Whether you\u2019re launching your first music project, building a creative startup, developing a festival, or expanding a label or tech solution, access to funding and tailored support is essential. This session focuses on the practical tools, funding routes, and entrepreneurial pathways available across the music and music-tech sectors.<\/p>
From EU grants to national initiatives, incubators, accelerators, and private investment, our speakers will explore how to find the right support for your stage and goals and how to turn a creative idea into a sustainable business.<\/p>
For music entrepreneurs, artists, creators, and startups ready to move from vision to reality.<\/p>
Powered by MTE (Music Tech Europe)<\/p>
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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 Website:<\/strong> www.msamusicservices.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","post_title":"Mandy Salem-Aubry (UK\/FR\/NL)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"mandy-salem-aubry","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-29 12:30:20","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-29 09:30:20","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":25828,"post_author":"1898","post_date":"2025-03-20 13:57:42","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-20 10:57:42","post_content":"\n Marko Anastasov is the owner and CEO of the media hub MUZE, which houses one of the leaders in the Bulgarian music market - MUZE Music. With more than 10 years of international experience in the music industry, he specializes in copyright, innovation, A&R and big data management. Known as an irreconcilable visionary and strictly business oriented professional, he is constantly working for a brighter future for the music industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n Links: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Marchonata<\/a> Andreas Stefanidis, President of the Educational Association of Athens HFAISTOS and the Academy of Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andreas Stefanidis is the president of the Educational Association of Athens HFAISTOS, the president of the Academy of Entrepreneurship, a non-profit organization which aims to create a healthier entrepreneurial environment on a national and European level. Academy of Entrepreneurship is a member of the Euclid Network and founding partner of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). Andreas is since 2014 the Accelerator Director of Aephoria.net host organisation of Bluegrowth accelerator of sustainable business ideas related to local sea and aquatic resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He holds a degree in Business Administration with Major in Management Accounting and Minor in Economics from the State University of New York at New Paltz (1994), having graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors. He has also been certified as a trainer of adult non-formal education and for designing and teaching online courses from Rutgers University. In 2008, he introduced the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andreasstefanidis\/ Yannis Iliopoulos balances his career between the music industry, the startup ecosystem, and academia. He has a solid experience in music rights, business strategy and marketing and a strong background in communication, pitching and storytelling. He is a Senior Programmes Manager at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in London, designing and managing courses on music business and digital marketing. Yannis is also a startup advisor, specialising in business modelling and pitching, with experience in different sectors of the enterprise space (tech, music tech, fintech etc). <\/p>\n","post_title":"Yannis Iliopoulos (GR\/UK)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"yannis-iliopoulos-gr-uk","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-28 22:18:48","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-28 19:18:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=17039","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":22203,"post_author":"1898","post_date":"2024-04-30 20:31:46","post_date_gmt":"2024-04-30 17:31:46","post_content":"\n Experienced Creative Developer with a demonstrated history of working in the design & marketing industry. Skilled in Research Design, Design & Operation Management, Market Research, Product Development and Modelmaking. Mara has been working with startups the last 5 years as a consultant & coach, while collaborating with investors & incubators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/markoanastasov_\/<\/a>
https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/markomuze\/<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Marko Anastasov (BG)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"marko-anastasov-bg","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-20 13:57:44","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-20 10:57:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=25828","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16895,"post_author":"1898","post_date":"2023-04-23 14:31:16","post_date_gmt":"2023-04-23 11:31:16","post_content":"\n
<\/a>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stefanidis.andreas
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Academy of Entrepreneurship Website
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Yannis is the founder of the independent record label \u2018The Sound Of Everything\u2019, its publishing arm \u2018The Sound Of Everything Publishing\u2019, and its artist development programme \u2018Unsigned and Gifted\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.icmp.ac.uk\/<\/a>
http:\/\/www.thesoundofeverything.uk<\/a>
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