Johanna Suo is a cultural entrepreneur, cultural strategist and researcher directing the facilitation & innovation firm ifa laboratory in Brussels. With twenty years of experience in the Culture and Creative Industries Johanna has been a consultant, speaker and fellow in the US (Marshall Memorial Fellowship), Japan, and all around Europe (European Commission -DG Grow-, European Business Summit, European Cultural Parliament ). Previous posts include development director for the agency Cumediae and project manager at the Goethe-Institut. Johanna has recently co-funded the consortium SHR Global focusing on creative economy development. She is currently writing a master thesis on the challenges for cultural diplomacy to be aligned with social innovation and development.