A2IM CEO, Ian Harrison, is a music executive, nonprofit leader, and long-standing advocate for the independent community. Harrison joined A2IM in the autumn of 2025, bringing more than 20 years of leadership in the independent music sector, most recently as Executive Vice President of Hopeless Records. Over two decades, he helped transform the label from a small independent into a globally recognized powerhouse, building teams and guiding campaigns for more than 300 releases, selling over 15 million copies and earning over 20 gold and platinum certifications, and securing #1 records in both the U.S. and the U.K. His work as part of the Hopeless Foundation (Sub City) has raised over 3.5 million dollars for a variety of music and mental health charities.

In addition to his label leadership, Harrison has been a longstanding contributor to A2IM and the broader indie community. He has been actively involved with A2IM since 2012 as an Indie Week committee member, five-time speaker, and mentor. He also serves on the Worldwide Independent Network’s board and has previously held a board seat with the Music Business Association. His advocacy and vision have earned him recognition on Billboard’s Indie Power Players list in 2024 and 2025, as well as the 30 Under 30 list earlier in his career.

Jason Peterson is an entrepreneur, attorney, and producer with over 20 years of experience, recognized by Billboard as one of the “Top 50 Indie,” “Top 40 under 40,” and “Top Latin” Power Players in music, and by Los Angeles Business Journal as a “Top 30 Entrepreneur under 30.”
He is the founder and CEO of GoDigital, a multi-national media and technology conglomerate connecting content, community, and commerce across music, entertainment, and sports. GoDigital’s brands include GoDigital Music, Sound Royalties, NGLmitu, and YogaWorks. Jason has worked with artists including Janet Jackson, T.I., Master P, Jason Derulo, Pitbull, Psy, and Daddy Yankee, and produced numerous award-winning music videos such as Janet Jackson & Daddy Yankee’s “Made for Now”, Switchfoot “Stars”, and Tobymac's “Boom'in”.

Jason serves or has served on boards and committees including A2IM, MERLIN, WIN, RDx, OTT.x, City of Hope, the Recording Academy® Government Advocacy Committee, Stanford Disruptive Technologies Council, and the USC Business Cinematic-Arts Advisory Board. He holds a Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University and a business degree in Cinema-Television from USC’s Marshall School of Business.

Joanie Eaton is the Senior International Project Manager for New York-based record label, Mexican Summer, and its reissues/compilations sub-label, Anthology Recordings.

Based in London, Joanie manages UK and international campaigns, leveraging a decade of industry experience on projects for artists such as Cate Le Bon, Connan Mockasin, Devendra Banhart, Allah Las and Iceage. She also contributes to the commercial team, focusing on UK and international physical sales.

K. Marty Ro is a global music entrepreneur and industry leader known for connecting artists, labels, and markets across borders. His work spans music production, distribution, and international industry governance, with a long-standing focus on building sustainable pathways for independent music in the global ecosystem.

He is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Sound Republica Inc., a global music distribution, publishing, and production company and an official partner of Abbey Road Studios in London. Under his leadership, Sound Republica distributes music to more than 180 countries through over 200 digital service providers, managing a catalogue of over 1.4 million tracks. Earlier in his career, Marty served as President & CEO of Metropolis Korea Limited, the Korean division of London-based Metropolis Music Group, where he developed a global perspective that continues to shape his work today.

Marty has contributed to over 1,000 albums and 4,500 songs, collaborating with leading Korean artists including Cho Yong-pil, Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Seung-hwan, Lee Seung-chul, Dynamic Duo, Primary, Jay Park, Zion.T, Nell, Infinite, Loco, Suzy, Dean, Beenzino, Apink, and Wanna One. He currently serves as Vice-Chair and Board Member of WIN (Worldwide Independent Network for Music) and Vice-Chair and Board Member of the Record Label Industry Association of Korea (LIAK), where he actively contributes to global dialogue on independent music, market access, and cross-border collaboration.

Nerea Serrano is the Community & Projects Manager at WIN, the international organization representing independent music trade associations worldwide where she develops projects like WINHUB International Networking or WINCON and is the main point of contact for the network of 37 associations in 43 territories. Previously, she was the Senior Event Coordinator at the Spanish Independent Phonographic Union (UFi) where she oversaw 3 successful editions of the Independent Music Awards (Premios MIN) and other event and development projects. She also worked at record labels and has booked and toured with international artists in Spain and Europe.