First Speakers Confirmed, More to Come!
Get to know the first confirmed speakers — and stay tuned for more.
Presented by:
ESNS
2026 Edition
Speakers
Mansoor Rahimat Khan
United States of America
Founder and CEO,
Beatoven.ai
Jakob Wredstrøm
Norway
Founder,
Amplitude Ventures
Gérôme Vanherf
Belgium
CEO & Co-founder,
ikii
Tineke Codron
Belgium
Owner,
Square 1 support
Esmee Bouwmeister
Netherlands
Sustainability Manager,
DGTL
Ferdinand van Dalsen
Netherlands
Head of Rental,
Pieter Smit Group
Noah Smits
Netherlands
Founder / Director,
Smidswater
Einar Helde
Denmark
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer,
AIMS
Mandy Salem-Aubry
Netherlands
Managing Director,
MSA Music Services
Leifur Björnsson
Iceland
Export Manager,
Iceland Music
Stanislav Malikov
Ukraine
Co-Founder Geisha Ninja Samurai & Artist Relations Manager (Eastern Europe) at Believe
Stefanie Joosten
Netherlands
Voice Actress, Singer & Performer,
Steffi von Kannemann
Germany
Owner, B2B & PR strategist,
Better Things
Barbara Vos
Netherlands
Owner,
Barbara Vos
Bianca Harms
Netherlands
Professor,
NHL Stenden UAS
Premysl Koudela
Czechia
founder, CEO,
Get Moments
Daan Holthuis
Netherlands
Head of Programming,
013 Poppodium
Eefke Boelhouwers
Netherlands
Radio Host, Journalist, Producer & Voice-Over Artist,
BoelEefke
Becky Wixon
United Kingdom
Founder & Creative Director,
Balance the Mix
Barnaby Harrod
Spain
Head Promoter,
Mercury Wheels @ Live Nation
Simon Raymonde
United Kingdom
Managing Director,
Bella Union
Martin Schuhmacher
Germany
MD - Nettwerk Music Europe GmbH,
Nettwerk Music Group
Marija Astromskaitė
Lithuania
Music manager,
Astrocore
Lilian Severin
Moldova
Founder/Project coordinator,
Pot Music NGO
Ismail Myrseli
Kosovo
Manager,
SPICY_SNAIL
Matt Hanner
United Kingdom
Director & Booking Agent,
Runway Agency Ltd
Roxana Morar
Romania
Radio Producer,
Radio România Cultural
Koka Gogokhia
Georgia
Founder,
Stockton / Stockton Records
Satria Ramadhan
Indonesia
Co-founder,
AXEAN Festival
Brian Hetherman
Canada
Head of International and Domestic Relations,
NXNE Music Conference and Festival
Marleen Stikker
Netherlands
Professor of Practice HvA,
Waag Futurelab
Dusan Kovacevic
Serbia
Co-founder and CEO,
EXIT Festival
Collette Tibbetts
United States of America
Chief Joker,
Joker Deck
Tirsa Creusen
Netherlands
Festivaldirecteur Pinkpop,
Mojo Concerts
Dorian Perron
France
Co-founder / Chief Business & Music Officer,
Groover
Michal Kaščák
Slovakia
CEO/booking,
Pohoda festival
Dick Molenaar
Netherlands
Tax Adviser,
All Arts Tax Advisers
Eric van Holland
Netherlands
Senior Editor,
Spotify
Vasil Gjuroski
Norway
Festival Director,
Tromsø World
Dylan Heneck
Netherlands
Partner,
SubmitHub
Saskhia Menendez
United Kingdom
Innovatopr, Podcast Host & Artist,
Sassy Records LTD
Chris Julien
Netherlands
Climate Philosopher
Simone Driessen
Netherlands
Assistant Professor,
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Geert van Itallie
Netherlands
Director,
Paradiso
Nina Mathys
Switzerland
Founder,
Blank Agency
Jonathan Bunce
Canada
Artistic / Executive Director,
Wavelength Music
Fred Poulin
Canada
DG / Co-Owner,
Duprince / La Noce
Andrew Lansley
United Kingdom
CEO,
The Very Good Solutions Company
Ellen Overweel
Netherlands
fonds dat natuur en cultuur ondersteunt,
het Cultuurfonds
Layli Odamura
Japan
Promoter / Booker / UK Office Director,
Creativeman Production
Marcel Albers
Netherlands
General Director,
Dutch Music Export
Sander Smeets
Netherlands
