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Join us and connect with innovators, leaders, creators, visionaries and future disruptors from across the global electronic music industry. Be inspired, find your purpose, develop your passions and tackle your business critical challenges.
Come for the big ideas. Stay for the music, culture & breathtaking views.
IMS IBIZA 2024 SPEAKERS
Aldo Davalos
General Manager/Head of Business Development, Too Lost
Alex Wann
Artist
Cassö
Artist
Charisse C
Artist / Founder, Abantu
Chloe Lula
Senior Producer, Resident Advisor
Chloé Caillet
Artist
DJ Paulette
DJ / Author / Broadcaster
DJ Pierre
Artist, PhutureDJs
Dr. Zandra Palma M.D
Medical Doctor / Filmmaker, PALMA MD
Evelyne Côté
Director, evenko
Ghazi
CEO / Founder, EMPIRE
Grace Ladoja
Music Executive / Company Founder, Metallic Inc / Homecoming
Harry Gay
Creative Project Manager / Event Producer, Queer House Party / Museum of Homelessness
HoneyLuv
Artist
Inder Phull
Co-Founder & CEO, Pixelynx
Jim O’Regan
Agent, Wasserman Music
John McKeown
Managing Director & Psychotherapist, Ibiza Calm
Juan Atkins
Artist
KILIMANJARO
Artist
Liberty Ross
Co-Founder & Creative Director, Flippers
Madame Gandhi
Artist
Maria May
Music Agent, Creative Artists Agency
Marlen Hüllbrock
Head of Marketing & Audience, Music Ally
Mary Davenport
A&R and Catalogue Manager, Ninja Tune
Matt Black
Founder, Ninja Tune
Mochakk
Artist
Nooriyah
Artist
Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim
Artist
Ole Obermann
Global Head of Music Business Development, TikTok
Philip Sherburne
Contributing Editor, Pitchfork
Richard McGinnis
Promoter, Warehouse Project & Circus
Ruth Daniel
CEO & Artistic Director, In Place of War & EarthSonic
SYREETA
Artist
Sarah Jane Nicholson
Managing Director Paradise Worldwide, Africa Rising Music Conference
Sarz
Artist/Producer
Shanae Dennis
Music Agent, Wasserman Music
Simon Dunmore
Founder, Defected Records
Smokin' Jo
Artist
Steven Braines
Co-Founder, HE.SHE.THEY
TSHA
Artist
Tess Kendall
Head of Marketing Operations, Ninja Tune
Timothy Morton
Professor, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Tunde Adeniyi
Founder, Dankie Sounds
Virág Csiszár
Booker, Sziget Cultural Management
Wez Saunders
CEO, Defected Records
NINJA TUNE: UNVEILING THE WIZARDRY BEHIND ONE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC'S GREATEST INDEPENDENT LABELS
WITH FOUNDER MATT BLACK
25 YEARS OF DEFECTED: LIFE AFTER AN ACQUISITION
WITH CEO WEZ SAUNDERS & FOUNDER SIMON DUNMORE
AMPLIFYING AMAPIANO: THE JOURNEY OF A GENRE FROM THE TOWNSHIP TO THE GLOBAL STAGE
TOMORROWLAND: 20 YEARS OF INNOVATION
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY FOUNDER MICHIEL BEERS
MARKET FOCUS: GERMANY
FROM THE DANCEFLOOR TO THE DATAROOM
REBUILDING OUR COMMUNITY: HOW TO BRING BACK PEACE, LOVE, UNITY AND RESPECT
The home of IMS Ibiza overlooking the picturesque crystal-clear water of Cala Llonga bay, framed by pine-clad hills. Maximize your summit experience by staying on site at this inspiring beach side venue, just 15 minutes drive from Ibiza Town.
IMS Ibiza will unite innovators, creators, visionaries and disruptors from across the global electronic music ecosystem for analysis of the most crucial business challenges and opportunities facing our industry today. Speakers include:
Max Lousada (CEO, Recorded Music, Warner Music Group), SHERELLE w/ Fabio & Grooverider, Ben Mawson (Entrepreneur, TaP Music), Jennifer Justice (Founder, The Justice Dept.), TOKiMONSTA, Fat Tony, LP Giobbi (Planet In Progress by FoundationFM), Elijah, Cristiana Simon (Manager, Black Coffee), Tom Schroeder (Agent, Wasserman), David Sinopoli (Owner, iii Points & Club Space), and many more.
FRIDAY 25 APRIL 2025
A seven-hour open-air celebration with the best in established and emerging DJs at the top of the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site.
IMS Ibiza delegates can opt in to attend this event when purchasing a badge for the discounted rate of €45.
Sign-up now to receive exclusive access to the discounted presale.
The Art of Areté is a platform for well-being and self-realization within the arts & entertainment industry running all-day programming including breathwork, meditation, yoga, sound healing, nature walks and more. Presented by AlphaTheta. Free to all IMS delegates.
