Programme Advisory Committee of ARTE GEIE

The Programme Advisory Committee of ARTE advises the Management Board and the General Assembly on programming issues. Its members, eight from Germany and eight from France, are leading personalities from civil society and the arts world. The associate European partners participate in an advisory capacity.

Françoise Benhamou Chairperson Economist, university professor, President of the Cercle des économistesSandro Witt Vice Chairperson Member of the MDR Broadcasting Council, union secretary
Jean-Etienne Cohen-Séat PublisherDr Yasmin Alinaghi Regional Executive Director of Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Hessen, seconded from the Broadcasting Council of HR
Olivia Gesbert JournalistChristoph Becker Member of the board of directors of the Interessengemeinschaft Hamburger Musikwirtschaft e.V., seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Commitee
Françoise Nyssen Publisher and former Minister of CultureProf Dr Maria Böhmer Former Minister of State, President of the German Commission for UNESCO, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee
Pierrette Ominetti Former Director in the Editorial Department of ARTE FranceProf Dr Hans-Günter Henneke Executive member of the Presidency of the German Association of Rural Districts (Deutscher Landkreistag)
Fabienne Pascaud Formereditor-in-chief of TéléramaAndrea Kühnemann Regional Director of ver.di Berlin-Brandenburg, seconded from the Broadcasting Council of RBB
Emmanuel Roger Senior Adviser at Steen Associates and Board Member at Poclain HydraulicsAngela Spizig Former mayor, presenter for programmes on international film and literature, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee
Natacha Valla Economist, Dean of the Sciences Po School of Management and ImpactMarkus Trabusch Director for opera and live shows, delegated by the heads of the Bayerische Schauspielbühnen, member of the BR Broadcasting Council

European Partners (in an advisory capacity):

ČT, Film Fund Luxembourg, LRT, LSM, NPO, ORF, RAI, RTBF, RTÉ, RTVE, SRG SSR, Suspilne Ukraine, SVT, Yle