The mentors —
Nicolas André
Manager of the Innovation & Development Team, InTech
Nicolas André is a passionate developer with a deep interest in technology and its vast range of applications. Specializing in the early stages of IT project implementation, he has worked with numerous startups to develop tailor-made solutions addressing innovative challenges in areas such as finance, green mobility, smart homes, or data protection.
In 2017, Nicolas joined InTech’s Innovation and Development team, where he focuses on facilitating, designing, and delivering cutting-edge technological solutions. His expertise now also includes immersive experiences at the intersection of AI, 3D environments, and human-computer interaction.
Orfeas Boteas
Founder and CEO of Krotos
Orfeas Boteas is the founder and CEO of Krotos, the audio software company behind sound design tools used in global blockbusters such as the Avengers, Game of Thrones, Jungle Book, Star Trek and leading video games. Today, he is driving the next chapter with Krotos Studio, an AI platform democratizing sound creation by enabling all content creators to produce Hollywood-quality audio in seconds, including breakthroughs like video-to-sound. Holding a BSc in Music Technology and Acoustics and an MSc in Sound Design, Orfeas is a Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow and two-time Edge Award recipient. He has also completed Startup Core Strengths and Entrepreneurs Business School.
Yvan
Boudillet
Music Tech Expert / Music Tech Europe co-founder
A creative industry and innovation expert with over 20 years of experience, Yvan Boudillet is the co-founder and honorary member of Music Tech Europe, the European network of music innovators hubs.
Yvan previously held leading roles in digital transformation and management at Warner Music and EMI Music and founded advisory company TheLynk, where he contributed to drive innovation within the music ecosystem by enabling connection & collaboration between music organizations or institutions, artists, and startups.
A regular international speaker (SXSW, Wallifornia, Slush Music, Sonar+D, Midem, Music Inc. India, 4YFN, ISMIR, Eurosonic, Linecheck, Athens Music Week…) and lecturer specialized in the intersection between innovation & creative industries, Yvan has been a prominent voice advocating for inclusive & collaborative innovation across the music value chain.
Yvan is also the co-founder and President of Metal Social Club, the first network of metalhead entrepreneurs & creators.
Becky
Brook
Music / Tech
Becky is a seasoned advisor for companies bridging the gap between music and technology, with a focus on music rights, data, and industry engagement. Her expertise lies in how the music industry and rights interact with emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Livestreaming, and Virtual Reality.
With a rich professional background spanning over 18 years, Becky has contributed her skills and knowledge to esteemed organisations including 7digital, Condense Reality, Driift, EMI Music, JAAK, Lickd, Pacemaker, RoEx Audio, Rovr, SeeSaw, Sony, Stability AI and Warner Music.
Yannis Iliopoulos
Yannis Iliopoulos balances his career between the music industry, the startup
ecosystem, and academia. He has a solid experience in music rights, business strategy
and marketing and a strong background in communication, pitching and storytelling. He
is a Senior Programmes Manager at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance
(ICMP) in London, designing and managing courses on music business and digital
marketing. Yannis is also a startup advisor, specialising in business modelling and
pitching, with experience in diJerent sectors of the enterprise space (tech, music tech,
fintech etc).
Yannis is the founder of the independent record label ‘The Sound Of Everything’, its
publishing arm ‘The Sound Of Everything Publishing’, and its artist development
programme ‘Unsigned and Gifted’.
Ludovica Michelin
Founder and Strategic Consultant, Flumi
Ludovica Michelin is a strategic consultant and founder of Flumi, a new key player in supporting creative projects across music and culture. With a solid foundation in economics and arts management, she brings expertise in EU funding, cultural project development, and connecting interdisciplinary teams to foster sustainable cultural networks through trainings, mentoring and workshops. Her work includes festival planning and designing impactful industry initiatives that empower organizations with skills and confidence to lead. Ludovica also serves as Strategic Director and professional program curator for MUTEK Barcelona.
Turo
Pekari
Chief Liaison Officer, Copyright Delta
Turo Pekari is an innovator at the intersection of music, technology, and business. As Chief Liaison Officer of Copyright Delta, Vice President at Music Tech Europe, Head of European Affairs at Nordic Music Tech and advisor to many companies, he works with industry leaders, startups, investors and policymakers to create solutions that fit the market needs, connects startups with capital and clients, and helps to develop new startup ecosystems globally.
Damiano
Picci
Creative entrepreneur, CEO and Studio Director
Damiano Picci is the CEO and studio director of Velvet Flare, a creative entrepreneur, and a contemporary digital music composer from Luxembourg. After studying music at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg and earning a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Darmstadt on the topic of conceptualizing and designing musical interactive artificial intelligence based on supervised learning, Damiano Picci founded his first company in 2018. Following an enriching tenure at Galaxy Studios in Antwerp, where he gained invaluable experience in spatial sound and orchestral music, Damiano returned to Luxembourg. His focus shifted towards composing music for dance, theater, and immersive installations. He adeptly merges traditional composition techniques with the design of musical interactive artificial intelligences and generative music systems, continuously bridging the gap between music and coding. Since then, in collaboration with his partners, he has established seven companies that delve into various cultural and media sectors, all the while developing the professional growth of Luxembourg’s creative industries. Owing to his strategic vision and diverse skills, Damiano has executed a plethora of projects, ranging from promoting performing artists to conceptualizing immersive media installations, ensuring every creative niche benefits from his expertise.
Mandy Salem-Aubry
Managing Director, MSA Music Services
Mandy Salem-Aubry is an independent music business professional with thirty years of international experience. She works across music publishing, startup strategy, mentoring, and conference programming, always focused on providing clarity, practical insight, and access to a trusted global network.
