Anthropos Events Volunteer and Event Staff Coordination
Anthropos Events

Volunteer and
Event Staff Coordination

Operational Delivery Partner

Operational Delivery Partner for festivals and events across the Anthropos Network. Volunteers, stewards, welfare crew, catering and on-site arts, all looked after by one team that sits alongside the wider Network of trading entities and the Charitable Company in setup. If you want to be part of how Anthropos shows up in the world, you are in the right place.

Anthropos Network event Our Event

Anthropos Festival

A new kind of festival in the UK. Art, ceremony, music, and the people that make it all hold together. The flagship event of the Anthropos Network.

Visit anthroposfestival.org →
External event we deliver Operational Delivery Partner

Existance Festival 2026

Existance Festival is not our event. It is separately promoted by Wilde Dancing Limited. Anthropos Events runs the volunteer programme, the steward teams, and the welfare structure on the ground. 11 to 14 June 2026, in the Cotswolds.

Visit existancefestival.com →

Programmes & Resources

Coordinated by Anthropos Events

Volunteer 2026

Apply to join the volunteer crew at Existance Festival 2026. We read every application.

Open

Wellness Area Bookings

The Anthropos Spa booking flow. Used at Vegan Camp Out and across the Network.

Live

Anthropos Festival

Programme, stages, art, tickets. The full picture lives at anthroposfestival.org.

Network event

Existance Festival

11 to 14 June 2026, UK. Anthropos Events delivers the volunteer and steward programme.

Delivery partner

Breaking Convention

UK psychedelic-research conference. Anthropos crew has long-standing volunteer-lead history here, including Lu's lead role.

breakingconvention.co.uk

Origin Festival

UK festival where Anthropos crew currently hold Steward Manager roles. Mikki on Operations, Lu newly appointed.

originfestival.co.uk

Crew Hub

Central staff and volunteer-leader panel. Behind log-in.

Live

Crew Gallery

Photos from across the Anthropos Network - festivals, builds, crew moments, ceremonies.

Live

PsyCare International

Our welfare partner. Setting global standards for harm-reduction and psychological first aid at events. Founded by Karin Silenzi de Stagni.

Welfare partner

Accessibility at Anthropos Festival

PA and carer ticket routes, accessible facilities, quiet spaces, BSL and the Accessible Camping Area.

anthroposfestival.org

Eco Policy

One tree per ticket, 100% plant-based food, zero single-use plastics, solar power, compost toilets, leave no trace.

anthroposfestival.org
a few of the people behind it
Luisa Suarez (Lu)

Luisa

Head of Stewarding · Volunteer and Stewarding Services · AEL

Co-lead Volunteer and Stewarding Services with Munchie. Psychology BSc with a clinical healthcare background. Welfare and steward leadership at Breaking Convention UK and across the UK psychedelic-event circuit. Just appointed Steward Manager at Origin Festival.

@luisasp1 on Telegram →
Munchie

David (Munchie)

Stewards + Volunteer Crew Lead · Volunteer and Stewarding Services · AEL

Co-lead Volunteer and Stewarding Services with Lu. Festival operations specialist across build week, live and strike. Multi-site volunteer roll-outs, crew recruitment, shift design, on-floor escalation. Twenty-plus volunteer sign-ups already in the Existance pipeline ahead of public announcement.

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Leah Gilly

Leah Gilly

Build & Break Lead · AEL Operations · Existance Festival 2026

Heads the AEL build team for Existance Festival 2026. Pre-event build from Monday 8 June, then post-event break and de-rig. Site contact for incoming-supplier drivers across the build window. Returning to the role on Lu's recommendation.

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John

John

Head Builder · Spa-Build Lead · Anthropos Spa & Wellness · AEL Operations

Head Builder across the Anthropos Network site builds. Spa-Build Lead and multi-skilled site steward, called into the structures, finishes, and fix-it work that holds a build week together. Backs up the steward team on the floor when build is down.

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Nelly

Nelly

Head of Catering · Crew Café Lead · Hospitality Services · Anthropos Network

On-site Head of Catering and Crew Café Lead. Joint-lead with Bamber on the hospitality side, running catering and the Café across the Anthropos Network and keeping the volunteer and stewarding crews fed through build week, live and strike.

@nellyCU on Telegram →

Bamber

Commercial Director · Hospitality Services · Anthropos Network

Commercial Director of Hospitality Services. Bars and Café joint-lead with Nelly across the Anthropos Network, running the on-site trading side. Activated in the AEL trading group late April 2026 after the Vegan Camp Out 2025 spa-trial work. Surname to follow.

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Rowan

Rowan

Land Art Lead · Décor Co-Lead · Anthropos Festival

Land Art Lead and Layer 5 Area Lead at Anthropos Festival. Décor co-lead with Jess, shaping how each site looks and feels from build week to strike. Sets the visual language across the Anthropos Network site builds and their public-facing aesthetic.

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Jess Melodi

Jess Melodi

Stage Design Lead · Décor Co-Lead · Anthropos Festival

Stage Design Lead at Anthropos Festival. Décor co-lead with Rowan: scenery, structures, lighting cues that translate the programme into space. Layer 5 Area Lead in the wider Network structure, shaping how the festival reads on stage from build to strike.

