Helen Yung

Founder and Chief Artistic Officer
Laboratory for Artistic Intelligence

Helen Yung is an inter/transdisciplinary artist who combines design, performance, conceptual art, and social R&D. She is the Founder and Chief Artistic Officer of the Laboratory for Artistic Intelligence. The Lab represents Helen’s ongoing research into What Art Knows. Experiments are led by artists and artistic methods in collaboration with professionals from non-artistic backgrounds to uncover more perspectives and possibilities for society. The Lab also offers training and support to reframe ‘stuck’ and complex problems, and to help non-artists think and act more creatively. Recent/upcoming projects include: evaluating the impact of creative practice on wellbeing with the Canadian Mental Health Association, looking at What Art Has To Offer Immigration with Luminato Festival Toronto, advising on the development of an evaluation framework for creative hubs for the Department of Canadian Heritage, and scenario planning for better futures with Black Lives Matter Toronto.

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Joining as a Trustee is Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies and Assistant Principal for Religion and Society at the University of Edinburgh. She is known internationally as a public intellectual and is a regular commentator in the media.

Dan Mulhall will be joining the board as a Trustee. Dan is a retired Irish diplomat, academic and published author. He is the current Parnell Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge and is a consultant with the global law firm DLA Piper.

Also joining as a Trustee is Professor Gayle McPherson, Professor of Events and Cultural Policy and Director of the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). She is also a member of the European Cultural Parliament.

Joining us as a Trustee is Stephen Gethins, Professor of International Affairs at the University of St Andrews. Prior to that, Stephen was MP for North East Fife, the SNP International affairs spokesperson and was twice selected to sit on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

Joining in the role of Chair is Shonaig Macpherson CBE, an experienced Chair and non-executive director used to working at the most senior levels of government, private, public and third sectors.

If you're interested in attending Edinburgh International Culture Summit 2022 as media, interviews with contributors and ministers, or photo opportunities, please contact Susie Gray at susie@thecornershoppr.com or 07834 073795.

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