Michela Magas is an innovation catalyst who bridges the worlds of science and art, design and technology, and academic research and industry, with a track record of over 20 years of innovation. She is the founder and Creative Director of Music Tech Fest, a global community platform of over 7000 creative innovators and scientific researchers. MTF has been hosted worldwide by partners including KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Microsoft Research New England, Centre Pompidou in Paris and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican in London. MTF moved to Stockholm in 2018 and runs an annual flagship innovation event in the city in September at the centre of Stockholm Tech Week, with satellite events all over the world throughout the year. Michela was appointed Innovation Luminary for Creative Innovation by the European Commission’s OISPG in 2016, and was the first to represent the Creative Industries as European Woman Innovator of the Year (2017-2018). She is advisor on AI and Innovation to the European Commission and the G7 Leaders.