@JessiMelodi on Telegram →

shay 🦋

Year-Zero Inclusion & Accessibility Lead · Anthropos Festival · Anthropos Charity (Tier 5)

On-site lead for the Accessible Camping Area at Existance Festival 2026, accessibility intake (form processing, pitch matching, and special-category data handling under UK GDPR Article 9), and inclusion-policy operation across build, live and strike. Tier 5 Anthropos Charity trustee with the Community Engagement, Inclusion and Accessibility portfolio.

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Maša Rome

Maša Rome

HR & Collective Membership Lead · Anthropos Collective

Anthropos Collective co-founder and charity trustee for HR and Collective Membership. Membership intake, induction, and people-side governance across the Anthropos Network. Holds the bridge between volunteers, paid crew, and the wider Anthropos community as the Network grows.

@cozmickitty on Telegram →
Mikki Jenman

Mikki Jenman

Cross-entity Operations Director · Festival Production Lead · Anthropos Network

Production lead at Anthropos Festival. Cross-entity operations across Anthropos Spa & Wellness, Composting Toilets, and Wellness Services: deliveries, water, power, sanitation, and the rota that holds it all together. Lean and Six Sigma training from prior career at Microlink.

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Sven Mattes

Sven Mattes

Festival Externals Director (AF) · Owner, AEL / Anthropos Experience Ltd

Festival Externals Director at Anthropos Festival, paired with George Germanis on Internals. Owner of AEL / Anthropos Experience Ltd, the trading group that includes Volunteer and Stewarding Services. Proposed Designated Premises Supervisor for Existance Festival 2026.

@smattes on Telegram →

George Germanis

Festival Internals Director (AF) · Anthropos Festival · PsyCare International

Festival Internals Director at Anthropos Festival, paired with Sven on Externals. PsyCare International Organisational Lead and Co-founder, secondary to Karin Silenzi de Stagni. AF General Lead plus Action Team and Ambassador Lead. Long-standing Anthropos crew.

@httpwagmi on Telegram →

Jim Mitchell

Site Lead · NCRQ Level 6 Site Manager · Existance Festival 2026 · AEL Operations

Site Lead for Existance Festival 2026 with NCRQ Level 6 Site Manager and Event Safety Officer credentials. On-site H&S authority across build, live and strike. Anthropos Network site experience including Vegan Camp Out 2025.

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Josh Sterckx

Josh Sterckx

[role TBC] · Anthropos Network

[Bio TBC - awaiting Lars's input on Josh's role + remit. Cardholder placeholder so the bios grid is complete pending text supply.]

@joshsterckx on Telegram →

Babs

[role TBC] · Anthropos Network

[Bio TBC - awaiting Lars's input on Babs's full name, role, remit, Telegram handle. Cardholder placeholder so the bios grid is complete pending text supply.]

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Erin Jenman

Cross-Project Communications & Outreach Lead · AEL · Anthropos Charity

Cross-Project Communications and Outreach Lead at AEL / Anthropos Experience Ltd, and the first AEL employee. Founding Trustee Candidate at the Anthropos Charity (Tier 3, Communications and Outreach). Cultural and performance programming background.

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Lindsay

Safeguarding Lead · Kids Area Lead · Anthropos Festival

Safeguarding Lead and Kids Area Lead at Anthropos Festival. Public-trust roles covering the festival's youngest and most vulnerable participants, from arrival through ceremony to departure.

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Luke Denton

Yew Stage Lead · Anthropos Festival · Music Programme Coordination

Yew Stage Lead at Anthropos Festival and admin of the Music Programme Coordination working group. Long-standing programmer across the Broader Network's stages.

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Veronika

Oak Stage Lead · London Satellites · Anthropos Charity (Tier 5)

Oak Stage Lead at Anthropos Festival and London satellite events lead. Tier 5 Anthropos Charity trustee with the Small Events portfolio. Admin across Music Programme Coordination and Social Media working groups.

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Stefano Sgarbi

Ash Stage Lead · Anthropos Festival · Music Programme Coordination

Ash Stage Lead at Anthropos Festival and admin of the Music Programme Coordination working group. Co-curates the festival's headline music programme alongside the Yew and Oak Stage Leads.

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Adam Goodlet

Music & Records Lead · Anthropos Charity (Tier 5) · Galactiv8

Tier 5 Anthropos Charity trustee with the Music and Records portfolio. Mastering specialist with credits including Ozric Tentacles. Runs Galactiv8 online music production school. Core Anthropos crew from the 2018 founding era.

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Ábel Szász

Night-Time Coordinator · Deputy Production Lead · AEL Executive Committee & NED

Festival Night-Time Coordinator and Deputy Production Lead at Anthropos Festival. AEL Executive Committee member and Non-Executive Director. Admin of AF Operations and AF Production Coordinators working groups.

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Events we will be at

Anthropos Festival Existance Festival Origin Festival Breaking Convention Vegan Camp Out (Wellness Area)
More events to follow awaiting confirmation

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