Hudební konference ReConnect

Speedmeeting

Networking is also an important part of ReConnect conference. Meet representatives of venues, crowdfunding platforms, or experienced journalists and "PRs". You can get to know them and arrange a deal within 5 minutes.

You can choose your favorites in the registration form and we will block your time with them. Registrations are open until September 30, 2024. We will send information about the date of the meeting a few days before the start of the conference.

Jana Alexová

Městské divadlo Znojmo, Znojemská Beseda

Jana is responsible for the music programming at the Municipal Theatre in Znojmo. As the head of production at Znojemská Beseda, he contributes to the organisation of the Znojmo Historical Wine Festival and other events.

Ondřej Bača

Fléda

He has been responsible for programming and production in Fleda club since 2011. He also works as a stage manager at various summer festivals and events (Brutal Assault, Colours of Ostrava, POP Messe...). Fléda club is one of the oldest (more than 20 years) and biggest clubs in the Czech Republic and is programming Czech and foreign acts of all genres.

Roman Gabčík (SK)

Festival Skaly (SK)

Tomek Bysiewicz (PL)

Cracow Music Scene Foundation (PL)

Martin Dani (SK)

K 13 - Košické kultúrne centrá - Kasárne/Kulturpark (SK)

Steven Farris (USA)

Steve Farris Music

Steve is a music consultant with a background in music publishing A&R. His consultancy, Steve Farris Music, offers music publishing advice, sync representation/licensing, catalogue optimisation, artist development and mentoring. Steve has carved out a niche in the music business where he supports and advises artists, songwriters, managers, startups and various business owners/CEO’s to achieve their goals.

Steve Farris Music’s services have been employed by the following companies: JUMP European Market Accelerator, BIMM, Faction Music, Sound Czech, Leeds Conservatoire, Scruff Of The Neck, HEMI Music Hub, AKQA, PRS Foundation, MVKA, Access Creative, Jafra Productions, University Of Highlands & Islands, Get Moments, Sync About It and Scratch My Progress.

Barbora Hančíková

Hithit.cz

Graduated hydrobiologist, who would only live half a life without life's challenges and sports. If she's not overcoming obstacles on her bike, she's skiing, swimming, running or training others to do tricks on their bikes too. She doesn't know the word can't at work and believes every problem can always be solved.

Jan Hlaváč

Bandsmarket

Publisher, label owner, writer, producer and marketer in the field of culture. He heads the Daranus publishing house and is a co-owner of the Creative Booster company, which, among other things, deals with the implementation of special projects for music groups. The company has established several trading e-shops with merchandising. He designs, produces and optimizes merchandising portfolios for music groups and individuals and provides consulting services in the field of sales strategy.

Jiří Malenovský

Vegalité

Jiří is an owner and head of an independent club and vegan restaurant which has been awarded even international awards several time.

Michal Mikuláš (SK)

The journey to Malý Berlín took him almost 20 working years. He set out on it from the center of the universe, which in his case is the village of Majcichov. He went through jobs, which he acquired with communication and organizational skills and especially knowledge of English, French and German. In the center, we threw all the annoying back-office paperwork and musical dramaturgy at him, and the manager of rentals and services makes use of his many years of experience. For now, it's the number in his phone for everyone we urgently needed to call. Yours probably has too.

Tomáš Poprik

klub Kafara

Kafara is a small club in a former presbytery, Obřany, with its history and special atmosphere. ObrFest is a musical and cultural festival in the Brno region, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year.

Jiří Pospíšil

Kabinet MÚZ

For twenty-five years, he has been a promoter of independent culture in Brno. He is the music programmer for the Kabinet MÚZ club, the curator of a vinyl store, and the publisher at Kabinet Records.

Jiří Sedlák

ArtsMarketing.cz

Since 2003, he has been working as a freelancer in the fields of cultural marketing, advertising, and PR. He works not only on music projects, but also on events related to theatre, new circus, and audiobooks. For twenty years, he managed all communication, promotion, and advertising for the Colours of Ostrava festival and has organized hundreds of concerts, both large and small, including performances by Radiohead and Massive Attack. His current projects include festivals such as JazzFestBrno, Pop Messe, and Cirk La Putyka, as well as Jatka78 and the Audiobook of the Year. In his free time, he enjoys walking, drinking, reading, photographing, and getting plenty of sleep.

Barbora Sikorová

BACH, Fléda

She has been involved in culture since 2016. First as a Happy Mutant promoter, later on as a fundraiser in Kabinet MÚZ. She was also working for Kabinet Records and Indies Record. Now she is part of Fléda club production team where she also works as a fundraiser again. She also represents BACH and is involved in BATCH organisation.

Dan Sywala

ČRo Jazz, ČT Art

Music journalist working in the ČT art, ČRo Jazz or Full Moon teams. He has been organizing The Music Digest listening programs for a long time in the Prague club Palác Akropolis and also travels abroad with thematic programs in cooperation with the SoundCzech agency.

