Douglas Gautier

CEO & Artistic Director at Royal Arts Complex

Speaker

Douglas is the CEO and Artistic Director of Adelaide Festival Centre. Since joining in 2006, he has initiated a major ‘program-led’ revival which has increased audiences and positioned the Centre as a hub for Asian-Australian cultural engagement.

He has international experience in media, tourism and the arts, including as Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Deputy Executive Director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Director of Corporate Affairs of STAR TV, Head of Concert Music for ABC and Head of Music and Arts for Radio Television Hong Kong. He was also founding Vice-Chairman of the Asian Arts Festival Association and a Board Member of the Asian Cultural Council (Rockefeller Foundation).

Douglas’ current Board positions include Chair of Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres, Deputy Chancellor of Flinders University, and Member of the Adelaide UNESCO City of Music Board, Australia-Singapore Arts Group, Global Cultural Districts Network Board, and National Foundation for Australia-China Relations Advisory Board.

In 2016, Douglas was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the arts and the community.