FFWDxLeeds-Schedule — FFWD

9:00

9th September 2025

Coffee on arrival

9:30

Welcome

Harkirit Boparai

West Yorkshire Music Network

9:40

Key Music Trends

Chris Carey

FFWD

10:00

Bringing In Brand Sponsorship

Becky Ayres

Sound City

10:15

Live: Building Local, Growing Regional, Going International

Josephine Sillars

Moderator

Rosie Watson

Thando Zulu

Marie Naffah

Nathan Clark

11:00

Coffee break

11:25

Managing Dynamics as Artists Grow

NikNak

Moderator

Gus Unger-Hamilton

Alison Lamb

Julie Weir

12:10

Positive Uses of AI

Hazel Savage

SYNTHO

12:25

From Keys at Joseph's Well to Leading Global Sync at Warner

Tim Miles

Warner Music

13:00

Lunch Break

14:05

Lessons from Life and Leeds

Karen Emanuel

Key Production

14:20

Bringing the World's Stars to West Yorkshire

Jim Farmery

Production Park

14:40

Building Communities Around Artists

Chris Carey

Moderator

Fran Wyburn

Tabi Gazele

Liam James Ward

15:25

Breaking Stigma: Being A Parent And Carer In Music

Elise Brown

Revere Arts

15.40

Coffee break

16:05

Passion is the Portfolio

NikNak

Artist

16:20

Building Beyond London:

Impact and Resilience

Chiedu Oraka

Artist

17:05

Building Music Cities Takes a Village

Chris Carey

Moderator

Harkirit Boparai

Holly Jones

Kevin McManus

17.55

Networking