An Executive Board and an Advisory Board were established in 2019 to support and implement the application process for nomination as a UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts and to design and accompany the four-year action plan. The Executive Board UNESCO City of Media Arts is the strategy and steering body for the development as a city of media arts and advises the UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts office on specialized issues.
The Executive Board meets at least four times a year. The board is made up of representatives from municipal companies in the arts and culture sector and departments of the City of Karlsruhe. The Executive Board is chaired by Dominika Szope, Head of the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Karlsruhe.
Daniela Burkhardt, Executive Coordinator UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts, Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Karlsruhe
Dr. Eberhard Fischer, Leiter Stabsstelle Außenbeziehungen und Strategisches Marketing, Stadt Karlsruhe
Dr. Helga Huskamp, Executive director, ZKM I Karlsruhe
Dr. Ulrich Peters, Artistic Director, Badisches Staatstheater
Pascal Rastetter, Head of Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH
Dominika Szope, Head of the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Karlsruhe
Martin Wacker, Head of Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH