Newly confirmed speakers include:
- Charisse Beaumont – Chief Executive of Black Lives in Music
- Charlene Brown – Co-Founder and Managing Director of people intelligence company Howlett Brown and Chair of The Ivors Academy’s Ethics Committee
- Rio Caraeff – Co-President at Musixmatch
- Indi Chawla – Head of International Relations at the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC)
- Peter de Monnink – CEO of ICE
- Tom Gray – Songwriter, composer and Chair of The Ivors Academy
- Michelle Lewis – Songwriter and CEO of Songwriters of North America/The SONA Foundation
- Andrea Czapary Martin – CEO of PRS for Music
- Chris Meehan – CEO of Sentric
- Roberto Neri – CEO of The Ivors Academy
- Orphy Robinson MBE, Composer and Board Director at The Ivors Academy
- Stevie Spring CBE – Chairman of the mental health charity Mind
They join David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association, who was announced as a speaker in March.
ICE and PRS for Music have been announced as co-title sponsors of the Summit, who along with sponsors the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) and Musixmatch, provide essential support to enable this new gathering of global voices across music rights, tech and advocacy.
Roberto Neri, CEO of The Ivors Academy, said, “We’re pleased to welcome such an influential group of speakers and sponsors to our first Summit. It will be a special opportunity to hear directly from those leading change across publishing, licensing, tech and creator advocacy. Whether it’s enhancing royalties, defending creator rights, or shaping the future of AI, the conversations we’ll host will be honest, global and focused on empowering songwriters and composers while connecting them with the global music industry.”
On Thursday 3 April, The Ivors Academy is bringing together songwriter and composer members for a roundtable event to help shape the programme and ensure it reflects the real issues and priorities they face.
The Ivors Academy Summit is a new one-day event bringing together songwriters, composers, and the global music industry just two days ahead of The Ivors with Amazon Music on 22 May. Through podcast-style conversations, keynotes, and interactive sessions, the Summit will explore the forces shaping music today, from royalties and rights management to mental health and wellbeing and the rapid evolution of AI.
Tickets
Discounted early access tickets are now available for Ivors Academy members, songwriters and composers and industry professionals.
