FastForward London announces program and speakers for inaugural event

Following the success of the flagship conference in Amsterdam over the last 2 years, FastForward has today announced 29 speakers for its debut event in London.

The one-day conference will staged at the British Library on September 15, offering keynotes, panel discussions and networking opportunities aimed at under 35s. 

Sophie Crosby, SVP Marketing at Ticketmaster International will give a keynote on Reaching the Changing Consumer. Working closely with artists, tours and festivals globally, Crosby will share insight on how to reach and engage with potential and existing customers in an increasingly competitive attention economy.

Hipgnosis Music CEO and former manager of Guns N’ Roses, Jane’s Addiction and Elton John, Merck Mercuriadis, will address the conference on the Future of Artist Management.

Other speakers set to take part in the event include Dusko Justic (VP International Marketing, Sony Music), Sergio Pimentel (Senior Creative, Ninja Tune), Chiara Hunter (Artist and Songwriter, Australia), and Miranda Kempin (Sync and Licensing Manager, Sony/ATV).

The full program with session times is available on the FastForward conference website.

Attending the event in September will be Universal Music Group, The O2, Spotify, Columbia Records, Polydor, Snapper Music, Distiller Records, AEI Media, The Unsigned Music Awards, shesaid.so, Kobalt, Sony/ATV, plus many more.

Tickets are limited to 150 with only 40 tickets remaining. Delegate passes can be purchased from Ticketmaster’s Universe platform.

The full list of speakers is below.

Alex Clough - Social Media Director, Splendid Communications

Bob Workman - SVP Partnerships, Warner Music

Charlie Andrew - BRIT Award-winning producer / Square Leg Records

Cherie Hu - Music & Technology Contributor, Forbes, USA

Chiara Hunter - Artist and Songwriter, signed to Sony/ATV, Australia

Chloé Julien - CEO, Bandsquare, France

Chris Carey - CEO, Media Insight Consulting

Chris Tams - Director, Independent Member Services & International, BPI

Claudia de Wolff - VP, Creative Content & Programming, UK & International, Vevo

Dorothée Imhoff - Business Development, FUGA, Netherlands

Dusko Justic - VP International Marketing, Sony

Ellie Giles - Artist Manager, Various Artists Management

Farhana Aboo - Marketing Manager, AEI Media

Fiona Bevan - Artist and Songwriter; Ed Sheeran, One Direction

Kelly Bennaton - Senior PR & Marketing Coordinator, DHP Family

Kellie While - Head of Creative, 7digital

Kimberly Anne - Artist and Songwriter; signed to Universal Music Publishing

Merck Mercuriadis - CEO, Hipgnosis Music

Miranda Kempin - Sync and Licensing Manager, Sony/ATV

Phil Patterson - Music Specialist, Department for International Trade

Rebecca Stewart - Reporter, The Drum

Rees Hitchcock - Creative Planner & Agency Marketing, FRUKT

Samantha Mandel-Dallal - Head of Content Insights, Spotify

Sean Adams - Social Media Producer, BBC 6 Music Sergio Pimentel - Senior Creative, Ninja Tune

Síofra McComb - Head of International Sales & Marketing, !K7, Germany

Sophie Crosby - SVP Marketing, Ticketmaster International

Stu Dredge - Contributing Editor, Music Ally

Sulinna Ong - VP, Artist Marketing, Deezer