THE CREATIVE CITY: VISION AND EXECUTION
JAMES E. DOYLE & BILJANA MICKOV
James E. Doyle is a cultural manager, a practicing artist and one of the Arts Officers for Dublin City Council. He has extensive managerial experience in Local Government, and as an independent operator in the arts, cultural and event management sectors. James has worked for local community partnerships, in adult education, technology and the manufacturing sectors, as well as the Irish Defence Forces. He was the UK National Representative for Events Industry Training on behalf of NOEA (National Outdoor Events Association UK) and is currently advising on the Music Centre for the Parnell Square Cultural Quarter Dublin. He has recently been appointed as Coordinator for the Dublin bid for EU Capital of Culture 2020. James has qualifications in fine art, European cultural project management, physics and chemistry, and has a special interest in the research, critical analysis and publication of topical cultural themes, particularity in relation to sustainable cultural development. Biljana Mickov is a cultural researcher, editor and consultant. She graduated from the University of Novi Sad and also holds a European Diploma in Cultural Project Management from the Marcel Hicter Foundation Brussels (supported by UNESCO and the EU Commission). Biljana is arts, culture and creative industries editor for cultural publication Thought. She collaborated on cultural partnerships internationally and her work has been published in Spain, the UK, France and Serbia. She is a member of the European Expert Network on Culture (EENC), a project that comprises a group of high-level experts who provide assessments and reports in the field of cultural policy.
