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Alex Beard CBE
Alex Beard CBE
Royal Opera House
Chief Executive
Alison Buchanan
Alison Buchanan
Pegasus Opera Company
Artistic Director
Anne Marabini Young
Anne Marabini Young
General Director and Founder of Diva Opera and Trustee, Laidlaw Opera Trust
Claire Mera-Nelson
Claire Mera-Nelson
Arts Council England
Director, Music
David Lomeli
David Lomeli
Santa Fe Opera and Bayerische Staatsoper
Chief Artistic Advisor / International Partnerships
David Sulkin OBE
David Sulkin OBE
Arts Strategist and Writer
Emily Gottlieb
Emily Gottlieb
Longborough Festival Opera
Executive Director
Fergus Sheil
Fergus Sheil
Irish National Opera
Artistic Director
Flora McIntosh
Flora McIntosh
OperaUpClose
Artistic Director
Henry Little
Henry Little
Opera Rara
Chief Executive
Laura Canning
Laura Canning
Opera North
General Director and CEO
Lord Laidlaw of Rothiemay
Lord Laidlaw of Rothiemay
Laidlaw Opera Trust
Chair
Marc A. Scorca
Marc A. Scorca
OPERA America
President/CEO
Mark Pemberton OBE
Mark Pemberton OBE
Mark Pemberton Arts
Arts Consultant
Melvin Claridge
Melvin Claridge
Pegasus Opera Company
Talent Director
Nick Sears
Nick Sears
Royal College of Music
Head of Opera and Vocal
Peter Gelb
Peter Gelb
The Metropolitan Opera
Maria Manetti Shrem General Manager
Richard Davidson-Houston
Richard Davidson-Houston
Glyndebourne
Managing Director
Robin Norton-Hale
Robin Norton-Hale
English Touring Opera
General Director
Seb Wride
Seb Wride
Public First
Partner, Director of Polling
Stephen Langridge
Stephen Langridge
Glyndebourne
Artistic Director
Stephen Crocker
Stephen Crocker
Norwich Theatre
Chief Executive
Sue Spence
Sue Spence
Askonas Holt
Director
The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Haddon-Cave
The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Haddon-Cave
President of The Grange Festival and Trustee, Laidlaw Opera Trust
Tom Clinch
Tom Clinch
Clinch Wealth Management
Managing Director and Cultural Philanthropist
Yuanbo Liu
Yuanbo Liu
Palantir
Head of Partnerships