MPA CEO, Paul Clements announced in second wave of speakers for The Ivors Academy Summit – 20 May

Date 01st May

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The Ivors Academy has announced a second group of influential voices joining the speaker line-up for The Ivors Academy Summit supported by ICE and PRS for Music, taking place on 20 May at BFI IMAX, London.

This new group brings together industry leaders, composers and songwriters shaping the present and future of music, including MPA’s CEO Paul Clements.

MPA members can benefit from a discounted price on the event tickets, please contact [email protected] for the code.

Newly announced speakers include:

David Arnold – Multi award-winning British film and television composer, Fellow and Board Director, The Ivors Academy
Naomi Belshaw – Composer, Artist Manager and Consultant, Naomi Belshaw Consultancy
Paul Clements – CEO, Music Publishers Association Group
Amber Davis – SVP and Head of A&R, Warner Chappell UK
Caroline Dinenage – Member of Parliament for Gosport, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, House of Commons
James Duffett-Smith – Global Head of Music Publishing, Amazon Music
Mick Hayes – Chief Product and Technology Officer, ICE
Golnar Khosrowshahi – Founder and CEO, Reservoir
Paulette Long OBE – Consultant, Artist Manager and Chair, Music Publishers Association
Elizabeth Matthews – CEO, ASCAP
Erin McAnally – Executive Director, Songwriters of North America
Ed Newton-Rex – CEO, Fairly Trained
Anne Nikitin – Two-time Ivor Novello and Emmy-nominated composer
Pixie Pickering – Vice President, Creative Sync, Sony Music Publishing
Ayanna Witter-Johnson – Ivors Academy Board Director, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Cellist, Pianist and Radio Presenter

They join a growing list of confirmed speakers including Charisse Beaumont (Black Lives in Music), Charlene Brown (Howlett Brown and Chair of The Ivors Academy’s Ethics Committee), Rio Caraeff (Musixmatch), Indi Chawla (The MLC), Peter de Monnink (ICE), Tom Gray (The Ivors Academy), Michelle Lewis (SONA), Andrea Czapary Martin (PRS for Music), Chris Meehan (Sentric), Roberto Neri (Ivors Academy), Orphy Robinson MBE(The Ivors Academy), Stevie Spring CBE (Mind) and David Israelite (NMPA).

Roberto Neri, CEO of The Ivors Academy, said:
“This latest group of speakers represents the diversity of thought and experience we need to drive the future of music. From world-renowned composers to policy makers and creative leaders, they bring invaluable insight to the big conversations happening at our Summit – around AI, rights, royalties, mental health and building a sustainable future for music creators.”

The Ivors Academy Summit is a new one-day event bringing together songwriters, composers and the global music industry just two days before The Ivors with Amazon Music on 22 May. Through podcast-style conversations, keynotes and interactive sessions, the Summit will explore the most pressing forces shaping music today.