SPEAKERS 2025

DJ/TV Presenter

Jess Iszatt is a dynamic radio presenter, best known for hosting BBC Radio 1’s Chillout Anthems and its flagship BBC Introducing show, where she champions the UK’s emerging music talent. A respected tastemaker in the industry, she is also recognised for her distinctive style, leading to high-profile red carpet and event hosting, including 1800 Tequila at the BRIT Awards 2025, The Mercury Awards and the WSL Hall of Fame. Beyond radio, Jess is an accomplished DJ, bringing energy to festivals, music events, and sporting arenas. Since 2021, she has been the official London Spirit DJ for The Hundred cricket competition, DJ’d at Wembley and Twickenham, and holds a regular DJ slot at Tottenham Hotspur – entertaining thousands of football fans on game day. A festival and Ibiza favourite, Jess has played some of the world’s most iconic stages, including Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds, Boardmasters, Secret Garden Party, and Pikes Ibiza. Passionate about supporting new talent, she is a proud ambassador for Youth Music, helping to nurture and inspire the next generation of artists.

Strategic Partner Manager

Ariel has been working as YouTube’s Strategic Partner Manager for Artist Development in the UK for the past 3 years. He works with over 100 artist teams, helping to equip and empower them with the knowledge to maximise their growth on YouTube, and unlocking opportunities that help artists take their careers to the next level. In total he has spent over 10 years working directly with artists and their teams helping them to grow their online audiences at companies such as RCA Records (Sony Music), AWAL, and now YouTube. Helping to achieve success with campaigns for artists such as Raye, Artemas, Unknown T, Little Simz, Nao, Shygirl and more. He is also a dog owner, and a trekkie, he dislikes camping, and is the founder and former co-director of Twisted Hearts Records.

Music Executive

Jennifer Jones is a Music Executive at ITV. She has experience as a Music Supervisor/producer/Label Manager and has a background in publishing, music marketing, events coordination and creative composition. Working alongside composers producers and clients to create sync opportunities. I'm a keen and accomplished musician with over 10 years experience in varied industry roles.

Radio DJ

Fee Mak is a London-based Radio and TV Presenter, best known as the host of the BBC 1Xtra Sunday Breakfast Show (7–11am). Her journey into broadcasting began at CSR 97.4FM, the student station at the University of Kent, where she balanced a BA (Hons) in French and Business Administration with presenting a weekly show spotlighting new talent. Her career quickly gained momentum at Westside Radio 89.6FM in London, where she moved from covering shows to hosting weekend slots and eventually the weekday drivetime show. In 2019, Fee was selected through the BBC Radio 1 Presenter Search, leading to high-profile opportunities on R1 including Christmas Drivetime, Early Breakfast, and daytime cover shows. Shortly after, she joined BBC 1Xtra, and in July 2022 secured her current role as host of the Sunday Breakfast Show, where her energy, personality, and connection with listeners continues to shine. Alongside radio, Fee has built a reputation as a confident and versatile presenter across TV and live events. She has appeared on BBC 1Xtra, KISS TV and 4Music, interviewing major names including Akon, Beenie Man, Tion Wayne, Kojo Anim, Saniyya Sidney, and Demi Singleton. Her hosting credits span an impressive range of platforms — from the MOBO Awards, AIM Awards, and Ditto X Meet the Music Industry, to leading UK dance events like Red Bull BC One UK Cypher and Move It, and even live in-game sports presenting for The Hundred (London Spirit) and the London Lions basketball team. Creativity has always been at the heart of Fee’s story. A classically trained dancer, she was a junior associate at The Royal Ballet School and performed in the West End musical Billy Elliot as a child. She has also expressed her artistry through fine art, sharing her work on Instagram and showcasing it in London exhibitions. Music, dance, and visual art all feed into Fee’s unique presenting style — bold, creative, and full of personality.

Sync Licensing Manager

Judy is the Sync Licensing Manager at Ditto Music, where she brings extensive experience and deep industry knowledge to her role. Originally from Ireland and now based in London, she began her career in sync as an A&R Sync Coordinator at Pure Sync, a prominent London-based music supervision company, where she developed a strong foundation in music supervision, sync licensing, and A&R. Judy has a background in corporate and event management in the music industry, which enables her to collaborate effectively with artists and professionals to bring innovative projects to life. She graduated in 2019 from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Music and Theatre Studies, where she also held the position of Students' Union Entertainments Officer. In addition to her career in sync, Judy is a singer, DJ, and theatre maker who has performed at multiple UK and Irish events and festivals.

