Panel Speaker
Alina Rathke is an adviser on the creative industries, and in particular the design sector, at the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises. Since 2023, she has been responsible for the design sector and Berlin’s membership of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. Previously, she worked at the Federal Competence Centre for the Cultural and Creative Industries (now Kreativbund), as well as for a political think tank and various cultural institutions. She studied cultural studies and American studies in Berlin and Bergen (Norway).