Being rooted in Hamburg’s culture & music scene for more than ten years and after finishing her M.A. in Cultural & Media Management, Lena Ingwersen now works as leading Project Manager for the Music Cities Network, as well as Cultural & Artist Manager and DJ. Over the years, she expanded her knowledge and experiences in the cultural, music and creative sectors in Germany and internationally extending from sub-, pop- to high culture. Since 2016, Lena is the project manager for the Music Cities Network, a global network dedicated to improving communication and cooperation between music cities.

She is co-founder of the transdisciplinary festival concept HALLO/Schaltzentrale, an artistic format for spatial development. Moreover, she is working as DJ under the artist name Lej as well as hosting Female* DJ Workshops. As Project Manager she was and is working for Festivals, Artists, Music Business Associations and Educational entities, like Dockville, RockCity, Deichkind, Körber-Foundation and Hamburg Music and she is a frequent host and speaker on international music conferences. Lena is based in in Hamburg, but working transnationally.

Photo credit: Katja Ruge

Participant as: Innovator

Expertise: Project Manager, Culture & Artist Manager

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