Mike Atkins,
Primera Technology, Inc.,
OEM and National Sales Manager

Mike Atkins is the OEM & National Sales Manager for Primera Technology, the world's leading manufacturer of CD/DVD duplication and printing systems.  Mr. Atkins has been with Primera for 10 years and has served as the Technical Support Manager, Sales Manager and the Product Manager for the CD/DVD product line.  In addition, he has worked on the development of the Bravo line of disc publishers as well as the Software Development Kit that allows the Bravo line to be driven by many vertical applications.  With this knowledge, Mr. Atkins has worked on hundreds of integrations from digital-on-demand kiosks to medical imaging solutions.  This experience has made Mr. Atkins an authority on automated CD and DVD production and how this technology can be applied to many varying industries.

John Barrett,
Parks Associates,
Analyst

John Barrett currently analyzes technology-driven products and services for Parks Associates, a digital home research firm and consultancy. He has authored over a dozen industry reports on topics such as broadband adoption, ISP bundling strategies, mobile phone service, digital music, and VoIP telephony. He holds an MA in international economics from the JohnsHopkins University: School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a BS in international affairs from Georgetown University.

Chris Bell,
Apple iTunes,
Director, Product Marketing

Chris Bell is director of product marketing for the iTunes Music Store, the world's number one online music service. Prior to joining Apple in January 2003, he pioneered the first legal digital music downloads available via the internet in 1997 with his company N2K/Music Boulevard and led projects at MTV News, CDNow, and Bertelsmann/BMG. Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York where he double-majored in Cognitive Psychology and Film Theory while running a local DJ business.

Jeffrey H. Blum,
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP,
Partner

Jeff Blum is a Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, a 400+ lawyer firm with offices in eight cities coast to coast as well as an international office in Shanghai.  Jeff represents a full range of media and entertainment clients including newspapers, television and radio stations, production companies, publishers and talent management companies, in addition to music clients including both artists and publishers.  He is the Co-Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Music Law Committee, and a frequent author, speaker and lecturer on media and music law issues.  Jeff graduated summa cum laude and first in his class from Boston University School of Law. 

Christina Calio,
MSN Entertainment,
Sr. Business Development Director

Christina has 17 years experience in music industry; five in the software entertainment space at Microsoft leading music business development efforts for Windows Media and working with the music industry to move from traditional sales and marketing into the digital marketplace. She has an additional 12 years experience directing worldwide sales and marketing in the record industry.

Marc Campbell,
Predixis,
Chief Executive Officer

Marc Campbell is the CEO of Predixis, a software company that specializes in solutions to enrich the consumer's lifestyle. He has lead MusicMagic efforts to create an unsurpassed next generation acoustic navigation solution for mobile consumer electronics, computer applications, web services, and e-commerce search engines. He enjoys working with an innovative team at Predixis to create easy, spontaneous use of digital music collections – based on the music's inherent sounds.  He has a MSEE in intelligent computer systems from USC and has 20 years experience in new product launch and business development.

Richard Conlon,
BMI,
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Media Licensing

Richard Conlon is responsible for the planning, development and implementation of marketing and business development strategies to grow BMI’s digital licensing business. Mr. Conlon was previously a television marketing consultant to SET, Viacom’s Pay Per View production and marketing arm where he managed trade and consumer marketing and promotion for live Pay Per View events. He also served as Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing for The Learning Channel cable network.

Tom Cullen,
Sonos Inc.,
Co-Founder and Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Tom Cullen leads Product Management, Marketing and Sales at Sonos.  Tom draws on previous experience with Apple Computer, Software.com and Openwave Systems to effect the development and launch of the Sonos Digital Music System.  Previously he served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Openwave and Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Software.com.  Tom began his career at Apple, launching the Macintosh computer in 25 countries. 

Jan Eglen,
Music Rebellion,
Chief Executive Officer and President

Jan Eglen has been a primary innovator and driving force behind the creation of arguably one of the very few, if not the only, economic system developed specifically for the internet. A psychologist by training, Mr. Eglen, initially developed the consumer driven pricing ecommerce technology with friend and colleague Roger Davis, Ph.D. Together, they decided to create a solution that addressed a behavioral problem issue and at that time, the illegal file-sharing Napster was at its peak with millions of songs being swapped each day. He is the author of the recently published, A Fogging of Basic Values – Behavioral Analysis of Online Downloading.

