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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2005
THE ST. REGIS, NEW YORK CITY
(subject to change)
8:00am - 8:45am
Penthouse, 20th floor
Registration & Continental breakfast
8:45am - 9:00am
St. Regis Roof Ballroom, 20th floor
Opening Greeting: Tamara Conniff, Co-executive Editor, Billboard
9:00am - 9:45am
St. Regis Roof Ballroom, 20th floor
You Say You Want a Revolution: The Digital View From the Top
Leaders of the digital music revolution provide fresh insights about the new distribution models and the evolving battle for digital market share.
Moderator: Tamara Conniff, Co-executive editor, Billboard
Brad Duea, President, Napster
Dave Goldberg, VP/GM of Music, Yahoo
Shahid Khan, Managing Director Ent., BearingPoint
9:45am - 10:45am
St. Regis Roof Ballroom, 20th floor
Goin' Mobile: Investing in the New Connected Consumer
Mobile music promises to be a big driver of entertainment revenues in the coming years. We'll examine this hot new investment arena with the visionaries who are inventing the space. What's clicking with the consumer at this new intersection of entertainment, information and communications?
Moderator: Antony Bruno, Senior Writer/Digital, Billboard
Alex Bloom, Associate Director of Programming, Verizon Wireless
Rio Caraeff, VP/GM Universal Mobile Music US, Universal Music Group
Alan Peyrat, Principal, Apax Partners
Nigel Rundstrom, VP Multimedia, Nokia
Robert Tercek, Chief Marketing Officer, Mforma
10:45am - 11:30am
St. Regis Roof Ballroom, 20th floor
Music Makes the World Go Round: One-on-One with Andrew Lack
Loeb & Loeb co-chairman John Frankenheimer conducts a candid interview with the CEO of SONY BMG Music Entertainment. Topics will include a progress report on the merger and the new company's digital strategy.
11:40am - 1:00pm
St. Regis Roof Ballroom, 20th floor
Are You Going to Be My Brand: Branded Entertainment and Non-Traditional Revenue Streams
Artists and labels increasingly are partnering with consumer products and brands to generate new revenues while reaching a broader audience through TV, film, the Internet, and other media. Experts discuss the line between music and commerce and the marriage of brands and bands.
Moderator: Susan Butler, Senior Legal Writer, Billboard
Panelists:
Chris Lighty, CEO, Violator Management/Violator Records
Kenny Meiselas, Partner, Grubman Indursky
Jarrod Moses, CEO/President, Alliance
Laurie Soriano, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Steve Stoute, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, Translation Consultation & Brand Imaging
1:00pm -2:00pm
Luncheon
2:00pm - 3:20pm
St. Regis Roof Ballroom, 20th floor
A Change is Gonna Come: New Opportunities and Evolving Strategies in Music & Digital Entertainment
Amid downsizing and consolidation, a new generation of entrepreneurs has stepped up to build companies that can capitalize on today's changing landscape. From digital aggregators to artist incubators to a host of hybrids, these new companies are creating the roadmaps for success in the new century. What are their current prospects and how can these companies best be structured for future mergers & acquisitions?
Moderator: Ken Schlager, Co-executive Editor, Billboard
Panelists:
Ken Antonelli, President, RED Music Distribution
Michael Elkin, Partner, Thelen Reid & Priest
John Meneilly, Business Manager
Larry Miller, CEO,OR Music
Greg Scholl, Managing Director, Dimensional Associates
3:30pm - 4:15pm
St. Regis Roof Ballroom, 20th floor
Q&A with Shawn Fanning, Founder/Chier Strategy Officer, Snocap Inc., conducted by Billboard's Co-executive Editor Tamara Conniff
4:25pm - 5:45pm
St. Regis Roof Ballroom, 20th floor
Living in a Material World: Valuations, Dealmaking and Predictions for 2005
Sponsored by BearingPoint
Investment interest is once again gathering around everything from label and publishing assets to artist management ventures to digital and mobile commerce platforms. What's driving current deal-making? What's the impact of major label consolidation? What assets are likely to be in demand in the coming years? What role will private equity play? How do fears of piracy and hopes for digital distribution impact valuations?
Moderator: Brian Garrity, Senior Business Writer, Billboard
Panelists:
Martin Bandier, Chairman & CEO, EMI Music Publishing
John Rudolph, CEO, Music Analytics
Terri Santisi, National Industry Dir. Media & Ent. Practice, KPMG
Michael Sukin, Attorney, Sukin Law Group
Harold Vogel, President, Vogel Capital Management
5:45pm - 7:30pm
Cocktail Party
Sponsored by Loeb & Loeb LLP
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