He is mainly devoted to interviews, and his most famous guests included, among others, Adam Clayton (U2), Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica), Stewart Copeland (The Police), Richard Kruspe (Rammstein), Andrea Bocelli or Goran Bregović. In 2018 and 2019, when he worked as a culture reporter at Televizi Seznam, Slash, Kiss and Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) also appeared.

Jiří Trubák

Žlutý pes, R klub

He would describe himself as a passionate music lover. He is dedicated to running two music clubs, where he tries to bring unforgettable musical events. His work requires not only creativity but also a lot of effort and diligence to offer the best experience to guests. He started running music events recreationally 19 years ago and professionally 13 years ago at R-klub Chrudim and then Zlutý pes in Pardubice. At this moment, he has organized over 850 musical events as an operator and dramaturg.

Radovan Válek

ArtBar

After 10 years in advertising, I returned to my roots and started working in culture at ARTBAR. I'm striving to create a welcoming underground multi-genre club where music, theater, and even stand-up comedy have their place.

Ivan Zaťko (SK)

Donio.sk

Ivan has been raising funds through crowdfunding for almost ten years. It started its journey with a $2 million Kickstarter campaign. Since then, he has managed to implement more than 300 crowdfunding campaigns. More than 2 years ago, Ivan took on the role of Country Manager for Donio, the fastest-growing fundraising platform in Slovakia.

Patrycja Bukowska (PL)

Music suprevisor

Patrycja Bukowska is a music supervisor based in Warsaw, Poland. She has been working in the industry for over 20 years, starting as a director for Fremantle Media Polska, directing TV Shows such as X-Factor, Idols, Poland's Got Talent. Since 2005 her major has focused on music supervising. She holds over 200 film and TV series credits for her name, including many awarded titles. Her education background from Polish National Film School in Łódź as well as musical background helps her to connect director's vision with composers talent.

Zsolt Jeges (HU)

Atomic CEE – Head of Atom and HAIL – President (Hungarian Association of Independent Labels)

Patrycja Just (PL)

Krakow Festival Office (PL)

Andra Vasile (RO)

Sync About It (PL)

Sync manager and A&R administrator at Global Records, one of the most prominent independent record labels in CEE. Andra has over 12 years of experience in several sectors of the music business including PR and communication, concert promotion, event organising (from music camps to music awards ceremonies and festivals), artist management, booking, A&R and sync. Some of the events include artists such as Placebo, The Hollywood Vampires, Slash, Metallica, etc.. She took part in organising and communicating Michael Bolton’s concert in Cairo in 2016. In the sync area she worked with clients such as Vodafone, Netflix, Sky TV Channel, About You, Amazon or Fashion Days. Andra has been working for the past 10 years as a PR Manager for East European Comic Con and in the last two years has been a part of the Beach, Please! team, the biggest urban festival in Europe, handling the soundcheck schedule. In 2023, she co-founded, together with Adina Popescu, Sync About It, the first 3 day conference and music camp in the CEE focused exclusively on music synchronization, which will take place in 19-21 February 2025 in Bucharest.

Paweł Drygas (PL)

Co-founder and artistic director of the wrOFFław showcase and manager of Klub Łącznik in Wrocław's Czasoprzestrzeń. He is so engrossed in the local music scene that he has written several academic papers on it and organized dozens of concerts promoting young musicians. His passion for music earned him a Minister's Scholarship for both his artistic and scientific activities. Graphic designer, sociologist and musician. Drummer of five Wroclaw bands: Francis Tuan, Katedra, Chwilantropia, Związki Maillarda and Panzerhund. He has played nearly 300 concerts, and this number is still growing.

Jakub Sadowski (PL)

Singer, songwriter, concert promoter, employee of KARROT KOMMANDO Concert and Publishing Agency for 10 years.
He has organised and co-organised several hundred concerts throughout Poland, as well as in a number of other countries, including the Czech Republic, Germany, Belarus, France, Scotland, England, Georgia and Japan.
On a daily basis, a member of the band Pablopavo i Ludziki. As Earl Jacob, author of two solo albums. In the past, vocalist of The Bartenders and Tisztelet Sound System.

Mateusz Sarapata (PL)

He is a music producer and educator, co-founder of the electronic duo SARAPATA. He has performed at top Polish festivals and composed music for films and theater. He teaches Ableton at OUTPOST School of Modern Music in Kraków.
Starting as a session percussionist, Mateusz fully realized his potential through samplers and sequencers. He played in WATAHA DRUMS for years and was introduced to music production through SALK. He has worked with artists like Paulina Przybysz, Marika, Lor, Jann, and Kiwi.
In his spare time, he creates remixes and visual art, enjoys cycling, and tries to find time for PlayStation.

Speedmeeting registration

Book your meeting until September 30, 2024.