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APRIL 25 - 28 2005
HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL • Miami
100 Chopin Plaza, Second Level
Schedule of Events as of 4/13

Monday, April 25
7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Band Shell @ 73rd Street & Collins Avenue
Bullseye Productions presents Reggaetón Night!!
Live performances by
Sucio
La Sinfonia
Locos Por Juana
LunyTunes
Queenie

9:00pm - Midnight
Hotel InterContinental, Versaille Ballroom, Level II
Pre-Conference Kick-Off!
RB Records Showcase with live performances by
JO-L
Danilo Parra
David Torrens
& Cuba Viva

11:00pm - Until
Macarena Restaurant-1334 Washington Avenue
South Beach Macarena & Shock Entertainment Present VOZ VEIS of Latin World Entertainment. Six voices from Venezuela that have captivated Latin America are ready to conquer the U.S. audience with thier new album “Vas”.


Tuesday, April 26
9:00am- 5:00pm
Grand Ballroom Foyer
REGISTRATION
Pick up badges sponsored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems and lanyards sponsored by BMI
Registration bags by Univision Radio

Get your Starbuck’s Coffee!
Pick up a complimentary cd of all recorded sessions by DiscLive

10:00am - 11:15am
Trianon Ballroom
GOING MOBILE: How can labels, artists and publishers best take advantage of the ringtone frenzy? Who gets what and how? And what are the prospects for the Latin American market? Labels, carriers and content providers debate who should get what, how and why.

Moderator: Leila Cobo, Latin Bureau Chief, Billboard

Panelists:
Nestor Casonu, Regional Managing Director/Latin America, EMI Music Publishing
Alfonso Perez-Soto, Director of New Media Latin America & US Latin, Warner Music
John T. Robertson Jr. Esquire, President/CEO, Libertad/Universal Records
Luis Samra, CEO, Wireless Latin Entertainment

11:30am - 12:45pm
Trianon Ballroom
DIGITAL DAYS: Everyone’s scrambling to digitize. With downloads making up only 1-3% of sales, we ask labels and providers, what’s the rush? Where do we stand? Who’s making a buck now? And, what’s in it for those involved?

Moderator: Tamara Conniff, co-Executive Editor, Billboard

Panelists:
Sergio Lopes, VP Marketing/Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Music Latin America
Brad Navin, VP Content Acquisition, The Orchard
Gregg Ogorzelec, Director of Music Programming, Napster
Susan Roberts, Sr. VP New Media, UMVD
Miguel Sierralta, President, EMusicLatino.com
Les Watkins, VP Business Affairs, Music Reports

12:45pm - 1:45pm
LUNCH BREAK

1:45pm - 3:00pm
Trianon Ballroom
PRODUCTION IN MOTION: A LIVE SESSION
Sponsored by Mun2
Multiple Billboard Latin Award winners and chart toppers A.B. Quintanilla and Cruz Martínez lead a live production session, turning hook into song. A one of a kind workshop.

3:15pm - 3:30pm
BILLBOARD- The Re-launch and the Future by John Kilcullen, President & Publisher, Billboard & Tamara Conniff, co-Executive Editor, Billboard

3:30pm - 4:45pm
Trianon Ballroom
BILLBOARD CHARTS WORKSHOP: INSIDE THE NUMBERS AND BEYOND
Sponsorsed by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Everything you need to know about Billboard Latin charts, the systems that drive them and the U.S. Latin marketplace.
Geoff Mayfield, Billboard director of charts and senior analyst, and Latin charts manager Ricardo Companioni will walk you through the nuances of Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BroadcastData Systems, and will explain how charts are compiled,and how savvy record companies use them. The workshop will also slice and dice trends and offer insights.

Moderators:
Ricardo Companioni, Chart Manager: Latin, Dance, Classical, Billboard
Geoff Mayfield, Director of Charts/Sr. Analyst, Billboard

Panelists:
Diego Aguilar, Account Executive, Nielsen Entertainment
Abbe Frank, Senior VP Product Development-Client Relations, Nielsen Entertainment
Eddy Laca, Senior Director of Sales, Universal Music Latino
Carlos Perez, VP of Promotion, Sony BMG Music
Nancy Wagner, Senior VP East Coast, Nielsen Entertainment

5:00pm-6:00pm
Trianon Ballroom
SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT: From iPods to downloads, from fan clubs to good ‘ol CDs, our panel of Latin teens tells us, in their own words, what they listen to, where they listen to it and if and where they but it from.

Moderator: Leila Cobo, Latin Bureau Chief, Billboard

Teens:
Daniela Betancourt
Roberto Bolognia, Venezuela
Vanessa Depara
Erick Diaz
Daniel Echague, Ecuador
Maylin Garcia
Nicole Morejon
Maria Jose Morla, Ecuador
Alejandro Montoya, U.S.- Colombia
Yashira Salcedo, Puerto Rico
Andrew Salgueiro
Vanessa Salgueiro

6:30pm - 8:30pm
POOLSIDE
WELCOME COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Sponsored by MTV Español with LIVE performances!
Performances by:
JD Natasha
Monterosa
Sí Señor

8:30pm - 10:30pm
Grand Ballroom Level II
CTV - The Entertainment Shopping Network
Pre launch preview party
with performances by
Didier
Funkbunka
GQ
Hernan Gamboa
Sacha Nairobi

Wednesday, April 27
9:30am - 5:00pm
Grand Ballroom Foyer
REGISTRATION

10:00am - 11:15am Trianon Ballroom
IT'S CINEMATIC - FILM Q&A WITH FERNANDO TRUEBA & BILLBOARD'S LEILA COBO: Grammy-winning and Oscar-winning film director/producer Fernando Trueba (Of “Belle Epoque,” “Bebo y Cigala” and “Calle 54” fame), talks about the intricate marriage of film and music in his work. From his award-winning films to his award-winning albums, recorded on his own label, “Calle 54,” Trueba delves on how it’s possible to marry quality and commercial success.

