2026 Industry Guests

Bringing their insight and advice to BIGSOUND, the conference line up is packed with some of the most esteemed names in the industry from across the globe.

Chris Brearley

Industry Guest

Liift - Promoter

Chris Tams

Industry Guest

BPI - Director of Membership and International

Chris Maric

Industry Guest

Maric Media

Christian McBride

Industry Guest

Crewcare - Chairperson

Christie Medina-Gonzalez

Industry Guest

Hellfest Productions - Artist department manager / Booker

Christina Austin

Industry Guest

Cobra Agency - Agent

Claire Collins

Industry Guest

Bossy Music - Director

Connor Hickman

Industry Guest

HEADWRECK - Vocalist

Craig Rogers

Industry Guest

The Push - Head of Programs

Dale Jones

Industry Guest

Secretly Group - Head of International Operations

Dan Woolston

Industry Guest

Higher Ground MGMT // SNIFFERS Mag - Founder

Daniel Lee

Industry Guest

NCS (NoCopyrightSounds) - CEO

Daria Wain

Industry Guest

4zzz - 4zzz Music Department Representative

Dave Dullens

Industry Guest

Converse Australia/NZ - Head of Brand and Consumer

Dave Sleswick

Industry Guest

The Tivoli Group

David Melik Telfer, Esq.

Industry Guest

DMT Law Firm - Owner

David Cook

Industry Guest

New Dream Productions Pty Ltd

Dean Ormston

Industry Guest

APRA AMCOS - Chief Executive

DENNI

Industry Guest

DENNI - Artist

Dev Sherlock

Industry Guest

SXSW - Director, SXSW Music

Diana Studenberg

Industry Guest

Trope Music Inc - President

Dina Bassile

Industry Guest

Tibi Access - Lead consultant

Dominique Lamb

Industry Guest

Brisbane 2032 - Director of Community Affairs

Dr Ash King

Industry Guest

support act

Duncan Greive

Industry Guest

Lume

Ed Foster

Industry Guest

LUSTRE - Director

Edvard Hakansson

Industry Guest

COHORT - Founder / Director

Eli Wan

Industry Guest

eli wan - Artist

Elinor Williams

Industry Guest

The Annex Creative - Director of Digital

Ellie Glaves

Industry Guest

Live Nation ANZ - Digital Marketing Director

Emily Collins

Industry Guest

Sound NSW

Emily Copeland

Industry Guest

Music Australia - Campaign Lead - Ausify

Erin Kinghorn

Industry Guest

Ishkode Records

Firas Massouh

Industry Guest

PBS 106.7FM

FLEWNT

Industry Guest

Fred Gesha

Industry Guest

St Kilda Festival - First Peoples Program Lead

García

Industry Guest

García Entertainment - Latin music strategist, APAC

Gav Parry

Industry Guest

CAST - Founder

Glenn Savage

Industry Guest

University of Melbourne - Professor of Education Futures

Glenn Dickie

Industry Guest

Sounds Australia

Hamish Swain

Industry Guest

Support Act - Mental Health Programs & Partnerships Manager

Hannah Lapedota

Industry Guest

L'Oreal Australia - Social & Advocacy Brand Lead (Maybelline, NYX, Essie) | L'Oréal ANZ

Hans Schafer

Industry Guest

Live Nation - Senior Vice President, Global Touring

Harper Kodicek

Industry Guest

QMusic | BIGSOUND - Executive and Partnerships Assistant

Harper Buksh

Industry Guest

Bake Music - Promoter

Hollis Brunt

Industry Guest

Misfit Music Inc. - Director of Live Performance

Holly Rankin

Industry Guest

Sentiment

Hon. John Graham MLC

Industry Guest

Government of NSW - Minister for Music & the Night-time Economy