Full Program Coming Soon
Aldo Davalos
General Manager/Head of Business Development, Too Lost
Alex Wann
Artist
Cassö
Artist
Charisse C
Artist / Founder, Abantu
Chloe Lula
Senior Producer, Resident Advisor
Chloé Caillet
Artist
DJ Paulette
DJ / Author / Broadcaster
DJ Pierre
Artist, PhutureDJs
Dr. Zandra Palma M.D
Medical Doctor / Filmmaker, PALMA MD
Evelyne Côté
Director, evenko
Ghazi
CEO / Founder, EMPIRE
Grace Ladoja
Music Executive / Company Founder, Metallic Inc / Homecoming
Harry Gay
Creative Project Manager / Event Producer, Queer House Party / Museum of Homelessness
HoneyLuv
Artist
Inder Phull
Co-Founder & CEO, Pixelynx
Jim O’Regan
Agent, Wasserman Music
John McKeown
Managing Director & Psychotherapist, Ibiza Calm
Juan Atkins
Artist
KILIMANJARO
Artist
Liberty Ross
Co-Founder & Creative Director, Flippers
Madame Gandhi
Artist
Maria May
Music Agent, Creative Artists Agency
Marlen Hüllbrock
Head of Marketing & Audience, Music Ally
Mary Davenport
A&R and Catalogue Manager, Ninja Tune
Matt Black
Founder, Ninja Tune
Mochakk
Artist
Nooriyah
Artist
Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim
Artist
Ole Obermann
Global Head of Music Business Development, TikTok
Philip Sherburne
Contributing Editor, Pitchfork
Richard McGinnis
Promoter, Warehouse Project & Circus
Ruth Daniel
CEO & Artistic Director, In Place of War & EarthSonic
SYREETA
Artist
Sarah Jane Nicholson
Managing Director Paradise Worldwide, Africa Rising Music Conference
Sarz
Artist/Producer
Shanae Dennis
Music Agent, Wasserman Music
Simon Dunmore
Founder, Defected Records
Smokin' Jo
Artist
Steven Braines
Co-Founder, HE.SHE.THEY
TSHA
Artist
Tess Kendall
Head of Marketing Operations, Ninja Tune
Timothy Morton
Professor, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Tunde Adeniyi
Founder, Dankie Sounds
Virág Csiszár
Booker, Sziget Cultural Management
Wez Saunders
CEO, Defected Records
&Friends
Artist (USA)
Abdel Rahman Gawdat
DancIN’ Music Records, Realm Events, Gawdat; Founder & DJ (Egypt)
Abel Matutes Prats
President / Vice President, Palladium Hotel Group / Grupo Empresas Matutes
Adam Beyer
Artist & Founder, Drumcode Records
Adam Smith
UNation; Head of Music
Agoria
Artist
Ahmad Alghawanme
Sony Music Entertainment; VP-Revenue & Growth Strategy (Jordan)
Alex Branson
SVP, Music Services, Beatport
Alex Montoya
Analog Agency
Ali El Husseini
Glava Holding; Chief Marketing Officer (Lebanon)
Aloki Batra
Five Hospitality & The Pacha Group; CEO (India)
Amir Ahmad
Partner; Reed Smith (Netherlands)
Amira Guetif
Soundscapes; Hybrid Creative Lead
Andy Henderson
A&R, Southern Fried Records
Andy McKay
Founder & CEO, Ibiza Rocks Group
Anna Gruszka
Music Consultant
Annie Norman
Head of Live Events, Anjunabeats / Anjunadeep / Reflections
Ashraf Ejjbair
Management and Events Coordinator, HE.SHE.THEY. & The Weird and The Wonderful
Bader Assery
MDLBEAST; Sr. Project Manager, Strategy & Special Projects (Saudi Arabia)
Bart Cools
Executive Vice President, Global A&R and Marketing, Dance Music; Warner Music Group
Ben Malone
General Manager & Broadcaster, Armada Music UK, KISS FM, Tomorrowland
Blaise DeAngelo
Vedic Meditation Teacher
Carl Loben
Editor-in-Chief, DJ Mag
Catherine Arnold
Nutritional Therapist and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner
Celina Aoun
Tete a Tete; Founder/General Manager (Lebanon)
Charlesy
O Live & O Beach Music; Director
Cliff Fluet
Partner / Managing Director, Lewis Silkin LLP / Eleven Advisory
Coco Francavilla
Composer / Founder, Wider Sounds / Music For The Sea
Connie Chow
Marketing Strategy Director - Dance / Electronic, FUGA
Cosmicat
Artist (Saudi Arabia)
Craig Duranti
Label Manager, Southern Fried Records
Daan Archer
CEO & Co-Founder, Copyright Delta
Dan Hill
Managing Director, Above Board Distribution
Dan Smith
Senior Product Manager, Kobalt Music
Daniel Curpen
Head of A&R, Anjunadeep
Danny Whittle
Founding Partner / Music & Brand Director, IMS / Club Chinois
