The team

The Festival is managed by a private foundation: the Fondation Festival de la Cité. The Foundation Board, chaired by Loïka Lorenzini, is made up of a maximum of nine people, representing the cultural and economic sectors, the Canton of Vaud and the City of Lausanne. Martine Chalverat has been Festival Director since September 2022. The programme is devised and put together by a team of four people with a solid reputation in the cultural world, who can draw on an external network of expertise. The extended office is made up of a team of 14 people, who manage the development of the festival, administration and finance, programming, production, technology, communications, F&B and staff. Before, during and after the festival, around 450 people work to ensure that the festival runs smoothly, the vast majority of them salaried.

Composition of the Foundation

Mrs Loïka Lorenzini
President - Lawyer 

Mrs Olga Canton
Vice-Chairwoman - Project Manager Service culture et médiation scientifique UNIL

Mr Louis Dana
Member - Local councillor

Mrs Hélène Demont-Veuthey
Member - Head of Communications Mobimo Suisse Romande

Mrs Anne Dupraz
Member - Architect EPFL - SIA

Mr Yann Riou
Member - Deputy Head of Culture, City of Lausanne

Mr Daniel Herrera
Member - Communications expert

Mrs Anja Zyska Cherix
Member – Head Physician, Occupational Medicine Division, Suva