Speakers 2022 Accredited visitors 2022 Speakers 27.05.2022 Speakers 2022 Andrew Melchior Creative Technologist Nik Goodman Music and Radio Consultant Brian Hetherman Roderick Kabanga Actor Sarah-Chanderia Entrepreneur, Hacate Entertainment Group Kristiina Komulainen Arbitrator & Entrepreneur, Maailma maailmojen välissä Oy Venla Ilona Blom Musician and composer Chiara Badiali Music Lead, Julie’s Bicycle Suhyun Kim Songwriter, Sugar House Publishing Henna Salmela Export & Promotion Manager, Fennica Gehrman Oy Ab Eva Louhivuori Songwriter, Nordic Music Partners Marko Stenström Event Expert, City of Tampere Mirva Merimaa CEO, Tiketti Oy BESS Artist, Universal Music Finland Simeon Puukari Songwriter and producer, Elements Music Tomi Saario Singer-Songwriter, Elements Music Publishing Emmi Hakala Songwriter / topliner, Kaiku Songs Pekka Kupiainen Event Producer Sandy Kantola Tapahtumakoordinaattori, Oulun Kaupunki / Tapahtuma-aluepalvelut Mikko Koivunen Tuottaja, biisintekijä ja luova A&R, Kaiku Entertainment Jussi Saramo Member of Parliament, Vasemmistoliitto Roosa Toivonen Chief Creative Officer, Aurora Studios Jouni Ovaska Kansanedustaja, Keskusta Vappu Aura Viestintä-, markkinonti- ja yhteiskuntasuhdejohtaja, Säveltäjäin tekijänoikeustoimisto Teosto ry Teemu Javanainen (a.k.a Heviteemu) Producer, Nordic Music Partners Nicholas Wilczynski Head of Digital, Warner Music Finland Saara Hyrkkö Member of Parliament, Vihreät Elina Tamminen Producer, Ruisrock Leevi Mäkinen Manager, PME Management Tommi Kyyrä Peppi Arrimo Freelance event producer, Jazz Finland ry and KEMUT projects Anna-Mari Raaska Journalist & Host, Yleisradio Miika Turunen Music Journalist, Pertin Valinta Heini Merkkiniemi Executive Director, Outsider Art Festival & Pertin Valinta Kari Pössi Agent & Owner, Piikkikasvi Agency Olli Sinivaara Poet Ville Virtanen Artist, producer and DJ Tommi Tuomainen Founder and CEO, Elements Music Pip Newby Friends Vs Music Rauno Hanhela CEO, Työturvallisuuskeskus Johan Cederqvist Head of pay channels and rights, TV4/MTV/C More Alona Dmukhovska Head of Music Export Ukraine Saara Everi Head of Marketing & PR, PME Records Pekka Haavisto Foreign Minister of Finland Mari Hautamäki Head of Local & Marketing Manager, Universal Music Finland Aleksi Heikkilä Student, University of Jyväskylä KooPee Hiltunen Director, Neogames Finland Association Jarkko Hentula Producer, Yellow Film & TV Marja Honkakorpi Media all-rounder, TAMK Merja Hottinen Research Manager, Music Finland Perttu Pesä Director of Major Events, City of Tampere Virpi Immonen Manager & Music Supervisor, Fullsteam Management Oy Tina Jukarainen Artist Manager and COO; Manage Me Oy, MMF Finland Ida Karimaa A&R, Monsp and Warner Music Finland Lilli Keh Artist Manager and Culture Curator, Eventual Miia Khan Founder & CEO, Eventual Oy Kati Kuusisto Leading Expert, CEO, Kuusisto & Sahlstedt Oy Sasha Koltsova Musician and songwriter Ida Kontio Artist, songwriter and influencer Kaisa Korhonen Songwriter, Finnish Music Creators’ Association Pauliina Koutala COO Joonas Kuisma Journalist, Ilta-Sanomat Urheilu Joni Lappalainen CEO, Dreamloop Games Sakari Laiho Director, Suomen Kustannusyhdistys Catherine Lefebvre Project Manager, Art Music Denmark Roope Lehtinen Excecutive Producer, Chairman, Fire Monkey Oy Lasse Lehtonen Author & Researcher Piia Lääveri Head of Production; City of Espoo, LiveFin ry & Taku ry David Margolis President, My World MGMT Milka Murto Head of Music & Brands, Universal Music Finland Tuomas Muotka Administration Director (CFO & CHRO), Live Nation Finland Dennis Moll A&R Manager, Century Media Records // Sony Music Jussi Mäntysaari Music Director, Nelonen Media Stefan Möller CEO, RadioMedia Jussi Mäkelä Entrepreneur and musician, Rajupaja Oy Sofia Vikman Member of Parliament Jone Nikula Riina Liukkonen Head of Board, Filmiaura ry and Jussi Gala Jonas Olsson Producer, Songwriter, CEO & Manager, Isolla Music Oy Iisa Pajula Singer-songwriter and artist, Suomen Musiikintekijät ry Lottaliina Pokkinen Copyright Lawyer and Arbitration Trainer, Lehtinen Legal Oy Riku Pääkkönen Entrepreneur, Ranka