This session will discuss disruptive tools, methodologies, and perspectives related to technological aspects, the corporate\/start-up environment, and public policies in the music sector, focusing on identifying and eliminating bias. It will examine the current state of bias within the music industry and review the initiatives and strategies in place to address and reduce these issues. Through engaging dialogue and an exchange of ideas, the session intends to inspire innovative approaches and solutions that enhance inclusivity and diversity in the music industry, encouraging participants to challenge their own biases.<\/p>
This session will discuss disruptive tools, methodologies, and perspectives related to technological aspects, the corporate\/start-up environment, and public policies in the music sector, focusing on identifying and eliminating bias. It will examine the current state of bias within the music industry and review the initiatives and strategies in place to address and reduce these issues. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"event-cat":[],"nationality":[],"music-genre":[],"destination":[],"topic":[],"language":[79],"class_list":["post-23374","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","language-english-el"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"","ams_acf":[{"key":"performers","label":"Performers","value":[{"ID":21626,"post_author":"2133","post_date":"2024-04-26 15:37:26","post_date_gmt":"2024-04-26 12:37:26","post_content":"\n Thais Ruiz de Alda is the founder and Executive Director of DigitalFems, an organization promoting gender diversity in tech environments. With 25 years of experience in the digital sector, she specializes in innovation, digital rights, and the intersection of gender, data, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since 2019, she has led projects building a more inclusive and equitable digital world. Over the past two years, Thais has become an active voice in the MusicTech space, driving gender equality initiatives across festivals and events in Spain and Europe, and leading GenderMusicTech \u2014 a research and capacity-building project exploring Music Gender Metadata and its impact on AI. Dorina Stamou possesses over twenty years of professional experience in the management consultancy sector and has worked in the implementation of a large number of EU funded projects as a Project Manager, as well as capacity building and professional development expert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Their experience lies within the design and implementation of training programmes on entrepreneurship, innovation and business methodologies for a broad range of target groups, through the support of innovative digital tools. They are responsible for monitoring the overall progress of milestones and activities, drafting and quality checking deliverables, preparing reports, risk management and the creation and sustainability of EU wide networks. They have a Bachelor\u2019s in Statistics and an MBA, while currently studying for a Master\u2019s in Social and Solidarity Economy. Their native language is Greek and they speak fluently English and Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christine Charitonos is a human connection specialist, creative director, and founder of the London-based culture and experience agency, What Does Not (WDN). With over two decades of experience in the hospitality and creative industries, she gained a reputation as a professional Swiss army knife, lateral thinking consultant, and fixer due to the depth and breadth of her specialisms, which include: culture change, operations, creative direction, events and community building. Christine and her all-female team create experiences that help humans be seen, heard and understood through the power of stories, music, and more. They disrupt the status quo of division and disconnection, creating inclusive and diverse environments for the grassroots, everyday humans and emerging creatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n WDN works exclusively with handpicked emerging artists from various underground scenes across London, and are on a mission to expose them to new audiences using their unique social mixology approach. Since 2022, the team have given a stage to over 200 musicians, and have brought their cultural programming to prestigious London spaces like Soho House, The Ministry, The Outernet and Shoreditch Arts Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mando Chastouki is a digital and music rights expert with a decade of experience working with artists, songwriters, and music companies across Europe and the US. Originating from Greece and now firmly based in London for the past seven years, her expertise spans digital platforms, user-generated content, and emerging technologies, particularly in the realm of music rights. Mando's journey includes roles as Music Business and Copyright consultant for Music Ally, and more recently, as Business Development Manager for the global music-tech company Orfium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Driven by her passion for music and advocacy for independent artists and businesses, Mando has also worked extensively in artist and record label management and is currently managing the Greek rock band Nightstalker. With extensive knowledge of the rock and metal scene, the digital landscape and rights management, Mando founded Lyst Music Publishing in 2024 - a boutique publishing company focusing on heavy and alternative sound which aims for better rights administration worldwide and seeking to give these genres and artists the attention they deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moderator<\/strong>: Thais Ruiz de Alda (ES)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Links<\/strong>:
Linkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dorinastamou\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Dorina Stamou (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dorina-stamou-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-24 00:21:26","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-23 21:21:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=17639","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":22946,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-09 01:51:36","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-08 22:51:36","post_content":"\n
Links<\/strong>:
Linkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christinecharitonos\/<\/a>
Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/whatdoesnot\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Christine Charitonos (UK)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"christine-charitonos-uk","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-09 01:51:39","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-08 22:51:39","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=22946","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":22716,"post_author":"1566","post_date":"2024-05-08 13:22:01","post_date_gmt":"2024-05-08 10:22:01","post_content":"\n