Josh Felser,
Grouper,
President

Cool Efficient Operator! In October 1997, Josh served as President of Spinner.com until its purchase by AOL in May 1999. At AOL, he was VP and GM of AOL's music brands' Spinner, Winamp and Shoutcast until February 2001. Josh, aka Frog Prince, makes his migration to the feel good sands of Burning Man each year.

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Mike Gaumond, Motorola,
Vice President,
Media Solutions

Mike Gaumond is responsible for the definition, prioritization, development and commercialization of seamless music solutions. His prior roles at Motorola include Vice President and General Manager, Market Solutions Division and Vice President of Strategy of Business Development for Commercial & Government Solutions.  Before joining Motorola, he spent six years as a Principal with CSC-Index and 6 years in system software development at Unisys.

Jody Gerson,
EMI Music Publishing,
Executive Vice President U.S., Creative

Jody was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began her career in the entertainment business simply by growing up around it.  Her father and grandfather, Charles and Dallas Gerson, owned and operated the legendary Latin Casino Nightclub where at a young age, Ms.Gerson was introduced to the talents of stellar artists such as Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, Richard Pryor and the Temptations among others.  This experience so influenced her, that she chose a career that would enable her to discover and develop artists for years to come.

David Goldberg,
Yahoo!,
Vice President and General Manager of LAUNCH

David Goldberg is the Vice President and General Manager of LAUNCH, Yahoo!’s music destination, since the acquisition of LAUNCH Media, Inc. by Yahoo! in August 2001.  Before joining the Yahoo! team he was the co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LAUNCH Media, Inc.  In his role at Yahoo!, he responsible for the growth and continued development of LAUNCH as a compelling, global music destination for consumers, marketers and record labels.  In 2003 LAUNCH streamed more than 1.3 million music videos to consumers reinforcing LAUNCH's position as the leading music video outlet on the Web, providing consumers with access to a high-quality library of more than 8,000 music videos.

Lucy Goldenhersh,
IP Digital Rights Management,
Principal

Lucy Goldenhersh is currently principal of IP Digital Rights Management, LLC, specializing in content strategies for new entertainment business lines and product launches.  Current clients include major consumer electronics and digital rights management companies, as well as new businesses involved in launching IP distribution of music and film and mobile entertainment ventures.  She was previously corporate Vice President, Intellectual Property at Universal, working with emerging business lines across music, motion picture, television and new media divisions and spearheading corporate content protection strategy. 

Jon Healey,
Los Angeles Times,
Staff Writer

Jon Healey is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, where he covers the convergence of entertainment and technology. Frequent story topics include copyright-infringement lawsuits, online music and movie services, copyright-infringement lawsuits, digital rights management, copyright-infringement lawsuits, anti-piracy enforcement efforts, copyright-infringement lawsuits, and new business models for digital distribution of entertainment. A 24-year veteran of the news business whose career has been distinguished more by volume than quality, he joined the Times in October 2000 after three years as a telecom and multimedia reporter for the San Jose Mercury News. Prior to that, he spent seven years in Washington for Congressional Quarterly and the Winston-Salem Journal, covering telecommunications and transportation policy, tobacco, textiles and the NEA.

Jason Hirschhorn,
MTV Networks,
Senior Vice President, Digital Music and Media

Jason Hirschhorn, is responsible for managing the online operations of MTV, MTV2, VH1, CMT, CTN and Comedy Central.  He oversees the overall growth and strategy of digital music and media operations for the networks.  Prior to being promoted to this position in November 2003, Mr. Hirschhorn was Senior Vice President of CMT.com and VH1.com.  In his new role, Mr. Hirschhorn is responsible for overseeing the interactive strategies for MTV Networks, ensuring that each brand is in every media, including digital music, VOD, satellite, wireless and electronic devices. 