Dare Balogun
Ballantine’s True Music Strategist at M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
David Dollimore
CEO & Co-Founder, Disorder Record & Disorder Group
David Levy
Partner / Agent, WME
Declan McGlynn
Communications Director, Voice-Swap (UK)
Deep Dish
Artists (Iran / USA)
Deian Markov
The Artist Network / Groove On The Grass; Founder & MD (Bulgaria)
Dimitrios Khater
HIDE CLUB, Doha; Founder & CEO (Lebanon / Greece)
Dom Donnelly
Label Director, Anjunadeep / Reflections
Dominik Koislmeyer
Program Manager, NRJ
Edward Balassanian
CEO & FOUNDER, Aimi
Eli Fola
Founder & Artist, Tech Afrique
Elia Mssawir
Talent+; Head of Entertainment (Lebanon)
Elie Saba
AddMind; Managing Partner (Lebanon)
Emily Nash
Artist
Evie Thomas
Head of Dance Marketing, Atlantic Records
Farah Nanji
Artist, Podcaster, Curator; N1NJA, Mission Makers, IMS
Finlay Johnson
Association For Electronic Music, Chief Operating Officer (UK)
Florian Hauss
Managing Partner, Goodlive Artists
Frank Nitzinsky
Producer / DJ, Electronic Music Rights
Frederick Dunson
President & Executive Director, The Frankie Knuckles Foundation
Garry Blackburn
Founder & Managing Director / Co-Founder & Head, Anglo Management / Southern Fried Records
Georgia Taglietti
Culture and Campaigns, AFEM
Grego O'Halloran
DC10 Ibiza / Unum Festival / Jukebox
Gregory Hirschhorn
Co-Founder & CEO, Too Lost
Habiba ElSayed
Takwene; Marketing Manager (Egypt)
Hannah Shogbola
Music Agent, United Talent
Hassan Alwan
Boogie Box; Founder, Creative Director & DJ (Iraq)
Heiko Hoffmann
Director A&R, The Orchard
Helen Sartory
Chief Revenue Officer, The Beatport Group
Hilit Kolet
Artist
Igor Marijuan
Music Director / Director, Akasha Ibiza / Ibiza Global Radio
Jack Bridges
Electronic Music Lead, SoundCloud
Jaguar
IMS Ibiza co-host / BBC Radio 1 / The Jaguar Foundation, Co-host / Broadcaster / Founder
James Craven
Live Nation Middle East; President
Janet Ashak
YouTube; Head of Music MENA (Egypt)
Jawad Al-Dogum
Overground; Founder & Creative Director (Jordan)
Jenn Getz
House of Queens; Co-Founder / DJ (UK)
Jessica Capaz McCarthy
Pacha Group, Artistic Director
Jill Gehring
Senior A&R Manager, BMG
Jules O’Riordan
Partner, Music Lawyer & DJ, Sound Advice
Kalim Hachem / KayteK
Surf Club; Music Director (Lebanon)
Karam Toubba
DJ, Curator, Consultant in Arts & Culture (Turkey)
Karima Damir
Warner ME; A&R Director MENA
Katie Bain
Director, Billboard Dance
Katie Knight
Presenter (UK)
Katy Ellis
Partner & Artist Manager, Anglo Management
Kazim Rashid
Resident Advisor; Chief Creative & Brand Officer (UK)
Keri Perkins
Yoga Teacher, We Are Boogie Sound
Khaled Chilwan
Techno Bahrain / Flow Parties; Founder / Promoter /DJ (Bahrain)
Kunal Merchant
Artist / Partner, Indo Warehouse
Kurosh Nasseri
Co-Founder & Co-Chair / Lawyer, AFEM / Nasseri Music Business Solutions
Laura Hooper
Label Manager, Reflections
Liliana Abudalo
Believe; Head of Labels & Artists Solutions MENA (Jordan / Poland)
Lindi Delight
Spektra; Founder (Canada)
Liz Northeast
FUGA; SVP, EMEA
Lutz Leichsenring
Co-Founder / Executive Board Member, VibeLab / Clubcommission Berlin
Maddy Smith
Artist Partnerships, YouTube Music
Maha ElNabawi
Billboard Arabia; Managing Editor
Marc Azaïs
Director Business Development & Foresight, Société des Auteurs Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique - SACEM
Maria Malasangre
Soundsisters Morocco; Founder & DJ (Brasil)
Marjana Jaidi
Oasis Festival; Founder / Creative Director (Morocco)
Mark Barrott
Artist
Mark Grotefeld
General Manager, AlphaTheta (Pioneer DJ) EMEA
Mark Lawrence
b:electronic Publishing; Global Director, Electronic Music (UK)
Hosted by Pete Tong + Jaguar BBC Radio 1
IMS College is an educational area featuring all-day programming including DJ/production workshops and music business masterclasses. Presented by Point Blank. Free to all IMS delegates.
Full Program Coming Soon
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