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Jane Dyball

Founder, Laffittes Ltd

Jane Dyball is an award-winning music executive with more than 20 years’ experience. She provides strategic advice for businesses and individuals in the music and music tech industries via her own company Laffittes Ltd. Dyball graduated from Bristol University in 1984 with a degree in law before getting a job in music publishing at Virgin … Continued

Emmanuel de Buretel

Founder, Because Music

Emmanuel de Buretel founded Because Music in 2004 after a near-two decade career with EMI and Virgin

Edwin Schroter

Managing Director

Edwin Schroter is Managing Director of leading independent European distributor and label [PIAS] Music Group

Annabella Coldrick

CEO

Annabella Coldrick is the CEO of Music Managers Forum and a founding member of EMMA, the European Music Managers Alliance

Lonny Olinick

CEO, Kobalt Recorded Music / AWAL

Lonny Olinick heads up Kobalt's recorded music efforts and AWAL as CEO

Ben Mortimer

President, Polydor Records

Ben Mortimer is the President of Polydor Records, a division of Universal Music Group, based in the UK. Mortimer has been in his current role since 2021, following his promotion from his previous position as co-President alongside Tom March. Throughout his career, Mortimer has worked with artists including Lana Del Rey, James Blake, Haim, Michael … Continued

Jimmy Iovine

Jimmy Iovine is a music industry titan whose career spans multiple decades and sectors – from engineering and producing hit records to co-founding one of the industry’s most influential labels, and later co-creating a groundbreaking technology company that revolutionized digital music consumption. JIMMY IOVINE: EARLY CAREER AS ENGINEER AND PRODUCER Born on March 11, 1953, … Continued

Eliah Seton

President

Under Eliah Seton's leadership, Warner's ADA more than doubled in size

Thomas Coesfeld

CEO, BMG

Coesfeld was previously Chief Financial Officer of BMG from April 2021, and before that was Deputy Chief Financial Officer of BMG from October 2020.

Kim Frankiewicz

EVP, Worldwide Creative, Concord

Kim Frankiewicz is EVP of Worldwide Creative at Concord’s music publishing division. She was previously Managing Director of Imagem, which was acquired by Concord in a $500 million-plus deal in June 2017. Kim Frankiewicz: Career path Frankiewicz began her career in music management in her native Australia at MMA Management, where she was promoted to … Continued

Ole Obermann

Global Head of Music Business Development, ByteDance/TikTok

Ole Obermann is Global Head of Music Business Development at ByteDance – the parent company of TikTok.

Per Sundin

CEO, Pophouse Entertainment

Per Sundin is CEO of the Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered Pophouse Entertainment

Michael Lynton

Chairman, Snap Inc

Prior to chairing Snap, Lynton served as the CEO of Sony Entertainment

Michael Huppe

CEO, SoundExchange

Michael Huppe is the President and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-headquartered SoundExchange. Huppe also acts as an adjunct law professor at Georgetown University. SoundExchange has distributed more than $7 billion in digital performance royalties during Huppe’s tenure. Michael Huppe: Career history Michael Huppe began his career at the Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (RIAA) … Continued

Mark Gillespie

CEO, Three Six Zero

Mark Gillespie is the founder and CEO of the Los Angeles, California-headquartered Three Six Zero.

Haim Saban

CEO

Haim Saban is a billionaire media mogul and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saban Capital Group LLC.

Jake Wisely

Partner, Concord

Jake Wisely is a partner and Director on the Board at Concord. Wisely acted as Chief Publishing Executive at Concord until January 2021 when he joined the company’s Board, maintaining an advisory role in the day-to-day operations of Concord Music Publishing. He was CEO of independent music publisher and rights manager, The Bicycle Music Company, … Continued

Jacqueline Saturn

President, Virgin Music Label & Artist Services

Jacqueline Saturn is President of Virgin Music, which partners with independent labels and artists. Since September 2022, Virgin Music has operated as a division of Virgin Music Group – Universal Music Group’s flagship global services division for independent partners. Saturn was named President of Caroline in 2018, overseeing all aspects of the operation’s business, including … Continued