Silke Lalvani has been working for Pearle* - Live Performance Europe, the European employers federation of live performance organisations, since 2010. Silke’s responsibilities include advocacy work at EU and international level (such as on ticketing, stage lighting, the European Green Deal, Digital Agenda etc.) with the aim to secure a sustainable development of live performance organisations. Before joining Pearle*, Silke worked at the Brussels office of the European Broadcasting Union. Until September 2008 she was engaged as a journalist at Radio France Internationale in Paris. She holds a Masters degree in Comparative Literature and a Masters degree in European Affairs.