FastForward London announces program and speakers for inaugural event
Following the success of the flagship conference in Amsterdam over the last 2 years, FastForward has today announced 29 speakers for its debut event in London.
The one-day conferencewill staged at the British Library on September 15, offering keynotes, panel discussions and networking opportunities aimed at under 35s.
Sophie Crosby, SVP Marketing at Ticketmaster International will give a keynote on Reaching the Changing Consumer. Working closely with artists, tours and festivals globally, Crosby will share insight on how to reach and engage with potential and existing customers in an increasingly competitive attention economy.
Hipgnosis Music CEO and former manager of Guns N’ Roses, Jane’s Addiction and Elton John, Merck Mercuriadis, will address the conference on the Future of Artist Management.
Other speakers set to take part in the event include Dusko Justic (VP International Marketing, Sony Music), Sergio Pimentel (Senior Creative, Ninja Tune), Chiara Hunter (Artist and Songwriter, Australia), and Miranda Kempin (Sync and Licensing Manager, Sony/ATV).
The full program with session times is available on the FastForwardconference website.
Attending the event in September will beUniversal Music Group, The O2, Spotify, Columbia Records, Polydor, Snapper Music, Distiller Records, AEI Media, The Unsigned Music Awards, shesaid.so, Kobalt, Sony/ATV, plus many more.
Tickets are limited to 150 with only 40 tickets remaining. Delegate passes can be purchased from Ticketmaster’s Universeplatform.
The full list of speakers is below.
Alex Clough – Social Media Director, Splendid Communications
Bob Workman – SVP Partnerships, Warner Music
Charlie Andrew – BRIT Award-winning producer / Square Leg Records
Cherie Hu – Music & Technology Contributor, Forbes, USA
Chiara Hunter – Artist and Songwriter, signed to Sony/ATV, Australia
Chloé Julien – CEO, Bandsquare, France
Chris Carey – CEO, Media Insight Consulting
Chris Tams – Director, Independent Member Services & International, BPI
Claudia de Wolff – VP, Creative Content & Programming, UK & International, Vevo
Dorothée Imhoff – Business Development, FUGA, Netherlands
Dusko Justic – VP International Marketing, Sony
Ellie Giles – Artist Manager, Various Artists Management
Farhana Aboo – Marketing Manager, AEI Media
Fiona Bevan – Artist and Songwriter; Ed Sheeran, One Direction
Kelly Bennaton – Senior PR & Marketing Coordinator, DHP Family
Kellie While – Head of Creative, 7digital
Kimberly Anne – Artist and Songwriter; signed to Universal Music Publishing
Merck Mercuriadis – CEO, Hipgnosis Music
Miranda Kempin – Sync and Licensing Manager, Sony/ATV
Phil Patterson – Music Specialist, Department for International Trade
Rebecca Stewart – Reporter, The Drum
Rees Hitchcock – Creative Planner & Agency Marketing, FRUKT
Samantha Mandel-Dallal – Head of Content Insights, Spotify
Sean Adams – Social Media Producer, BBC 6 Music Sergio Pimentel – Senior Creative, Ninja Tune
Síofra McComb – Head of International Sales & Marketing, !K7, Germany
Sophie Crosby – SVP Marketing, Ticketmaster International
Stu Dredge – Contributing Editor, Music Ally
Sulinna Ong – VP, Artist Marketing, Deezer