Mitch Wilson (they/them) is the Managing Director of the Australian Festival Association (AFA). The national peak industry body for festival promoters and suppliers. The AFA was formed in 2018 in response to the NSW government attempts to regulate music festival’s out of existence and has since grown significantly in both membership and influence.

Prior to the AFA Mitch was a political adviser for over nine years in NSW, Victoria and Canberra, before working in government affairs for Live Nation Australia and NZ. Currently the AFA is working with members, the music industry and government to sustain festival businesses through the current crisis after high profile cancellations this year including Splendour in the Grass and Groovin’ the Moo.