Camelia Harahap is the Head of Creative Economy, East Asia at British Council since June 2024, leading on the new ASEAN-UK Advancing Creative Economy programme, co-funded by British Council and UK’s Foreign Commonwealth Development Office and supported by ASEAN Secretariat. Prior to this, Camelia was the Head of Arts and Creative Industries at British Council Indonesia since 2019. She first joined British Council in 2011, working on creative enterprise programmes with a focus on Fashion, Design and Music sectors, and led the showcasing activities of the UK/Indonesia 2016-18 programme, a three-year season celebrating new relationships between Indonesian and UK artists and cultural organisations – including curating and managing the annual UK/ID Festival.

Prior to the British Council, Camelia worked as a writer and journalist at various publications across Southeast Asia. She also freelances as a copywriter and is the Director and Co-Founder of a fashion business consultancy, Kasane & KMK.

Camelia studied Communications, International Studies and holds a masters degree in International Business from Monash University. In 2015, she joined the cohort of the Advanced Cultural Leadership Progamme, a joint programme held by Hong Kong University and Clore Leadership UK. Her main interests include Cultural Diplomacy, Creative Enterprise and Sustainable Fashion. Currently Camelia also sits on the Industry Advisory Panel for Monash University’s School of Arts and Social Sciences.