Jill Johnson,
Sound InputConsulting,
Consultant

Jill Johnson has more than 15 years of experience in the music and new media businesses. For the past 4 years, she has served as partner for Sound Input LLC, providing strategic counsel, marketing alliance and services to clients at the intersection of entertainment and new media/technology; and record labels and brands seeking online and offline promotional opportunities. Current and recent clients include:  Microsoft/WindowsMedia, AT&T Wireless, Reed Midem Organization (France), Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records (Universal Music Group), Hollywood/Disney Records, S-Curve/EMI, Virgin Records, MMG/Dentsu (Japan), Armanie Exchange A/X, Rioport, the Improv w/ Diet Coke w/ Lemon, Los Angeles Lakers/Lakers Youth Foundation, Key3Media/Comdex, Motorola, DKG Music and more!

Issac Josephson,
NPD Music,
Director

Isaac Josephson manages the Music division of the NPD Group, a global marketing information company. As a director of NPD, he consults on physical and digital sales strategies for major labels, retailers and music technology companies. Mr. Josephson is also responsible for development and operations on MusicWatch Digital, a product that monitors digital music activity on the hard drives of volunteering panelists. He has more than 10 years of music industry experience, the last seven of which have been spent in digital music.

Larry Kenswil,
Universal Music eLabs,
President

Larry Kenswil is President of Universal eLabs, a division of Vivendi Universal's Universal Music Group (UMG). eLabs is dedicated to exploring, developing, and evolving global business and new technology strategies to expand the role of music in consumers' lives. eLabs houses an incubation team for developing and implementing new e-music programming and digital music distribution initiatives across all emerging technology and convergence platforms, including Internet, mobile, kiosk, home networking and set-top box systems.

Mitchell Koulouris,
Digital Musicworks International,
Founder and CEO

Mitchell is a 13-year music industry veteran of Tower Records where he spearheaded the company's first comprehensive computerized database tracking system in 1988. He is responsible for driving DMI's corporate vision of "Artist First" and "digital music everywhere" and for global partnerships and strategic business development. Mr. Koulouris drives DMI's strategic engagements and the assembly and management of its management team.

Don MacKinnon,
Hear Music,
Vice President, Music and Entertainment

Don MacKinnon founded Hear Music, a company focused on helping adults explore and discover music beyond the Top 40, in 1990. After initially operating as a direct-mail catalog, Hear Music opened a number of innovative retail stores, which were among the first stores in the U.S. to employ CD based listening stations. In 1999, MacKinnon sold Hear Music to Starbucks Coffee Company, where it is now the branded music platform for Starbucks, programming the music played in the coffeehouses and producing the custom-CDs featured there.

Randy Poe,
Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing,
President

Randy Poe has been the President of Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing since 1985.  He is also the author of the award-winning book Music Publishing: A Songwriter’s Guide. A former Executive Director of the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame in New York City, Poe is a Grammy-nominated record producer, and was a 2002 recipient of the music industry’s Heroes & Legends Award, along with Motown founder, Berry Gordy.  Poe's latest book is Squeeze My Lemon: A Collection Of Classic Blues Lyrics.  

Jonathan Potter,
Digital Media Association,
Executive Director

Jonathan Potter has served as Executive Director of the Digital Media Association (DiMA) since its creation in June 1998.  During his tenure DiMA has become a formidable Congressional and Executive Branch advocate on behalf of its members – the leading online media companies.  An engaging and effective speaker, Mr. Potter frequently testifies before Congress and appears at conferences and on radio and television.  Mr. Potter is a graduate of New York University School of Law and the University of Rochester.

David Porter,
Live 365,
Director of Business Development

David Porter is responsible for strategy, business development and consumer marketing for Live365.  During his tenure, consumer subscription revenues have more than doubled.  Mr. Porter maintains many of the Company's key relationships with distribution and content partners, including RealNetworks, Philips Electronics and Radio & Records.  He also oversees the Company's financial reporting and analysis and day-to-day administrative operations. 

Ty Roberts,
Gracenote,
Chief Technology Officer

Ty Roberts is widely recognized as one of the inventors of enhanced CD technology and is accredited with producing the industry’s first enhanced CDs. He joined Gracenote in November of 1998 after the company acquired ION, a multimedia and music technology company that he founded in 1993. Roberts serves as Gracenote’s chief technology strategist, providing technology direction and overseeing the creation of products and services that leverage the power of the Gracenote database to deliver information services. 

