Katharina Weinert is the policy advisor at the European Music Council, the European network for music with a membership of National Music Councils, International and European Music Organisations and National and specialized music organisations. At the EMC, she works on policy and advocacy topics as well as network and capacity building e.g. through the European Agenda for Music and the European Forum on Music. She is a ‘transformation manager sustainable culture’ and works with the Music Moves Europe co-funded Green Beat Nexus project. She previously worked on the MusicAIRE and the MOST – Bridge for Balkan Music projects. Her prior experiences include positions with the Creative Europe Desk, the Cultural Policy Association and the Europe for Citizens Point in Germany. Since 2021, she is a board member and Vice-President of Culture Action Europe.