| New York 2023 ISPA Congress– Reem Allam |
![]() Reem AllamAssociate Director, Artistic Planning
Reem Allam is the Associate Director, Artistic Planning of The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi. She has previously worked for 6 years as Executive Manager and Artistic Programmer of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) in Egypt. She has also worked as Head of Cairo Industry Days at Cairo International Film Festival, and as Curatorial Advisor for Theater Der Welt Festival in Germany. Allam holds a UK Master’s Degree in Arts, Festivals, and Cultural Management from QMU Edinburgh, and has been awarded the 2018 Finalist Social Impact Award by British Council's UK Alumni Awards. Over the past years, she has worked in several international festivals, including London's Shubbak Festival and AAF - Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and served as juror on international jury boards for festivals such as Switzerland’s biggest Zürcher Theater Spektakel and Poland's Boska Komedia Festival. In addition, Allam gives trainings in Arts Management, Fundraising, and Events Management. Podcast |