Through her company, MSA Music Services, Mandy helps rightsholders build solid publishing setups, from registrations to royalty payments, and delivers workshops that make complex topics clear and accessible. Artists, labels and companies that have trusted her include Slipknot, Jason Mraz, One Direction, Tori Amos, Machine Head, Soulfly, Nickelback, Moloko, Roadrunner Records, Downtown Music Publishing and Songtrust.
Mandy advises music-tech startups on strategy and positioning, helping them refine their offer and connect with investors, clients, and partners. She is also an experienced mentor, known for the time and care she devotes to individuals. She currently mentors with Keychange, Culttech Academy, Music Tech Europe Academy and Help Musicians.
She is the Conference Programme Coordinator for Athens Music Week and regularly curates and moderates sessions at conferences across Europe. Her sessions are known for their relevance, clarity and strong audience engagement.
Mandy is a trained Mental Health First Aider and speaks openly about well-being and freelance life in the music industry. She is an Associate member of the IMPF ( the global trade body for Independent Music Publishers), and a former board member of the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM).
Matthias
Strobel
President, Music Tech Germany
Matthias Strobel is the President of MusicTech Germany, the Federal Association for Music Technology in Germany, and founder of Wicked Artists, a booking agency for exceptionally creative technology and new media artists. He is Germany’s main point of contact for music technology innovation and his network of entrepreneurs, industry executives, researchers, and his connections to (inter)national policy makers, and media representatives make him one of Europe’s renowned experts in that area.Matthias Strobel serves as a consultant, mentor, and independent manager to help accelerate avant-garde approaches from startups. Determined to further the innovative potential – and thus future success – of artists and entrepreneurs, he uses his experience and leverages his network to help create the music ecosystem of tomorrow. He gives lectures about music technology at Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at the University of New York Berlin and facilitates events on innovation for the music ecosystem to foster the knowledge transfer between visionaries from all intersections of the creative industries.
Georgia
Taglietti
Founder & CEO, The ICNAC
In boardrooms and on dance-floors, in front of a microphone and behind the scenes, cultural strategist and consultant Georgia Taglietti has been a lynchpin of the international cultural community for 25+ years. A serial early-adopter; she’s renowned for helping shape trends in business and communications, embracing new media and new technologies, as well as for her comprehensive knowledge of the ins and outs of cultural ecosystems. Combining the many years of relationships and contacts, with a driven and empathic People First approach to talent, her current role as Founder and CEO of The ICNAC sees her open her network to cultural actors big and small, continuing her mission to drive culture forward.
Sakis
Triantafyllakis
Director of Operational Excellence, Orfium
Sakis has been in the tech and startup ecosystem for more than 10 years. He is currently the Director of Operational Excellence at Orfium, a global tech leader in music rights management and monetisation solutions. He loves everything about startups, tech and music and has been mentoring various early stage startups. Thanks to his entrepreneurial background, Sakis knows a lot about the challenges, struggles, the highs and lows when starting a venture from scratch. His experience lies in identifying and capitalizing on opportunities for growth and optimization, fostering a culture of continuous self-improvement. Father of twins and a Panathinaikos fan, nothing can scare him. He loves music, beer, whisky and good food (not in that order necessarily).
Jakob Wredstrøm
Founder/CEO – Amplitude Ventures / Business Developer, Consultant, Researcher
With over 12 years of experience in the music industry, Jakob Wredstrøm is a seasoned entrepreneur, producer, researcher, and innovator.
Founder and CEO of Amplitude Ventures AS, a music venture studio and consultancy company based in Norway, he helps start, grow, and secure investment for companies in various sectors within music and music technology.
Jakob is the host of Sound Connections Podcast, one of the fastest-growing podcasts on entrepreneurship in the music industry. He interviews leading experts and shares insights on the latest trends and opportunities.
Amalie
Briden
Innovation Manager, BPI
Amalie Briden is Innovation Manager at BPI, the voice of UK recorded music, where, amongst other things, she manages a growing global community of tech innovators, hosts the BPI Innovation Podcast, produces Insight Sessions, and works to bring innovation into the heart of the music industry. Her interests lie in the intersection between music, creativity and technology, working alongside the music industry to add value and predict futures. She is an academic, programme manager, festival manager, artist, founder and promoter of live music. She has also worked as a development manager, and as a fundholder, managing a portfolio of over £25m into music and music education. She has spoken at and produced many events including at The Great Escape (UK), SXSW (US), Linecheck, Milan (IT), Wallifornia Music Tech Summit (BE), Abbey Road Studios (UK), FutureEverything (UK), DigiFest (EG) and many more.
Georgia
Taglietti
Founder & CEO, The ICNAC
In boardrooms and on dance-floors, in front of a microphone and behind the scenes, cultural strategist and consultant Georgia Taglietti has been a lynchpin of the international cultural community for 25+ years. A serial early-adopter; she’s renowned for helping shape trends in business and communications, embracing new media and new technologies, as well as for her comprehensive knowledge of the ins and outs of cultural ecosystems. Combining the many years of relationships and contacts, with a driven and empathic People First approach to talent, her current role as Founder and CEO of The ICNAC sees her open her network to cultural actors big and small, continuing her mission to drive culture forward.
M. Stella
Tavella
AI Engineer and Sound Designer, Musixmatch and Italian Music Tech
M. Stella Tavella is a Senior AI Engineering Manager currently working at Musixmatch, with 6+ years expertise in the music-tech field. Her background and main focus is on using artificial intelligence and natural language processing techniques for music information retrieval (MIR).
She has an M.Sc. in computer science and engineering, with a specialization in sound and music engineering.
She is also an electronic music producer and DJ, experimenting with music & sound generative models.She is the co-founder of the Italian Music-Tech Community as well as a co-host of The Mix Podcast, a podcast by Musixmatch demystifying the field of music technology.