Publishing Janne “Rysky” Riiheläinen Nonfiction author and communications specialist Olli Rönkä TV Commercial Director, Olli Rönkä Films Annamaija Saarela CEO, G Livelab Tampere Helen Sildna Founder of Tallinn Music Week and Shiftworks Maria Silvennoinen Executive Director, Finnish Jazz Federation Julia Sundberg Songwriter & Topliner, HMC Publishing Tiina Syrjä University Lecturer Petra Theis Tv-Producer & Artist, Banijay Finland Waltteri Torikka Opera and Concert Singer Nika Aleksejeva Researcher, NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence Teemu Kirjonen Museum Director, Stiftelsen för Åbo Akademi Jaakko Kämäräinen Freelance Coordinator, Muusikkojen liitto Maija Kuusi Entrepreneur, Music Makers Oy Will Quiney Music Supervisor, Redfive Mathias Sorum Music Manager and Executive Producer, Sorum LLC Anna-Elena Pääkkölä Doctoral Researcher, Åbo Akademi Sinuhe Wallinheimo Member of Parliament Anu Ahola Project Coordinator, Suomen Jazzliitto / Sustainability projects Anna Angervo Musician, TampereRaw Maija Kaarna Agent & Chairperson of Suomen Ohjelmatoimistot ja Agentit ry Niklas Kaskela Chief Impact Officer, Compensate Anton Lozinski Manager, Artist & Label Partnerships, Spotify Karoliina Blackburn Actress Teemu Fiilin Communications Manager, Music Finland Kristiina Paananen Marketing and sales manager, Tampereen Kulttuurikamari Oy Ville Raasakka Composer Kyösti Salokorpi Musician, Suomen musiikintekijät ry Petra Tarjanne Ministerial Adviser, MEE Juha Torvinen Music researcher, Helsingin yliopisto Janne Kaijärvi Executive producer, Telia Finland Mia Kavasto Art enthuasiast, lawyer Ville Koivisto Freelancer & production manager, Provinssi Festival Samuli Väänänen Senior Editor, Spotify Suomi Nea Leo Executive Director, Art and Culture Trade Association TAKU Nina Rudanko Chief Financial Officer, IPR.VC Management Oy Pekka Ruuska CEO, A&R, Kaiku Entertainment Kaisa Rönkkö CEO, MUSIC X MEDIA Rosa Meriläinen General Secretary, Culture and arts central organization KULTA ry Teea Kasurinen Marketing Manager International, Universal Music Finland Meri Jaakola Freelancer Johanna Pirilä Music Manager, Pirila Mgmt Konstanze Meyer Project Manager Clubtopia, BUND Berlin e.V./clubliebe e.V. Andrew Ellerby Arts Council England Paul Hanly Vice President, The Orchard / Frenchkiss Records Eija Mäkirintala Doctor of behavioral science, AGILS Oy Laura Jonsson Promotion Manager, PME Records Eva Tigerstedt Journalist, YLE Joni Seppänen Musician, Sepikka Cesar Andion The Spanish Wave & Director of Andalucia Music Forum, Live Nation Spain Kari Hynninen CEO, KHY Suomen Musiikki Nicolaj Holm CEO, AKKC - Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre Patrik Stenström Musician, Finnish National Opera James Barker Director, Mystic Sons PR / Silent Kid Records Jacek Koslowski Founder, Artoffact Records Anton Lehtonen Freelancer Veikko Lehtola CEO, MagnumLive Oy Osmo Tapio Räihälä Composer Christian Blad Music Supervisor, Orange Blue Supervision Ville Köngäs Marketing and customer relations director, Finnish Olympic Comittee Sindri Ástmarsson Head of Programming and Bookings, Icelandic Airwaves Sergio Pimentel Founder & Music Supervisor, Synchronicity Music Limited Heljä Franssila Head of Communications, Koneen Säätiö Niina Hattunen Executive Director, Ilosaarirock Alica Molito Co-Founder & CIO, XONE Maija Leivo CMO, Kivra Oy Katja Vauhkonen Executive Director IndieCo ry & KV Management Antti Härmänmaa Legal Officer, Teosto Hanna Reinikainen Project researcher, University of Jyväskylä School of Economics Iiro Rantala Musician, freelancer Ville Vilen Director & Editor in chief, YLE Riina Hyytiä Producer, Dionysos Films Oy Anna Anttila Project manager, Freet2030 Sikke Leinikki Lecturer & team leader, Humak Elina Levula CEO & expert, Positive Impact Jani Niipola CEO, Mellakka Advisor Connie Edwards Music Supervisor, We Are Golden Raisa Siivola Vilja Varho Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland Marjukka Laurola Jyri Pulkkinen Occupational safety manager, Taideyliopisto Herdís Stefansdóttir Composer Jarmo Lampela Head of Drama, YLE Jani Volanen