2027 Speakers

2027 Speakers

At FestForums®, we host speakers from festivals all over the world and industry thought leaders who arrive with the solutions to your biggest festival questions.

  • Abbey Londer

    Chief of Staff, Netflix is a Joke Fest

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  • Adrianne Calvo

    Chef, Restaurateur, TV Personality, Influencer

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  • Aja Bradley Kemp

    Founder & Chief Experience Officer, Conversate Collective

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  • Ben Andersen

    Director of Festivals & Experiences, Tucson Foodie

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  • Beth Pepper

    COO, Black Promoters Collective

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  • Brad Sweet

    Co-Founder & CEO, Same Same Presents & ShopTickets Event Ticketing

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  • Brandon Pankey

    VP, Business Development and Operations, Live Nation Urban

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  • Brett Schaffer

    Tour Marketing Agent, WME Agency

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  • Caroline Phillips

    Founder and Executive Producer, National Cannabis Festival

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  • David Hazan

    Founder, DLH Strategic Marketing

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  • EJ Encalarde

    President and COO, Festival Productions, Inc. – New Orleans

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  • Greg Mitchell

    Author & Journalist

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  • Hilary Gleason

    Executive Director, Backline

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  • Iris Midler

    Founder & CEO, Chefs for Farmers

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  • Isleifur Thorhallsson

    Festival Manager, Iceland Airwaves and Founder and CEO, Sena Live

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  • Jason van Esso

    CEO & Founder, Crewfare

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  • Jill Robinson

    CEO, TRG Arts

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  • Josh Ross

    Co-founder & Co-CEO, Humanitix

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  • Kristin Owen

    President & Co-Founder, DoStuff

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  • Kyle Kane

    Co-founder & CMO, onSpark

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  • Lindsay Arell

    Chief Sustainability Officer, Legends Global

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  • Madeline Weir

    Director of Impact, REVERB

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  • Maria Odenkirk

    Founder, The Mobility Queen Network

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  • Matthew Hipp

    Talent Acquisition, Insomniac Events

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  • Michèle Martell

    Founder, Martell Media House

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  • Nick Chavez

    Festival Producer, Danny Wimmer Presents

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  • Nitu Desai

    VP, Head of Production, Idlewild Experiential

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  • Paula Perri

    Producer & Founder, Paula Perri Events

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  • Rachel Core

    Senior Brand Partnerships Manager, C3 Presents

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  • Rebecca Cicione

    Festival Marketing Manager, Goldenvoice

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  • Shanna Carrick

    Executive Director, Film Pittsburgh

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  • Stacie Cline

    Music Festivals Venue Manager, SXSW

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  • Stephen Grybowski

    Executive Director, The Rock and Roll Playhouse

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  • Tanya Kollar

    Food Program Director, Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival

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  • Tushar Joshi

    CEO & Founder, Festival Pro

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