We are thrilled to announce the first wave of speakers for the Iceland Airwaves Conference set to take place next November in Reykjavík.

The Iceland Airwaves music festival is globally renowned for showcasing new talent annually across venues in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík. Last year’s edition received rave reviews with outlets like NME awarding the event four stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

The attached conference is a later addition that continues to attract delegates from all corners of the music industry, held by Iceland Airwaves in collaboration with Iceland Music, Reykjavik Music City and Business Iceland.

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Get to know the speakers:

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‍David Fricke

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David Fricke is a Grammy-nominated writer of album liner notes. The journalist & broadcaster has written about music for more than four decades and is a four-time winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music journalism. 

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Caitlin-Finn

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After holding various frontline music jobs, Caitlin-Finn found her home as an agent at ATC Live, and works with an incredibly diverse & international roster of 22 artists. We can’t wait to hear how she does it!

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Lauren Down

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Lauren Down is the Managing Director of The End of the Road Festival, a critically acclaimed and independent festival in the UK, and a music journalist. 

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Elliot Lefko

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Vice President Global Touring, Elliot Lefko, has worked for AEG/Goldenvoice for the last 20 years. He’s also been Sigur Rós’ North American promoter for over 10 years.

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Paul Stokes

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Journalist and editor Paul Stokes has worked across the British music press, has written for a range of publications around the globe, is a frequent contributor to Sky News, producer and consultant.

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Will Larnach-Jones

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London-based Australian Will Larnach-Jones works as a Marketing Manager for London Records (part of Because Music Group). Previous roles include four years with Iceland Airwaves. 

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Lena Ingwersen

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You may know Lena Ingwersen from Music Cities Network, of which she is Managing Director. 

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Steinunn Camilla Sigurðardóttir

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Steinunn Camilla has over 20 years of hands-on industry experience and is the manager and co-owner of Iceland Sync Creative.

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María Rut Reynisdóttir

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María Rut has been active in Iceland’s culture scene since 2008 and helped prepare the establishment of the new national office which she now leads as Director of Iceland Music. 

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James Sondom

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James Sandom, co-founder and COO of Red Light Management, has over 25 years of experience as an artist, producer, and songwriter manager. 

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Ása Dýradóttir

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Ása Dýradóttir. Lovers of our local music scene may know her as a badass bassist, but she is also the Head of Reykjavík Music City.

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Find more information + tickets here>>

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