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2018 Agenda

  • MONDAY FEB 05
  • TUESDAY FEB 06
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Palisades Ballroom
SPEAKER:
Adi Chikara, Client Partner, 3Pillar Global
Adi Chikara

Client Partner,
3Pillar Global

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Palisades Ballroom
Content moves quickly these days but contracts still move slowly. How are artists and rights owners trying to close the gap?

PANELISTS:
Virginie Berger, CEO, Armonia Online
Thomas Minkus, Managing Director, IPR License
Michael Shanley, Vice President, IT Business Development, Music Reports
Kuni Takahashi, SVP of Business Development, Rumblefish  
MODERATOR: Paul Sweeting, Co-Founder, RightsTech Project; Founder & Principal, Concurrent Media Strategies
Virginie Berger

CEO,
Armonia Online

Thomas Minkus

Managing Director,
IPR License

Michael Shanley

Vice President, IT Business Development,
Music Reports

Kuni Takahashi

SVP of Business Development,
Rumblefish

Paul Sweeting

Co-Founder, RightsTech Project;
Founder & Principal, Concurrent Media Strategies

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Palisades Ballroom
SPEAKERS:
David Israelite, President & CEO, National Music Publishers’ Association
INTERVIEWER:
Paul Sweeting, Co-Founder, RightsTech Project; Founder & Principal, Concurrent Media Strategies
David Israelite

President & CEO,
National Music Publishers’ Association

Paul Sweeting

Co-Founder, RightsTech Project;
Founder & Principal, Concurrent Media Strategies

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Palisades Ballroom
The music business is notoriously opaque when it comes to royalty collections and payments. But entrepreneurs are starting to pry open the many black boxes that litter the music supply chain. A music industry transparency report.

PANELISTS:
Bill Colitre, Vice President & General Counsel, Music Reports, Inc.  
 Mark Eisenberg, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, SoundExchange, Inc.
Jesse Morris, Chief Legal Officer, HAAWK, Inc.
MODERATOR
: Vickie Nauman, Founder/Owner, CrossBorderWorks
Bill Colitre

Vice President & General Counsel,
Music Reports, Inc.

Mark Eisenberg

Senior Vice President,
Strategic Initiatives SoundExchange, Inc.

Jesse Morris

Chief Legal Officer
HAAWK, Inc.

Vickie Nauman

Founder/Owner,
CrossBorderWorks

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Palisades Ballroom
This panel will explore how the Earning Revolution—the rise of independent work enabled through digital platforms like Uber and Airbnb—is fueling disruption in the music and entertainment industries. Featuring insights from Erik Steigen, President and CEO at USA Media Rights, Matt Burns, Co-Founder and General Counsel at INgrooves, and Ty Bennion, SVP Global Sales at Hyperwallet, this session will examine the changing landscape of content creation and highlight how companies can better attract and retain artists.

PANELISTS:
Tyron Bennion, SVP of Global Sales, Hyperwallet 
Matt Burns, Co-Founder and General Counsel, INGrooves
Erik Steigen, President & CEO, USA Media Rights, Inc.
MODERATOR: Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Tyron Bennion

SVP of Global Sales,
Hyperwallet

Matt Burns

Co-Founder and General Counsel,
INGrooves

Erik Steigen

President & CEO,
USA Media Rights, Inc.

Ted Cohen

Managing Partner,
TAG Strategic

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Palisades Ballroom
SPEAKERS:
Mack Flavelle, Fat Cat, CryptoKitties
MODERATOR: Paul Sweeting, Co-Founder, RightsTech Project; Founder & Principal, Concurrent Media Strategies
Mack Flavelle

Fat Cat,
CryptoKitties

Paul Sweeting

Co-Founder, RightsTech Project;
Founder & Principal, Concurrent Media Strategies

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Palisades Ballroom
PANELISTS:
Jim Helman, CTO, MovieLabs
Amorette Jones, CEO, Pivotal Entertainment
Steve Stewart, CEO & Co-Founder, Vezt 
Ron Wheeler, SVP, Content Protection and Technology Strategy, Twentieth Century Fox
MODERATOR:
Vickie Nauman, Founder/Owner, CrossBorderWorks
Jim Helman

CTO,
MovieLabs

Amorette Jones

CEO,
Pivotal Entertainment

Steve Stewart

CEO & Co-Founder,
Vezt

Ron Wheeler

SVP, Content Protection and Technology Strategy,
Twentieth Century Fox

Vickie Nauman

Founder/Owner,
CrossBorderWorks

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Palisades Ballroom
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Palisades Ballroom
How artists are leveraging technology to find new ways to finance their creative projects.

PANELISTS:
Jon Bahr, VP of Music Publishing and Rights Management, CD Baby
Robert Binning, CEO, StreamSpace, LLC
 Rob Bonstein, VP Business Development, Music, Paradigm Talent Agency
Kinsey Cronin, Director of Business Development, StartEngine 
Dan Novaes, CEO, Current
Bryce Weiner, Founder, Tao Network 
MODERATOR: Chris O'Brien, Partner, Venable LLP
John Bahr

VP of Music Publishing and Rights Management,
CD Baby

Rob Bonstein

VP Business Development, Music,
Paradigm Talent Agency

Robert Binning

CEO,
StreamSpace, LLC

Kinsey Cronin

Director of Business Development,
StartEngine

Dan Noveas

CEO,
Current

Bryce Weiner

Founder,
Tao Network

Chris O'Brien

Partner,
Venable LLP

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Palisades Ballroom
As computer programs “learn” to write songs, take photographs and tell stories, who (or what) should be considered the author of what they create, and who should own the rights?

PANELISTS:
Edward Klaris, Managing Partner, Klaris IP, LLC
Edward Klaris

Managing Partner,
Klaris IP, LLC