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Music. Culture. Finance. Technology.
Bringing together pioneering artists, thought leaders, and key industry figures to explore the intersections of finance, technology and culture in the MENA region. IMS Dubai is your gateway to connecting with the future of electronic music in one of the most vibrant and dynamic regions of the world.
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BBC Radio 1 / IMS, Broadcaster / Co-Host
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Artist & Founder, SYNTHO
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NAVIGATING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IN THE
MENA REGION
MEET THE INVESTORS IN THE MENA REGION
MARKET FOCUS: EGYPT
DEFINING A SOUND:
THE SOUND OF A REGION WITH STRYV
MENA WOMEN IN MUSIC
GET PLAYED GET PAID:
ROYALTIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
CULTURE TOURISM:
DUBAI & IBIZA DUALITY
MEET THE TALENT BUYERS OF THE MENA REGION
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
DEEP DISH
EVOLVING IP IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: THE NEXT GROWTH ENGINE
TAKING MENA ARTISTS TO THE GLOBAL STAGE
Set against the backdrop of the Museum of the Future and just moments from the Dubai International Financial Centre, the host venue of IMS Dubai is a dynamic hub for music, culture, and creativity. Exclusive discounted rates are available for IMS Dubai delegates.
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.
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
Alex Nikolov
Co-Founder, Lexa (Bulgaria)
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Aniko
Artist & Creative Director, Group Therapy (Nigeria)
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Arielle Free
Artist & Broadcaster, BBC Radio 1 & Free Your Mind (UK)
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BEN SHPRITS
Senior Vice President, Wasserman Music (USA)
Bailey
Artist (UK)
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Benji B
Artist (UK)
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Bradley Zero
Artist (UK)
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Charlie Tee
Artist (UK)
Chloe Lula
Artist & Senior Producer, Resident Advisor (USA)
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Chloé Caillet
Artist (France)
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Cici
Artist (Ireland)
Cristiana Votta
Artist Manager / Partner, Black Coffee / Alegria Agency (USA)
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DAISY HOFFMAN
Vice President, Wasserman Music (USA)
Deer Jade
Artist (Switzerland)
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Elijah
Artist/Writer, Make The Ting (UK)
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Frederic Schindler
Music Supervisor/CEO, Too Young/Catalog (France)
Georgia Taglietti
Culture and Campaigns, AFEM (Italy)
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Girls Don't Sync
Artists (UK)
Grace Ladoja
Music Executive / Company Founder, Metallic Inc / Homecoming (UK)
HUGEL
Artist
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Holt Harmon
Co-Founder/Owner & CEO, Metatone (USA)
Ikram Bouloum
Artist, Booker/Co-Creative Director, Sónar/BAM Festival (Spain/Morocco)
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Indira Paganotto
Artist (Spain)
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Jean-Charles Carré
Manager / Founder, What a DJ Limited (France)
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Major League DJz
Artists (South Africa)
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Maria May
Music Agent, Creative Artists Agency (UK)
Nooriyah
Artist & Co-Host
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PARKER COHEN
Co-founder/Owner, Metatone Management (USA)
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Patrick Mason
Artist (Germany)
Raphael Pujol
Vice President, Global Curation, DJ Group, Beatport (France)
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SHIMZA
Artist (South Africa)
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Sherelle
Artist (UK)
Steven Braines
Co-Founder, HE.SHE.THEY. (UK)
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TSHA
Artist (UK)
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Vigro Deep
Artist (South Africa)
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Frankie Wells
Co-Founder, foundation.fm (UK)
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A.M.R
Artist
ANNA
Artist (Brazil)
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Abdeslam Alaoui
Artistic Director & Head of Booking, MOGA Festival
Adam Smith
Head of Music, UNation
Adam Tiran
Director of Operations; Africori; UK & South Africa
Adam Wolstenholme
Partner, Simmons & Simmons
Ahmad Alghawanmeh
Vice President (Revenue & Growth Strategy), Sony Music
Ahmed El Ganzoury
CEO & Founder, GNK Group
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Ahmed Hameed
Co-Founder, Soundscapes & Noctuary
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Aisha Salem
General Counsel, Music Nation
Akram Ali
Founding Partner, Doha Gossip
Alastair Webber
CEO & Co-Founder, The Other Songs (UK)
Albert Carter
Co-Founder, Wave Sound Studio
Alberto Centeno
CEO, Fourvenues (Spain)
Alev Tav
Artist (Ukraine)
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Alex Branson
SVP, Music Services, Beatport
Alex Montoya
Music Agent & Promoter, Analog Agency (Spain)
Alex Tripi
CEO, Pete Tong DJ Academy
Alice Pelly
Head of Partnerships; EarthPercent
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Amber Haque
Broadcaster/Artist, BBC/Kakura (UK)
Amira Guetif
Project Manager, Sole DXB
