PRESENTATION - Spotify's Roadmap

Featured Speakers:

Madeleine Bennett - Global Head of Music Go-to-Market, Spotify

Prior to joining Spotify in 2016, she was a Marketing Director at Def Jam Universal and worked closely with Justin Bieber. Madeleine was among the first employees at mtheory, providing marketing and consulting services to artist managers for Mumford and Sons, Diplo, Skrillex, Florence and the Machine, and ASAP Rocky among others. She is a graduate of Harvard University and holds a B.S. English and Creative Writing.

Madeleine is based in Los Angeles, California

Madeleine Bennett serves as Spotify’s Global Head of Music Go-to-Market, an integrated marketing and strategy function responsible for developing, launching and sustaining new music products. She oversees a division that includes Music Studios, Music Policy, Spotify for Artists, Product Marketing and Sales.

Madeleine previously served as Spotify's Head of International Music, and was instrumental in launching Spotify’s music offering in India, the Middle East, Africa, and Korea.

Joe Hadley - Global Head of Music Partnerships & Audience, Spotify

Joe Hadley is the Global Head of Music Partnerships & Audience at Spotify. He joined Spotify in March 2022, after working as a music touring agent for 10 years at Windish Agency and CAA. At CAA, he served as the Co-Head of Hip Hop / R&B Touring, and was involved in leading the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Currently, he oversees Spotify’s Global and North American music partnership functions - defining Spotify’s partnerships with the industry and strategizing towards targeting new audiences. He is working on improving and defining value exchange with artist teams to make Spotify the #1 partner both on and off the platform.