Yvan Boudillet is the Founder of Music Innovation Consulting (MIC), an advisory company
helping music organisations navigate innovation through strategic intelligence, capacity
building, and ecosystem partnerships.
He is also the Co-Founder and Secretary General of Music Tech Europe, the European
network connecting music innovation hubs across the continent.
With a particular focus on artificial intelligence, Live Music innovation, and European cultural
policy, Yvan works at the crossroads of technology, culture, and public action. In 2021, he
authored a report on Offline & Online Music Distribution for the European Commission as
part of the Music Moves Europe programme. In 2024, he moderated the AI session at the
EU Conference on Music organised by the European Commission in Brussels, a topic he
continues to advance through the Forum Music & AI initiated by Music Tech Europe. He
believes in innovation that rhymes with cooperation, experimentation, and creation, not
disruption, and sees it as a collective journey shaped by human curiosity, artistic purpose,
and responsible technological progress.
A regular speaker at major international events including SXSW (US), Midem (FR), ILMC
(UK), Sonar+D (ES), ESNS (NL), Wallifornia (BE), Slush Music (FI), Linecheck (IT), MAMA
(FR), Athens Music Week (GR), Fluvial (CL), and Music Inc. India (IN), he brings a bridge-
builder perspective between the music industry, the tech ecosystem, and policymakers,
advocating for inclusive and collaborative approaches across the creative industries. He also
serves on the international jury of the Music Cities Awards.
Before launching MIC, Yvan held senior roles in digital strategy at Warner Music and EMI
Music, where he helped shape the industry’s transition toward digital business models.
He is also the President and Co-Founder of the Metal Social Club, an exclusive private
network bringing together entrepreneurs and creators united by metal culture.

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