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2025 Panels

Music Publishing

04 June • 10:00
Mondrian Hotel

What are the real benefits of having a publisher
and do their percentages work for composers?

Moderated by: Jay Mistry

Please note that a General Admission ticket purchase will be required to attend this event.
75 person capacity.
Jay Mistry

Director, JAM Music Publishing (UK)

Ralph Peer III

Managing Director, UK at peermusic (UK)

Thomas Jamois

Music Publisher & SDRM Board Member (France)

Mandy Salem-Aubry

Music publishing expert, music startup advisor & investor matchmaking (Netherlands)

Marty Hailey

Composer / Producer and owner of Metro 13 Records (Scotland)

Managers

The new developers of talent and careers, and the crucial business partners with artists…

04 June • 11:10
Mondrian Hotel

Managers are frequently taking a share of ownership, where they are developing talent and building business around their artists. With label services partners, hired in social media/PR/play listing promo, the way to break and build careers has moved on and artists are better off in the long run, owning the bulk of their IP.

Moderated by: Christian Ulf-Hansen

Please note that a General Admission ticket purchase will be required to attend this event.
75 person capacity.
Christian Ulf-Hansen

Artist Manager, Plan C Management (UK)

Simon Napier-Bell

CEO Pierbel Ltd Record producer, music manager, author and journalist (Thailand)

Henry Semmence

Absolute Label Services (UK)

Stewart Young

Manager for Foreigner; Zucchero; and Emerson, Lake and Palmer (UK)

Zoë Wren

Independent musician and one-half of the duo Roswell Road (UK)

Emma Stakes

Music Industry Professional | Business Development | Artist Management |
Advocate for Northern Creative Sector (UK)

Music Catalogue Acquisitions

04 June • 12:20
Mondrian Hotel

Looking into how these deals will be done in the future

Moderated by: Ian Penman

Please note that a General Admission ticket purchase will be required to attend this event.
75 person capacity.
Ian Penman

Lawyer - Partner at New Media Law LLP in Soho (since 2001) (UK)

Hein Van Der Ree

Partner, Mothership Music Publishing (Netherlands)

Colin Newman

Rights Management for actors, artists, producers and song writers (UK)

Chris Noxx

Founder of FNMPG Holdings Inc., an international music rights management platform. (Canada)

Alexi Cory-Smith

Founder & CEO at Bella Figura Music Ltd (UK)

3D CGI Live Shows and Personality Rights

04 June • 16:00
Mondrian Hotel

What rights are required, from whom, to stage a holographic music show?

Moderated by: Ian Penman

Please note that a General Admission ticket purchase will be required to attend this event.
75 person capacity.
Ian Penman

Lawyer - Partner at New Media Law LLP in Soho (since 2001) (UK)

Jeremy Marsh

Board Director for Virgin, Warner Bros, RCA, BMG and currently Warner Music Group (UK)

Scott Farrant

35 years of music industry experience working for major & indie music publishers and CMOs (Sweden)

Rob Hallett

CEO and founder of Robomagic (UK)

Nicola Chance-Thompson

CEO and Trustee of the multi award winning Piece Hall in Halifax (UK)

Next Generation A&R

05 June • 10:30
Mondrian Hotel

Navigating the Future of Artist Discovery and Development

Moderated by: John Saunderson

Please note that a General Admission ticket purchase will be required to attend this event.
75 person capacity.
John Saunderson

Head of Creative, Notting Hill Music Group (UK)

Korda Marshall

Signed some of the biggest names in rock and pop (UK)

Gareth Davies

Global Operations Manager, Xelon Digital (Germany)

Josh Mateer

Josh Mateer | Head Of A&R | Sound On | TikTok (UK)

Art of Composing to Picture

05 June • 11:40
Mondrian Hotel

Composing for Media and Licensing for TV & Films – Pitch to the experts.

Moderated by: Jay Mistry

Please note that a General Admission ticket purchase will be required to attend this event.
75 person capacity.
Jay Mistry

Director, JAM Music Publishing (UK)

Simon Climie

Grammy-winning songwriter and producer (UK)

Peter Worsley

An Emmy Award winning TV and film professional with a broad experience of production, distribution, coproduction and digital licensing. (UK)

Alessio Nanni

Award winning Composer and Producer (Italy)

Paul-Loup Marquise

Music Rights & Sync Licensing Consultant (France)

Tracey Larcombe

Freelance TV and Film Director. Specialising in high-end television drama, comedy, and short film (UK)

Metadata Madness

05 June • 14:00
Mondrian Hotel

Why sp aces matter, it’s all in the sp e;;ing

Moderated by: Nina Condron

Please note that a General Admission ticket purchase will be required to attend this event.
75 person capacity.
Nina Condron

Head of Europe - Mixlo / A&R at Unchained Music (UK)

Jessica Ibgui

Music Supervisor and CEO of Warm Music (France)

Mandy Salem-Aubry

Music publishing expert, music startup advisor & investor matchmaking (Netherlands)

Oscar Stenderup Nielsen

CEO & Founder of MUSEIQ (Denmark)

Henry Marsden

Using data to optimise Music Catalogs @ Fix Music (UK)

The Future of AI

Annual look at all areas of music related AI and what the future brings

Moderated by: Matthias Röder

05 June • 15:10
Mondrian Hotel

Please note that a General Admission ticket purchase will be required to attend this event.
75 person capacity.
Matthias Röder

Beethoven AI, Musictech Visionary, Founder, Angel Investor | CEO Karajan Institute | Managing Partner The Mindshift | Sonophilia Foundation | Mozarteum Foundation (Germany)

Roger Ryan

Multi-Grammy, Dove Award nominee, and Juno Award-winning producer, Guest Instructor at Berklee (USA)

Eva Wimmers

CEO - Geistesblizz GmbH (Germany)

Hunter Scott

President of TREND (USA)

Ilya Tolchenov

CEO and co-founder at Delphos Music (UK)