IMRO
Áine Denn is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in technology, strategy, and management. Currently serving as an Advisor to the Technology Committee at IMRO and as an Advisory Board Member for Buymedia, Denn holds multiple leadership roles including Chair at EquiTrace and Board Member of Technology Ireland. Additionally, Denn is a member of the Board of Directors and Governance Committee at the Irish Writers Centre and operates Tap Into Curiosity Ltd., helping companies enhance their operations. Previous roles include Co-Founder and EVP at Altify, Vice President of International Business Operations at SCO, and Vice President of Professional Services Worldwide at NewWorldIQ. Áine Denn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin and has attained diplomas in Company Direction and Executive Coaching.
IMRO
The Irish Music Rights Organisation CLG (IMRO) is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members (who are songwriters, composers and music publishers) and on behalf of the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it. A public performance of copyright music takes place when that music is used anywhere outside of the domestic environment. A not-for-profit organisation, IMRO´s function is to collect and distribute royalties arising from the public performance of copyright works. Music users such as broadcasters, venues and businesses pay for their use of copyright music by way of a blanket licence fee. IMRO collects these monies and distributes them to the songwriters, composers and music publishers who created the songs. The monies earned by copyright owners in this way are known as public performance royalties. IMRO is also prominently involved in the sponsorship and promotion of music in Ireland. Every year it sponsors a large number of song contests, music festivals, seminars, workshops, research projects and showcase performances. Indeed, IMRO is now synonymous with helping to showcase emerging talent in Ireland.