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FEATURED SPEAKERS

Thomas Hesse President Global Digital & U.S. Sales Business Sony BMG Music Entertainment	Richard Blackstone Senior Advisor to the Chairman Warner Music Group	David Pakman CEO eMusic
David Caulton Head of Strategic Planning Zune Microsoft	David Israelite President & CEO National Music Publishers Association	Steve Marks EVP & General Counsel RIAA

CO-CHAIRS

PANELISTS & MODERATORS

Ray Waddell Executive Director Touring & Live Entertainment Billboard	Thomas Gewecke SVP, Digital Business Group Sony BMG	Gregg Steele Sr. Director, Music Programming Sirius Satellite Radio
Ali Partovi CEO iLike Inc.	Antony Bruno Exec. Dir., Content & Programming, Digital/Mobile Billboard	John BaRoss VP, Global Sales & Strategic Development Click and Buy

David Card VP, Research JupiterKagan	Martin Kay CEO Finetune	Anders Hjelmtorp Executive Director Export Music Sweden
Ron Milkes EVP, Operations & General Counsel Control Room	Marty Lafferty CEO DCIA	Are Traasdahl Founder & CEO Thumbplay

Christopher Levy CEO BUYDRM	Les President & Co-Founder INTENT MediaWorks	Daniel Harris Founder & CEO MediaPass Network
Ashwin Moranganti VP, Marketing PeerApp	Rio D. Caraeff General Manager Universal Music Mobile, N. A.	Dan Porter VP, Corporate Development Virgin USA
Noah Dinkin Co-Founder/Partner United for Opportunity	Tom Gates Artist Manager Nettwerk Music Group	Scott McKenzie Group Editorial Director Billboard
John Simson Executive Director SoundExchange	Robert Driscoll Partner Davis Wright Tremaine LLP	Larry Linietsky VP, Business Development Clear Channel Online Music & Radio
Bob Kohn Chairman & CEO RoyaltyShare Inc.	Maurice Russell VP, Licensing & Label Relations The Harry Fox Agency	Chris Coyle VP, Content Acquisition & Development Muze
Jennifer Lane President Net Radio Sales	Christopher Amenita SVP of ASCAP’s Enterprises Group ASCAP	Dave Dederer Sr. Dir., Media Content  Melodeo Artist The Presidents of the United States of America
Jared Hoffman President & CEO Knitting Factory Entertainment	Kevin Barenblat Co-Founder SpotDJ	Tim Bucher CEO & Chief Product Officer ZING
Mike Bebel President & CEO Ruckus Network, Inc.	Leslie Poole CEO Javien Digital Payment Solutions	Michael Downing Chairman & CEO GoFish
Scott Hagedorn Director of Innovation OMD Digital	John Burris VP Wireless Data Sprint Nextel Corporation	David Hyman CEO & Founder MOG
Michael Petricone SVP of Gov't Affairs Consumer Electronics Assoc.

DAY 1 – Tuesday, February 27

1:00pm – 1:30pm
REGISTRATION

1:30pm – 1:45pm
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire
Antony Bruno, Executive Director, Content & Programming, Digital/Mobile, Billboard
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic/Chairman, Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas

1:45pm – 2:45pm
PANEL 1:  The State of the Digital Union
This panel of industry experts will discuss the hot button issues of day, including the debate over digital music pricing, online and mobile music product offerings and business models, next generation devices and the future of digital rights management. What is the current state of the online and mobile music markets and where is the industry heading? 

Panelists
Thomas Gewecke, SVP, Digital Business Group, Sony BMG
Gabriel Levy, GM, Label Relations, RealNetworks Europe
Greg Scholl, CEO, The Orchard
David Del Beccaro, President & CEO, Music Choice
Mike Bebel, President & CEO, Ruckus Network, Inc.
Michael Downing, Chairman & CEO, GoFish
Moderator
Ted Cohen, Managing Director, TAG Strategic

2:45pm – 3:30pm
PANEL 2: 
How Brands are Navigating the Digital Entertainment Space
Given the proliferation of new technologies, how are brand marketers and their agencies navigating the space?  The panelists share their experience and processes in making smart marketing investments in an ever changing landscape.

