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Bernhard Steirer has been a co-founder and organizer of the Elevate Festival since 2005. Prior to that, he worked in cultural management from 2002 on, responsible for the conception and realization of various series of events including Brighton Calling, an intercultural exchange project with British artists and organizers (2003-05).

He is a music lover, DJ, co-curator of the music program and not only the CEO of the Elevate Festival, but also the driving force of the festival for participation in EU cooperation projects such as We Are Europe and Re-Imagine Europe.

Since 2005 he has been presenting the opening event of the festival together with Daniel Erlacher.