11:05am–11:55am
Panel 2: The Social Networking Phenomenon & Music
Social networking site MySpace took the industry by storm in 2005. Acquired by News Corp’s Fox Interactive Media unit a year ago for $580 million, the company has emerged as a major player in the music space with significant partnerships with mobile carriers, artists and major labels. What is the future of social networking and music?

Panelists
Stephen Murray, President, Entertainment, BurnLounge
Shervin Pishevar, President & COO, Freewebs, Inc.
David Hyman, CEO & Founder, MOG
Jozef Nuyens, Founder/SVP, Int'l Dev.,
      PassAlong Networks
Jamie Perlman, Director of Business Dev.
      for Retail Partners, SNOCAP
Moderator
Dorrian Porter, CEO, Mozes, Inc.

11:05am–11:55am
Digital Rights & 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?

Speakers
Chris Amenita, SVP, Enterprises Group, ASCAP
David Powell, President, The Music Bridge LLC
Les Watkins, VP, Business Affairs & Bus. Dev., Music Reports
Maurice Russell, VP, Licensing, Harry Fox Agency

Moderator
David Oxenford, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

2:15pm–3:00pm
Panel 3: The Future of Radio
Digital technologies have changed the radio landscape. While competition in the Internet and satellite markets intensifies, traditional broadcasters are reinventing themselves to compete in the digital, on-demand world. This panel of industry experts will examine recent developments in the radio ecosystem and discuss where the industry is going and what this means for consumers and the music industry as a whole.

Panelists
Mark Lam, Chairman, Executive Committee & CEO, Live365
Gerrit Meier, SVP/GM, Clear Channel Online Music & Radio
Gary Cohen, General Manager, AOL Music Now
Tim Bucher, CEO & Chief Product Officer, ZING
Dave Ulmer, Marketing, Digital Media Services, Motorola
Maria C. Thomas, VP & GM, NPR Digital Media
Moderator
Paul Heine, Executive Editor, Radio & Records, Billboard

2:15pm–3:00pm
Open Mic with Digital Music Industry Leaders
This roundtable of digital music industry leaders will open up the mics for a range of questions, including how artists can utilize the Internet, mobile and digital distribution to promote, market, build tours and sell music. Audience interaction will be encouraged and no question is off limits.

Panelists
Jozef Nuyens, Founder & SVP, Int’l, PassAlong Networks
Jan Eglen, Ph.D. CEO, Digonex Technologies, Inc.
Chris Montgomery, EVP Marketing & Product Marketing, Musicrypt
Greg Scholl, CEO, The Orchard

Moderator
Tess Taylor, President, NARIP

3:30pm–4:15pm
Panel 4: Advertising, Promotions & Digital Music
With the resurgence of online adverti sing, there is much talk these days about ad-supported models for digital music. This panel will discuss ad-supported models for digital music distribution as well as opportunities to use digital music as promotional currency. Where are the opportunities and who will benefit?

Panelists
David Del Beccaro, President, CEO & Founder, Music Choice
Ed Delfs, VP, National Advertising Sales, RealNetworks
Ken Parks, SVP, Strategy & Bus. Dev., EMI Music
Dominique-Sébastien Forest, VP, Bus. Dev.,
      Puretracks LLC
Steve Skrzyniarz, Founder & CEO,
      Soundflavor
Moderator
Aydin Caginalp, Managing Partner, NYC Office,
      Alston & Bird

3:30pm–4:15pm
Speakerheart Demo Presentation & Indie Roundtable
How to Self-Publish, Manage, and Promote Your Music (or maybe even form your own label!)


Panelists
Brent Muhle, General Manager Nettwerk Music Group
David Wright, Director of Product Management, Speakerheart
Ben Eisner, Speakerheart
Rachel Segal, Artist Relations & Marketing Specialist, MusicIP
John Boyle, Owner & President, The BAM Group

4:45pm–5:30pm
Panel 5: Broadband Video & Music
Broadband video is back and is creating opportunities for the digital distribution of music videos. This panel will discuss opportunities and business models for the digital distribution of music videos. What verdana will a robust market for online video have on the future of the music industry? What types of deals are being done?

Panelists
Erik Flannigan, VP, Programming, America Online
Raghav Gupta, Dir., Bus. Dev. & Strategy, Brightcove
Mark Pascarella, President, Gotuit
Lance Ware, CEO, SyncCast
Bill Wheaton, VP, Digital Media, Akamai
Moderator
Brian Garrity, Senior Correspondent, Billboard

4:45pm–5:30pm
The Evolution of Peer-to-Peer & Music
P2P file-sharing technologies are establishing a robust new marketplace for licensed music distribution. With exponentially more traffic than competing channels, and users who are actively seeking to discover and acquire new music, now is the time for bands, singer-songwriters, and other rights holders to explore P2P opportunities. Learn about P2P business models for monetizing music ranging from ad-supported to subscription to paid download.

Panelists
Chip Venters, CEO, Digital Containers
Joey Patuleia, VP, Artist Relations, INTENT MediaWorks
Daniel Harris, CEO, MediaPass Network
Michael Weiss, CEO, StreamCast Networks
John Desmond, VP, MediaSentry Services, SafeNet
Eric Garland, CEO, BigChampagne

Moderator
Marty Lafferty, CEO, DCIA