11:30am - 12:45pm
Trianon Ballroom
ASCAP PRESENTS: THE DEAL GAME
Come see the music industry in action! Executives from different aspects of the business will be negotiating and making deals right before your eyes. At this panel you will see what happens behind closed doors and how record, publishing and management deals get done.

Moderator: John Echevarria, President, Universal Music Latino

Panelists:
Ramon Arias, Vice President of Latin Operations, Peermusic
Jerry Blair, Principal, The Fuerte Group
Jorge Fonseca , A&R Manager, Sony BMG Norte
Alexandra Lioutikoff , Senior Vice President, ASCAP
Mark Stollman, Entertainment Attorney, Stollman & Grubman

12:45pm - 2:00pm
LUNCH BREAK

2:00pm - 3:15pm
Trianon Ballroom
WORLDS APART - EAST MEETS WEST
Sponsored by Urban Box Office
Urban regional and reggaetón. They’re the hottest, hippest Latin genres; so close to each other, and yet so far. Our marquee panel of hip hop stars discuss how these two manifestations of one genre can find common ground and flourish.

Moderators:
Flavio Morales, Vice President of Programming, Mun2
Mayna Nevarez, President, Nevarez Communications

Artists:
Akwid
Crooked Stilo
Daddy Yankee
Hector "El Bambino"
Ivy Queen
Pitbull
Yotuel

3:30pm - 4:45pm
Trianon Ballroom
THE BILLBOARD Q&A WITH CHAYANNE!
Presented by Heineken
Billboard's Leila Cobo interviews one of Latin Music's biggest stars!

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Versaille Ballroom
HEINEKEN HAPPY HOUR & VIVA LA MUSICA MULTI ARTIST SHOWCASE!
Live Performances by...
Eduardo Osorio, Respek Records
Glory, Machete Music
El Guapo, Maximo Records
LDA, CFEE
Rayito, SouthBeat Records
Xarah, Respek Records


6:30pm - 9:00pm
Yuca Lounge, 501 Lincoln Road
ASCAP ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE
Live Performances by:
Mario Domm
Sergio George
Facundo Monty
Roy Tavaré

9:00pm
THE BILLBOARD BASH
Fifteen O One Barton G (15th Street & Ocean Drive)

The official pre-awards show party with red carpet appearances, presentations and performances by 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards finalists! Special cocktails provided by ABSOLUT PEACH!
Hosted by:
Jorge Bernal & Natalia Villaveces

Scheduled to perform...
Crooked Stilo
Grupo Climax
Ivy Queen
Domenic Marte
and more!!

Thursday, April 28
10:00am - 2:00pm
Grand Ballroom Foyer
REGISTRATION & LAST CHANCE FOR TICKET PICK UP

11:00am - 12:30pm
Trianon Ballroom
Roundtable Discussions:
- Booking and Producing the Latin American Tour
- The new Regional Mexican Buyer
- Sirius Satellite Radio: Shirley Maldonado
- Music Choice: Regla Gonzalez
- Urban Music
- Retail
- Latin Grammys 101: Marya Meyer
-XM Satellite Radio: Hector Corporan

BONUS PROGRAMMING...

VOZ LATINA: MARKETING TO HISPANICS 2005
Hosted by Adweek's Marketing y Medios, The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard (your Billboard Latin Music Conference Badge permits entry to the following sessions)
Versailles Ballroom (Level II)

10:00am-10:45 am
Interview with Emilio Estefan Jr., CEO, Estefan Enterprises Inc. Interviewed by Laura Martinez, Editor, Adweek's Marketing y Medios

10:45am - 11:30am
GENERACION NEXT: WHAT YOUNG LATINOS ARE THINKING, DOING, AND FEELING
Sharing findings from Latino intelligence, a comprehensive lifestyle study of the 14-24 year old Hispanic consumer. Topics will include: What language do young Latinos speak or prefer? What kind of music do they listen to? What marketers are reaching them? How are they different from non-Hispanic youth?

Christy Haubegger, Marketing Brand Manager, Creative Artists Agency & Founder Latina Magazine

11:30am - 11:35am
MUSIC AND BRANDING RESEARCH
Doug Darfield, Senior Vice President, Hispanic Services, Nielsen Media Research


11:35am - 12:30pm
MUSIC AND BRANDING: THE GROWING PARTNERSHIP
Sponsored by Yahoo! Musica
Increasingly, brands and marketers are looking to Latin music, Latin artists and Latin events to reach the ever expanding Latin audience, in both English and Spanish. Exactly how are they doing it and what language is more effective? And, given Latin music's eclectic nature, what artists are filling what gaps?

Moderator: Leila Cobo, Latin Bureau Chief, Billboard

Panelists:
Gabriel Abaroa, President, Latin Recording Academy of Arts & Sciences
Eduardo Caballero, President, MasMusica TeVe
Roxana Este, Artist Manager, RLM
Arturo Vinueza, Chief Executive Officer, Exim Licensing Group
Karl Williams, Marketing Manager, Mountain Dew, Pepsi Cola North America

7:00pm
The Miami Arena
BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS
Produced & Broadcast by Telemundo LIVE!!
Simulcast on Univision Radio
Confirmed performers...
Juanes
Daddy Yankee
Olga Tañon
Thalia
Aleks Syntek
Juan Luis Guerra
Franco De Vita
Marco Antonio Solis
Conjunto Primavera
Marc Anthony
Christian Castro
Paulina Rubio
Soraya
Crooked Stilo

11:30pm
BONGOS!
Awards After-Party
Miami’s hottest party of the year!