ABOUT
Khaled Mitwally is an entertainment lawyer based in Cairo. Khaled works across the MENA region on contract drafting, negotiation and deal structuring; counsel to ABU Recording and artists including Saint Levant, Lella Fadda and Tul8te in deals with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, MDLBEAST and FIFA. Khaled is also a lecturer and researcher in copyright law.
PANELS
Whose Rules? Music Rights and Culture Policy in the Markets That Are Growing Fastest
The next decade of growth in recorded music is coming from markets where the legal and policy scaffolding is still being built. Four lawyers and policy practitioners from Nairobi, Cairo, Riyadh and Seoul discuss how rights are protected and paid in their markets, what happens when the state becomes the biggest funder in a scene, and what US labels, publishers and managers should consider before signing talent from these regions.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 2:30 PM