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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.

Gergő B. Farkas

CEO & Co-Founder | Startion StageRider

Speaker, Speaker 2024

Heiko Hoffmann

Director A&R, Artist and Label Partnerships

Speaker, Speaker 2024

Jay Ahern

Chief Growth Officer I Association For Electronic Music

Julian Schwarze

Sprecher für Stadtentwicklung, für Tourismus und für Clubkultur

Kikelomo

Co-Founder & Executive Director I Oroko Radio

Linda Stark

Songwriter & A&R I VERSO & PAPER PUG

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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.

A couple more of our past Speakers

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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Mark Reeder

Musician, Music Producer, Composer, Remixer, Author & Filmmaker

Job Title: Musician/Music Producer/Composer/Remixer/Author/Filmmmaker

Name: Mark Reeder

Company: MFS (Masterminded For Success)

Biography:

Mark Reeder is from Manchester, England. He is a musician, record producer, remixer, DJ, graphic designer and film maker and has been living and working in Berlin since 1978. His early career started in UK – at the dawn of punk, he was a founding member of The Frantic Elevators together with Mick Hucknall (now of Simply Red). Upon moving to Berlin in 1978, he became the German representative for Joy Division and the legendary Manchester record label Factory Records from 1978-1983. As a member of synthpop bands Die Unbekannten he performed the first illegal and highly secretive gigs in the Communist East (Czechoslovakia & Hungary).

In December 1990, he founded the first independent electronic music label MFS in the post-Wall East-Berlin, helping to launch the careers of Paul van Dyk, Ellen Allien, Dr Motte and more.

The acclaimed documentary film “B-Movie (Lust & Sound in West-Berlin) is about Reeder’s life in 80’s West-Berlin avant-garde music scene. Reeder is also an established DJ and remixer, for artists such as New Order, Depeche Mode, and The Pet Shop Boys. He has DJ’d all over the World and he recently wrote and produced the score and title song for the documentary film Can Creativity Save the World? for ARTE TV.