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NEW MUSIC CONFERENCE

Featuring experts from all sectors of the music industry
CONFERENCE
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Our Interactive programme presents industry panels and discussions, featuring experts from all sectors of the industry.

Our 2023 conference programme to be announced in due course.

Check out our first delegates for 2023 below…


A Guy Called Gerald (In Conversation)
Adam Lewis (Planetary Group, USA)
Al Hardwicke Kassi (Musik.Al)
Alessandro Pavanello (Kanjian Music 看见音乐)
Alla Gassanova (Soundbuzz FM, Ukraine)
Ana Rita (Why Portugal Export Office)
Anastasia Connor (Noise Unit PR)
Andrea Caswell (Music Managers Forum Canada)
Andrea von Foerster (Firestarter Music, USA)
Andy Bailey (Québec Government Office in London)
Andy Hall (The Institutes)
Andy Jones (FOCUS Wales)
Angie Rance (Earth Agency)
Anika Mottershaw (Bella Union)
Anthony Chalmers (Baba Yaga’s Hut)
Austin Cheng (Ear Up Music, Hong Kong)
Ben Ryles (DHP Family)
Ben Street (Wild Paths Festival)
Bernardo Queirós (WHY Portugal (Portuguese Music Export Office))
Berwyn Rowlands (Iris Prize)
Beverley Whitrick (Music Venue Trust)
Bill Cummings (God is in the TV Zine)
Brett Herlingshaw (Gigwise)
Caitlin Maddison (456 Live)
Candace Lee (Ear Up Music, Hong Kong)
Catarina Pauli Caldas (Handshake Booking, Germany)
Cath Holland (God Is In The TV)
Cecilia Soojeong yi (DMZ Peace Train Festival / ALPS Inc., South Korea)
Cesar Andion (Spanish Wave/Live Nation Spain/AMF)
Chris Sherrington (Music Venue Trust)
Cindy Castillo (Mad Cool Festival, Spain)
Clara Cullen (Music Venue Trust)
Claudia Ferigo (Suns Europe, Italy)
Dartsya Tarkovska (Music Export Ukraine)
David Silbaugh (Summerfest, USA)
Dev Sherlock (SXSW, USA)
Dom Gourlay (Under the Radar)
Dylan Jenkins (Dilys)
Edwin Lung (Ear Up Music / Ear Hub, Hong Kong)
Elan Evans (Clwb Ifor Bach / Maes B)
Elise Roller (Misfit Music MGMT, Canada)
Emma Zillmann (Live Nation)
Fadhili (Watch-Africa CIC)
Grace Puluczek (Fira B / Berklee Valencia / 3Notes, Belgium)
Gugai MacNamara (Róisín Dubh / Strange Brew / Galway Int. Arts Festival)
Guto Rhun (S4C)
Gwenfair Hawkins (Ffilm Cymru Wales)
Hamish Fingland (Bounse MGMT)
Hayley Smith (Temple)
Hefin Jones (Cymdeithas yr Iaith)
James Thornhill (Under The Radar / Electronic Sound)
Jason Mayall (Smash Corporation – Fuji Rock, Japan)
Jay Taylor (Music Venue Trust)
Jerome Williams (EBB Music, The Netherlands)
Jim Auton (God Is In The TV Zine)
Joe Gill (456 Live)
Joe Hubbard (Futuresound / Live at Leeds)
John Fischer (Dead Melodies)
John Kennedy (Radio X / Tape Notes)
John Kerridge (West Holts Stage, Glastonbury Festival)
John Pope (Aloompa, USA)
Jon Owen (Superstruct Festivals UK)
Joy Warmann (Secretly Group)
Jude Lister (Ffilm Cymru Wales)
Karl Hargrave (Security Foundry Ltd.)
Lauren Down (End of The Road Festival)
Lavender Rodriguez (From The Fields/Tales From Other Worlds)
Louisa Robinson (FORM)
Mark Bounds (TIR Music / Talentcoach, Sweden)
Mark Davyd (Music Venue Trust)
Marlies Waters (Marlies Waters, The Netherlands)
Martyn Coppack (Echoes & Dust)
Mathieu Fonsny (KuratedBy, Belgium)
Matthew Attard (EndOfTheWorld)
Matthew Otridge (Music Venue Trust)
Michael Dawson (Breakout West, Canada)
Milan Simas (M for Montreal)
Nye Russell-Thompson (Disability Arts Cymru)
Patrick ‘Patch’ Twaddle (Ptchworks / Schulich School of Business)
Pauline Williams (Freelance)
Pep Toni Ferrer (Bubota Label, Spain)
Phyllis Belezos (Heliocentric Entertainment)
Piyapong ‘Py’ Muenprasertdee (ASEAN Music Showcase Festival)
Radha Patel (Film Hub Wales)
Ralf Niemczyk (Rolling Stone (Germany))
Rhian Hutchings (Anthem Music Fund Wales)
Richard Haswell (Liverpool Philharmonc Hall and Music Room)
Richard Morton (Pop Wire)
Rob Gibbs (Progressive Artists)
Sam Sumpter (Bands do BK, USA)
Samuel CHAI Ziwen (Ear Up Music / Ear Hub, Hong Kong)
Satria Ramadhan (SRM Bookings & Services, Indonesia)
Simon Carpenter (Gigantic Tickets / BMU Festivals)
Steph Grace-Summers (FRIDAY Music)
Stephen Birch (NoNewWaveNoFun)
Wayne Price (Lle Hapus // Wrexham Clothing Exchange)
Weining Hung (LUCfest, Taiwan)
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