Sietse Bakker
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Sietse Bakker is a Dutch entrepreneur, writer, speaker and television event executive at the European Broadcasting Union
(EBU).
Bakker started his career as founder and editor-in-chief of the independent Eurovision Song Contest website Esctoday.com, at the age of 18. At the age of 22, he was hired by the EBU as Manager New Media. Two years later he was promoted to the position of Manager Communications & PR of the Eurovision Song Contest
and Junior Eurovision Song Contest
.
As of 1 January 2011, Bakker was appointed as the Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
after Svante Stockselius
resigned from the role. He also holds the position of Event Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest
.
Bakker runs the Dutch event management company Wow!works. In 2009 he was chosen as one of the 25 most successful young entrepreneurs of The Netherlands. In 2010 he finished as runner-up in the competition Communications Talent of the Year in the Netherlands.
In June 2011, Bakker will publish the book How To Live Wow!? in Dutch.
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
(EBU).
Bakker started his career as founder and editor-in-chief of the independent Eurovision Song Contest website Esctoday.com, at the age of 18. At the age of 22, he was hired by the EBU as Manager New Media. Two years later he was promoted to the position of Manager Communications & PR of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
and Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...
.
As of 1 January 2011, Bakker was appointed as the Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...
after Svante Stockselius
Svante Stockselius
Stig Svante Stockselius is a Swedish journalist and television executive, former Head of Song Contests at the European Broadcasting Union, executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.Svante Stockselius grew up in Ockelbo, a small town in central...
resigned from the role. He also holds the position of Event Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
Bakker runs the Dutch event management company Wow!works. In 2009 he was chosen as one of the 25 most successful young entrepreneurs of The Netherlands. In 2010 he finished as runner-up in the competition Communications Talent of the Year in the Netherlands.
In June 2011, Bakker will publish the book How To Live Wow!? in Dutch.