Nina Las Vegas, Bridget Hustwaite and More Join Indie-Con Australia 2026

The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) has unveiled its next intake of speakers for its annual conference.

This year's Indie-Con will be held from July 29th-31st in Adelaide, SA, Australia's UNESCO-designated City of Music, thanks to continued support from the South Australian Government through the Music Development Office. 

The 10th Indie-Con Australia conference will be attended by speakers and industry leaders from around the world, where they will discuss the challenges and opportunities affecting the music industry. 

This year's conference will focus on touring, artist-run labels, self-managed artists, AI, marketing, sync, artist development, distribution, gaming, metadata to money, a case study on Folk Bitch Trio, together with spotlights on ASIA, AXEAN and Scandinavia, keynote speakers and workshops. 

Check out the full list of newly announced speakers below. More speakers and the full programme are to be announced next month. 

Early bird tickets are on sale until May 31st here. South Australian residents get $70 off by simply using “SA2026” at checkout. AIR members, meanwhile, can purchase discounted tickets via their membership portal. 

Indie-Con 2026 Confirmed Speakers

Aaron Winning (IMAT, THA)
Bridget Hustwaite (AUS)
Casey O’Shaughnessy (Select Music, AUS)
Darlene Hall (Create Music Group, USA)
Emmy Sjöström (Havet Brinner, SWE)
Eva Karman Reinhold (SOM, SWE)
Hannah Silk Champagne (Ninja Tune, USA)
Ian Harrison (A2IM, USA)
Jared Jones (Winspear, USA)
Jason Peterson (GoDigital, USA)
Jen Taunton (Level Two Music, AUS)
Joanie Eaton (Mexican Summer, USA)
Lindsay Ibberson (Ground Control, USA)
Lisa Hresko (A2IM, USA)
Mardi Caught (The Annex, AUS)
Marty Ro (Sound Republica, KOR)
Nerea Serrano (WIN, ESP)
Nina Las Vegas (NLV Records, AUS)
Rachel Kelly (Community Music, AUS)
Sarah Hamilton (Golden Hour, AUS)
Takuya Yamazuki (IMCJ, JPN)
Thaddeus Rudd (Mom+Pop, USA)
Théo Seffusatti (Warp Publishing, NZ)