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Billboard Music & Money Symposium
In Association with Loeb & Loeb LLP
Wednesday, March 5th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Music & Money Official Opening Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by Maserati in conjunction with HSBC Bank
Location: Maserati Park Avenue Showroom
410 Park Avenue at 55th Street
Thursday, March 6, 2008
The St. Regis, New York
2 East 55th Street at 5th Ave
The Billboard Music & Money Symposium: A one-day event dedicated to connecting buyers and sellers of music related assets with each other, as well as with legal, financial and strategic advisors central to the deal making process. Conference Sessions – Penthouse Level
8:00am - 8:45am
Registration/Continental Breakfast Sponsored by HSBC Bank
8:45am - 9:00am
Opening Greeting/State of the Industry
Tamara Conniff, Group Editorial Director, Billboard
9:00am - 9:30am
KEYNOTE Q&A with Sean Moriarty, CEO, Ticketmaster
The touring industry is the most dynamic part of the music business, and no area of the live business is undergoing more change than event ticketing. As such, the music business is watching what Ticketmaster - the world's largest ticketing company, will do next to revolutionize this constantly evolving global marketplace.
Join Billboard's Tamara Conniff for an in-depth Q&A session with Ticketmaster CEO Sean Moriarty on sea change in ticketing including: the secondary market, new technologies, new and powerful alliances and what the future holds for this business.
9:30am - 10:15am
The Money Is in the Song: The Economics of Music Publishing
Leading experts discuss how consolidation has affected the music publishing landscape, the art of acquiring music publishing catalogs, and the impact of digital on the value of a song.
Moderator:
Susan Butler, Senior Correspondent, Legal & Publishing, Billboard
Speakers:
Martin Bandier, Chairman/CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Steve Lewis, Founder/CEO, Stage Three Music
Ralph Peer II, Chairman/CEO, peermusic
Niels Teves, co-CEO, Fintage House
10:15am - 10:30am
Networking break
Sponsored by Jeff McClusky & Associates
10:30am – 11:15am
DIY Dollars: Investing in Indies
Amid a boom in the growth of independent labels, how do larger labels and financial investors value and invest in indie labels and individual artists?
Moderator:
Cortney Harding, Indies Correspondent, Billboard
Speakers:
Rich Bengloff, President, A2IM
Jim Cooperman, COO & EVP Business & Legal Affairs, Wind-Up Records
Daniel Klaus, Co-founder/CEO, Music Nation & Original Signal Recordings
Michael Koch, CEO, Koch Entertainment
Nat Pastor, VP of Business Development, Warner Music Group
11:15am - 11:45am
KEYNOTE Q&A with Clive Davis and Charles Goldstuck
Get an in-depth view of how the major labels can transform themselves into major media companies. What is the role of the label, and how do they effectively build campaigns and hits for artists?
Join Billboard’s Tamara Conniff for an in-depth discussion with Clive Davis, Chairman and CEO, BMG Label Group, and Charles Goldstuck, President and Chief Operating Officer, BMG Label Group on key strategies to successfully manage a massive company and develop hit artists.
11:45am - 12:45pm
Coming to You Live: The Financial Rewards of Touring
The touring business continues to thrive even as the recorded music business struggles. This session will look at the prospects for further consolidation in the touring business. How are venue and promoter assets valued? Also to be examined: touring’s growing investment strategy in digital offerings that can enhance their businesses.
Moderator:
Ray Waddell, Executive Director of Content and Programming for Touring and Live Entertainment, Billboard
Speakers:
Steven A. Cohen, Managing Director, Anschutz Investment Company
Jay Marciano, President, Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Bryan Perez, CEO, Global Digital, Live Nation
Charlie Walker, Partner, C3 Presents
12:45pm- 2:00pm
Luncheon Sponsored by Kroll
Address by Sunny Hostin, Managing Director, Business Intelligence and Investigations Division, Kroll
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Show Us the Money: Venture Capitalists and Private Equity Experts Talk Strategy and Digital Dealmaking
Sponsored by Music Building, Inc.
Address by Roget M. Lerner, CFO, Music Building, Inc.
Leaders discuss the state of mergers and acquisitions in the digital entertainment industry. How is the maturation of Web 2.0 impacting VC backing of new music related start-ups? Investors debate the soundness of current investment strategies. How are bets changing? What categories are hot? Or simply some good ideas to cash in on this discussion is for you.
Moderator:
Bill Werde, Executive Editor, Billboard
Speakers:
Scott Levine, SVP, Corporate Development, Global Digital Business Group, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Andrew Lipsher, Partner, Greycroft LLC
Larry S. Miller, Principal, L.E.K. Consulting
Jonathan Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
Greg Scholl, President & CEO, The Orchard
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Behind the Scenes: Two Case Studies
Sponsored by Loeb & Loeb LLP
Join John Frankenheimer, Co-Chairman, Loeb & Loeb LLP, as he delves deep into some of the most interesting business models in today’s market.
Moderator:
John Frankenheimer, Co-Chairman, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Speakers:
Larry Mestel, Partner/CEO, Primary Wave Music Publishing
John Rudolph, CEO, Bug Music
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Networking break
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Trends in Media Investment
A look at how music assets play in the world of big media. What are the prospects of further consolidation among the major labels? Do labels and music companies function well as public companies? How are larger trends in media investment and M&A in films, Internet, mobile and gaming impacting music fortunes on the big stage with Wall Street and private equity investors?
Moderator:
Susan Butler, Senior Correspondent, Legal & Publishing, Billboard
Speakers:
Tom McGrath, Founder/Sr. Managing Director, Crossroads Media
Helen Murphy, International Media Services, President
Robert Wiesenthal, Chief Strategy Officer, Sony Entertainment and Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer, Sony Corporation of America
Strauss Zelnick, Partner, ZelnickMedia
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Closing Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by Loeb & Loeb LLP
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