Jeremy Rosenberg,
Music Choice,
Senior Vice President, Technology

Jeremy oversaw the technical set up of the MUSIC CHOICE service. He was instrumental in the launch and set-up of Music Choice Europe. Rosenberg also initiated and negotiated the creation of Latin American business affiliations for Music Choice. Rosenberg was also a key member of the team that developed MY MUSIC CHOICE, a customized music service for digital cable homes that allows users to build personalized music channels by choosing from thousands of options. Before joining Music Choice, Rosenberg held finance positions at General Instrument, the top cable equipment supplier, now Motorola.

Steve Schnur,
Electronic Arts,Worldwide
Executive of Music and Audio/Creative

Steve Schnur works closely with EA production teams, supervising in-game music and selecting ideal music and artists for EA GAMES and EA SPORTS game franchises. He looks for new and established artists who can help EA create a better game experience, as well as to help the artists promote new titles. Prior to joining EA in January 2002, Mr. Schnur, a 15-year music industry veteran, most recently was at Capitol Records as staff producer/senior vice president, A&R.  His days in the music industry began in the 1980s, however, when he worked in programming at MTV. 

Syd Schwartz,
Virgin Records America,
Vice President, New Media

Syd is responsible for managing the creative planning, technical development and strategic direction of all Virgin Records America artist websites and Internet Marketing initiatives, including artists such as Lenny Kravitz, Robbie Williams, Janet Jackson, Stacie Orrico and Ben Harper. Prior to Virgin, Syd was with Wind-Up Records, where he began in 1995 as Director of Sales & Marketing, but a persistent push to get the company online resulted in his assuming the newly created position of Director of Technology in 1996. He was promoted to Vice President of New Media in February 1998, Sr. VP of New Media in 2000 where he was responsible for a series of groundbreaking online promotions for Creed. Syd joined the Virgin Records team in the Fall of 2002.

Brandon Squar,
Island Def Jam,
Director, Marketing New Media

Brandon Squar has served as Senior Director of Online Marketing for the Island Def Jam Music Group since 2001. He has been involved in developing and executing the online marketing and digital commerce strategies for all artists including but not limited to Hoobastank, Ja Rule, Ludacris, The Killers, and Sum 41. This includes working with third party online content and retail partners, direct to consumer marketing campaigns, creation/execution of pre-order campaigns, and wireless strategies. 

Art Spivy,
AOL Digital Services,
Executive Director, Program Management

As Executive Director of Program Management for AOL's Digital Services group, Art Spivy is responsible for overseeing AOL's initiative to deliver its products and services on consumer electronic devices, beyond the PC. The Digital Services group focuses on making AOL's content and features "always available" to users on multiple devices.   Since joining AOL almost a decade ago, Mr. Spivy has worked on various company initiatives.  Most notably, he spearheaded AOL's company-wide effort to build open service platforms, which enables the company to offer products and services on a variety of devices.  

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Stefanie Taub,
AFTRA,
National Representative

Stefanie Taub is a National Representative at the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), based in AFTRA's Los Angeles office. She joined AFTRA in 1994, and she currently works on recording artist/singer issues, including enforcement the AFTRA National Code of Fair Practice for Sound Recordings governing the wages and working conditions of recording artists/singers working for signatory record labels in the United States, state and federal legislation affecting recording artist's rights, and other artist rights issues. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley (BA) and Loyola Law School.

Tero Turunen,
MINICK,
CEO

Tero joined MINICK Group quite a few years back when it was still owned by a large public Swiss company, Distefora Holdings. After the 2002 MBO Tero became the CEO and has been running the group ever since. Company has been profitable for years and is still growing with surprising speed.

Marty Weel,
Elario,
Chief Executive Officer

Marty Weel has proven his ability to bring innovative technology solutions to established industries, developing systems that are infinitely more manageable and profitable for users. His successes to date include an internal procurement system for a major technology company, a comprehensive supply chain solution for the paper industry, and a real-time inventory control system for retail clients. He has filed seven patents based on these and other projects. Mr. Weel has a unique ability to relate to people across multiple boundaries, both geographic and cultural. He’s successfully worked with Fortune 500 clients in the United States, a large retailer in the United Kingdom, an old-line pulp-and-paper manufacturer, and multiple technology companies.