Presenter

Jodie is the person in the know when it comes to new music. Some of her first ever tips to make it big included Arlo Parks, Griff, Lauran Hibberd & DYLAN. ​Jodie is the cover presenter for BBC Introducing Sussex & Surrey, giving first plays to artists including PELA, Matt Taylor and Cassa Jackson. She is also the host (and often curator) of the Ned's New Music Monday as well as 'Soho Rising.' ​ She's hosted and curated a number of live events, including her own night 'Discover Monthly,' which is a showcase of the best new artists - who often subsequently appear on radio playlists.

Music Promoter/Booker

George Holmes is a leading music promoter and booker at This Feeling, one of the UK’s most influential champions of emerging talent. Each year, he books over 250 shows nationwide, from intimate grassroots venues to headline stages with capacities of up to 3,800. He also curates 12 major festival stages annually, including key slots at Isle of Wight, Truck, and Y Not Festival. Across his career, George has worked with a wide range of artists at every stage of their journey — from breakthrough acts like Sam Fender, Tom Grennan, and Gerry Cinnamon, to established names including Shed Seven and The Lightning Seeds. His work with This Feeling has helped nurture artists from their very first 100-cap shows to sold-out tours in venues over 2,500 capacity. George also collaborates with leading lifestyle and music brands such as Jack Daniels, Red Stripe, Barbour, Pretty Green, Scotts Menswear, Tessuti, Marshall Artist, and Signature Brew, curating exclusive events that fuse live music with culture and community. With a proven track record of spotting and supporting the UK’s next big artists, George brings deep insight into grassroots music, festival programming, and brand partnerships.

Manager & Co-Founder

TK Born in Greece & raised in South London, Croydon. Toby Egekwu aka TK started his entrepreneurship journey aged 17 in live sound & studio engineering, then on expanding his creative skills in the video & film industry, graduating in Digital Film & TV. With all of the accumulated creative skills he has substantial experience in event/ tour management, artist/producer management & development.

DJ de rádio /apresentador

Shell Zenner presents and curates a weekly show on Amazing Radio and presents weekend breakfast on XS Manchester as well as regularly presenting on BBC Radio Manchester. Shell has also been part an integral part of the team over at BBC Introducing for the last five years, working with the Lancashire, West Yorkshire and Manchester teams.

Managing Director

Managing Director of Ditto Publishing & Neighbouring Rights Tom Weller will be joining the Music Royalties: Understand Your Rights & Unlock New Revenue stage at this year's event.

Host / Presenter

Nayha is a Radio and TV presenter from Slough. She is the host of the Official Asian Chart show on the BBC Asian Network and also presents on the Sky Arts show ‘Unmuted’ and ‘Desi Beat’ on Colors TV (Sky).

Founder

Josh Robinson is one of the UK’s most exciting music presenters — and the founder behind LMSUK, the agency helping unsigned artists go full time by building fanbases that make the industry come to them. Simply smart social media strategies that gets results. Through his radio show (50,000+ weekly listeners), live interviews and more, Josh has created content with acts suh as Sam Fender, Loyle Carner, Tom Grennan and The Kooks — and sat at the centre of the fastest-growing movement in British music: creators who own their audience and their future. Josh is trusted by platforms like BBC Introducing, BIMM, and Express FM to host conversations that cut through the noise, helping artists stop marketing like amateurs and start growing like professionals. When he’s not behind the mic, Josh is leading a team that’s scaled over 300 musicians into sustainable careers using fan-first, social media marketing, proving that in today’s industry, you don’t need permission. Just the right plan.

Apresentador//DJ

Podcaster, drummer and host, Ollie brings over 13 years experience at the BBC to this year’s The Feeback Sessions. Having appeared regularly on BBC Music Introducing, BBC Radio One, 6 Music, 1Xtra, and the renowned BBC World Service, Ollie departed the BBC in 2021 to create the immersive “The Heavy Hooks Show,” a weekly rock & metal podcast which finds itself in the top 10% of most globally shared podcasts.

Music Executive

Fiona Harte is a Music Executive for Sky TV commissioning composers for TV shows, Trailers and Promo's. Fiona works for Sky’s music production library, SATV and has previously worked as Head of Sync for London based record label Akira Records as well as New York Publishing house, Missing Link Music. Fiona has penned hits for a range of Television shows including The Traitors, Love Is Blind, The Ultimatum, Love Island, Hollyoaks, Home and Away, Brassic and BBC documentaries.

