A creative industry and innovation expert with over 20 years of experience, Yvan Boudillet is the co-founder and honorary member of MusicTech Europe, the European network of music innovators hubs. Yvan previously held leading roles in digital transformation and management at Warner Music and EMI Music and founded advisory company TheLynk, where he contributed to drive innovation within the music ecosystem by enabling connection & collaboration between music organizations or institutions, artists, and startups. A regular international speaker (SXSW, Wallifornia, Slush Music, Sonar+D, Midem, Music Inc. India, 4YFN, ISMIR, Eurosonic, Linecheck, Athens Music Week…) and lecturer specialized in the intersection between innovation & creative industries, Yvan has been a prominent voice advocating for inclusive &collaborative innovation across the music value chain. Yvan is also the co-founder and President of Metal Social Club, the first network of metalhead entrepreneurs & creators.