Musicians Union Keynote: Artists and Musicians - The Frontline of Cultural Recovery and Renewal
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Naomi Pohl, General Secretary at the Musicians Union, will deliver a special music industry keynote exploring the central role artists and musicians will play in driving cultural renewal and recovery and the conditions that will be needed for them to thrive.
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Speakers
Naiomi Pohl
General Secretary of the Musicians’ Union
Naomi Pohl was elected General Secretary of the Musicians’ Union in March 2022 and is the first woman to take up the role in the Union’s almost 130 year history. She has worked in the arts sector in the UK for nearly 20 years representing creators and performers. Naomi joined the MU in 2009, and has represented and championed the rights of musicians, songwriters and composers working across TV and film, the recorded music industry, in education, orchestras and theatre. Since the Me Too movement started Naomi has been leading the Union’s Safespace service and the Union’s campaign to tackle sexual harassment in the music industry. Naomi is currently campaigning for improved streaming royalties for performers as part of the MU’s #FixStreaming campaign, in conjunction with The Ivors Academy.
