OKFestival 2014 is hosted by Open Knowledge in collaboration with our production partners, newthinking.
The following people help to make the festival happen:
Organisation & Coordination
- Beatrice Martini, Events Manager & OKFestival Lead Organiser, Open Knowledge
- Megan McGrattan, Event Coordinator, Open Knowledge
- Lou Woodley, Fundraising and Communications, Open Knowledge
Production Team
- Neal Bastek, Digital Engagement Director, Open Knowledge
- Bill Brown, Graphic Designer
- Daniela Bentrup, Project Manager, newthinking
- Julia Gemählich, CEO, newthinking
- Anna-Lena König, Project Manager, newthinking
Programme Team
A team of deeply respected leaders and members of the open community with strong understanding in one or more open knowledge practices. They will advise and provide input on the programme and contribute to diversify the cultural, geographic and disciplinary lenses of the curatorial work.
Discover more about them now.
Advisory Board
- Allen Gunn, Executive Director, Aspiration Tech
- Kate Chapman, Executive Director, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap
- Michelle Thorne, Global Strategist, Mozilla Foundation
- Juha Huuskonen, coordinator of OKFestival 2012, Open Knowledge Finland
- Daniel Dietrich, coordinator of OKCon 2011, Open Knowledge Germany
Steering Committee (Open Knowledge)
- Rufus Pollock, Founder
- Laura James, CEO
- Sander van der Waal, Projects Director
- Naomi Lillie, Network Director
- Beatrice Martini, Events Manager & OKFestival Lead Organiser
- Zara Rahman, Open Development Toolkit Lead
Finally, the festival would not be as cool as it is without the help of a large number of volunteers setting up the space, helping with session moderation, accreditation, communications and conference setup. Want to join us? Let us know by emailing us: info@okfestival.org