Dr. Michaela Conen
Founder & Owner
Culture and Media Manager, M.A.
Email: info@culture-partners.de
An analogue, three-dimensional being –
a child of the vinyl record and cassette era.
Not reducible to an infinite sequence of 0s and 1s.
Strategic consulting for culture and media, grounded in extensive professional experience.
Dr. Michaela Conen works at the intersection of culture, strategic marketing, communication and societal change.
At the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), she heads the Strategic Marketing Unit. As a lecturer in Marketing and Brand Management, she combines academic perspectives with many years of professional experience in the cultural and media sectors.
Her work also encompasses broader societal issues. At UdK Berlin, she developed and established structures for antisemitism prevention over a period of two years. In 2025, she contributed her expertise to the UNESCO conference “Addressing Antisemitism in Higher Education” and also advises the Segerstedt Institute at the University of Gothenburg.
Michaela Conen holds a doctorate from the Institute for Arts and Media Management at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre. Her previous professional positions include the Jewish Museum Berlin and the Federal Agency for Civic Education.
In 2012, she founded CULTURE PARTNERS | Agency for Culture and Media. Through consulting, teaching, talks and workshops, she combines strategic thinking with current developments in culture, media and society.