Lena Ingwersen is the Managing Director of the Music Cities Network (MCN), a global non-profit strengthening music ecosystems through international collaboration and local empowerment. As a cultural manager, DJ, Keychange Innovator (2020–22), and Music Leaders Network Fellow (2025), she brings over 15 years of experience shaping cultural policy, driving inclusion advocacy, and building alternative industry models.
As head of MCN, Lena leads a growing alliance of music cities, policymakers, artists, and industry professionals, exchanging knowledge, co-creating solutions, and fostering resilient, inclusive music environments. She co-founded Act Aware, a German non-profit promoting social awareness at music events, and HALLO/Schaltzentrale, a transdisciplinary festival engaging with spatial and urban development. She transformed MCN from a temporary project into a permanent international association.
Her track record in project leadership includes work with Dockville Festival, Deichkind, RockCity Hamburg, Körber Foundation, and Girls in Airports, among others. Performing as DJ Lej, she blends artistic expression with activism, hosting DJ workshops for FLINTA* individuals and championing gender equity in music. Based in Berlin and working transnationally, she connects people, places, and ideas through the transformative power of music.