MICHAEL JACOBSEN
Leader in the arts, media & Entertainment. NGO Founder.
Leader in the arts, media & Entertainment. NGO Founder.
Michael Jacobsen has been a champion of the arts and creative industries for many years.
As a founder of major entertainment companies and an accomplished author, he is recognised as a visionary in the arts, creativity and entertainment.
Michael has been involved in the arts, entertainment and entrepreneurship his entire life. He studied business prior to embarking on a career which began in financial services.
Moving into entertainment, media and property he co-built a portfolio of entertainment, leisure and congress venues across the Asia-Pacific region.All of the venues rank in the top ten of their genre worldwide.
Michael was involved in the promotion of major concerts and special events in the region and later went onto acquire the international rights to Dirty Dancing, which he and his team turned into a global entertainment empire.
Michael’s international campaigning work for the creative sector encompasses numerous endeavours across the world. His goal is to support the creative sector and its elevation & engender its elevation globally such that it is on a par with the Tech Sector, and those that inhabit it have more opportunities, can support themselves by deploying their creative art and can be afforded maximum respect from the financial communities.
He also works to communicate with the financial community about the ‘invest ability’ of this sector. His book The Business of Creativity espouses and underscores this mission.
Michael’s long-standing love for and relationship with Europe and Central and Eastern Europe (Emerging Europe) in particular led to his work there for the past decade. He is known for his pioneering work in the region in the areas of arts, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship and sustainability.
To consolidate his work across the region, Michael established Non-Profit NGO The Centre for Future Europe in 2021 with the mission to support and promote these sectors in Emerging Europe and to promote cultural, social and economic exchange between Europe (and emerging Europe) internationally including with the UK, USA and Australia.
Michael believes in personal empowerment. Empowerment of the creative sector; empowerment of all Europe; and empowerment so that we live in a world where innovation is democratised and all sectors and all nations are on a level footing.
Michael’s work and passions have made him an influential leader championing and campaigning for the creative sector globally and supporting growth, prosperity and economic, social and cultural development in Europe
