Edition 2025
2025
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag), the key exchange for emerging European music, announces the first keynotes and featured speakers for its annual music conference. Committed to fostering a sustainable, diverse, and inclusive music sector where music is enjoyed by everyone, the ESNS Conference offers a platform for dynamic voices across the music industry.
In 2025, the program focuses on thought-provoking topics such as the impact of AI on the music industry, the future of streaming, achieving sustainability goals for festivals by 2030, the fairness of dynamic pricing, activism among artists and festivals, the effect of private equity on business, and the devastating impact of rising costs and lack of personnel in the live music industry.
Speakers
Victoria Oakley
United States of America
CEO, IFPI
Jess Iszatt
United Kingdom
BBC Introducing
Katie Melua
United Kingdom
Artist
Seth Dodson
United States of America
Executive Director, Pitchfork
Sumit Bothra
United Kingdom
SB3 Artist Management
Jess Partridge
United Kingdom
Executive Director, European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA)
Anne Löhr
Germany
Music Industry Therapist Collective
Elisa Luengo
Netherlands
Music Programmer, Dekmantel
Roisin O'Connor
United Kingdom
Music Editor, The Independent
Gianfranco Raimondo
Italy
Director and lawyer, Glenn Gould Association
Alex Hardee
United Kingdom
Special Agent, Wasserman Music
Eric Van Eerdenburg
Netherlands
Festival Director Lowlands, Mojo Concerts
Henri Lessing
Netherlands
CEO, Age Media