Paul is Professional Development Director at the Music Managers Forum, the world’s largest community of music managers with over 1500 members. He leads the ground-breaking Music Managers Accelerator supported by YouTube Music. The initiative is the world’s first independent funding and professional development programme designed solely for artist, songwriter and producer managers…

Julie McLarnon is a recording engineer and record producer, known for working solely to analogue tape.  Founder of Analogue Catalogue Studio she has recorded albums for artists including The Vaselines, Jeffrey Lewis, Lankum, King Creosote, Brigid Mae Power, Barbarossa, Brighde Chaimbeul, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, The Shivers, Duke Special, Junior Brother and Alasdair Roberts…

Pamela McCormick co-founded UD* (United Development) in 2000, with the vision to create the premier agency for spotting and supporting Black music talent in the UK. Twenty years on, UD has expanded to encompass both a charitable arm, UD Music Foundation, and a commercial arm, UD Music. The former operates in the country’s poorest and most diverse boroughs delivering education and early talent programmes. The latter operates as a record label, facilitating the recording, production, release and promotion of music from exciting new Black music talent…

Iain is a Grammy Nominated songwriter (Hold Back The River - James Bay), with two Ivor Novello Awards to his name (Hold Back The River; Final Straw album - Snow Patrol), and a third Ivor Nomination (Two Fingers – Jake Bugg) and has co-written a UK No.1 single (Run - Leona Lewis). With No.1 albums on both sides of the Atlantic , Liam Gallagher on his #1 solo album ‘As You Were’. Niall Horan’s debut album ‘Flicker’ hitting No.1 in the US, with Iain & Niall co-writing ‘Paper Houses’…

Priscilla Kotey, SVP of Warner Music Ireland has over 15 years experience in the Music Industry. Having joined the Warner Music Ireland team in 2008 from MCD Promotions,  Priscilla starting working in the press and promotions dept before moving to Marketing and Promotions Director and more recently Senior Vice President of the company…

Charlene’s music industry career began in gusto at the age of 17; she performed roles in publicity and tour management, working campaigns for Tom Waits (Anti), Presidents of the United States of America (Columbia), Frank Turner (Interscope), Fighting With Wire (Atlantic) and Devotchka (Anti). In 2011, Charlene set up Smalltown America Music (STAM)…

Angela Dorgan is the CEO of First Music Contact (FMC), the Arts Council funded national resource organization for musicians which run the Irish Music Export Office, the online music portal www.breakingtunes.com and the annual music industry showcase, Ireland Music Week. FMC have recently established an association of Independent music, AIM Ireland. Angela is Vice President of EMEE…

As the lead singer and guitarist of Pop-punk trio CHERYM, a Derry native, Hannah Richardson has seen a shift over the last few years in how artists from Northern Ireland have been viewed and the influx of independent labels and other music executives turn their eye to Northern Ireland and the wealth of talent that is just across the Irish Sea…

Abbie Triggs is the Director of Operations and Business Development at On Music Ltd - the leading provider of back-office administration services for organisations in the media industry.  Over the past 18 years, Abbie has worked with some of the world's largest performance rights organisations, television broadcasters and music publishers to establish best in class standards for metadata relating to copyright and royalty administration...

Naomi Pohl was elected General Secretary of the Musicians’ Union in March 2022 and is the first woman to take up the role in the Union’s almost 130 year history. She has worked in the arts sector in the UK for nearly 20 years representing creators and performers. Naomi joined the MU in 2009, and has represented and championed the rights of musicians, songwriters and composers working across TV and film, the recorded music industry, in education, orchestras and theatre…

Kormac is a composer, producer and performer from Dublin, Ireland. He is known for twisting organic recordings into widescreen electronica as heard on his numerous solo and collaborative releases as well as a hugely successful run scoring multi- episodic thriller and drama. In 2021 he wrote stirring, uneasy soundtracks for Professionals (starring Brendan Fraiser, Tom Welling) and Red Election (starring Lydia Leonard, Stephen Dillane and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith) currently playing primetime in the U.S. and on Disney Plus, respectively. He's also completed the score for The Diplomat, a 2023 ITV Studios/Word Productions 6-part series starring Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders) and Danny Sapani (Killing Eve, The Crown) …

Joanne Collins grew up in Bandon and studied Music and Languages at University College Cork. She qualified with an Honours degree in German, Music and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education. Joanne has been teaching German for the past 16 years and is currently teaching in Cork. In April 2011, Joanne founded Balcony TV Cork, an online music channel (featuring artists performing on balconies) in conjunction with John Hough (sound/video professional)…

Matt Hervey is an expert on AI and the law. He heads the AI law team at the international law firm, Gowling WLG, and is general editor of the leading textbook, The Law of Artificial Intelligence (Sweet & Maxwell). He advises on the legal implications of AI, including "Generative AI", voice cloning and deep fakes.

Stephen McGrath (MA) is an Irish bass player, podcaster, content creator and music educator. As a touring musician, he has played at such festivals as Glastonbury and supported acts like ZZ Top and Walter Trout with his band Crow Black Chicken, who also appeared on Balcony TV in Ireland and abroad. Stephen also hosts the" Basscraft" podcast, which aims to highlight Irish bassists and other internationally renowned players…

Involved in the business of music since 2006, Aaron has both a practical and academic interest in the global music industry. He holds an MA in Music Business Management from the University of Westminster in London as well as years of experience working with songwriters, music publishers and collection societies in a variety of roles during his time at the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO). More recently, as Head of Music Business at BIMM Institute Dublin, he supported other staff in achieving academic excellence and industry alignment across all music business modules…

Élise Mollé is a recording and mixing engineer from Nantes, France. She worked in Iceland at Greenhouse Studios and UnStudios before spending several years crafting her skills at Analogue Catalogue, a studio in Northern Ireland that records artists solely to tape machine. In 2020, Élise relocated to Dublin and joined the roster of Camden Studios while continuing her freelance work, including projects with Sony, Warner, Decca, Parlophone.

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Nigel is an experienced and innovative consultant with a passion for problem solving, creativity and technology, having spent over 20 years at the BBC, leading teams to produce unique digital projects including: explaining 30 years of the Northern Ireland Troubles in 3 minute motion graphics, strapping heart monitors to bikers travelling at 200mph, bringing Titanic’s last moments to life in 3D and rebuilding a WW1 trench in Virtual Reality…

As Executive Creative Director at Nexus Studios's Immersive division, Alex brings an exceptional level of craft and detail to every brief he meets and takes a holistic approach to projects ensuring every experience has meaning and contextual value. Inspired by a passion for interactive storytelling, Alex places the protagonist and their motivations at the centre of every experience, whether that is the character or user, creating an emotional relationship with the medium and subject matter…

Sarah Glennane is CEO of the Screen Composers Guild of Ireland, the representative body for Irish and Irish based composers of original music for Film/TV/Advertising and Games. In 2017 Sarah authored the IMRO/MCPS report entitled: Music for Screen in Ireland, which was instrumental in the formation of the SCGI. Sarah also works as an independent music supervisor on Film and TV productions, she is passionate about creative music supervision and the role music plays in the development of narrative and depth in audiovisual productions…