Keynote Speakers
Brittany Spanos
Brittany Spanos is a Senior Writer at Rolling Stone, with a focus on pop music and internet culture. Since 2015, she has written cover stories on Adele, Cardi B, Harry Styles and many more superstars. She's hosted two podcasts for the magazine as well as making regular appearances on the show Rolling Stone Music Now.
Prior to taking on her role at RS, Spanos worked as the Clubs Editor at Village Voice, handling concert listings for the paper while contributing interviews and review to its music blog on both local, emerging artists as well as established stars.
As a freelancer, Spanos’ work was featured in Vulture, SPIN, Pitchfork, Cosmo and Rookie Mag. She has presented at the annual Pop Conference and served on its 2021 Programming Committee. She has been teaching a class on Taylor Swift at NYU's Clive Davis School of Recorded Music since Spring 2022. In her spare time, she dreams of a One Direction reunion.
Dr Georgia Carroll
Dr Georgia Carroll received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Sydney in mid-2023. Her research explores the ways fans participate within commodified fandom spaces, with her PhD using Taylor Swift and the CW series Supernatural as case studies.
On a day-to-day basis, Georgia is a strategic communications and public relations professional who is passionate about fan engagement and loves helping brands and organisations strengthen their relationships with their audiences.
Most importantly, Georgia has been a Swiftie since she first heard Love Story as a fourteen-year-old. She's a Speak Now and Red stan, and her favourite vault track is Electric Touch.
