MW:M 2024
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Confirmed Speakers MW:M24

Here we announce the confirmed speakers of Most Wanted: Music 2024. This list will be successively updated until the event, so check back from time to time.

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Svenja Reiner

Musikwissenschaftlerin

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Svenja Tikovsky

Committee and Communications Manager

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Tony Nwachukwu

Founder & Director I CREATE DEFINE RELEASE

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Verena Bößmann

Co-Founder I Dunstan Music / Dunstan Media

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Zhian Zhao

Professor, Vice Dean and PhD supervisor of the School of Music and Recording Arts

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Janet Merkel

Technische Universität Berlin

Job Title: Senior Researcher

Name: Janet Merkel

Company: Technische Universität Berlin

Biography: Dr. Janet Merkel is a social scientist and urban sociologist. She works as a research assistant at the Institute for Urban and Regional Planning at TU Berlin in the Department of Urban and Regional Economics. Her research interests are in social and spatial organisation and the production conditions of cultural and creative industries; cultural-creative work and freelance employment; cultural policy in cities; as well as questions of urban governance and urban policy. She has worked at the Social Science Research Center Berlin, the Hertie School of Governance, as an assistant professor for cultural and creative industries at the City University of London,and held the professorship for the economics of urban and regional development at the University of Kassel.

Jessy James LaFleur

ANGEPRANGERT! Spoken Word

Job Title: Spoken Word Artist & Founder of ANGEPRANGERT!

Name: Jessy James LaFleur

Company: ANGEPRANGERT! Spoken Word

Biography: Jessy James LaFleur is a nomad with conviction; a spoken word artist, a rapper, an activist, a workshop host, and an entrepreneur – who has taken a million and one paths around the world over the last 20 years. Raised in east Belgium, she has brought her poetry to the stage in more than 30 countries, and in three different languages. She is the founder of the aspiriational initiative “ANGEPRANGERT! SPOKEN WORD”, that teaches young poets from rural areas and ethnic minorities how to use their voice on stage.

Laura Magnano

KLEF

Job Title: Co-Founder

Name: Laura Magnano

Company: KLEF

Biography: Laura is the co-founder of KLEF, a culture-led fan engagement platform for artists & creators. Known as a web3 pragmatist, Laura brings a level-headed view to utilising blockchain technology for the greater good, with a focus on democratisation and accessibility. Her approach is informed by her career across tech, marketing and her deep dive in web3 in 2016; from running marketing agencies, consulting brands on new internet cultures to co-founding the first kyc/aml blockchain protocol in 2018.

Noura Labbani

Dice

Job Title: Director Venue & Promoter Partnerships, Germany

Name: Noura Labbani

Company: Dice

Biography: Berlin-born, Algerian-raised Noura Labbani has been working in the music scene for over 15 years. She started at !K7 Records in Berlin, held an A&R Assistant job at EMI Music and worked at Dailymotion as the Country Manager for Germany, Beatport’s Director of Content Europe and at Patreon as Creator Partnerships Manager for France. In June 2022 she joined DICE as Director of Venue & Promoter Partnerships Germany.

Emiko Gejic

Berlinsidestories

Job Title: Founder/Artist/Speaker/Manager

Name: Emiko Gejic

Company: Berlinsidestories

Biography: Emiko is a Berlin-born artist, creative, founder, guide, speaker and event manager with a background in urban studies and urban research. With her company Berlinsidestories, she hosts self-organized tour events about urban development, club culture, subculture, creative industries, urban change and activism. She also works as a dancer and actress in the Berlin art scene. She is part of the Factory Berlin community as a Creative Relations Manager, where she connects creatives with tech companies.

Florian Weghorn

Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

Job Title: Programme Manager Berlinale Talents

Name: Florian Weghorn

Company: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

Biography: Florian Weghorn is the Programme Manager of Berlinale Talents, the talent development initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival; with seven global offshoots, ranging from Beirut to Tokyo. Florian joined the Berlinale team in 2002. From 2008 to 2014, he was the co-director and curator of the Generation section with around 60 short and feature films annually. Between 2012 and 2019, Florian was also a member of the Berlinale Competition selection committee.

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While we have not been able to announce any new speakers yet, you are welcome to take a look at who has already taken part in recent years. As soon as we have the first confirmed speakers for 2024, we will list them on this page and inform everyone who has signed up for our newsletter.

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Heiko Hoffmann

Director A&R, Artist and Label Partnerships

Job Title: Director A&R, Artist and Label Partnerships

Name: Heiko Hoffmann

Company: The Orchard

Biography:

Heiko Hoffmann is a music manager, journalist, curator, lecturer and consultant. He works as director A&R for The Orchard and was previously VO for artist services at Beatport. He was editor-in-chief of Groove magazine, a leading electronic music magazine, for almost two decades as well as writing for publications such as Pitchfork and Spin and has hosted his own radio shows. Heiko curated a photo and video exhibition, catalogue and music compilation on the history of Berlin club culture called “No Photos on the Dance Floor! Berlin 1989 – Today” at CO Berlin. He’s a moderator and keynote speaker and a visiting professor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU where he teaches music history.

Jan Gasber

Head of Marketing

Job Title: Head of Marketing

Name: Jan Gasber

Company: MGNFY

Biography:

Jan Gasber has been the Head of Marketing at MGNFY for over four years, leading innovative ticket-marketing strategies that boost sales and brand awareness for major festivals & bands in Germany.

Florian Weghorn

Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

Job Title: Programme Manager Berlinale Talents

Name: Florian Weghorn

Company: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

Mahide Lein

AHOI artists & events

Job Title: Culture Manager

Name: Mahide Lein

Company: AHOI artists & events

Biography: The student movement of the ’68 made Lein Mahide a feminist. With ideas on human rights issues, she produced numerous festivals and series of events with stars and starlets – a bridge between art, culture, social commitment and cross-border issues with a pleasant balance between audience and stage. Her work preserves the joy of life – and contributes to the longed-for cosmopolitanism of Berlin, connecting all art movements, cultures, ages and lifestyles on this planet.

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Silas Pfeifer

Simone Ogunbunmi

SOBI

Sofie Søndervik Sæther

Stefan Hiti

Sven Ahlgrimm

Sven Deutschmann

Svenja Reiner

Svenja Tikovsky

Tanya Timofeeva

Till Tillmann

Tony Nwachukwu

Vasja Veber

Verena Bößmann

Vikram Gudi

Willy Ehmann

Zhian Zhao

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Janet Merkel

Jessy James LaFleur

Laura Magnano

Noura Labbani

Emiko Gejic

Florian Weghorn

A couple more of our past Speakers

Our confirmed speakers

Heiko Hoffmann

Jan Gasber

Florian Weghorn

Mahide Lein

A couple more of our past Speakers

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