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Amy Jayne
Senior Label Services Manager, Labelworx (UK)
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Andy Crysell
Author (UK)
Andy McKay
Founder & CEO, Ibiza Rocks Group (UK)
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Angel Lee
Artist (UK)
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Anna Tur
Artist (Spain)
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Anne Katrin Schlag
CEO/Honorary Senior Fellow, Drug Science/Imperial College London (Germany)
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Arthur Bizdikian
CEO & Co-Founder, Pipp
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Ashraf Ejjbair
Label Manager / Events & Management Coordinator, HE.SHE.THEY. (UK)
Ayman Hariri
CEO & Co-Founder, VERO
Babel Sadek
A&R Manager, Sony Music Publishing MENA
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Baloo
Chief Creative Officer, MDLBEAST
Bedouin
Artist
Ben Caesar
Artist, Tigxa
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Brian Cross
Head of Electronic Music, Live Nation Spain (Spain)
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Caitlin Stubbs
Artist (UK)
Cameron Embling
Co-Founder, Trackstack
Carl Loben
Editor, DJ MAG (UK)
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Carolina Tong
Ayurvedic Practitioner/ Nutrition Lifestyle Management
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Catherine Arnold
Nutritional Therapist and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (UK)
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Cecilia Bengolea
Choreographer (Argentina)
Celina Aoun
Artist Manager, Tete a Tete Lab
Chad Cohen
Agent, UTA (USA)
Charlotte Kain
Editor, Dance & Electronic, Spotify (UK)
Chloe Timoney
Social Media Manager; Defected Records/Glitterbox Ibiza (Ireland)
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Chris Goss
CEO & Co Founder, Hospital Records (UK)
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Christopher Timmermann
Neuroscientist, Psychedelic Research / President , Imperial College / Fundación ECOH (Chile)
Clara Da Costa
Artist/A&R, Jack's House Recordings/ Pure Ibiza Radio (Spain)
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Claudia Weibel
Head of Member Services, SUISA (Switzerland)
Coco Francavilla
Composer / Founder, Wider Sounds / Music For The Sea
Craig Dawson
Managing Director, Hospital Records & Undivide Ltd (UK)
Cynthia Jreige
Founder / Editor-In-Chief / Creative Director, JDEED Magazine
Cynthia Nasr
Artist & Co-Founder, Minab Studios
DBN Gogo
Artist (South Africa)
DJ Flight
Artist (UK)
DJ Habibeats
Artist
Daan Determeijer
International Repertoire & Member Relations, BumaStemra (Netherlands)
Dan Tait
Artist Relations & Documentaries, AlphaTheta (UK)
Daniel Bisbing
Sr Director, Genre Strategy Commercial Marketing, Virgin Music Group (USA)
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Danny Howard
Artist
Danny Whittle
Co-Founder / Music & Brand Director, IMS / Club Chinois
Dantiez Saunderson
Artist (USA)
Dare Balogun
Senior Cultural Strategist, METALLIC INC. (UK)
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David Cornelissen
Head of Creative/Artist, Dekmantel (Netherlands)
David De Valera
Founder & CEO / Director, Spike Management / Circulate (Ireland)
David Dollimore
CEO & Co-Founder, Disorder Record & Disorder Group (UK)
David Ventura
President & Co-Managing Director, Senior Vice President International, Sony Music Publishing (UK)
Dean Wilson
CEO & Founder, Seven20
Declan McGylnn
Chief Creative Officer, Voice Swap AI
Deniz Hilmi
Head of Talent & Events; Defected (UK)
Dimitri Khater
Founder & CEO, Hide Doha
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Doeshka Vrede
Owner, The Other Side (Netherlands)
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Dolly Makhoul
MENA Director, Believe (France)
Dorian Perron
Co-Founder & Artist, Groover (France)
Duncan King
Head of Festivals & Partnerships, Skiddle (UK)
EUGGY
Artist; Gondwana KE (Kenya)
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Ed Brew
Director of Business Development, Music Services, Beatport (UK)
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Edwin Harb
Senior Label Manager, MDLBEAST Records (Lebanon)
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Elie Saba
Managing Partner, ADDMIND Hospitality
Ellis Coles
Booker; Fabric (UK)
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Emile Houkayem
Founder & CEO, Aegis Festival
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Emma Hoser
Senior Agent, Liaison Artists (USA)
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Emma Marshall
MIM HQ, Founder (UK)
Eslam Kabonga
Artist, Cube Music
FR3ADY
Artist (Germany)
Fady Nageeb
Content Director, Dazed Middle East
Farah Nanji
Artist / Curation Manager, N1NJA / IMS (UK)
Farbod Sadeghian
Founder, TheBlock.
Farsa
Artist
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Finlay Johnson
CEO, Association For Electronic Music
Francisco Allendes
Artist (Chile)
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Garry Blackburn
Founder, Anglo Management (UK)
Gawdat
Artist
Georges 'Josh' Rouhana
Artist
Ghita Khaldi
Founder, AFRIKAYNA
Gregor Pryer
Managing Partner (EME), Reed Smith LLP
Guga Trevisani
CEO, Entourage Live / Entourage Artists (Brasil)
Hadeel Hmaidi
Senior Manager - Integrated Campaigns , TikTok
Hosted by Pete Tong + Jaguar BBC Radio 1
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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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IMS Ibiza Delegate badges will only include entry to IMS Dalt Vila until March 22.
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