Subsidieadviseur Amateurkunst & Talentontwikkeling,
Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie
Lori Ethier
Canada
International Partnerships Lead & Delegate Curation Manager,
M pour Montréal
Nick Waelbers
Netherlands
projectbegeleider,
voordekunst
Michal Parizek
Czechia
editor-in-chief,
Full Moon magazine
Diana Ezerex
Germany
German-Nigerian singer & songwriter
Tim van der Zalm
Netherlands
Artist Manager, Label Manager,
Labeltje Labeltje
Ingrid Kohtla
Estonia
Festival,
Tallinn Music Week
Noel Curran
Ireland
Director General,
European Broadcasting Union
Marine Rivollet
France
co-founder and CEO,
2AM
Nuria Net
Spain
Founder/CEO,
Shake It Easy Media
Lucia Martinez Prado
Spain
CEO,
Breakevent
Froukje Bouma
Netherlands
Owner,
MOTEL Artist Management
Ellie Rumbold
Germany
Head of International,
Partisan Records
Jaša Bužinel
Slovenia
columnist / music writer / curator,
The Quietus / MENT Ljubljana / SONICA
Simon Gooch
Sweden
Head of P3 and Head of Music Strategy,
Sveriges Radio
Max Alper
United States of America
Co-Creator,
Critical Listening Podcast
Brendan McCarney
Canada
Owner,
Double Denim Management
Ruben Brouwer
Netherlands
Managing Director,
MOJO
Dirk Baart
Netherlands
Programmer,
EKKO
Helienne Lindvall
Sweden
President,
ECSA
Nina Smit
Netherlands
Label owner,
Vonk Music & Bronks Music
Isaac Allaway
United Kingdom
Head of Film & TV / Music Supervisor,
Feel for Music
Lisa Henderson
United Kingdom
Assistant Editor,
IQ
Anne Löhr
Germany
Music Industry Psychologist & Therapist
Ilana van den Berg
Netherlands
Projectadviseur,
Fonds 21
Tamás Kádár
Hungary
CEO,
Sziget Cultural Management
Annabel Heijen
Netherlands
Head of Marketing, Communication & PR,
BumaStemra
Evelyne Côté
Canada
Director of Booking, Concerts and Events,
evenko / Osheaga
Bart Brandsma
Netherlands
Inside Polarisation
Andreea Dascălu
Romania
Music PR & Management Professional
Chris Moorman
Netherlands
Head of Marketing, PR & Communications,
Popronde
Li Sang Ong
Netherlands
Senior Policy Officer,
VNPF
Ken Veerman
Belgium
Process Facilitator & Strategic Advisor,
Taktika BV
Daniel Lugtmeier
Netherlands
Head of Marketing,
Hedon
Mijndert Rodolf
Netherlands
Directeur Commercie & Communicatie,
013 Poppodium
Nerea Palomares
Spain
Director.,
Nerea Palomares Psicología
Vincent de Raad
Netherlands
Founder,
The Live Coaches
Katie Colley
Netherlands
Music Creative Production & Soundtracks,
Netflix
Melanie Esther
Netherlands
Founder,
The Live Coaches
Jess Partridge
Belgium
Executive Director,
European Music Managers Alliance
Etienne Valk
Netherlands
PhD Researcher,
Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam
Chloe Johnson
United Kingdom
Online Operations,
BumaStemra
Jeroen Willems
Netherlands
Founder,
White Forest Music Industry Advisors & Dutch Music Network
Liz Pelly
United States of America
Co-Host,
Critical Listening Podcast
Joost de Boo
Netherlands
Director,
Thunderboom
Eva Scheltema
Netherlands
Manager expertprogramma,
Het Amarte Fonds
Bianca Pander
Netherlands
Partner & CEO,
BKB | Het Campagnebureau
Ingrid Pendavingh
Netherlands
Projectmedewerker Financiële Faciliteiten,
Cultuur & Ondernemen
Maria Sanchez Garcia
Netherlands
Music Programmer,
PAARD / ITGWO
Emily Appleton Holley
United Kingdom
Head of Publishing and Composition,
Erased Tapes
Bobby Sukhraj
Netherlands
Founder | A&R,
HOUSTON COMMA
Nicole Schulze
Belgium
IMPF,
IMPF
Terese Gustafsson
Sweden
Music Supervisor & Sync Consultant,
Gustafsound
Akwasi Owusu Ansah
Netherlands
Founder / Creative Director,
Omroep ZWART