The SMIA Summit 2026, taking place on Thursday 8 October at The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow. We’d be delighted if you could join us.
We’ve now announced the speakers and full programme, so I wanted to share a little more about what’s planned:
Meet the speakers:
- Alan Morrison – Creative Scotland
- Ben Jeffries – formerly The Audience Agency
- Ben Schogler – National Centre for Music
- Briana Pegado – Good Trouble Co / Black Filmmakers Community Network
- Brian Ó hEadhra – Traditional Music Forum of Scotland / North Atlantic Song Convention
- Jamie Laughland – Sopher + Co / It’sNotRadio
- Jen Anderson – The Bothy Society / pointblank music school
- Jen Smith – Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA)
- Jubemi Iyiku – BEMZ / M4
- Judith Eele – Community Enterprise
- Lisa Whytock – Showcase Scotland Expo / Active Events
- Mobo Agoro – PITCH Scotland / up2stndrd
- Olga FitzRoy – UK Music
- Peta Murphy – Coventry University Group
- Robert Kilpatrick – Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA)
- Scott Kirkwood – Kingdom Management
- Scott Lewis – EMI North
- Sheri Friers – The List
The Conference Centre will host keynotes and panel discussions on building audiences, safety and accountability, and Scotland’s place within the wider UK music industry.
Alongside this, the Training Centre will offer three practical workshops:
- Foundational Principles That All Music Organisations Should Have
- Financial Resilience: Building Sustainable Music Organisations
- Measuring and Communicating Your Impact
You can move between the Conference Centre and Training Centre throughout the day, joining the sessions most relevant to you and your work. Workshop places will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day, with tools and resources to take back into your work.
You can view the entire programme and schedule here. You can also view the venue access guide here.
If you’re able to make it, you can register for your place here.