Philipp Albers is a translator, author, and cultural researcher. He has worked at HKW since 2019. Previously, he was co-founder of the freelancer network Zentrale Intelligenz Agentur; programme director at the American Academy in Berlin; and jury member of Hauptstadtkulturfonds. His publications include: Mimikry: Das Spiel des Lesens (2016) and Was Sie schon immer über 6 wissen wollten. Wie Zahlen wirken (2011), both with Holm Friebe.