Panelists
Marcus Peterzell, Co-President, AWE
Bill Averill, Regional Marketing Manager, Miller Brewing Company
Scott Hagedorn, Director of Innovation, OMD Digital
Moderator
Steve Knill, President, Radiate Entertainment (an Omnicom Company)

3:30pm – 4:00pm
NETWORKING BREAK hosted by:
 

4:00pm – 5:00pm
PANEL 3:  Mobile Music Revolution – Music Beyond Ringtones
To date, the business of mobile music has been mainly about ringtones. While ringtones already represent a large part of total digital music revenues, it is just the beginning of the mobile music revolution. New devices and services being launched this year open up a whole new world of possibilities. Full track mobile download sales are growing and mobile streaming services are on the rise as well, with potential to further music sales through personalized recommendation engines. This panel will discuss the current state of the mobile music market in the US and how to find the opportunities and avoid the pitfalls in this rapidly evolving field of music distribution and marketing.

Panelists
Matt Schwartz, Manager, Music Operations & Business Dev., Verizon Wireless
Adam Sexton, Chief Marketing Officer, Groove Mobile
Are Traasdahl, Founder & CEO, Thumbplay
Rio Caraeff, General Manager, Universal Music Mobile, N.A.
Dave Dederer, Sr. Dir., Media Content, Melodeo/Artist, The Presidents of the United States of America
John Burris, VP  Wireless Data, Sprint Nextel Corporation
Moderator
Ralph Simon, Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas


5:00pm – 5:20pm
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Richard Blackstone, Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Warner Music Group
Interviewed by: Ralph Simon, Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas

 

5:30pm – 6:30pm
COCKTAIL RECEPTION hosted by:

7:00pm – 9:30pm
LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE at:

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6:30pm
Shuttles from Museum to Knitting Factory
Courtesy of Speakerheart

6:45pm
Doors Open at Knitting Factory

Digital Media Wire Raffle – Win Great Prizes!!
Items being raffled include:
-Sirius Stiletto from ZING
-Motorola Q from Motorola
-Zune from Microsoft
-Gremlin from MusicGremlin
-Pass to Attend Future DMW Conference from Digital Media Wire

Performances by:
Speakerheart Presents Leigh Nash
www.leighnash.com - www.myspace.com/leighnash


Speakerheart Presents The Brakes
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INTENT MediaWorks Presents ESHY (Produced by Daddy O)
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DAY 2 – Wednesday, February 28

9:00am – 9:30am
FEATURED PRESENTATION
What’s in the Bag?
Digital device connoisseurs Ted Cohen and Dave Ulmer discuss and demonstrate the latest in digital devices and gadgetry.  You’ll have to be there to see what they pull out of their bags next.

Presented by:
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic/Chairman, Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas
Dave Ulmer, Sr. Director, Marketing, Motorola

9:30am - 10:30am
PANEL 1: Device & Format Wars:
Who Will Be the Winners & the Losers?
For the past 2 years, Apple has dominated the device market with its iPod player and proprietary iTunes format. With the rollout of Microsoft’s Zune player, a battle over devices and formats is beginning to take shape. Meanwhile, there is growing support for MP3 as the industry standard. Who will be the winners and losers? This panel of experts will discuss developments which will tip in favor of one device or format over the other. What is the likely effect on consumers? Is there an end in sight, where we might see a world where devices and formats do not restrict use and portability?

Panelists
David Pakman, President & CEO, eMusic
Robert Khedouri, Co-Founder, MusicGremlin
Gerd Leonhard, CEO, Sonific LLC
Tim Bucher, CEO& Chief Product Officer, ZING
Jason Reindorp, Director, Microsoft/Zune
John BaRoss, VP, Global Sales & Strategic Development, Click and Buy
Moderator
David Card, VP & Senior Analyst, JupiterKagan, Inc.

10:30am – 11:00am
NETWORKING BREAK hosted by:

11:00am – 11:30am
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Marty Diamond, Founder & President,  Little Big Man Booking
Interviewed by: Ray Waddell, Exec. Director of Content & Programming, Touring & Live Entertainment, Billboard

11:30am – 12:30pm
PANEL 2: Digital Copyrights: The Wild West All Over Again?
The music industry has been completely turned upside-down by the growth of the Internet and the new digital world. At the same time, copyright laws still stem from the analogue days of sheet music and orchestra performances. Clearly, something needs to change. The industry has tried rear guard actions like lawsuits, but music consumers are still filling up their players with unlicensed music and the RIAA is still battling with technology companies over new innovations. This panel of music and copyright experts will discuss what needs to happen so that artists can live off their creativity, labels and publishers can see a fair return on their investments, technology companies have an incentive to innovate and receive a fair share of the pie and music fans can satisfy their current hunger for and exploration of new and/or alternative music.

