NEW YORK (By
Sarah Miller/ Axis Marketing & PR) -
Digital Media Wire, the industry's leading digital entertainment and media news, event and information provider, today announced an impressive list of 50+ speakers and an agenda packed with cutting-edge and timely topics for its 6th Annual
Digital Music Forum and
Mobile Music Leadership Summit (www.digitalmusicforum.com) to be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City on Tuesday, February 28 through Wednesday, March 1, 2006.
Now in its 6th year, the two-day event, which is presented in association with Billboard, is the premier industry conference focused on developments in digital and mobile music. Participants include 300+ decision-makers from record labels, music publishers, producers and distributors, technology companies, wireless companies, rights organizations, industry bodies, radio, advertising, attorneys, artists, investors and venture capitalists. The conference will focus on the role of digital and mobile technologies in the future of music, including predictions, provocations and analysis.
Speakers include 50+ music industry luminaries, analysts and mobile and online industry leaders such as:
KEYNOTES & FEATURED INTERVIEWS
Larry Kenswil, President, Universal Music Group -- eLabs
Terry McBride, Founder & CEO, Nettwerk Productions
David Del Beccaro, President, CEO & Founder, Music Choice
Ralph Simon, Chairman -- Americas, Mobile Entertainment Forum
Shawn Gold, SVP of Marketing and Content, MySpace
Seamus McAteer, Chief Product Architect + Senior Analyst, M:Metrics
PANELISTS
Rob Barnett, President of Programming, CBS 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
Gary Cohen, President, AOL Music Now
Ted Cohen, SVP, Digital Development, EMI Music
Leslie Darling, Vice President, comScore Media Metrix
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
Rebecca Hanson, Senior VP Business Affairs, XM Satellite Radio
John Harrobin, VP, Marketing Communications, Verizon Wireless
Michael Hausman, Co-Founder/Manager, SuperEgo Records &
United Musicians
Jim Hollingsworth, SVP, Sales & Marketing, Gracenote
Jeff Howe, Contributing Editor, Wired
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
David Kusek, VP, Berklee Media, Berklee College of Music
Michael Laskow, CEO, TAXI Independent A&R
Scott McKenzie, Group Editorial Director, Billboard
David Pakman, President & CEO, eMusic
Leslie Poole, CEO, Javien Digital Payment Solutions
Jonathan Potter, Executive Director, Digital Media Association
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
Jon Zellner, SVP, Programming, XM Satellite Radio
Among the cutting-edge topics to be discussed and debated at the 2006 conference are:
- Mobile Music –- Metrics, Predictions, Provocations and Analysis & Mobile Music Leadership Roundtable
- The State of the Online & Mobile Music Markets: How are record labelsv (major and independent), music and mobile companies, telephone carriers and technology providers positioning their businesses to take advantage of opportunities in the digital music market?
- The Growth of The Indie Sector: The role of the Internet, mobile and digital technologies in the recent success of the independent sector
- Reaction to RIAA Lawsuits
- Selling Music to the College Market: The Challenge to Convert Students Into Paying Customers
- The MySpace Phenomenon
- Digital Commerce Opportunities for the Music Industry
- What are the likely catalysts to creating a vibrant digital music market?
- The Future of Radio: What are the "killer apps" that are changing traditional radio?
The 6th Annual Digital Music Forum will include an impressive list of participating companies from the music and mobile space including Universal Music; MySpace; Nettwerk Productions; Napster; Music Choice; M:Metrics; Ruckus; MTV; mtvU; Motorola; Verizon Wireless; Yahoo! Music; Billboard; Sony BMG; EMI Music; AOL Music; Nielsen Analytics; United Musicians; BigChampagne; Jupiter Research; Ipsos Insight; SNOCAP; Alston & Bird; Beggars Group; SuperEgo Records; Cherry Lane Digital; Passalong Networks; Groove Mobile; WhiteBlox; PaymentOne; Javien; Sirius Satellite Radio; XM Satellite Radio; The Orchard and eMusic.
The 2006 Digital Music Forum and Mobile Music Leadership Summit is produced by Digital Media Wire. Sponsoring companies include: AOL Music Now, Billboard; Alston & Bird; Motorola; Passalong Network; eMusic; The Orchard; Ruckus; WhiteBlox; Javien; PaymentOne; Market Wire; Midem and Axis Marketing & PR.
For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit: www.digitalmusicforum.com.
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