Ekaterina Pirogova is an Artist & Label Partnerships Manager at Spotify. Over the past 5 years at the company, she has taken care of music industry partnerships across a few Southern and Eastern European markets, shaping regional growth strategies, driving marketing and education initiatives to help artists reach their fandoms locally and globally, and leading equity programs such as EQUAL and GLOW. Before joining Spotify, Ekaterina worked across multiple facets of the music and events industry, including artist and label management, touring, venue programming, and festival operations.