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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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We are pleased to present you a number of this year’s speakers and discussion partners from a huge variety of business sectors.

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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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Mapp ‣

Artist

Job Title: Artist

Name: Mapp ‣

Company: self-represented

Biography:

Mapp is a multidisciplinary Artist from Toronto, Canada living and creating in Berlin. Mapp has performed as a singer/songwriter in over the last several years at venues such as Badehaus, Pop Kultur Berlin, Berghain, and Ohm. Mapp is continuing to create and work on music/writing and directing in Berlin, as is in the process of releasing her self titled EP project.

Rob van Wegen

Coordinator Sustainability

Job Title: Coordinator Sustainability

Name: Rob van Wegen

Company: ESNS

Biography:

As a former festival producer Rob van Wegen has a very practical view on the subject of sustainable event management. After 15 years of operational work in the festival industry he has now dedicated himself entirely to sustainability.

He works as Sustainability coordinator of Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen the Netherlands one of Europe’s best-known music festivals. And has been active for more than five years in the Innofest project which coordinates test platforms for prototypes and products with a sustainable focus at festivals.

In 2021 he published a three-step roadmap to help other organizers translate their sustainable strategies into long-term effective planning. From his position at ESNS he has been an active member in the Green Deal Circular Festivals Programme.

Chris Cooke

Managing Director I CMU

Job Title: Managing Director

Name: Chris Cooke

Company: CMU

Biography:

Chris Cooke is Founder and MD of CMU, a company that helps people navigate and understand the music business through media like the CMU Daily bulletin and Setlist podcast; a consultancy unit and training business; and a future talent programme.

Chris writes, talks, teaches and consults about the music industry and wrote the acclaimed ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’ book and ‘Music Copyright Explained’ guide. His business UnLimited Media also publishes ThisWeek Culture and ThreeWeeks Edinburgh.

Richard Akingbehin

DJ & Curator

Job Title: DJ & Curator

Name: Richard Akingbehin

Biography:

Richard Akingbehin is a British-Nigerian DJ and curator living in Berlin. He is the co-founder of the Refuge Worldwide radio station and founder of techno, dub and experimental label Kynant Records.

Lorenzo ‣

Impact Management

Job Title: Manager

Name: Lorenzo ‣

Company: KINDA / The Palestine Music Space

Biography: Lorena Junghans is an award-winning impact producer and honours graduate of Filmuniversity Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. She won the 2022 Bertha Foundation “Artivist Award” and co-founded initiatives like “KINDA” and “The Palestine Music Space.” Despite the efforts of the German cultural sector in silencing, defunding and discriminating against voices for liberation, she focuses on sustainable solutions in music, film, and virtual reality. Comrades welcome.

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