International Speakers Revealed For Going Global Music Summit 2017

An impressive list of international speakers has been revealed for this year's Going Global Music Summit, which is set to take place in central Auckland in early September. The two-day event will see an array of industry professionals from around the globe converge at Roundhead Studios to deliver unique insights, advice and anecdotes to musicians and music professionals who are wanting to up their game. Here are the summit details so far....

Going Global Music Summit
Friday 1st + Saturday 2nd September, Roundhead Studios, Auckland

Featuring international speakers:

Alison Wenham, CEO, Worldwide Independent Network (United Kingdom)
Allysun Marshall, Lead Creative, Sugaroo! Music (USA)
Jackie Nalpant, Booking Agent, Paradigm Talent Agency (USA)
Matthew Rogers, Chief Operating Officer, UNIFIED Music Group (Australia)
Amine Ramer, Music Supervisor, States Of Sound (USA)
Jake Friedman, Artist Manager, We Are Free (USA)
Matt Walters, Founder/Director, Parlour Gigs (Australia)
Andrew Jervis, Chief Curator, Bandcamp (USA)
Jane Abernethy, Director of A&R, 4AD (USA)
Mel Brown, Owner, Impressive PR (United Kingdom)
Andrew Stafford, Freelance Journalist, The Guardian (UK/Australia)
Jon Toogood, Artist, Shihad/The Adults (NZ/Australia)
Oliver Restucci, General Manager, IMICHILE (Chile)
Ben Swanson, Co-Founder, Secretly Group (USA)
Paul Adams, Artist Manager, New Community (USA)
Bill Roe, Label Owner, Trouble In Mind (USA)
Keith Tan, Founder/CEO, Slate Entertainment (Singapore)
Sam Wald, Booking Agent, WME Asia Pacific (Australia)
Catherine Haridy, Artist & Producer Manager, Catherine Haridy Management (Australia)
Lars Brandle, Correspondent, Billboard (Australia/New Zealand)
Charles Kirby-Welch, Founder, Kartel Music Group (United Kingdom)
Stuart Meyer, A&R/Production, Sub Pop (USA)
Maggie Collins, Artist Manager, BIGSOUND Programmer, Triple J host (Australia)
Graham 'Asho' Ashton, Director, Footstomp (Australia)
Tom Mee, Manager, Artist & Label Services, Spotify (Australia/New Zealand)
Marshall Betts, Booking Agent, Paradigm Talent Agency (USA)
Travis Banko, Artist Management, Lunatic Entertainment + co-founder, partner & booker, Laneway Festival (Australia)


Going Global summit also includes an schedule of live music events to take place alongside the daytime programme of panel discussions, workshops and presentations. The showcasing artists will be announced early next week.

Head over to the Going Global website for more information on speakers and to register for the summit.