International Market Development Professional Development Session #1:
CAPACOA’s Approach to International Market Development
During this session presenters from the international cohort program will discuss how this activity has helped shape CAPACOA’s international market development practices. The conversation will reflect on the initial online pandemic experience and how it has informed our approach to market development work - centred on relationship building, networking and reciprocity.
Facilitated by CAPACOA’s International Market Development Consultant and Strategist Judy Harquail.
Cover photo: “Globe” by Rob Bertholf, some rights reserved.
Alt Hotel Ottawa
Tuesday, December 2
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Panelists
Featuring:
Frederico Irazabal
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Artistic Director - Festical Internacional de Buenos Aires
B.A. from the University of Buenos Aires. He is a professor, researcher and theater critic. Currently, he is the Artistic Director of the Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires (FIBA). He publishes his articles in the newspaper La Nación and he is the director of the magazine Funámbulos. He has published the following books: El giro político, Por una crítica deseante and Teatro Anaurático. As a professor he works at Pepperdine University and at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He worked as the Executive Director of the CPTI (Consejo Provincial de Teatro Independiente de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) and he was a member of the Board of the INT (Instituto Nacional del Teatro - Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación Argentina). He recently joined the curatorial Team of MIACENA, a Site specific festival in São Paulo, Brazil.
Featuring:
Louise Gallagher
Auckland, New Zealand
CEO Performing Arts Network of NZ
Louise Gallagher has been the CEO of PANNZ (Performing Arts Network of New Zealand) since 2017, with over two decades of senior arts management experience, she is deeply committed to championing high-quality, independently produced artistic works from Aotearoa on both national and international stages.
Throughout her tenure at PANNZ, Louise has significantly expanded the organization's strategic plan, developed significant relationships and partnerships, while cultivating a team of accomplished professionals from New Zealand's finest. She leads strategic initiatives including the annual PANNZ Arts Market, national touring programme and agency, the PANNZ International Programme and overseeing the Festivals Commissioning and
Presentation Fund.
Louise's career is marked by working on a diverse range of productions, from large commercial ventures to intimate performing arts shows. She is dedicated to fostering connections, building partnerships, and creating opportunities that link artists with the broader industry in Aotearoa, with the ultimate goal of increasing the presentation of New Zealand work globally. She also actively develops relationships with other arts leaders who share her vision for a thriving and sustainable arts sector.
Louise holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Social Humanities from The University of Auckland, a Diploma in Marketing from NZIM, and is a graduate of the Leadership Programme for High Potentials at the NZ Institute of Strategic Leadership.
Featuring:
Marta Oliveres Tortosa
Barcelona, Spain
International Development Coordinator - EL ÁLAMO Creative Management
EL ÁLAMO Creative Management is the environment where I feel comfortable to participate, to share and to collaborate in cultural and artistic projects while preserving artistic and management independence. The environment to work in International Relations, Artistic coordination, internationalization projects, development projects training and the accompaniment of all sort of generations will happen in EL ÀLAMO.
Featuring:
Susanne Næss Nielsen
Harstad, Norway
Director Festspillene i Nord-Norge
Susanne Næss Nielsen is the director of Festspillene i Nord-Norge in Northern Norway (Arctic Arts Festival). It is an annual summer festival with a strong focus on northern stories and realities.
Susanne is also the chair of The Audio and Visual Fund, appointed by the Ministry of Culture. In addition to this she has been part of several national and international expert committees and has been mentor for artists and producers in the Nordic Countries.