Head Of Music, Radio Fritz (Germany)
CEO & Co-Founder, Imagem Music Group (Holland)
Managing Director, Ticketmaster UK
Programme Director, Nordic Music Export & Chair, European Music Export Exchange
Founder & CEO, Canvas Talent & Co-Founder & CEO, Farout Media
Controller, BBC Radio 2, 6 Music, Asian Network & Director, BBC Music
Controller, BBC Radio 1 (UK)
Chairman & CEO, JEM Artists/JEM Music Publishing
Music Supervisor & Creative Director, ThinkSynch Music
Damaris Rex-Taylor
General Manager, Disturbing London
Founder & President, Glassnote Entertainment Group
Darcus Beese
President, Island Records UK
Managing Director, Outdustry
Founder & President, Glassnote Entertainment Group
Danielle Perry
Presenter, Absolute Radio
Dumi Oburota
Founder & Managing Director, Disturbing London
Chief Commercial Officer, 7digital
Gabe Turner
Director, Fulwell 73
Founder, CATO Music
Managing Director, U.K. & President, European Creative, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Head Of Business Relations, Auddly
James Hanley
Sr. Staff Writer, Music Week
CEO, MPA Group of Companies
Jeff Smith
Head Of Music, BBC Radio 2 & 6 Music (UK)
Chief Executive, UK Music
Head of Marketing & Strategic Marketing, KBK Konzert-Künstleragentur GmbH, Germany
Joel Denver
President/Publisher, AllAccess (U.S.)
Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE
Chairman, ROAR Group
Sr. VP, BMG & Founder, Infectious Records
Leo Pearlman
Producer, Fulwell 73
Marc Robinson
President, Globe – Creative & Commercial, Universal Music UK
Mark Strippel
Head Of Programmes, BBC Asian Network (UK)
Mark Sutherland
Editor, Music Week
Vice President A&R, Virgin/EMI Records
Deputy Programme Director/Head Of Music, Radio X (UK)
Murray Stassen
Deputy Editor, Music Week
Natasha Bent
Live Agent, United Talent Agency
Nic Jones
Chief Rrevenue Officer, Vevo
Oum Pradutt
Founder, Phase 1 Events (Asia)
A&R & Label Manager, Playground Scandinavia
Founder & Creative Director, Eurosonic Noorderslag (Holland)
Executive President of Touring, International, Live Nation
MD of UK and International with Spirit B-Unique
Rebecca Allen
Managing Director, Decca Records
CEO, PRS For Music
Founder, Robomagic
Rob Scott
Founder & CEO, Source Music
CEO, Cosmos Music Sweden
Sammy Andrews
Artist Manager, LOCK
Sanken Sandqvist
Managing Director, BMG Scandinavia
Sat Bisla
President & Founder, A&R Worldwide/MUSEXPO
Sigi Schuller
Sr. Director A&R, Universal Music Germany
Ted Cockle
President, Virgin EMI
Entertainment Marketing Consulting
ANURAG RAO
Founder/CEO, Canvas Talent; Co-Founder/CEO, Farout Media
Anurag Rao is a serial entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of Canvas Talent, Co-Founder/CEO of Farout Media and Brand Custodian of the MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination) Initiative. A musician himself and an A&R specialist, his career spans over 20 years in the music and live entertainment industries, where he has created highly visible and engaging intellectual properties including Farhan Live and Ayushmann Bhava, demonstrating the artist-centric business models that will define the new music industry.
Anurag's initial years were spent with MTV where he was appointed the first A&R and programming head. He was pivotal to the inception of MTV Immies, MTV Asia Awards, Style Awards and pioneered multiple internationally acclaimed on-air intellectual properties while brokering deals with key talent from music and Bollywood in India. In his current avatar as a music entrepreneur, he is creating multiple innovations by bridging the gap between musical works, artists, brands and CSR, all in the recorded and live music business. Key partners in this effort are Google's HWGO, UN Women, Star TV, Zee TV, Excel Entertainment and Radio City.