Jaanika Lillemaa has been managing high-level cultural projects for a decade. First as Head of Mission for cultural and audiovisual cooperation at the French Institute in Estonia, then as the Counsellor for Cultural Programme at the Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU in Brussels, coordinating the official cultural programme of Estonia’s first Presidency of the Council of the EU, and finally diving into the field of classical and orchestral music and touring as the Production Manager of Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Jaanika Lillemaa joined the Music Estonia team in the summer of 2021 as Head of International Projects. Her academic background is in educational science and French linguistics.