Nick Ashton-Hart
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| Country: | Switzerland |
| Email: | nah.maillist [at] fastmail.net |
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Nick Ashton-Hart is the Principal at Consensus Optimus. While he currently resides in Geneva, Switzerland, he is a citizen of the USA and UK.[1]
Career History
ICANN Involvement
Mr. Ashton-Hart was involved with ICANN from 2006 until 2010. He began as a consultant working with the European and African At-Large Community, and was promoted to the At-Large Directorial position in 2007.[2] In 2009, he was named the Senior Director for Participation and Engagement ICANN. The latter position was created following the departure of Kieren McCarthy as the General Manager of Public Participation.[3]
Other Work
From 2000 until 2004, Nick Ashton-Hart was the Managing Director for Subversive Music Management and its European counterpart, which represents international musicians such as James Brown,[4] and Heaven 17.[5] While working in the music industry he was also the Executive Director of the International Music Managers Forum.[6] As Chief Executive of the NGO, he was responsible for managing its staff and budget and representing the body within other forums, such as the U.N. and WIPO.[7]
Meetings and Conferences
- Keynote speaker at MusicTank's debate on the proposed Sony BMG merger in 2004.[8]
- Panelist at New Relationships Between Creative Communities and Consumers, hosted by the TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue in 2006.[9]
- Speaker at 6th Annual Meeting of the Transatlantic Consumer Dialog.[10]
External Links
Speech of Nick Ashton-Hart for FIA, IMPALA and the IMMF