Mija Lorbek

is M.Sc. of management for non-for-profit organisations, has worked half of the career in the cultural and public sector in the fields of event management, public relations, grant funding, project management, programme management, as an author. She has gained experience in local and international cultural festivals, annual programmes, and development projects. She has worked in various roles in organisations ranging from small classical concerts to larger popular events, international business fares from tourism to gaming. In the second half of her career, she worked as a director of an innovative company developing intermedia solutions used by international companies such as BBC Worldwide, Intel, Hennessy, as well as non-profit organisations for museum installations, events, and exhibitions. She moved to Nova Gorica from London after starting a family and started to contribute to the local development, fist as programme manager of hub Xcenter, then as the head of the mayor’s cabinet and later as a CEO of European Capital of Culture GO! 2025 Nova Gorica Gorizia.