CONFERENCES & TALKS
Below you'll find some of the talks, panels and conferences I have been invited to be a part of or participate in.
Hyperlinks available in some cases.
WINAMP
Moderated the first edition of Winamp Talks at Paddington Works, covering the topic of ‘How to book gigs & live performances’
December 2024 (London, UK)
PIXABAY 2024
Virtual workshop for artists & professionals starting in the music industry.
November 2024 (Remote, London)
WOMEX 2024
Invited as a Panelist for the “Music In Times Of War” discussion.
October 2024 (Manchester, UK)
AFIKRA 2024
As part of the Afikra Youth Summit, I joined Danny Hajjar to speak about Pop Music in the Arab World to hundreds of alumni from around the world.
August 2024 (Remote, London)
SOAS 2024
Panelist at SOAS as part of the “Alternative music in Lebanon: Between tunes and toil” organized by Marsm.
June 2024 (London, UK)
198 ORG 2024
Presentation/talk for the 3rd year running of “how to organize an event and promote your work” for aimed at artists with limited resources for 198.
April 2024 (London, UK)
VAMPR 2023
Gave an online workshop to artists in Australia and the UK from Vampr’s community about ‘Playlisting & Promotion’ on behalf of Groover.
May 2023 (Remote, London)
THE GREAT ESCAPE 2023
Organized a showcase event with 4 artists and attended as a delegate on behalf of Groover.
May 2023 (Brighton, UK)
198 ORG 2023
Presentation/talk of how to organize an event and promote your work for aimed at artists with limited resources for 198.
February 2023 (London, UK)
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON 2022
Delivered a class to Music Business class students about my experience and an overview on the industry as a whole.
October 2022 (London, UK)
NEST PALESTINE 2022
Organized by JAFRA PRODUCTIONS, I delivered an Artist Promotion workshop to artists in Palestine.
November 2022 (Remote, Palestine)
MEJWIZ 2022
Workshop about “How to generate revenues and promote your music in times of crises”, organized by MEJWIZ.
August 2022 (Beirut, Lebanon)
ULTIMATE ARTISTS 2022
Gave a workshop to 8 emerging UK based singer-songwriters about promotion, artists branding and audience engagement for ULTIMATE ARTISTS.
(July 2022, Remote, London)
THE GREAT ESCAPE 2022
Organized a showcase event with 4 artists and attended as a delegate on behalf of Groover.
May 2022 (Brighton, UK)
LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY 2022
Represented GROOVER and organized a showcase gig and a drinks reception.
April 2022 (Liverpool, UK)
AIM CONNECTED 2022
Represented GROOVER as a delegate at the AIM CONNECTED conference in London.
March 2022 (London, UK)
198 ORG 2022
Presentation/talk of how to get involved in cultural work with limited resources for 198.
March 2022 (London, UK)
THE ARTIST ACADEMY 2021
Artist Development session for ‘The Artist Academy’ by Harriet JW with a focus on the Promotion of new releases.
November 2021 (Remote, London)
FUTURE OF MUSIC SUMMIT 2021
We discussed “The importance of brands” as part of Liberty Music’s conference.
November 2021 (Remote, London)
RAW MATERIAL
Artist Acceleration workshop for UK based artists programme with Raw Material.
October 2021 (Remote, London)
THE GREAT ESCAPE 2021
Paneslit on the ‘Connecting The Music World’ topic (Watch here)
Virtual - Recorded in Beirut
May 2021 (Remote, Beirut)
JFAC 2021
Was invited to give a workshop about ‘How to release and promote a song’ for the Jordan Female Artist Collective. Watch Here (Code here)
April 2021 (Remote, Amman)
MUNDIAL MONTREAL 2020
Panelist on DIY Concerts + Streaming in MENA
November 2020 (Remote, Beirut)
OSLO WORLD 2020
Panelist in ‘Metamorphosis in times of crisis’
Virtual - recorded in Beirut
October 2020 (Remote, Beirut)
TALLINN MUSIC WEEK 2020
Fast forward to minute 9.00 as part of Helen Sildna’s inaugural speech on the only music festival that went ahead in 2020.
Virtual - recorded in Beirut
August 2020 (Beirut)
PALESTINE MUSIC EXPO 2020
Presentation to Palestinian artists about ‘how to promote your work’ Watch a segment here
Virtual - recorded in Beirut
July 2020 (Remote, Palestine)
518 SEOUL SPRING FESTIVAL 2020
Virtual presentation about my career so far until the pandemic.
Virtual - recorded in Beirut
May 2020 (Remote, Seoul)
BEIRUT & BEYOND INT’ MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020
I gave a presentation: about ‘Opportunities in Lebanon for Musicians (part of MEJWIZ)’
February 2020 (Beirut, Lebanon)
MEJWIZ 2020
I gave 2 ‘Artist Development Workshops’ at Theatre Montaigne as part of this program.
January 2020 (Beirut, Lebanon)
LINECHECK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019
Panelist on ‘Music Biz In The Middle East’.
November 2019 (Milan, Italy)
DMZ PEACE TRAIN FESTIVAL 2019
Gave a presentation about Lebanon: a Music case study.
June 2019 (Seoul, South Korea)
BEIRUT GEEK FESTIVAL 2019
Panelist on the topic of ‘Geeks & Nightlife’.
March 2019 (Beirut, Lebanon)
BEIRUT & BEYOND INT’ MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018
I was the moderator of panel about ‘Local Promoters: Challenges, Achievements & Aspirations’
December 2018 (Beirut, Lebanon)
SORVEIV MUSIC SUMMIT 2018
Panelists on 2 topics at the summit:
1) Beirut Jam Sessions presentation
2) ’We Built This City’ Panel
November 2018 (Kristiansund, Norway)
MENT FESTIVAL 2018
Participant as a professional delegate.
February 2018 (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
SAWA RESIDENCY
Artist development workshop for emerging artists in Lebanon.
July 2017 (Jezzine, Lebanon)
TALLINN MUSIC WEEK 2017
Panelist on the subject about ‘Organizing an event in the most challenging times’.
April 2017 (Tallinn, Estonia)
MAMA FESTIVAL PARIS 2016
Gave a masterclass of Artist Development to 10 artists attending the festival.
October 2016 (Paris, France)
TALLINN MUSIC WEEK 2016
Panelist on 3 topics during TMW:
Exploring the Middle East and Africa (1)
Social Sounds movie program panel (2)
When politics interferes with music (3)
April 2016 (Tallinn, Estonia)
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU LIBAN 2015
Gave a workshop about ‘Le metier de tourneur et de developpeur d'artistes’.
November 2015 (Beirut, Lebanon)
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY of BEIRUT 2015
Gave a class to students of Media Brown Bag: Music & Media about Music and Content.
October 2015 (Beirut, Lebanon)
PECHAKUCHA 2015
Gave a presentation about The Story of Beirut Jam Sessions
January 2015 (Beirut, Lebanon)