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Jonathan is responsible for the international work of The Audience Agency, which helps cultural organisations to understand and engage with their audiences. He specialises in evaluation, audience development and project management, especially in multi stakeholder transnational programmes. He is part of the team that is evaluating Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture using a methodology adapted to the circumstances of the Covid-19 Pandemic. His other current international work includes evaluating the British Council Digital Arts Collaboration Fund that takes place in 40 countries and leading audience engagement training on the ECOC Academy Camp which is supporting European Capitals of Culture. Further international projects include leading on the EU funded Adeste+ and Asset projects for The Audience Agency which are developing innovative methods of research and training. He is a pedagogical team member of the European Diploma in Cultural Project Management and author of International Agent, the e-newsletter about international audience development and research. Jonathan originally studied Sociology, then worked for two decades in a variety of cultural organisations ranging in scope from pop music to experimental performance art, before joining The Audience Agency in 2013. Jonathan.Goodacre@theaudienceagency.org / @JonnyGoodacre

He holds PhD from the Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza and D.Sc. degree (habilitation) of the Polska Akademia Nauk in the field of geochemistry, mineralogy and sedimentology. In 1990-1991 and 1994-1998 Deputy Mayor of Kraków, responsible for strategic and physical planning, economic development, capital investment projects, debt financing of urban development and culture. In 1998-1999 Director of Villa Decius Association, of which he is still a member of board. 1999-2000 Director and member of the Board of Tishman Speyer Properties Polska, later Senior Advisor for Tishman Speyer Properties. Now a co-owmer and president of board of  Aspen.

Central European analyst at the Warsaw-based Center for Eastern Studies. Author of numerous analyses on foreign and domestic policy of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. His expertise covers political scene in both countries, energy security and regional cooperation in Central Europe. He is also a member of the Polish-Czech/Czech-Polish analytical platform. Graduated in Political Science and Central European Studies from University of Warsaw. Before joining Center for Eastern Studies he worked as a journalist at Polish Radio in Warsaw.

Professor of Sociology at the Jagiellonian University. Author of many publications, amongst them The Theory of Social Peculiarities. He specializes in sociology of finance including such particular areas as the social meaning of money, cash and cashless settlements, evolution of the world financial system in the 21th century, financial markets and financial crisis. In his research, he applies a sociological perspective in order to study the role of individuals in the world of finance. At the same time, he works for The National Bank of Poland as the Director of the NBP Regional Branch in Krakow.