Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) has unveiled the next wave of speakers for the 2025 ADE Pro Conference, taking place October 22–26, 2025. This year’s program brings together some of the most influential festival directors, artists, collectives, and curators shaping the global future of electronic music. These new names join a stacked roster that already includes Chris Liebing, Luke Slater, Eris Drew, Modeselektor, Vintage Culture, and Skepta, alongside industry heavyweights such as Google DeepMind, SoundCloud, and COLORSxSTUDIOS.
Global festivals will take center stage with Mario Sergio Albuquerque Filho, Festival Director of Tomorrowland Brasil, sharing insights on the festival’s international expansion and its success in South America. Dutch duo ANOTR will appear with the team behind No Art and SONA Worldwide, tracing their evolution from small Amsterdam parties into a global lifestyle brand working alongside collectives such as Circoloco and Keinemusik. Meanwhile, Daniel Rérat, CEO of Keinemusik, will discuss how the Berlin collective has built one of the most distinctive brands in electronic music worldwide.
Three of the Netherlands’ most influential artists—Armin van Buuren, Joris Voorn, and KI/KI—will bring their unique perspectives on trance, techno, and the underground to the ADE Pro stage. Also newly added is Nicole Moudaber, who will highlight the rise of the MENA region’s electronic scene, reflecting on her journey as a Lebanese-British DJ, producer, and label founder who helped build Beirut’s club culture.
The program will further expand with global voices reflecting the diversity of today’s electronic music landscape. Stefan Olsdal of Placebo and Spanish producer Digital 21 will explore the creative intersections between band culture and electronic production. Scuba will share insights as both artist and label head of Hotflush Recordings, while Amsterdam-based DJ and curator Coco Maria joins Bandcamp’s Essential Insider Knowledge session on music monetization. Legendary Kompakt co-founder Michael Mayer will also take the stage, reflecting on more than four decades of DJing, production, and curation.
As always, ADE Pro will continue its acclaimed Meet the Pros sessions, giving attendees the opportunity to connect directly with managers, agents, promoters, and organizers from across the world. Confirmed participants include representatives from WME, MAC Artists, DECIBL, Coral Agency, Lab 54, Club Guest House, IME Link, Intercell, Wonder Manage, and Entourage.
The ADE Pro Pass grants full access to all conference programming, business hubs, networking events, and the ADE Festival, while also offering year-round access to ADE’s professional networking platform and database. Passes are currently available at a discounted rate for one more week via amsterdam-dance-event.nl.
Organized by the Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation, ADE is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering electronic music, culture, and industry worldwide. Each year, ADE brings together the global community to innovate, collaborate, and lay the foundation for the next generation of electronic music.
Since its inception as an initiative of Buma, ADE has grown into the world’s largest and most influential club-based festival and conference, featuring over 3,000 artists and 600 speakers across nearly 200 venues. Drawing visitors from more than 150 countries, the five-day event spans every facet of electronic culture with conference panels, live shows, DJ sets, and a city-wide arts and culture program.