Fabien Miclet is a French-Irish specialist in European cultural funding, policy, and project management. He currently operates as an independent consultant, sharing his time between Lisbon, Brussels, and Lille. He’s the former coordinator of Liveurope, the first EU-funded platform bringing together some of the best live music venues from on the continent. Fabien currently supports various music sector organisations on European policy matters, building advocacy and funding strategies, including the Centre National de la Musique in France. He is also the co-author of several studies published in the framework of the “Music Moves Europe” initiative of the European Union. Fabien is a regular curator, speaker, and moderator in major music industry events and conferences. He teaches EU lobbying at the University of Lille and European cultural cooperation at the Lille Institute of Political Science. He is a member of the EENCA (The European Expert Network on Culture an Audiovisual) a College of Europe alumnus (Marcus Aurelius Promotion, 2009) and a proud advocate of European cultural diversity.