Team Members

Roberto Gómez de la Iglesia is an economist, cultural mediator and expert in the creative economy. He is the director […]

András Lukács (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University), PhD in mathematics, researcher and lecturer of data science. He has deep expertise in

Maria Heller is a sociologist and linguist, former director of the Institute of Sociology at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Her research interests include media and communications, theories of the public sphere, discourse analysis and new ICTs.

Cristina is a public relations and communication specialist, with an academic background in journalism and history at the University of Bucharest.

Joachim Umlauf is the director of the Goethe-Institut Bucharest since 2019 and leads the German-Romanian network of cultural centers in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

At the beginning of 2025, Tiago joined PELE as a communication and social media manager, developing strategies that blend digital presence with physical engagement. His work focuses on storytelling, audience connection, and reinforcing the cultural impact of the arts in our lives.

Co-founder of PELE (2007), a national and international reference collective in the field of participatory and community artistic practices.

Carina Moutinho has a degree in Heritage Management from Instituto Politécnico do Porto (2006) and specialized in Cultural Management at SESC São Paulo (2014). Integrate the European Academy of Participation course in Bucharest an Erasmus+ project (2018).

Micol is the Project Coordinator at Stichting H401 (H401). She is a graduate of the Research Master in Cultural Leadership at the University of Groningen (NL). Her research background lies in (Russian) memory studies and memory artivism.

Michael Defuster is co-director of the cultural foundation Herengracht 401. Under his leadership, the former publishing house Castrum Peregrini transformed into a cultural centre focused on freedom, culture, and friendship. He redeveloped its real estate and improved access to its cultural heritage.