This new group brings together industry leaders, composers and songwriters shaping the present and future of music.
Newly announced speakers include:
- David Arnold – Multi award-winning British film and television composer, Fellow and Board Director, The Ivors Academy
- Naomi Belshaw – Composer, Artist Manager and Consultant, Naomi Belshaw Consultancy
- Paul Clements – CEO, Music Publishers Association Group
- Amber Davis – SVP and Head of A&R, Warner Chappell UK
- Caroline Dinenage – Member of Parliament for Gosport, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, House of Commons
- James Duffett-Smith – Global Head of Music Publishing, Amazon Music
- Mick Hayes – Chief Product and Technology Officer, ICE
- Golnar Khosrowshahi – Founder and CEO, Reservoir
- Paulette Long OBE – Consultant, Artist Manager and Chair, Music Publishers Association
- Elizabeth Matthews – CEO, ASCAP
- Erin McAnally – Executive Director, Songwriters of North America
- Ed Newton-Rex – CEO, Fairly Trained
- Anne Nikitin – Two-time Ivor Novello and Emmy-nominated composer
- Pixie Pickering – Vice President, Creative Sync, Sony Music Publishing
- Ayanna Witter-Johnson – Ivors Academy Board Director, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Cellist, Pianist and Radio Presenter
They join a growing list of confirmed speakers including Charisse Beaumont (Black Lives in Music), Charlene Brown (Howlett Brown and Chair of The Ivors Academy’s Ethics Committee), Rio Caraeff (Musixmatch), Indi Chawla (The MLC), Peter de Monnink (ICE), Tom Gray (The Ivors Academy), Michelle Lewis (SONA), Andrea Czapary Martin (PRS for Music), Chris Meehan (Sentric), Roberto Neri (Ivors Academy), Orphy Robinson MBE (The Ivors Academy), Stevie Spring CBE (Mind) and David Israelite (NMPA).
As co-title sponsors, ICE and PRS for Music provide essential support for the Summit, alongside The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) and Musixmatch.
Roberto Neri, CEO of The Ivors Academy, said, “This latest group of speakers represents the diversity of thought and experience we need to drive the future of music. From world-renowned composers to policy makers and creative leaders, they bring invaluable insight to the big conversations happening at our Summit – around AI, rights, royalties, mental health and building a sustainable future for music creators.”
The Ivors Academy Summit is a new one-day event bringing together songwriters, composers and the global music industry just two days before The Ivors with Amazon Music on 22 May. Through podcast-style conversations, keynotes and interactive sessions, the Summit will explore the most pressing forces shaping music today.
Tickets
Book now to secure your place. Ivors Academy members receive discounted tickets.
