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2006 Schedule of Events

8:00 am REGISTRATION
9:00 am OPENING REMARKS
9:10 am KEYNOTE
  Steve Schnur - Worldwide Music & Audio Executive, Electronic Arts

Steve Schnur is responsible for the development and creation of groundbreaking music in EA games, leading The Washington Post to call him “the Clive Davis of the videogame industry.” Prior to joining EA in 2002, Schnur held various executive positions with MTV, Elektra Entertainment, Chrysalis Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records, and has supervised and produced music for films including CRUEL INTENTIONS and MISS CONGENIALITY. Mr. Schnur has been profiled by the New York Times, London Financial Times and CNN, and was selected as ‘One Of The Most Creative People In Entertainment’ by Entertainment Weekly.
9:30 am INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES: INSIDE & OUT
  This roundtable will kick off the day discussing serious issues on protection of content for artists, songwriters, publishers and record labels. In addition, this panel will focus on what’s getting done from a legal standpoint, and the obstacles the industry is facing with legislation. In addition, it will focus on the IP rights and ownership involved with digital and wireless distribution of music content. Panelists will address the long-term effects of IP policies, digital rights management and governmental involvement.
Moderator: Tamara Conniff – Executive Editor, Billboard

Ted Cohen
– Senior VP, Digital Development & Distribution EMI Music
Panelists: Mitch Bainwol – Chairman & CEO, RIAA

Fred Cannon – Senior VP, Government Relations, BMI

Jay Cooper – Recording Artis Coalition/Entertainment Lawyer, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Bart Herbison
– Director, NSAI

David Israelite – President & CEO, National Music Publishers Association

Andy Moss - Senior Director of Technical Policy in the Entertainment & Devices Division for the Media, Content, Partner Strategy Group, Microsoft

Marybeth Peters – Register of Copyrights, US Copyright Office

Jon Potter
– Executive Director, Digital Media Association (DiMA)

11:00 am MUSIC EXPERIENCE
  Chris Stacey - President, Hurricane Interactive Promotions
Gary Nichols - Artist, Universal Music Group
11:30 am DIGITAL REALITY
  Russ Crupnick - VP Senior Industry Analyst, Music & Movies, The NPD Group

"Digital Reality" - What is taking place in the digital music space from a consumer perspective? How many "digital consumers" are there? Where do they get content? What do they do with it? Russ will share facts from extensive research and debunk the myths. What is the implication for paid digital alternatives, for sharing options, and even for physical music?
12:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm NEW RADIO
  This panel will explore the numerous “new radio” models – from internet to wireless and everything in between.
Moderator: Kurt Hanson – Founder/Editor, RAIN (Radio and Internet Newsletter)
Panelists: Jay Frank – Artist & Label Relations Manager, Yahoo! Music

Mike Gaumond
– VP & General Manager, Motorola Digital Media Solutions

John Jones –
Senior VP Programming, Artist & Label Relations, MusicNet

Sandy Smallens
– VP, Interactive Marketing & Sales, Infinity Broadcasting

Robert Strubel – President & CEO, iBiquity Digital Corporation
2:00 pm GADGETS: WHAT’S IN THE BAG?
  Ted Cohen and Dave Ulmer will “show and tell” some of the potential products not yet on the market or new to consumers. A must see for what’s to come in the world of music technology from experts in the field.
2:45 pm MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT INNOVATIONS
  Find out the newest ways to receive music, movie, and videos as well as some of the newest ways companies are marketing their products through new technological innovations.
Moderator: Dave Ulmer – Senior Director of Marketing, Motorola Digital Media Solutions
Panelists: Greg Clayman – VP Wireless Strategy & Operations, MTV Networks

Ted Casey –
Head of Mobile Music, Verizon Wireless

Chad Hodge
– Director, Windows Digital Media Division

Dave Jaworski – CEO, Pass Along Networks

JJ Rosen – Senior VP & GM, Digital Business USA, Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Adam Sexton – VP, Marketing, Groove Mobile

Scott Ambrose Reilly - VP, Label Relations, eMusic
3:45 pm MUSIC EXPERIENCE
  Chris Stacey - President, Hurricane Interactive Promotions
Alvin Love-
Student, Belmont University
4:00 pm CONSUMER/STUDENT PANEL
  Come hear what students and consumers are doing to get the music they want.
Moderator: Dr. Michael Harrington – Belmont Professor of Entertainment & Music Business
Panelists: Belmont students/Consumers

John McMurtrie – FBI Cybercrime Middle Tennessee

Mark Montgomery - echomusic
5:00 pm Leadership Music Alumni/VIP RECEPTION (invite only)