We are thrilled to share with you the next speaker in our “E2E Unfiltered” series – the insightful Will Page, former Chief Economist of Spotify and a pioneer of Rockonomics in discussion with Lord Vaizey, former Minister for Culture, Communications, and Creative Industries.

This event will take place on Tuesday the 30^th of March at 6pm, two days before the launch of Will’s book – “Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles for Pivoting through Disruption” which provides an essential framework for any individual, organisation, or business which seeks to survive and thrive in the current economic turmoil, drawing upon lessons from major corporates such as Starbucks and Tupperware. As former Chief Economist of Spotify, Will has a wealth of experience dealing with disruption within the music industry and played an instrumental role in the development of the music streaming.

Will Page is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a non-executive director for “SoundVault Ltd.,” a music licensing and royalty tracking platform.  Will’s observations about the music industry are featured frequently in Billboard, The Economist, and the Financial Times.

Ed Vaizey (Lord Vaizey of Didcot) is a member of the House of Lords, appointed in 2020, and sits on the Communications and Media Committee.

Ed was the Member of Parliament for Wantage between 2005 and 2019.  He served as the UK Government Culture and Digital Minister from 2010-16, and is the longest-serving Minister in that role. He was appointed a privy councillor in 2016.

In his role as digital minister, Ed was responsible for the roll out of the successful rural broadband programme to more than 4 million homes, the introduction of 4G, and tax credits for film, television, animation and video games, which have helped make the creative industries the fastest growing part of the UK economy.

In addition, he played a key role in putting coding in the national curriculum for schools, and in attracting inward investment to the UK tech economy. Ed also helped persuade Lucas Films to make the new Star Wars in the UK, and received an on-screen credit in the first film of the series.

Ed published the first White Paper on Culture in the UK for 50 years.

In the private sector, Ed is an executive-in-residence at LionTree, the leading global M&A advisory firm specialising in TMT with offices in New York, San Francisco, London and Paris. Ed also on the Technology Media and Telecoms advisory board of FTI consulting.

In addition, Ed is an adviser to Edge, a venture fund focused on the creative industries; Common Sense Media, a not-for-profit based in San Francisco which campaigns for kids’ internet safety; Digital Theatre, which provides on-line theatre education to schools and universities worldwide; Salary Finance, an award-winning ethical loans company; Perlego, an on-line textbook company; and NewsGuard, a US-based start up combating fake news.

Ed currently serves as a trustee of the National Youth Theatre, the Documentary Society and London Music Masters, and is a patron of Kids in Museums.

Ed is a visiting professor at King’s College, London and Newcastle University; an Honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects; an Honorary Fellow of the Radio Academy; and President of Didcot Town Football Club.

The event will also include a Q&A with Will followed by roundtable discussions in breakout rooms, engineered to connect you with other influential entrepreneurs and business founders.

We will also be joined by Richard Morris, the CEO of IWG UK Plc (formerly Regus). IWG has an outstanding global network of 3,300 locations in 120 countries. IWG provides exclusive benefits for E2E Members, including free unlimited access to its UK business lounges and a 50% discount available for flexible work place solutions.

We are excited to see you as E2E kicks off the third event in our “E2E Unfiltered” series on Tuesday, March 30^th @ 6PM with one of the music industry’s most thoughtful and perceptive communicators.