The 16th edition of IMS Ibiza happens this week on the Spanish island, with the event’s full program now revealed.
Taking place April 23-25 at Mondrian Ibiza and Hyde Ibiza Resort, the Summit’s 2025 theme is intergenerational exchange, with related programming focused on bridging generational gaps, reviewing dance music’s four-plus decades of history and bringing together pioneers and of-the-moment artists and industry figures. The Summit will once again be hosted by IMS co-founder Pete Tong and artist and BBC Radio 1 broadcaster Jaguar.
As always, the summit will include the keynote presentation of the IMS Business Report, which breaks down trends, growth sectors and more in the dance industry and presents a valuation of the global business. This year, the report has again been prepared by MIDiA Research, with MIDiA’s managing director Mark Mulligan presenting the findings Wednesday (April 23).
Other panel topics include a look at the rise of Afro-house and how the genre can stay grounded in the cultures that created it, the future of radio, a look at royalties generated when music gets paid in Ibiza clubs, a discussion on emerging opportunities in dance music in the Middle East, how managers break artists in 2025, a look at music publishing with Sony Music Publishing’s David Ventura, environmental action in Ibiza, tinnitus and hearing loss and much more.
Along with agents, managers, producers and other figures from across the dance space, panelists also include artists Indira Paganotto, Shimza, Chloé Caillet, the team of managers and agents working with John Summit and more. IMS will also honor CAA’s Maria May with its annual legends award.
Additionally, the three-day event will features dinners, shows, parties, awards, health and wellness sessions and a flurry of other activities. See the complete schedule on the summit’s website.
