The body has just announced new keynote speakers, promising to cover new ground rather than re-covering old points of debate. Ian McAndrew, manager of the Arctic Monkeys, has joined the Innovation panel where he will discuss what can be done to improve the primary ticket sale market. Also joining the Innovation panel will be Peter Monks of the Ticket Factory, talking about an initiative called Podium, which regulated the ticket sales to this year's Olympic Games, eliminating a large amount of touting.
On the Regulation panel, Sarah Hodgson MP joins the list of keynote speakers. Hodgson wishes to understand the wants and needs of the music industry when it comes to secondary ticketing and regulation. She is a vigilant campaigner against ticket touting, sounding the call to arms in parliament after co-founding the FanFair alliance.
Music Week Editor Tim Ingham will commence the proceedings, looking at all that has happened in the secondary ticketing market since Channel 4's Dispatches programme investigated its business model and the prices consumers are often lumped with. This is an interesting time in the industry as controversy surrounds secondary ticketing, with the Rolling Stones recently speaking out against secondary ticketing in a public statement.
The event will take place on 5 December at Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster at 5:30pm - 9pm. Tickets are £40 for MusicTank members, £25 for MusicTank student members or for the full price of £55. Tickets are available from MusicTank.
On the Regulation panel, Sarah Hodgson MP joins the list of keynote speakers. Hodgson wishes to understand the wants and needs of the music industry when it comes to secondary ticketing and regulation. She is a vigilant campaigner against ticket touting, sounding the call to arms in parliament after co-founding the FanFair alliance.
Music Week Editor Tim Ingham will commence the proceedings, looking at all that has happened in the secondary ticketing market since Channel 4's Dispatches programme investigated its business model and the prices consumers are often lumped with. This is an interesting time in the industry as controversy surrounds secondary ticketing, with the Rolling Stones recently speaking out against secondary ticketing in a public statement.
The event will take place on 5 December at Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster at 5:30pm - 9pm. Tickets are £40 for MusicTank members, £25 for MusicTank student members or for the full price of £55. Tickets are available from MusicTank.
