SANTA BARBARA (CelebrityAccess) — FestForums, one of the leading conferences for the festival industry, announced the details of their expanded speaker lineup ahead of the launch of the 2024 edition of the conference in February.
Newly confirmed speakers for 2024 include actor Alicia Silverstone, Bruce Flohr (VP of Red Light Management/Partner of ATO Records), John Boyle (Global Chief Content Officer at Official ASM Global), Anthony Maddox (Executive Producer MEDIA1010), Marta Pallares (Head of Press and PR for Primavera Sound in Barcelona), Signe Lardrup (CEO of Rosklide Festival Group in Denmark), Josh Bernstein (President and Co-Owner of Z2 Comics), Dianne Copeland (CEO of Copeland Entertainment), Mix Master Mike (Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted DJ), Jed Weitzman (Head of Music at Logitix), Jose Montano (CEO of Ascending 7 Productions) and Evan Saxon (President & Head of International Distribution at Abramorama).
“I’m thrilled and honored to have so many brilliant and talented people join our array of speakers,” says FestForums® founder and owner Laurie Kirby. “Ever since we started FestForums, it’s been all about the people. They come from all points of the festival industry – music, film, food and wine festivals. It’s so exciting to see everybody mixing and mingling, and they get to do it all in the gorgeous seaside city of Santa Barbara. Who can beat that?”
Panels at this year’s FestForums include topics such as sustainability, ticketing, technology, sponsorship, safety, wellness, operations and more.
Alicia Silverstone will present director Marty Callner with the FestForums Living Legend Award and Callner will also sit down for an interview with comedian Dane Cook.
“Marty Callner has set the standard for what a live comedy special is, and we’ve created three incredible specials together: Vicious Circle Isolated Incident and Above It All,” Cook says. “As a director and as a person, he is truly deserving of the FestForums® Living Legends Award, and I am honored to be a part of the weekend.”
The conference is scheduled to take place at the newly renovated Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara from February 15-17, 2024.
Registration for the conference and tickets for all events can be found at the FestForums website.
A full list of this year’s FestForums speakers can be found here.
