Music Ally Connect 2026 announces full agenda and additional speakers, spotlighting AI, gaming, and new global markets

07 November 2025 - Press release

 

Building on the legacy of NY:LON Connect, Music Ally Connect has established itself as the world’s leading high-level music executive conference, bringing together international decision makers from across the industry to connect and discuss the key issues shaping the business.

This year’s programme expands the conference’s international scope, featuring dedicated panels, presentations and interviews on AI, innovation, publishing, gaming, and emerging markets across Africa and Asia.

 

Newly confirmed speakers include:  

• Nathalie Birocheau, CEO of Ircam Amplify 

• Wyatt Marshall, Senior Director of Music Intelligence at SoundCloud

• Sam Sawyer, GM of Licensing and Technology Solutions at MassiveMusic

• Philip Watson, VP, AI & Emerging Tech Strategy, Warner Music Group

• Ben Sumner, MD & Founder, Feel for Music

• Nadine Kroher, Co-Founder, Passion Labs

• Tomas Luyke, Director, Marketing EU, Nettwerk Music Group

• Chuka Chase, Co-Founder, Symphony OS

 

They join a line-up featuring major industry figures from around the world, such as Laurent Hubert (Kobalt Music), Jonathan Dworkin (UMG), Godwin Tom (Sony Music Publishing Nigeria), Mike Huppe (SoundExchange), Iain Catling (AudioSalad) and Martha Earls (Neon Coast).

 

Agenda highlights across the two days include: 

• ‘AI Music Just How Good Can It Get’ presentation and panel discussion, chaired by Virginie Berger, Founder and CEO, Don't Believe the Hype/Music Foundry, exploring the latest advances in AI-generated music and its impact on the industry.

• ‘Focus on Asia’, a panel discussion chaired by Laurence Oxenbury, Director of International, PPL, on the opportunities, trends and emerging markets in Asian music.

• ‘Publishing’s Global Opportunities’, a panel discussion chaired by Mandy Salem-Aubry, MD, MSA Music Services, examining global publishing trends and the rise of Afrobeats, Latin and K-pop.