Michael Flood (UK)

He has a 30-year track record in inter-disciplinary arts in Britain and Europe, and has held senior positions in several of the UK’s most innovative arts venues, including 7 years as Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Britain’s leading contemporary arts institution. Since 1997, his London-based arts consultancy Strategies for Art and Space, has worked extensively with governments, cultural institutions and European agencies on the development of cultural policy, analysis and research with particular expertise in: European arts and cultural policy; Architectural issues and space utilisation in cultural buildings; Organisation and infrastructure; Analysis, strategy, research and evaluation; Contemporary arts programming and production.
In addition to his work as a consultant and producer, he holds or have held the following honorary positions: 2004-present – Member of the Board of Directors of the European Forum for Arts and Heritage (EFAH); 2003-present – Member of the Board of Directors of the The Thames Festival, London; 1996-2001 – President of the Informal European Theatre Meeting (IETM), Europe’s largest membership organisation for professionals in the contemporary performing arts with over 450 members in 42 countries; 1997-2001 – Chairman of the The Lux Centre, London, the UK’s first centre for independent film and digital media.