Nilgün Öz

Nilgün Öz has been connecting music, culture and social responsibility for over 20 years. While studying business administration with a focus on non-profit organisations, she worked in Berlin’s club and cultural scene in the 1990s, where she gained her first experience in the music and live entertainment industries.

In 2002, she joined Universal Music, where she was responsible for the company’s events division for many years. In 2018, she shifted her focus to the non-profit sector, taking on leadership roles at Musik Bewegt and yeswecan!cer. After completing further training as a CSR Manager, she returned to Universal Music Germany in 2023 as Senior Director Corporate Social Responsibility & Events.

Today, she develops CSR strategies and programmes that embed social responsibility into the company’s day-to-day activities. This includes BRIDGES, a psychologically informed support programme for emerging artists. Alongside this, she continues to oversee the events division and develops formats for artists, employees, partners and fans.

At the heart of her work is a simple question: What do people and organisations need for meaningful change to truly work? For Nilgün, good solutions emerge from bringing different perspectives together, through collaboration and shared responsibility. Perhaps it is an idea that first took shape on the dancefloors of Berlin’s club culture: everyone brings something of their own, yet they still move together.