Kate Durio

CEO – North America, Sound Diplomacy – Kate Durio is the CEO of North America for Sound Diplomacy, the leading global advisor on music cities strategies and market development. Prior to joining Sound Diplomacy, Durio was the Chief Cultural Officer in her native Lafayette, Louisiana where she has earned numerous awards and recognitions for her role in several performing arts & music activations and public art contributions and for her work in urban planning, transportation, cultural activism and advocacy; and cultural economic development through public and private sector work.