Ole Reitov is an independant, international expert on artistic freedom and cultural diversity. In 1999, he co-founded Freemuse, and acted as Freemuse鈥檚 Executive Director from 2013 to 2017. During this period, he was the Freemuse representative to the UN Human Rights Council and served as an expert consultant to the UN Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights, Ms. Farida Shaheed, in co-developing the first UN report on artistic freedom. He edited and co-wrote the 2015 and 2016 鈥淎rt under threat鈥 鈥 Freemuse鈥檚 annual statistics on censorship and attacks on artistic freedom. Ole worked for 30 years as an editor, reporter and broadcaster covering cultural issues in more than 50 countries for the Danish National Public Radio. His assignments as development expert have included missions to Nepal, Bhutan, Mali and Botswana. He has also served as a foreign correspondent in New Delhi for the Swedish National Radio (SR). As advisor to the Danish Centre for Culture and Development (2000-2003), he organized the first ever Nordic Conference on Cultural Diversity. As a member of the International Network for Cultural Diversity, he actively worked for the preparation and ratification of the 2005 UNESCO Convention.