Panelists
Jonathan Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
Jim Griffin, Managing Director, OneHouse, LLC
Michael Petricone, SVP, Government Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association
David Israelite, President & CEO, National Music Publishers Association
Steve Marks, EVP & General Counsel, Recording Industry Association of America
Moderator
Aydin Caginalp, Partner, Alston & Bird

12:30pm – 1:30pm
LUNCH BREAK hosted by: 

1:30pm – 2:00pm
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Thomas Hesse, President, Global Digital Business, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Interviewed by: John T. Frankenheimer, Chair, Music Group Partner and Co-Chair, Loeb & Loeb LLP

2:00pm – 2:30pm
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Bruce Warren, Assistant General Manager of Programming, WXPN & Executive Producer, World Cafe
Interviewed by: Ned Sherman, CEO, Digital Media Wire

2:30pm – 3:20pm
TRACK 1, PANEL 3: Social Music Discovery
Discovery and recommendation services are changing the way we find the music we like.  As more music becomes available online and the long tail gets longer, improved search, filters, discovery and recommendation services are going to play a more important role in online commerce.  This panel of experts will discuss the latest developments in discovery and recommendation services.

Panelists
Ali Partovi, CEO, iLike Inc.
Rachna Bhasin, VP, Business Development, EMI Music North America
Tim Westergren, Chief Strategy Officer, Pandora
Martin Kay, CEO, Finetune
Zahavah Levine, General Counsel & VP Business Affairs, YouTube, Inc.
David Hyman, CEO & Founder, MOG
Moderator
Brian Garrity, Senior Correspondent, Billboard

2:30pm – 3:20pm TRACK 2, PANEL 3: Redefining Radio (At Least That's What We Used To Call It) While competition in the Internet and satellite markets intensifies, traditional radio broadcasters are increasingly repositioning themselves as multi-faceted media brands that provide a range of services – including on-demand news and music and online social networking - to their listening audiences. Does the localization of traditional radio broadcasters give them an advantage over competitors in the satellite and online space? Can traditional radio broadcasters succeed in converting loyal listeners to online community? This panel of industry experts will discuss consumer response to new “radio” services and offerings. Who will be the winners and losers in the changing world of radio? Panelists Larry Linietsky, VP Business Development, Clear Channel Online Music & Radio Jennifer Lane, President, Net Radio Sales Kevin Barenblat, Co-Founder, SpotDJ Maria C. Thomas, VP & General Manager, NPR Digital Media Gregg Steele, Sr. Director, Music Programming, Sirius Satellite Radio Moderator Scott McKenzie, Group Editorial Director, Billboard

3:20pm – 3:50pm
NETWORKING BREAK hosted by:

3:50pm – 4:40pm
TRACK 1, PANEL 4: A&R in the Digital Age
A&R is fundamentally changing and the changes are happening fast. There is a growing awareness that labels need to have a digital and mobile strategy that connects with A&R to succeed today. This panel of A&R executives and their digital counterparts discuss the future of A&R. What innovative techniques are being used by creative A&R execs that are changing the A&R landscape? How do new technologies affect the A&R process? Does the Internet and digital technologies give artists a better chance to be heard by A&R executives and music supervisors while simultaneously building a fan base?

Panelists
Maria Egan-Cohen, A&R, Columbia Records
Jason Fiber, President, Cordless Recordings
Noah Dinkin, Co-Founder/Partner, United for Opportunity
Tom Gates, Artist Manager, Nettwerk Music Group
Anders Hjelmtorp, Executive Director, Export Music Sweden
Moderator
Ralph Simon, Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas

3:50pm – 4:40pm TRACK 2, PANEL 4: Digital Rights and Clearances for Music Far too often digital music deals get done only to be held up by complicated and time-consuming rights clearance processes. This panel of experts will discuss rights clearance issues for digital music licenses. What are some of the common problems and how can they be avoided? Panelists Bob Kohn, Chairman & CEO, RoyaltyShare Inc. Chris Coyle, VP, Content Acquisition & Development, Muze John Simson, Executive Director, SoundExchange Maurice Russell, Licensing & Artist Relations, The Harry Fox Agency Chris Amenita, SVP, Enterprises Group, ASCAP Moderator Robert Driscoll, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

4:40pm – 5:30pm
PANEL 5:
The Evolution of Live Music Events through Digital Media
Technology is creating new opportunities and experiences for artists, performers, promoters, vendors and fans. From text messaging to broadband video to online recommendation and billing systems, technology is enhancing the live music experience. This panel will discuss how technologies are being used to better connect with fans and promote, produce and create new revenue opportunities around live events.

