Following the success of the flagship FastForward, the future-focused international music business conference, in Amsterdam over the last two years, London will play host to the first international expansion of the series.
Today FastForward announced the full speaker line-up for their debut event. Hosted at the British Library on Friday 15 September, the one-day conference will offer a combination of keynote speeches, interactive panel discussions and FastForward’s FastFifteen rapid-fire solo presentations, all of which will complement the annual flagship FastForward event in Amsterdam.
Sophie Crosby (shown below), SVP Marketing at Ticketmaster International, will give a keynote on Reaching the Changing Consumer. Sophie, who leads the Insight and Marketing functions at Ticketmaster International working with some of the biggest artists, tours and festivals in the world, will be sharing her tips on how to reach and engage with potential and existing customers in an increasingly competitive attention economy.
Sophie joins a program and speaker line-up that includes industry veteran Merck Mercuriadis (CEO, Hipgnosis Music), who will be giving a keynote about the Future of Artist Management. Other new speakers announced to finalise the line-up include Dusko Justic (VP International Marketing, Sony Music), Sergio Pimentel (Senior Creative, Ninja Tune), Chiara Hunter (Artist and Songwriter, Australia) and Miranda Kempin (Sync and Licensing Manager, Sony/ATV).
These new speakers complete the 29-strong line-up, listed below in full. You can find the full program for the day covering all keynotes, panels, and FastFifteens available on the conference website here.
- Alex Clough – Social Media Director, Splendid Communications
- Bob Workman – SVP Partnerships, Warner Music
- Charlie Andrew – BRIT Award-winning producer / Square Leg Records
- Cherie Hu – Music & Technology Contributor, Forbes, USA
- Chiara Hunter – Artist and Songwriter, signed to Sony/ATV, Australia
- Chloé Julien – CEO, Bandsquare, France
- Chris Carey – CEO, Media Insight Consulting
- Chris Tams – Director, Independent Member Services & International, BPI
- Claudia de Wolff – VP, Creative Content & Programming, UK & International, Vevo
- Dorothée Imhoff – Business Development, FUGA, Netherlands
- Dusko Justic – VP International Marketing, Sony
- Ellie Giles – Artist Manager, Various Artists Management
- Farhana Aboo – Marketing Manager, AEI Media
- Fiona Bevan – Artist and Songwriter; Ed Sheeran, One Direction
- Kelly Bennaton – Senior PR & Marketing Coordinator, DHP Family
- Kellie While – Head of Creative, 7digital
- Kimberly Anne – Artist and Songwriter; signed to Universal Music Publishing
- Merck Mercuriadis – CEO, Hipgnosis Music
- Miranda Kempin – Sync and Licensing Manager, Sony/ATV
- Phil Patterson – Music Specialist, Department for International Trade
- Rebecca Stewart – Reporter, The Dru
- Rees Hitchcock – Creative Planner & Agency Marketing, FRUKT
- Samantha Mandel-Dallal – Head of Content Insights, Spotify
- Sean Adams – Social Media Producer, BBC 6 Music
- Sergio Pimentel – Senior Creative, Ninja Tune
- Síofra McComb – Head of International Sales & Marketing, !K7, Germany
- Sophie Crosby – SVP Marketing, Ticketmaster International
- Stu Dredge – Contributing Editor, Music Ally
- Sulinna Ong – VP, Artist Marketing, Deezer
Representatives from all sides of the industry are attending, including Universal Music Group, The O2, Spotify, Columbia Records, Polydor, Snapper Music, Distiller Records, AEI Media, The Unsigned Music Awards, shesaid.so, Kobalt, Sony/ATV and many more.
More information about this new one-day conference and Delegate Passes can be found on FastForward’s website.
