Sofie Taes
Sofie Taes, a graduate in Musicology and Medieval and Renaissance Studies, has been working for over a decade at the Department of Cultural Studies at KU Leuven, mostly in international projects in Digital Cultural Heritage. In 2022, she became the Innovation Manager for DigitGLAM, a research valorisation consortium at the intersection of humanities and innovative technologies. Also in 2022, Sofie became the vice-chair of ENA and a member of the Expert Group of the EC dedicated to the Data Space for Cultural Heritage (CEDCHE). Sofie also works as a freelance author on classical music.
MC candidate manifesto:
Innovation; Community work; Policy & strategy; Cultural collections; Storytelling & curation
Having proudly served ENA as a vice-chair in the past 3 years, I hope to be able to continue championing this vibrant community. I bring to the table over a decade of experience in research and storytelling, am a keen strategist and an outspoken person thriving on positive energy and integrity.
I look forward to taking the Country Group pilot to the next level. Furthermore, I hope to increase interest in the DS in my birth country Belgium as well as in Greece (my second home), by participating in events directed to local stakeholders and bringing together like-minded CH practitioners.