Panelists
Vito Iaia Sr. Director, Music, Ticketmaster
Dave Jaworski, CEO, Passalong Networks
Jack Isquith, Executive Director, Music Industry Relations, AOL Music
Michael Dorf, Founder, DCN & Knitting Factory
Scott Fedewa, EVP & Executive Producer, Live Nation
Ron Milkes, VP, Business & Legal Affairs, General Counsel, Control Room
Moderator
Kelli Richards, President & CEO, The All Access Group

4:40pm – 5:30pm TRACK 2, PANEL 5: Pros & Cons of P2P for Music Distribution Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing technologies represent either enormous new opportunities or an ever-growing threat to the marketplace for licensed music, depending on your point of view. With exponentially more traffic than competing online environments, and users who are actively seeking to discover and acquire new music; bands, singer-songwriters, and other rights holders cannot afford to ignore this steadily growing phenomenon. What is really happening in terms of the development P2P business models for monetizing music? Panelists Christopher Levy, CEO, BUYDRM Les Ottolenghi, President & Co-Founder, INTENT MediaWorks Daniel Harris, CEO, MediaPass Network Ashwin Moranganti, VP, Marketing, PeerApp Dan Porter, VP, Corporate Development, Virgin USA Leslie Poole, CEO, Javien Digital Payment Solutions Moderator Marty Lafferty, CEO, DCIA

6:30pm – 9:00pm
VIP INVITE ONLY RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF SWEDEN

 

DMF PAST PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:

and many more...

Larry Kenswil, President, Universal Music Group - eLabs - Terry McBride, Founder & CEO, Nettwerk Productions - David Del Beccaro, President, CEO & Founder, Music Choice - Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office - Ralph Simon, Chairman - Americas, Mobile Entertainment Forum - Shawn Gold, SVP of Marketing and Content, MySpace - Seamus McAteer, Chief Product Architect + Senior Analyst, M:Metrics - Lee Abrams, Chief Programming Officer, XM Satellite Radio - Bryan Biniak, SVP & GM, AG Interactive, American Greetings - Steve Blatter, SVP, Music Programming, SIRIUS Satellite Radio - Lesley Bleakley, CEO, Beggars Group North America - Anthony Bruno, Editor, Digital/Mobile, Billboard - Aydin Caginalp, Managing Partner, NY Office, Alston & Bird - David Card, VP & Senior Analyst, JupiterResearch - Greg Clayman, VP, Wireless, MTV Networks - Ted Cohen, SVP, Digital Development, EMI Music - Leslie Darling, Vice President, comScore Media Metrix - John Frankenheimer, Chair-Music Group, Partner & Co-Chair, Loeb & Loeb LLC - Stephen Friedman, General Manager, mtvU - Eric Garland, CEO, BigChampagne Online Media Measurement - Brian Garrity, Senior Business Writer, Billboard - Mike Gaumond, VP, Digital Media Services, Motorola - Larry Gerbrandt, SVP & Senior Analyst, Nielsen Entertainment - Dave Goldberg, VP & GM, Yahoo! Music –Jim Griffin, CEO, Cherry Lane Digital – Nic Harcourt, Music Director & Host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW - John Harrobin, VP–Marketing Communications, Verizon Wireless - Michael Hausman, Co-Founder/Manager, SuperEgo Records & United Musicians – Thomas Hesse, President-Global Digital Business, SonyBMG Music Entertainment - Jack Isquith, Executive Director, Music Industry Relations, AOL Music & AOL Radio - Dave Jaworski, Founder & CEO, PassAlong Networks - John Kilcullen, President & Publisher, Billboard - Matt Kleinschmit, Vice President, Ipsos Insight - Avery Kotler, Senior Director of Business & Legal Affairs, Napster - Scott McKenzie, Group Editorial Director, Billboard - David Pakman, President & CEO, eMusic - Tim Quirk, General Manager, Music, RealNetworks - Farrell Reynolds, President & COO, Ruckus - JJ Rosen, VP & GM, Digital Business, US, Sony BMG Music Entertainment - Rusty Rueff, Chief Executive Officer, SNOCAP - Thomas Ryan, SVP - Mobile & Digital Development, EMI Music - Greg Scholl, CEO, The Orchard - Adam Sexton, VP of Marketing & Product Management, Groove Mobile - Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire - LaSean Smith, Senior Product Manager, Digital Media, Motorola - Michael Weiss, CEO, Streamcast Networks - Jeff Liebenson, Partner, Entertainment & Media, KMZ Rosenman - John Perry Barlow, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, Electronic Frontier Foundation - Craig Palmer - President & CEO, Gracenote - Brad Duea -