First Speakers Confirmed, More to Come!
Get to know the first confirmed speakers — and stay tuned for more.
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2026 Edition
Sprekers
Mansoor Rahimat Khan
Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Founder and CEO,
Beatoven.ai
Jakob Wredstrøm
Noorwegen
Founder,
Amplitude Ventures
Gérôme Vanherf
België
CEO & Co-founder,
ikii
Tineke Codron
België
Owner,
Square 1 support
Esmee Bouwmeister
Nederland
Sustainability Manager,
DGTL
Ferdinand van Dalsen
Nederland
Head of Rental,
Pieter Smit Group
Noah Smits
Nederland
Founder / Director,
Smidswater
Einar Helde
Denemarken
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer,
AIMS
Mandy Salem-Aubry
Nederland
Managing Director,
MSA Music Services
Leifur Björnsson
IJsland
Export Manager,
Iceland Music
Stanislav Malikov
Oekraïne
Co-Founder Geisha Ninja Samurai & Artist Relations Manager (Eastern Europe) at Believe
Stefanie Joosten
Nederland
Voice Actress, Singer & Performer,
Steffi von Kannemann
Duitsland
Owner, B2B & PR strategist,
Better Things
Barbara Vos
Nederland
Owner,
Barbara Vos
Bianca Harms
Nederland
Professor,
NHL Stenden UAS
Premysl Koudela
Tsjechië
founder, CEO,
Get Moments
Daan Holthuis
Nederland
Head of Programming,
013 Poppodium
Eefke Boelhouwers
Nederland
Radio Host, Journalist, Producer & Voice-Over Artist,
BoelEefke
Becky Wixon
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Founder & Creative Director,
Balance the Mix
Barnaby Harrod
Spanje
Head Promoter,
Mercury Wheels @ Live Nation
Simon Raymonde
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Managing Director,
Bella Union
Martin Schuhmacher
Duitsland
MD - Nettwerk Music Europe GmbH,
Nettwerk Music Group
Marija Astromskaitė
Litouwen
Music manager,
Astrocore
Lilian Severin
Moldavië
Founder/Project coordinator,
Pot Music NGO
Ismail Myrseli
Kosovo
Manager,
SPICY_SNAIL
Matt Hanner
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Director & Booking Agent,
Runway Agency Ltd
Roxana Morar
Roemenië
Radio Producer,
Radio România Cultural
Koka Gogokhia
Georgië
Founder,
Stockton / Stockton Records
Satria Ramadhan
Indonesië
Co-founder,
AXEAN Festival
Brian Hetherman
Canada
Head of International and Domestic Relations,
NXNE Music Conference and Festival
Marleen Stikker
Nederland
Oprichter en directeur-bestuurder,
Waag Futurelab
Dusan Kovacevic
Servië
Co-founder and CEO,
EXIT Festival
Collette Tibbetts
Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Chief Joker,
Joker Deck
Tirsa Creusen
Nederland
Festivaldirecteur Pinkpop,
Mojo Concerts
Dorian Perron
Frankrijk
Co-founder / Chief Business & Music Officer,
Groover
Michal Kaščák
Slowakije
CEO/booking,
Pohoda festival
Dick Molenaar
Nederland
Tax Adviser,
All Arts Tax Advisers
Eric van Holland
Nederland
Senior Editor,
Spotify
Vasil Gjuroski
Noorwegen
Festival Director,
Tromsø World
Dylan Heneck
Nederland
Partner,
SubmitHub
Saskhia Menendez
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Innovatopr, Podcast Host & Artist,
Sassy Records LTD
Chris Julien
Nederland
Climate Philosopher
Simone Driessen
Nederland
Assistant Professor,
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Geert van Itallie
Nederland
Director,
Paradiso
Nina Mathys
Zwitserland
Founder,
Blank Agency
Jonathan Bunce
Canada
Artistic / Executive Director,
Wavelength Music
Fred Poulin
Canada
DG / Co-Owner,
Duprince / La Noce
Andrew Lansley
Verenigd Koninkrijk
CEO,
The Very Good Solutions Company
Ellen Overweel
Nederland
fonds dat natuur en cultuur ondersteunt,
het Cultuurfonds
Layli Odamura
Japan
Promoter / Booker / UK Office Director,
Creativeman Production
Marcel Albers
Nederland
General Director,
Dutch Music Export
Carice van Houten
Nederland
Actrice
Sander Smeets
Nederland
Subsidieadviseur Amateurkunst & Talentontwikkeling,
Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie
Lori Ethier
Canada
International Partnerships Lead & Delegate Curation Manager,
M pour Montréal
Nick Waelbers
Nederland
projectbegeleider,
voordekunst
Carice van Houten
Nederland
Actrice
Michal Parizek
Tsjechië
editor-in-chief,
Full Moon magazine
Diana Ezerex
Duitsland
German-Nigerian singer & songwriter
Tim van der Zalm
Nederland
Artist Manager, Label Manager,
Labeltje Labeltje
Paul Ramisch
Duitsland
Founder & Dev,
tourdarts (Ingwer Solutions UG)
Ingrid Kohtla
Estland
Festival,
Tallinn Music Week
Isleifur Thorhallsson
IJsland
Festival Manager,
Iceland Airwaves
Noel Curran
Ierland
Director General,
European Broadcasting Union
Marine Rivollet
Frankrijk
co-founder and CEO,
2AM
Nuria Net
Spanje
Founder/CEO,
Shake It Easy Media
Lucia Martinez Prado
Spanje
CEO,
Breakevent
Froukje Bouma
Nederland
Owner,
MOTEL Artist Management
Ellie Rumbold
Duitsland
Head of International,
Partisan Records
Jaša Bužinel
Slovenië
columnist / music writer / curator,
The Quietus / MENT Ljubljana / SONICA
Simon Gooch
Zweden
Head of P3 and Head of Music Strategy,
Sveriges Radio
Max Alper
Verenigde Staten van Amerika
Co-Creator,
Critical Listening Podcast
Brendan McCarney
Canada
Owner,
Double Denim Management
Ruben Brouwer
Nederland
Managing Director,
MOJO
Dirk Baart
Nederland
Programmer,
EKKO
Helienne Lindvall
Zweden
President,
ECSA
Nina Smit
Nederland
Label owner,
Vonk Music & Bronks Music
Isaac Allaway
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Head of Film & TV / Music Supervisor,
Feel for Music
Lisa Henderson
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Assistant Editor,
IQ
Anne Löhr
Duitsland
Music Industry Therapist Collective
Ilana van den Berg
Nederland
Projectadviseur,
Fonds 21
Tamás Kádár
Hongarije
CEO,
Sziget Cultural Management
Annabel Heijen
Nederland
Head of Marketing, Communication & PR,
BumaStemra
Evelyne Côté
Canada
Director of Booking, Concerts and Events,
evenko / Osheaga
Bart Brandsma
Nederland
Inside Polarisation
Andreea Dascălu
Roemenië
Music PR & Management Professional
Chris Moorman
Nederland
Head of Marketing, PR & Communications,
Popronde
Li Sang Ong
Nederland
Senior Policy Officer,
VNPF