{"id":6646,"date":"2026-10-02T12:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/?p=6646"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:54:32","slug":"the-smia-summit-2026-thursday-8-october-at-the-old-fruitmarket-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/the-smia-summit-2026-thursday-8-october-at-the-old-fruitmarket-glasgow\/","title":{"rendered":"The SMIA Summit 2026, Thursday 8 October\u00a0at The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SMIA Summit 2026, taking place on&nbsp;<strong>Thursday 8 October<\/strong>&nbsp;at The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow. We\u2019d be delighted if you could join us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve now announced the speakers and full programme, so I wanted to share a little more about what\u2019s planned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet the speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alan Morrison<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Creative Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ben Jeffries<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 formerly The Audience Agency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ben Schogler<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 National Centre for Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Briana Pegado<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Good Trouble Co \/ Black Filmmakers Community Network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brian \u00d3 hEadhra<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Traditional Music Forum of Scotland \/ North Atlantic Song Convention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jamie Laughland<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sopher + Co \/ It\u2019sNotRadio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jen Anderson<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Bothy Society \/ pointblank music school<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jen Smith<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jubemi Iyiku<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 BEMZ \/ M4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Judith Eele<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Community Enterprise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lisa Whytock<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Showcase Scotland Expo \/ Active Events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mobo Agoro<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 PITCH Scotland \/ up2stndrd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Olga FitzRoy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 UK Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peta Murphy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Coventry University Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Robert Kilpatrick<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scott Kirkwood<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Kingdom Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scott Lewis<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 EMI North<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sheri Friers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The List<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>Conference Centre<\/strong>&nbsp;will host keynotes and panel discussions on building audiences, safety and accountability, and Scotland\u2019s place within the wider UK music industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside this, the&nbsp;<strong>Training Centre<\/strong>&nbsp;will offer three practical workshops:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Foundational Principles That All Music Organisations Should Have<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial Resilience: Building Sustainable Music Organisations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Measuring and Communicating Your Impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&nbsp;will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day, with tools and resources to take back into your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can view the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smia.org.uk\/smia-summit-2026\/\"><u>entire programme and schedule here.<\/u><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>You can also view the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1F-gwmElqRcwXB7PkYp3GKCyclE2ME-HpXw3CBH66tTA\/edit?tab=t.0\"><u>venue access guide here.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re able to make it, you can<a href=\"https:\/\/www.universe.com\/events\/the-smia-summit-2026-tickets-JVYCZP?unii-trigger-open=JVYCZP&amp;unii-access-key=SMIAGUESTSUMMIT\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universe.com\/events\/the-smia-summit-2026-tickets-JVYCZP?unii-trigger-open=JVYCZP&amp;unii-access-key=SMIAGUESTSUMMIT\"><u>register for your place here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SMIA Summit 2026, taking place on&nbsp;Thursday 8 October&nbsp;at The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow. We\u2019d be delighted if you could join us. We\u2019ve now announced the speakers and full programme, so I wanted to share a little more about what\u2019s planned: Meet the speakers: The&nbsp;Conference Centre&nbsp;will host keynotes and panel discussions on building audiences, safety and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-musicians","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6646"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6647,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6646\/revisions\/6647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}