Nicholas Pickard is Executive Director of Public Affairs & Government Relations at APRA AMCOS, Australasia's largest music industry organisation representing over 128,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. He serves on the boards of Screen Australia, the NSW Creative Communities Council and Performance Space. With over 20 years' experience spanning Australian federal and state government, he leads advocacy across cultural policy, copyright, AI and creative industries, industry development, and securing government co-investment for artists and the sector.