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Un-Convention Manchester

Event date: 20/11/2025
Venue: Band on the Wall, Manchester
Un-Convention brings together hundreds of pioneering artists, managers, labels, promoters and festivals to explore the current state of the sector, build networks and develop ideas and actions for a more prosperous, diverse and equitable music industry.

PPL CEO Peter Leathem OBE is taking part in the event’s opening ‘State of the Nation’ panel, while other speakers across the  two-day event (20-21 November) include Scott Cohen (co-founder of The Orchard), Tom Kiehl (CEO of UK Music), Dr. Jo Twist (CEO of the BPI), Jon Collins (CEO of LIVE), Bev Whitrick (COO of the Music Venue Trust), and Grammy-winning musician and producer Bernard Butler.   

Un-Convention is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL. 

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