.A. in Culture, Creativity and Entrepreneurship; Director, Creative Industries Research Group; School International and Study Abroad Officer, University of Leeds. Co-Founder, Forum on Creative Industries. Researcher, consultant and author of many publications in the fields of cultural and creative industries, cultural policy, culture-led urban regeneration, contemporary urban cultures, popular culture and aesthetics, Chinese culture and economy.

Mikhail Gnedovsky, PhD

Director, Cultural Policy Institute. Expert, the Council of Europe. Member, Committee, the European Museum Forum. Chairman, Board, Early Music Foundation. Leader and participant in a number of cultural and social research and development projects. Lecturer and trainer in various educational programmes for cultural managers in Russia and abroad. Author of over 200 publications on the issues of culture, cultural policy and creative industries development. Knight of the Golden Cross of Merit, Republic of Poland.

Dr. Tom Fleming

Director, Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy. Consultant and academic specialising in creative industries investment, local and regional creative industries strategies, cluster development, detailed mapping, cultural planning, and establishing targeted support mechanisms for the creative industries sector. Leader and participant in a range of research and strategy programmes in the UK and beyond. Established public speaker, with experience on the conference platform and managing seminars and workshops.

Elena Melville

Financial Director, Cultural Policy Institute. Expert in the fields of human resources and third sector economy and legislation. Lecturer and trainer in educational programmes on financial management and human resources in the cultural sector.

Georgy Nikich, PhD

Member of the Board, International Association of Art Historians. Curator, Moscow International Forum of Art Initiatives. Lecturer, Faculty of Social and Cultural Project Development, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences. Trustee, Cultural Policy Institute. Curator of over 100 exhibitions in Russia and abroad. Expert and trainer of workshops held in the framework of various Russian and international seminars on cultural management. Author of many articles and books on the visual arts.

Elena Zelentsova

Art historian. Programme Director, Cultural Policy Institute. Lecturer, Faculty of Social and Cultural Project Development, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences. Member of the Board, Foundation for Cultural Tourism and Creative Industries Development. Trainer at the seminars on creative industries, fundraising and cultural management. Author of several publications on the issues of cultural management, creative industries development and the visual arts.
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Interpreter - Sofya Averchenkova, Coordinator, Cultural Policy Institute