The 15th edition of the FOCUS Wales Music Conference will adopt the theme of a “healthier future for music”. The conference will take place in Wrexham from 8th to 10th May.
Meaningful Conversations
The conference is an internationally recognised global meeting point, providing an environment to open up meaningful conversations and developmental discussions in the music industry. The event provides vital networking opportunities for hundreds of Welsh professionals, as well as international industry delegates and artists across a wide range of musical genres and backgrounds.
This year’s conference will have an overarching theme of A Healthier Future for Music, exploring the well-being of performers and industry, as well as the health of venues, revenue streams, and having a more equitable industry. Following on from 2024’s theme of shaping the future of the music industry, this year will be used to dive deeper into how best practices can be implemented for the music industry to have a positive impact on making the world a healthier place.
Sarah Jones, Director and Conference Co-Programmer at FOCUS Wales, said: “It’s important to us to explore the theme of health in a broad and holistic way, addressing the industry as a whole. Something we want to discover through discussions this year is how we can work together to shape the industry to work around people’s lives rather than people having to work around the industry.”
Expert Speakers
The 2025 FOCUS Wales Music Conference will see industry delegates, artists, and expert speakers from around the world accessing over 40 panel discussions and Q&As and 100+ bespoke networking events across the 3 days. It kicks off on Thursday morning with a keynote presentation from Neil Ingham, Executive Director of Samaritans Wales.
This year’s delegate list already includes representatives from Roskilde Festival, Iceland Airwaves, Glastonbury and Trans Musicales. You can also see End of The Road, Future Sound, Crosstown Concerts, DHP Family and DMZ Peace Train Festival. British Council, Musicians Union, PPL, PRS Foundation, PRS for Music, and Live will perform too.
The announcement of the line up of conference panel programme and speakers will take place in February. Delegate passes are on sale now via focuswales.com. These enable access to all conference events and private networking events. You can also attend pre-festival showcases, online delegate database, and all live shows with priority access.
The FOCUS Wales conference is also accessible with any full weekend, or day pass.
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