Raine Heikkinen has an extensive history in supporting and creating art. Originating from squatted buildings and organizing free raves, he has been involved in countless projects. He joined the team of Kaapeli in 2007 and since then he has been in various roles. Today he works as a Head of Property. He has a long history on developing customer experience in creative centers. He is also involved in creative networking in Europe, most importantly in Trans Europe Halles (three terms in the board) and European Creative Hubs Network (Alternate member in the board). Raine has a Master´s Degree in Culture / Event Production from HUMAK, University of Applied Sciences. He has been involved with event production and creative facilitation for more than 25 years. In Kaapelitehdas he administered event spaces over 10 years. Raine is also advocating creative and cultural policies around Europe and has been lecturing in several Universities. He was also deeply involved in establishing EIT Culture & Creativity North and designing and constructing of Dance House Helsinki.