Isabelle Schwarz (parallelsessie 4D)
Isabelle Schwarz joined the European Cultural Foundation in 2002 with the assignment to build up a cultural policy development strand for the foundation. Since June 2009, she leads a team of ten staff combining programme and advocacy. Former Executive Director of the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres (ENCATC), first in Brussels, then Copenhagen, she launched within ENCATC the Nordic-Baltic Platform for Cultural Management. Earlier, Schwarz worked at the World Commission on Culture and Development (UN/UNESCO), the Council of Europe (Cultural Policy and Action Division), the French Ministry of Culture (Department of Forecast Studies), and with cultural NGOs in London, Paris, and Brussels. Isabelle Schwarz serves on several boards and juries. She holds a MPhil in international cultural exchanges, as well as and in history of international relations. She also has an M.A. in history of art and archaeology.












