Iceland Airwaves Conference

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Where?

NASA

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When?

November 6-7 2025

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What time?

9:30 – 17:00

Iceland Airwaves is a globally recognised brand with an outstanding reputation for shining light on new music talent.

This year’s conference welcomes music industry delegates and press from all over the world with great speakers and opportunities for networking.

The conference is held in collaboration with Iceland Music, Reykjavík Music City and Business Iceland.

Registration for 2025 is open

The Pro Pass

Festival, Conference, Plus upgrade

Conference pass

Conference only

Day pass

Conference Day pass Thursday or Friday

Press and photographers should visit the press page here.
Please note, we reserve the right to make changes in rates and schedule. The industry pass does not guarantee access to potential invite only events, other limited-capacity workshops and networking events or concerts after the capacity is filled. Some of the networking sessions may require enrollment.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Take a peek at what’s to come! 
Interested in what we had on last year? Click here.

Thursday November 6

Networking Breakfast

The Big Skip: Does Anyone Listen to Music Anymore?

TBA

Moderator

Inga Magnes Weisshappel

Panelist
Wise Music Iceland

TBA

Panelists

PANEL TBA

Anna Hildur

Moderator
Bifröst University

Ai Jing

Panelist
Haze Sounds

Ariane Mohr

Panelist
Reeperbahn Festival

Diana Burkot

Panelist
Pussy Riot/Artist

Ragnar Kjartansson

Panelist
Artist

Networking lunch (optional) presented by STEF

Global, but Make It Weird: How Specificity Became the New Strategy

TBA

Moderator

Arni Thor Arnason

Panelist
OPIA Community/Ólafur Arnalds

TBA

Panelists

Sköpunargleðin: The Storm-Soaked Joy of Making Things

TBA

Moderator

TBA

Panelists

PANEL TBA

Tim Burgess

The Charlatans

Nanna

Of Monsters and Men

Brynjar Leifsson

Of Monsters and Men

Happy Hour

Friday November 7

Networking Breakfast

STEF Presents: Dinosaurs or Digital Pioneers? The Future of Collective Rights Management

Pétur Jónsson

Moderator
Medialux Music

Guðrún Björk Bjarnadóttir

Panelist
STEF

TBA

Panelists

AI'm Not Your Enemy: Rethinking Strategy in the Age of Automation

Dadi Guðbergsson

Moderator
E4

Jeremy Silver

Panelist
Mediaclarity Consultancy

Saga Úlfarsdóttir

Panelist
AI Consultant

Virginie Berger

Panelist
MUSICx

Networking lunch (optional) presented by STEF

Are the Kids Alright? What Young Audiences Want from Showcase Festivals

Will Larnach-Jones

Moderator
London Records

Isla Mcrobbie

Panelists

Lama-sea Dear

Panelist
marvaða

Neal Thompson

Panelist
FOCUS Whales

Nicholas Douglas

Panelist
Spotify

Snorri Ástráðsson

Panelist
Spotify

IQ Presents: The State of Live: Fickle fans, brutal budgets, and moving markets

Gordon Masson

Moderator
IQ Magazine

César Andión

Panelist
Live Nation Spain/The Spanish Wave

Ísleifur Thorhallsson

Panelists

TBA

Panelists

Fireside Chat: TBA

TBA

Moderator & Panelists

Happy Hour

Happy Hour Presented by VEEPS & Plus Awards at Kolaport

The conference hosts a dynamic array of:

Panels

Parties + Mixers

Networking

Keynotes

Who attends?

The Airwaves Conference welcomes everyone from musicians to music executives, and everything in-between.

Booking Agents, Composers, Culture Funds, DSPs, Export Bureaus, Festival Programmers, Funding Bodies, Media, Music Managers, Music Publishers, Music Supervisors, Musicians, Public Relations companies, Radio stations and programmers, Record Labels, Tour Promoters + more.

 

Previous delegates

ATC Live, ATC Management, AWAL, BBC6 Music News, Big Dipper Management, By:Larm Festival, Brooklyn Vegan, Coda Agency, Disney/Freeform, Domino Music Publishing, Eurosonic Nooderslag, Flow Festival, KEXP, Keychange/PRS, Kobalt Music, Les Inrockuptibles, MIT, Netflix, NME, Paradigm Agency, Pitch and Smith,  Reeperbahn Festival, Roskilde Festival, Sony Music, Spotify, Stereogum, The Current, The Line of Best Fit, The Orchard, United Talent Agency, Universal Music,  William Morris Endeavour + more.

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