Simone Orgel is a Berlin based digital strategist, strategic communications consultant and artist focusing on participation processes and community building in the digital space. She studied Communication in Social and Economic Contexts at the Berlin University of the Arts as well as the University of Toronto and has worked as a communications expert for several public and private institutions. Until December 2017 she was Head of Project & International Relations at re:publica, one of Europe's largest conferences for the Internet and society.