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Jovanka v. Wilsdorf is a Berlin-based creative consultant specialising in AI and music. She collaborates as musical director with Hanson Robotics, Hong Kong, and is the co-founder of the DIANA AI Song Contest (with c/o pop) and the Female* Producer Prize Germany (with Sony Music). In 2025, she received the German Business Award (EU Business News) for Pioneering Creative Integration of AI. Jovanka is an internationally acclaimed speaker on creative AI and artist development, and collaborates with international music companies and Musicboard Berlin as a certified systemic coach and experienced artist developer.

Snapshot: 600+ artist coaching sessions, international keynotes, and workshops in Creative AI

Background — Rooted in music, Jovanka toured Europe with her indie-electronic band QUARKS, releasing five albums with Sony Music and Monika Enterprise. Her work expanded into storytelling across formats: advertising copy for brands including Edeka, Melitta, Adidas, and Coca-Cola; stage roles at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus; and the book Gequälte Brötchen (Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf). In 2016, she signed with BMG Rights Management as a songwriter and sub-publisher. Since then, she has co-written over 100 songs for major record labels, including number one hits.


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Guest Lectures at Universities
  • Germany: University of Bonn (Institute of Computer Science) · University of Popular Music and Music Business Baden-Württemberg · University of Music and Performing Arts Munich · University of Music and Dance Cologne
  • USA: Indiana University (IU Bloomington)
  • India: SACAC (Delhi) · True School of Music (Mumbai) · Taaqademy (Bangalore) 
Selected Keynotes and Presentations
  • SXSW · re:publica · MUTEK Montréal · RBX / Reeperbahn Festival · by:Larm Oslo · Karajan Music Tech Conference Salzburg · German Music Council · GEMA (German collecting society) · BVMI (Federal Music Industry Association) >> Full list on the TALKS page.
Projects and Performances
  • Found In Translation — Audiovisual performance at the intersection of AI and human emotions (Concept & AI voices: Jovanka v. Wilsdorf; cello & voice: Bison Rouge)
  • AI Robo Roadshow — Musical tour through the past, present, and future of AI in music, with Sophia the Robot (For United Nations “AI for Good”)
  • Nano Desk — Robotic music performance with Sophia the Robot and Moritz Simon Geist
Jury roles
  • ANCHOR Intl. Music Awards · ZKM Giga-Hertz Award · VIA Awards (Intl. Indie Music Awards) · DIANA AI Song Contest · Female* Producer Prize
Received Awards
  • German Business Award (EU Business News) — Pioneering Creative Integration of AI
  • HYPE Award (University of Hannover) — Sustained support to young professionals
  • European Songwriting Award — Pop lyrics
  • German Songwriting Award — Children’s songs

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