The International Live Music Conference (ILMC), a dedicated gathering of professionals from the concert and performance industry, will return with a selection of new discussions and events next month.
Since its inauguration in 1989, the conference has grown to become a respected meeting place for live music professionals from around the world and is a leading annual conference of experts from the entertainment, festival, and touring industries. The recently renovated Royal Lancaster Hotel in London will be this year’s five-star venue, hosting ILMC 35 from 28 February to 3 March 2023.
Top-level executives
Three notable panels this year will be hosted by Semmel Concerts, which covers a wide spectrum of industries including touring entertainment productions.
On Friday 3 March at 11:30 am, Touring Exhibitions: The Quickfire Spectacular will feature Manon Delaury, CEO of The Touring Exhibitions Organisation (Teo) and Liz Koravos, MD of exhibition venue London Bridge Arches, hosting an hour of short and rapid presentations on Touring Exhibitions.
At 2 pm, during Touring Entertainment: The Big Conversation, ILMC editor James Drury and Semmel Concerts’ Christoph Scholz will hold discussions with guests including Secret Cinema founder Fabien Riggall and Temple Live Entertainment CEO Ingrid Sutej.
At 3.30 pm, Touring Entertainment: Returning to the Road will see Christoph Scholz and The Luna Cinema MD George Wood talk with expert industry voices including neon senior vice president for global marketing and public relations, Kurt Baker.
New publication
A new annual publication will debut in May of this year, building on the success of IQ Magazine’s Global Arenas Guide, International Ticketing Report, and Global Promoters Report.
The Touring Entertainment Report 2023 will be the industry standard reference for promoters, producers, venues, and live entertainment professionals globally. It will be the first global overview and analysis of touring content ever published.
“From theatre productions and family entertainment shows to exhibitions, the experience economy and beyond, the breadth of offer in this multi-billion dollar global business is staggering. Yet for a market so huge, there’s not been an annual resource for buyers to know what’s available, what’s working and what’s on the horizon… until now,” says Semmel Concerts.
Valuable sector insights
The debut edition will include a complete overview of touring products, business-critical knowledge about each sector, insights through interviews with leading industry figures and Q&As with top producers and creatives. The document will also provide a spotlight on the most successful and promising new productions alongside a directory of producers.
Digital copies of the Touring Entertainment Report will be delivered to the entire mailing lists of IQ magazine and the ILMC membership, and the 10,000 readers who receive IQ magazine as part of their subscription will be eligible for a paper copy. Report material will be available year-round in a dedicated section of the IQ magazine website with featured interviews and market features appearing in the site’s main news feed and daily Index email.
More details about ILMC 35, to be held from 28 February to 3 March 2023, can be found online.
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