VISIONARY

SPEAKERS

At MUSIC FRONTIERS, you’ll hear from a carefully curated group of forward-thinking artists, interdisciplinary thinkers, entrepreneurs, polymaths, technologists, researchers, and seasoned industry professionals, all at the forefront of innovation in music.

With a wealth of experience and a future-oriented mindset, they’ll bring deep expertise and fresh perspectives to the stage, ensuring every session is packed with meaningful insights and practical solutions that challenge assumptions that expand your view of what’s possible in music’s future.

These thought leaders don’t just reflect on where the music ecosystem is headed, they actively shape it.

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Francois Pachet, SPEAKER MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

François Pachet

Founder

Flow Records
Grace Manning, Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Grace Manning

Head of Marketing & Partnerships

Cantilever Music
Mershad Javan Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Mershad

Javan

Head of Europe and Africa

GoDigital
Turo Pekari, Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Turo

Pekari

Chief Liaison Officer / VP

Copyright Delta / Music Tech Europe
Marit Woody Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Marit

Woody-Lambin

Chair of the Board

SVENSK JAZZ
Sini Tiainen Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Sini

Tiainen

Music Content Manager Nordics

Qobuz

David

Geisser

Co-Founder and CEO

Zatap
Christian Behrens Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Christian

Behrens

Chief Commercial Officer

Sway me more
ALbert Gruber Speaker MUSIC FRONTEIRS 2026

Albert

Gruber

Co-Founder and Head of Music

Seeqnc
Silvia Montello SPEAKER MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Silvia

Montello

Founder & CEO

Voicebox Music Consulting

Yvonne

Eriksen

Partner/Founder

VIRE / Nordic Records
Dennis Collopy, SPEAKER MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Dennis

Collopy

PEC Research Fellow

Herforshire University
Indre Boaretto, SPEAKER MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Indre

Boaretto

Founder

Elevate in Music
George Illas Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Georg

Illias

Founder & CEO

Crates

Bas Grasmeyer

Strategist

Calm & Fluffy
Steffen Holly Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Steffen

Holly

Head of Business Development

Fraunhofer IDMT
Jessie Dymond, Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Jessie

Dymond

Curator and Creative Producer

Overflow

Tim

Halloran

Co-Founder and CEO

Skipless
Ivana Claudel Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Ivana Claudel

Investment Analyst

BestNight VC

AmÉlie Anglade

Head of Machine Learning

Seeqnc

Jakob

Wredstrøm

CEO

Amplitude Ventures

Taj A.

Khan

Lead Strategy

Amplitude Ventures

Michael R. Böwadt

CEO

Soundinvest

Hanna

Lukashevich

Head of Semantic Music Technologies

Fraunhofer IDMT
Jessica van Loon Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Jessica

van Loon

Business Development Advisor

Buma/Stemra

Anastasia

Schöck

Senior Agency Account Executive DACH

Epidemic Sound DE

Markus Schwarzer

CEO

Cyanite

Guy

Morrow

Associate Professor

University of Melbourne

Ludwig

Sels

Co Head Creative Industries

Namier Creative Industries

Max

Shafer

CEO / Co-Founder

Just 4 Noise

Jonny

Amos

Jonny Amos

Music Industry Consultant, Educator & Author

Knut Schlinger

Senior editorial staff

MusikWoche

Vasja

Veber

Co-founder

Viberate, music data layer for AI

Alex

Warnke

CEO

PRO Agency

Christine Osazuwa

Founder & CEO

Measure of Music

Codruta Vulco

Festival Director

ARTmania

Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura

Independent Curator & Culture Strategist

Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura

Christine Preitauer

Freelancer

Christine Preitauer

Terry Tyldesley

Artist / Producer / Music Tech Consultant

Kat Five

Jana Vejmelka

Lawyer

Music & Entertainment

Mariia Saveleva

Founder/CEO

Lexi

Yohan Hennequin

Artist composer

Views in soud (regard sonores )cats on trees

Balbina

Pop-Artist

Balbina

Florian von Hoyer

Senior editorial staff

AIxchange

Andreas Kohl

Conference Director

Making Vinyl

Aël Guégan

Partnership Executive

Soundcharts

Sönke Schal

Head of People & Culture / Tourpromoter

Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion GmbH

Tom Tyler

Head of Europe and Africa

Rezonate Music

Christoph Hüning

Managing Partner

NMA.vc

Theresia Crone

Activist

Aktivistin

Dmitri Vietze, Speaker MUSIC FRONTIERS 2026

Dmitri Vietze

CEO

Rock Paper Scissors / Music Tectonics

Prof. Dr. Carsten Winter

Chair Professor for Media and Music Management

Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media

Matthew St Pierre

CEO/Founder

Lisnin.io

Carl-Erik Moberg

Founder & CEO

TicketCo

Cédric Pistol

CEO

Payd Labs

Ninon

Devis Salvy

Research Engineer

Native Instruments // Ninon

Anna Gruszka

Head of Music

Songmate (Epic Elite)

Benjamin Geyre

CEO

Lissen

Agnes

Chung

Music Tech & Innovation Consultant

Bold Forward

Jelmer Rotteveel

CEO, Founder

FindSocial

Maurits Hagemans

Owner Lotronic

Lotronic.live

Peter

Brown

Senior Director, Global Security and Technology Strategy

Music Tech Coalition / Venable LLP

Nicole de Beer

Founder & CEO

Gigevate

Matthias Hartwig

Head of Data Operations

Budde Music Publishing

Chinyere Weiderer

Senior Manager Data & AI Programs

GEMA

Mea Liedl

Marketing Director

Bitwig GmbH

Robert Linke

Chief Product and Technology Officer

Image-Line

Daniel Cole

A&R / Consultant

LANDR

Charlene San Buenaventura

CTO

MNGRS

Karen Emanuel

Founder / CEO

Key Production Group

Guido von Monrath

A&R/Songwriter/Producer

Everday is a Holiday Publishing&Management

Heiko Hoffmann

Adjunct Professor, A&R, artist & label consultant

NYU Berlin

Ronny Krieger

Advisor / Board Member

kitbetter / vut

Mathis Nitschke

Founder/CEO

CORPUS by Sofilab GmbH

Emelie Olsson

Founder & CEO

Corite & Aflow

ShaNon Bobinger

Host; systemic coach, JEDI consultant

Sipping RealiTeas

Goran Lazarevic

Composer/Improviser/Researcher

HfMT / Ligeti Zentrum

Nisse Ingwersen

Artist

Nisse

Tomas Luyke

Director, Marketing Technology & Innovation

Nettwerk Music Group

Dr. Christian Alexander

Founder & CEO

Musicright

Hanna Kahlert

Senior Analyst

MIDiA Research

Katharina Köhler

Managerin

Management Deichkind, Wa22ermann, Paula Carolina, CONNY, The Red Flags

Dr. Idil Galip

Researcher

Digital Culture Research Studio

Charles Accarisi

CEO

Bridgent

Paul Ramisch

Founder & CEO

tourdarts

Fronx Wurmus

CTO

Vibseek

Yohan Imakhoukhene

Co-founder & CEO

YAARZ

Kelli Slade

Owner

Slade Music Services

Charles Accarisi

CEO

Bridgent

Paul Ramisch

Founder & CEO

tourdarts
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