Industry heads set for IFF kick-off session

A stellar line-up has been confirmed for the opening session of IFF – The Festival Season 2024.

Chaired by James Drury, editor of European Festival Report, the panel features:

  • Dusan Kovacevic, co-Founder and CEO, EXIT Festival (RS)
  • Fruzsina Szép, managing and festival director, SUPERBLOOM and festival director Lollapalooza Berlin (DE)
  • Matt Bates, managing partner and CEO, Primary Talent International (UK)
  • Summer Marshall, Agent, CAA (UK)
 

The high-powered group will range widely in this year’s IFF kick off conversation which will cover a range of topics from cancellations and cost hikes, to the explosion of new music and creativity witnessed in fields this summer. 

It’s big business, and these are big topics… expect a very full review of 2024 as IFF’s schedule of discussions gets underway at 10:00 on. Weds 25 Sept. 

And the session will begin with a presentation of this year’s ROSTRxIQ analysis of the European festival season, presented by Mark Williamson, co-founder and CEO, ROSTR Group (USA).