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Schedule Of Events

Tuesday, May 6 
8 - 9:15 AM Breakfast & Networking
Sponsored by Universal Music Enterprises
9:15 - 11 AM UMGD Product Presentation
11 AM - 12:15 PM The Digital Landscape 2008
•  Host: Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times
•  Retail Participants:
    -  Bill Carr, Amazon.com
    -  Brad Duea, Napster
    -  David Pakman, eMusic
•  Distibutor Participants:
    -  Kevin Arnold, IODA
    -  Bryn Boughton, IRIS Distribution
    -  Greg Scholl, The Orchard
12:15 - 1:15 PM

The Mobile Movement
•  Host: Adam Mirabella, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
•  Participants:
    -  Matt Adell, Napster
    -  Trevor Madigan, Nokia
    -  Ted Suh, 9 Squared
    -  Dave Ulmer, Motorola
    -  Rob Wetstone, eMusic.com
1:15 - 2:30 PM Lunch & Networking
2:30 - 2:45 PM World Premiere Screening Of Nassiri's "Love Sees No Color"
2:45 - 3:45 PM Music & Social Networking
•  Host: Tim Mitchell, IODA
•  Participants:
    -  David Hyman, MOG
    -  Steve Jang, Imeem
    -  J. Scavo, MySpace Records
    -  Jonas Woost, Last.fm
3:45 - 4:45 PM Artist Managers Session
Hear the artist and management perspectives on how an artist modifies their craft in today's technologically shifting environment.
•  Host: Jay Cooper, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
•  Participants:
    -  Pat Rains, Patrick Rains & Associates
    -  Simon Renshaw, Strategic Artist Management
    -  Harriet Sternberg, Harriet Sternberg Management, Inc.
5 - 6 PM Cocktails & Conversations
9:30 PM - Midnight
  		Celebrating Independent Music: Center Stage Showcase & Video Presentations
•  Performances by:
    -   Stanley Jordan, Mack Avenue Records
    -   Elijah Kelley, New Line Records
    -   Algebra, Kedar Entertainment Group
    -   Mikal Blue, Immergent
    -   Anna's Brother, IDT Media Group/MFA Records
    -     Blind Melon, Melonex Audiological Laboratories/Adrenaline Music Group
•   Video presentations by:
    -  ADA
    -  Concord Music Group
    -  Koch Entertainment Distribution
    -  RED Distribution
    -  Redeye Distribution
  
Wednesday, May 7 
8:15 - 9:45 AM Breakfast & Networking
9:45 - 10:30 AM

Digital Copyright Crossfire
•  Host: Joe Keeley, Arent Fox, LLP
•  Participants:
    -  Richard Bengloff, American Assoc. Of Independent Music
    -  Rick Carnes, Songwriters Guild
    -  Michael Petricone, Consumer Electronics Assoc.
    -  Jonathan Potter, Digital Media Assoc.
    -  Cary Sherman, Recording Industry Assoc. Of America
    -  Katie Wagner, Nat'l Music Publishers Assoc.
10:30 - 11:15 AM Data, Trends, Analysis & Forecasts
•  Host: Michael McGuire, Gartner Research
•  Participants:
    -  Eric Garland, BigChampagne
    -  Gwen Lipsky, SoundThinking NY
    -  Barry Parr, JupiterResearch
    -  Jen Wu, M:Metrics
11:15 - 11:45 AM Interview & Performance
•  Host: Paul Resnikoff, Digital Music News
•   Lisa Loeb, Furious Rose Productions/Redeye Distribution
11:45 AM - 1 PM

Digital Strategy: Music Industry Leaders
•  Host: Paul Resnikoff, Digital Music News
•  Participants:
    -  Thomas Hesse, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
    -  Amanda Marks, Universal Music Group Distribution
    -  Douglas Merrill, EMI Music
    -  Michael Nash, WEA Corp.
2 - 4 PM

Special Interest Sessions
2 - 3 PM
•  IDT Media Group — MFA: The Future Of Physical And Digital Music Convergence And A Revolutionary Solution To Increasing Music Sales
    -  Host: Leonard S. Johnson, IDT Media Group
•  Red Velvet — Indie Retail And Label Solution
    -  Host: Scott Cave, Rook Interactive
  
3 - 4 PM
•  SanDisk — The Sneakernet Revolution: Over A Billion Consumers Embrace A New Media Format That Just Might Reinvigorate Physical Music Sales
    -  Host: Daniel Schreiber, SanDisk