The second annual Music Sustainability Summit has announced the speakers and agenda for the event that’s set to take place next month in Los Angeles.
Topics to be discussed during the day-long gathering include:
- Live Music Emissions in the U.K. and U.S.
- Behind the Tracks: Music Production, Delivery, and Consumption
- Beyond Backlash: The High Stakes of Climate Advocacy
- Can Live Music Weather the Storm?
- Designing for Impact: The Critical Role of Production
- Entertainment Allies: Strategies in Film, Sports and Broadway
- Power Shift: The Evolving Landscape of Clean Energy
- Recipe for Success: Why Menus Matter Most
- Wear the Change: Rethinking Merch
Speakers will include Maggie Baird, the mother of Billie Eilish and Finneas and the founder of food security and climate change nonprofit Support + Feed; Rev Lennox Yearwood, Jr., a minister, community activist and president of the Hip-Hop Caucus, which works to empowers young people to participate in elections, policymaking and service projects; and John Fernandez and Norhan Bayomi, co-founders of the MIT Climate Machine, who will present a preview of their study of the live music industry’s carbon footprint, which was funded and supported by Warner Music Group, Live Nation, Coldplay and Hope Solutions.
The event is happening on April 15 at L.A.’s Solotech Studios after its original February date was postponed because of the Los Angeles wildfires. Those who registered for the February event will have their registration honored in April. Billboard is the official media partner of the Music Sustainability Summit, which is produced by the Music Sustainability Alliance, a nonprofit that brings together artists, industry leaders and other stakeholders to take on the climate crisis.
“The music industry is still in its early stages of embracing sustainable practices throughout its operations and supply chains, but the pace of change is accelerating, as is the industry’s impact,” says Music Sustainability Alliance co-founder and CEO Amy Morrison. “The 2025 Summit goes to the heart of our mission, to empower the music business to leverage its platform to tackle the climate crisis. Now is the time for collective action.”