Head of Label Services UK

Callum Hay is Head of Ditto Music Label Services within the UK and will be appearing on Ditto's panel on How to Run a DIY Campaign.

Director

Nikki Camilleri is a creative music industry professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for bringing creative ideas to life. Innovation and sustainability in the creative industries are topics of interest for her and motivate her work. She is first generation British originally hailing from Malta. At 16 she was awarded Microsoft Social Enterprise of the Year and HSBC Company of the Year through Junior Achievement Young Enterprise for her arts and events company started to help promote local artists. This received recognition most notably from The President of Malta and the 8 o’clock news as well as sponsorship from Vodafone. This achievement spurred her move to London where she has worked in the creative industries championing artists ever since. She specialises in scouting successful IP, digital music distribution, project development and artist/industry relations. Her work has seen her sign independent acts such as Ayelle, Alfa Mist, Cat Burns (Top 10 charting), James Vickery giving many of them their first deal, sign exclusive release deals with Scouting For Girls and work releases by household names such as David Guetta, Disciples and many more. Some of her favourite work has included working Glastonbury Festival and Mayor of London Arts & Culture events, scouting, negotiating and signing international audio and visual content/ IP deals (ranging from record deals to artist / label services and distribution) including a 6-figure deal across international and many emerging markets, conceptualising artist campaigns with amazing talent which has resulted in millions of streams and countless sold out live shows as well as leveraging innovative tech/analytics tools to create a successful music discovery strategy which was tailored and rolled out across 10 territories. Further to this work, she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a UN Women Delegate 2024, directly supports and mentors independent artists as well as having served as a visiting lecturer at London College of Music (UWL), City University and London College of Contemporary Music (LCCM). Her keen interest in policy and advocacy led her to run a viral petition campaign primarily on Twitter in 2019 receiving over 90,000 signatures and press from Time Magazine and The Independent in aid of a human rights case and she has recently volunteered as a researcher for the United Nations in her spare time.

Music/Talent Agent & Artist Manager

Luke Joynes is a Music/Talent Agent & Artist Manager at talent agency Coalition Presents. Luke will be giving his thoughts as part of the Live Lessons: How to Book Bigger and Better Shows panel.

Head of Music & Talent, EU

Carl Young has a wealth of experience in the music industry, having held various positions at companies such as Vevo, Essentially Group, and Flatpack Recordings. With a degree in Music Industry Management from Solent University, Carl has worked in roles such as Head of Music & Talent, Events Coordinator/Manager, and Promoter/DJ. Carl has also gained valuable experience in marketing, promotions, and event organization throughout their career.

Founder

BIG HUG MUSIC GROUP is a one-man music operation with a difference.. I am not interested in streaming or social Media numbers I use old fashioned A&R ears & a Rick Rubin inspired gut as my filter. Always looking to amplify other peoples talent, I am a member of the BPI & MMF As a Ex Hip-Hop DJ, record shop owner, and buyer, I bring over 25 years of experience across multiple areas of the music industry. This includes artist management and development, with a focus on nurturing emerging talent and facilitating writing sessions with globally respected songwriters such as Johnny McDaid (Ed Sheeran), James Earp (Lewis Capaldi), Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams), and many others. Utilizing my long standing relationship contacts. I have secured Live agents for my roster Including Sol Parker (Billie Eilish, Take That) Alex Hardy ( Lewis Capaldi Liam Gallagher), Lucia Wade (Maneskin) Andy Duggan (Santigold, Kano) with live shows performed at major international festivals including Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds, SXSW (UK & USA), BST Hyde Park, Wilderness, 2000 Trees, Reeperbahn, Live at Leeds, The Great Escape, Iceland Airwaves Eurosonic, and Victorious. Through our management company and label, we've secured extensive editorial support — including 25+ placements on Spotify’s New Music Friday (UK & US), as well as flagship Apple Music playlists such as NMD, A-List Pop, New in Alt, New in Rock, and The New Rock & Deezer Brand New Nu_Rock As a national radio plugger, I work directly with production teams at BBC Radio 1, Radio 2, 6 Music, and 1Xtra — securing over 50 radio plays in the past 18 months. As a music publisher, I represent a catalogue of over 400 titles. As a sync agent over 1000 tracks , I’ve secured 85+ placements across the US and UK and continue to represent a rapidly growing global catalogue. Highlights include the After Life Series 3 trailer (Ricky Gervais), Nokia’s global handset campaign, Netflix’s #1 film Purple Hearts, and more than 45 placements on Love Island (UK & US), Made in Chelsea, Ordinary Joe, Good Trouble, and beyond.