This panel explores the pressing need for a comprehensive AI legal framework in the music industry. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in music creation, distribution, and copyright management, new challenges arise in copyright ownership, royalties, licensing, and ethical use. Experts will discuss the current legal debates, emerging policies, and industry initiatives aimed at integrating AI responsibly. Accompany us in examining how policymakers, artists, and businesses are collaborating to forge guidelines that ensure innovation thrives while protecting creators and maintaining ethical standards in the rapidly evolving digital music landscape.<\/p>
This panel explores the pressing need for a comprehensive AI legal framework in the music industry. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in music creation, distribution, and copyright management, new challenges arise in copyright ownership, royalties, licensing, and ethical use. 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Through her company, MSA Music Services, she advises rightsholders on building effective publishing structures, supports music-tech startups with strategy, positioning and investor relations, and connects clients with a highly trusted international network that supports meaningful, long-term growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her clients have included Slipknot, Jason Mraz, One Direction, Tori Amos, Soulfly, Nickelback, Moloko, and Downtown Music Publishing. Before founding MSA Music Services, she held senior roles at Roadrunner Records, Fintage House, and Songtrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mandy is the International Conference Director for Athens Music Week and a regular moderator at international conferences, known for clear, engaging sessions that connect music, technology, and business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She mentors with Keychange, Culttech Academy, Music Tech Europe Academy, and Help Musicians, and is a Mental Health First Aider, Associate Member of IMPF (Independent Music Publishers Forum), and former Executive Board Member of AFEM (Association for Electronic Music), of which she remains a member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Mandy Salem-Aubry (UK\/FR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mandy-salem-aubry","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-08 09:58:38","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-08 06:58:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=16934","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":18223,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2023-05-14 12:40:29","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-14 09:40:29","post_content":"\n Evangelia Vagena, currently serving as a Senior Director of Compliance at ORFIUM, is a lawyer specializing in compliance and information technology law with a focus on copyright law, personal data protection, data management and cybersecurity. She served as a legal counselor of the Hellenic Copyright Organization (OPI) of the Ministry of Culture for 13 years and became its Director in 2019 for a three-year term actively contributing to the implementation of key EU legal directives in Greece, including the Digital Single Market (DSM) copyright directive. She has been an Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Computer Science of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) since 2018 and a lecturer in Postgraduate studies at the University of Piraeus since 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She is the Vice President of the Hellenic Association of Data Protection & Privacy (HADPP), and an elected member of the Administrative Council of the Greek branch of the International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI) since 2015 and a member of the coordination team of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Women Hellas Justice cluster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She has published in Greek the book \u00abThe technological protection and the digital management of Copyright\u00bb and many chapters in collective works as well as papers in academic journals. She earned her Ph.D. from the Law School of the University of Athens (Greece), specializing in Digital Copyright Management and Protection, and holds a Master\u2019s degree (DEA) in Law and Information Technology from the University of Montpellier (France).<\/p>\n\n\n\n M. Stella Tavella is a Sr. AI Engineering Manager at Musixmatch, with 6+ years expertise in the music-tech space. Her background and main focus is on using artificial intelligence and natural language processing techniques for music information retrieval (MIR). She has an M.Sc. in computer science and engineering, with a specialization in sound and music engineering. She is also an electronic music producer and DJ, experimenting with music and sound generative models and co-founder of the Italian Music-Tech Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alexandros\u00a0is a Research Associate at the Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications of NCSR-D in Digital and AI law, governance and ethics. He consults research organisations and tech companies in the context of research and real market projects. In Academia, Alexandros is lead instructor of the Applied Ethics module\u00a0of the two interdepartamental Masters of Science of IIT (MSc in AI, MSc in Data Science). Additionally he lectures on topics related to AI\u00a0Law, Ethics\u00a0and Governance,\u00a0at several other universities, while serving as trainer and mentor for corporates and startups. As a technical consultant to the High-Level Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence for the Prime Minister, Alexandros contributed to drafting the \u201cBlueprint for Greece\u2019s AI Transformation\". He also actively contributes to the National Commission for Bioethics and Technoethics and serves as a Technical Representative at the Standards Working Group under the EU AI Board.\u00a0Finally Alexandros is an IEEE CertifAIEd AI Ethics Lead Assessor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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