Jiří Sulženko comes from the Czech Republic and is a former programme director of Plzeň 2015, European Capital of Culture. Jiří is currently busy with the DEPO2015 creative zone, again in Plzeň. He was also one of the founders of the Street for Art Festival in the panelki neighbourhood of Černý Most in Prague, where he worked extensively with the infrastructure built in socialist times.
Jiří has studied Theatre management at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He has previously worked at the Cultural centre Kulturní Jižní Město and the Archa Theatre, both in Prague.