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Profile

Lea is a project developer and manager with a focus on culture, creative industries and start-up ecosystems.

Having studied creative industries in different metropoles, Lea felt curious about the creative landscapes of rural areas, such as her hometown. As a result, she researched on the topic “creative economy beyond the metropolis” and made it her passion to initiate change on site.

In 2017, Lea was the founder and organiser of the event series XO TALK. The multi-stakeholder project aimed at the communal recognition of creativity as a resource for cities, economy and communities. The five editions were launch pads for new initiatives, support structures, events as well as urban planning projects.

Lea focuses deeply on the question of how art and innovation come into the world: What makes successful communities, startup hubs, event series, festivals, and creative spaces thrive? How do innovation ecosystems emerge? With an academic background in economics, Lea has been involved in and contributed to projects in Sydney, Amsterdam, Pristina, and Paderborn.

Today, she shares her expertise as a freelancer at conferences, conducts workshops, develops immersive events and creative spaces – including in her hometown of Paderborn.

Contact: post@lea-hansjuergen.com


CV

Education2016
Master of Arts, Music and Creative Industries
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany
2012
Bachelor of Arts, Economics and English Studies
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
2010
Studies in Linguistics and Cultural Geography
University of Waikato, NZ
Professional Practice2021-2023
Head of Transfer & Scouting, Start-up Hub garage33, Paderborn, Germany
2020
Freelance Project Manager, Art Month Sydney, Sydney Australia
2020
Freelance event designer, satellite event of Vivid Festival Sydney at Joynton Avenue Creative Centre with Nema Adel, Sydney, Australia
2020
Freelance Connecting European innovation hubs, ITP Innovation & Training Park Prizren, led by GIZ, Prizren, Kosovo
2017-2019
Network & Event Management, Start-up Hub garage33, Paderborn, Germany
2017
Founder XO TALK, Paderborn, Germany
2015
Research intern, Centre of Expertise for Creative Innovation (CoECI), Amsterdam, Netherlands
2013
Event management intern, Forum d’Avignon Ruhr 2013, Ruhr Area, Germany
Creative Projects2024
Initiator, New Norm, nude drawing events for women, Paderborn, Germany
2019
Community liaison One For All, international real-time architecture festival 72 Hour Urban Action, Jena, Germany
2019
Initiator, festival concept “Station Zentral” in cooperation with Theater Paderborn, Germany
Lectures & Workshops2022
Cultural & Creative Entrepreneurship, University of Paderborn
2017-2019
Social Entrepreneurship, University of Paderborn
2019
Lean Startup Workshop “Youth for Innovation” in Pristina, Kosovo, organised by International Center for New Media
2018
Social Entrepreneurship Workshop, Spring Academy, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Annecy France
Moderation2021, 2022
Kuppelfest, Paderborn Germany
2018
Panel discussion “Violence, Contempt for Humanity, Homophobia, and Sexism in Rap”, University of Paderborn
2017, 2018, 2019
Call for Ideas – Startup competition, garage33, Paderborn Germany
2017, 2018
OWL Startup Pitch – Venture Capital Matching, garage33, Paderborn Germany
Jury2021-2022
Startup Scholarship NRW
2022
Meet, Beat + Greet, Cologne, Germany
Volunteer2019
Social Media Management for open-source conference State of the Map South-East Europe, Prizren, Kosovo, organised by FLOSSK
2021
Certified volunteer as hospice care worker, tobit, Paderborn Germany

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