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Each venture will present its concept, product and growth potential, followed by direct feedback and discussion. The session is designed to facilitate meaningful exchange, explore potential collaborations and open pathways for future support and investment.<\/p>
With a focus on early-stage innovation and cross-sector opportunities, the session aims to connect emerging ventures with the right stakeholders in a focused and constructive setting.<\/p>
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Anna Z\u00f2 is leading the Agenda on Innovation of the Italian social enterprise Music Innovation Hub, responsible of MusicTech-related activities, project leader of the EU-funded acceleration program for music startups Music Tech Europe Academy and Director of Linecheck Music Meeting and Festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Co-founder and President of Music Tech Europe Network, Anna is part of the team that has developed the new BA\/BSc in Music Business at SAE Institute Milan, where she is also active as Lecturer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Chris Hocking is a music industry professional working at the intersection of music, technology, and digital rights. With over 20 years of experience across creator workflows, artist management, record label A&R, and digital rights management, he focuses on building systems that support the long-term growth of independent music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nHe is the founder of Indiy, a global marketplace and community for music services, and The Factory Music Group, where he develops monetisation infrastructure for independent artists and rightsholders.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Alongside his work as a founder, Chris serves as Head of IT & Digital Innovation at MESO Events a non profit based in Athens Greece, contributing to initiatives such as Music Tech Europe Academy and Athens Music Week. His work in these roles is focused on empowering the next generation of music professionals therefore, bridging the gap between music, technology, and entrepreneurship, and helping emerging talent navigate a rapidly evolving industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Alaa Elhadba is the founder and CEO of Djoid, a music curation intelligence platform built for professional DJs. With a background as a search architect at Zalando and Head of Data at Native Instruments, he spent over a decade at the intersection of music and machine intelligence before building Djoid \u2014 now a profitable SaaS with thousands of paying users and a proprietary Music Canonical Graph at its core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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George is a software engineer with over 20 years of experience leading innovative software startups.
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Founder CLAB Neuro Sound Solutions, Award Winning Sound Researcher, Sound Medicine Practitioner, Musician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dedicated to expanding the understanding and utilization of sound as a powerful medium and a driving force for natural coherency. Geffen pioneered multidisciplinary research exploring the connection between geometry, mathematics and sound medicine, culminating in the invention of Geometric Sound, a new class of spatial audio and an approved patent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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