Actor, scriptwriter & director, Rabbit Films Laura Hirvi Managing Director, Virtual Reality Association Berlin Brandenburg Heidi Munkberg Head of Entertainment, ITV Studios Finland Rimbo Salomaa Film producer, Solar Films Jon Ekstrand Composer, Jonsoundsgood AB Sofia Ruija Dancer, Choreographer Burak Özgen General Counsel, GESAC Tuomas Kantelinen Composer, Ensemble Massive Impressive Karla Rogožar Project and Network Coordinator, IMPALA Heikki Aura Senior Lead, Sitra Minja Koskela CEO, Suomen Musiikkioppilaitosten liitto Ninni Wetterstrand A&R, Playground Music Katariina Sorsa Senior Advisor, Music Finland Björn Meyer Managing Director Label Services, Odyssey Music Network Pamela Lewis Rudden Sync Licensing Agent, Plutonic Group Syncs Paul Spraggon Partner, SSB Solicitors Goran Obad Partner & Executive producer, Ohlogy Tuomo Saikkonen CEO, Sakara Records Cecilia Damström Composer, Suomen säveltäjät Lauri Porra Composer, Porstas OY Eerika Vermilä Freelance drama producer & One of the owners of Medialogi Oy, Medialogi Oy Salla Mistola Special expert, Arts Promotion Centre Finland Aki-Mauri Huhtinen Professor, Finnish National Defence University Heidi Aho BUSINESS MANAGER, Turku Live Anssi Autio Executive Producer, YLE Risto Asikainen Composer, songwriter, producer Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt VP Innovation, International Music Managers Forum Tamar Brüggemann FESTIVAL DIRECTOR, Wonderfeel Festival Anna Brotkin SCREENWRITER Teri Nelson Carpenter CEO, Reel Muzik Werks Matteo Cernuschi CO-FOUNDER & COO, ANote Music Fatim Diarra CHAIRPERSON OF THE CITY COUNCIL, City of Helsinki Iara Dias PRODUCER, Decentraland Kare Eskola MUSIC JOURNALIST Cliff Fluet PARTNER, Lewis Silkin Tapio Hakanen Head of Music & DJ, UMK & YleX Alex Hancock MUSIC SUPERVISOR Panu Hattunen PROMOTER, Ilosaarirock Festival & Restaurant Kerubi Satu Kaski Doctor of Psychology, Clear Mind Oy Jani Jalonen CONSULTANT, Grand Music Consulting Sanna Keskinen Editor-in-Chief, Kaleva Media Mikko Koivusipilä Head of Music, Nelonen Media Petri Korhonen EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, Demokraatti Hanna Kosonen General Secretary, Forum Artis Mikko Kosonen MUSICIAN Mikko Kuitunen Executive Chairman, Vincit Oyj Lotta Kuusisto Actress Mikko Kuustonen Musician Pekka Säilä Senior product manager, Universal Music Finland Wilhelm Kvist Music Journalist, Hufvudstadsbladet Janne Laurila Program Director Markku Lönnqvist Chief Investment Officer, Hipgnosis Song Management Ltd Niclas Molinder FOUNDER, Session & Music Rights Awareness Foundation Jari Muikku Executive Director, Suomen Musiikkikustantajat ry Maria Mäkelä PhD & Comparative Literature Professor, Tampere University Arto Nyberg Journalist Minna Nyman CEO, Kotkan tapahtumakeskus Oy / Satama Areena Oskari Onninen JOURNALIST, CRITIC Lilli Paasikivi Opera's Artistic Director, The Finnish National Opera and Ballet Turo Pekari INNOVATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE, Music Finland Petra Piiroinen Executive Director, Our Festival Linda Portnoff CEO, Tangy Market Yari (Jari Knuutinen) Composer, songwriter, arranger and producer Jordi Puy CEO, Unison Valtteri Raekallio Artistic Director & Choreographer, Raekallio Corp. Neeta Ragoowansi PRESIDENT & SENIOR COUNSEL, Music Managers Forum (US) & Women in Music & Global Citizen Antti Rask Data Analytics Lead, Teosto Jari Rask Business Manager/ sponsorships, Sanoma Media Finland Elina Rehmonen PSYCHOTHERAPIST & WORK SUPERVISOR, HouseOfTherapy Oy Katri Saarikivi COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENTIST, University of Helsinki Riku Salomaa Managing Partner, Nordic Music Partners Ano Sirppiniemi Chief Digital Officer, Teosto Ingrid Stroom Head of Live Music Estonia Laura Sutinen Head of Relationship Management, RBCA Kari Tervonen Roadmap Director, Omnicom Media Group Ilona Vartiainen Lawyer, Finnish Musicians' Union Newsletter Stay updated by subscribing to our newsletter and get the latest news first! Subscribe 4/10 – 7/10/2023 The Future forum for music-related creative business Contact info@musicmedia.fi #musicmedia2022