Keynote speakers, musicians and music industry experts are being confirmed every day. The following is an early list of confirmed participants.
Keynotes & Conversations
Panelists, Musicians & Music Industry Experts:
- Sandra Aistars Executive Director, Copyright Alliance
- Nicole Atkins Recording Artist
- Jocelyn Bogen Director, US Conference of Mayors
- Bob Boilen Creator & Host, All Songs Considered, NPR Music
- Bruce Bouton First Vice President, Recording Musicians Association International
- Stephen Brackett Emcee, Flobots
- Michael Bracy Co-founder & Board Chair, Future of Music Coalition
- DJ Cavem Moetavation DJ, Community Activist & Percussionist
- Anna Celenza Thomas E. Caestecker Professor of Music, Georgetown University
- Ann Chaitovitz Attorney-Advisor, US Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Policy and International Affairs
- Candace Clement Advocacy & Organizing Manager, Free Press
- Bernie Cook Associate Dean & Director, Film & Media Studies, Georgetown University
- Jean Cook Director of Programs, Future of Music Coalition
- Count Producer, Composer, Mixer & Remixer
- Michelle Gilzenrat Davis Former Music Editor, Flagpole; Legal Intern, Future of Music Coalition
- Ariana Delawari Multi-media artist, Musician, Director, Actress & Photographer
- Dessa Recording Artist
- Dennis Dreith AFM & SAG-AFTRA and Film Musicians Secondary Market Fund
- Michael Drexler Executive Director, Business Development, New Media & Strategic Development, BMI
- Serona Elton Chair & Associate Professor, Music Media & Industry Department, University of Miami; President, MEIEA
- Kevin Erickson Communications Associate, Future of Music Coalition
- Bruce Fife International Vice President, American Federation of Musicians
- Mike Fink Artist & Label Relations Manager, Pandora
- Rebecca Gates Musician, Producer, Curator & Activist
- Melvin Gibbs Bass Guitarist, Composer & Producer
- Storm Gloor Professor, Music & Entertainment Studies, University of Colorado-Denver
- Peter Gordon President/Co-founder, Thirsty Ear Recordings/Jazz Forward Coalition
- Dani Grant Founder, SpokesBUZZ & Owner, Mishawaka Amphitheatre
- Gary Greenstein Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Jim Griffin Managing Director, OneHouse
- Jeb Gutelius Executive Director, The Ally Coalition
- Benjamin Harbert Assistant Professor of Music, Department of Performing Arts, Georgetown University
- Cedric Hendricks Executive Producer, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jazz Forum & Concert
- Dick Huey Founder, Toolshed
- Paul Janeway St. Paul & The Broken Bones
- Peter Jenner Producer & Manager, Sincere Management
- Maura Johnston Journalist & Editor, Maura Magazine
- Sanjay Jolly Policy Director, Prometheus Radio Project
- Crista Kende Performing Arts Campaign Specialist, Indiegogo
- Gena Konstantinakos award-winning director and producer of TV and film; director & producer, The Internet Must Go
- Greg Kot Music Critic, Chicago Tribune
- Wayne Kramer, musician, MC5 and founder, Jail Guitar Doors USA
- Josh Kun Author, Professor of Communication and Journalism, USC Annenberg & Director, The Popular Music Project
- Aaron Leitko Musician, Protect-U & Writer
- David Macias Co-founder, Thirty Tigers Management
- Edgardo Malaga President, Metropolitan Washington DC Federation of Musicians
- Dave Mallen Owner/Producer, Innovation Station Music; Founder, Metro Music Source
- Erin McKeown Musician, Writer & Producer
- Bryce Merrill Senior Associate Director, Western States Art Federation (WESTAF)/IMTour
- Marcus Moore Music Journalist, The Washington Post, Washington City Paper, MTV Hive & HipHopDX
- Chris Naoum Co-founder, Listen Local First
- Michael Orlove Director of Presenting and Artist Communities, National Endowment for the Arts
- Alec Ounsworth Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- David Oxenford Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
- Raul Pacheco Ozomatli
- Hillel Parness Partner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
- Sandy Pearlman Producer, Blue Oyster Cult, The Clash; Professor
- Jeremy Peters Director of Creative and Business Affairs, Ghostly International and Ghostly Songs
- Tim Quirk Head of Global Content Programming, Google Play
- Casey Rae Interim Executive Director, Future of Music Coalition
- Paul Rapp Attorney, Musician, Community Radio Leader, Writer & Adjunct Professor of Law, Albany Law School
- Matana Roberts Musician & Composer
- Eddie Schwartz President, Songwriters Association of Canada
- Tom Silverman Founder & Executive Director, New Music Seminar
- John L. Simson Executive in Residence, Business & Entertainment Program Director, Kogod School of Business, American University
- Graham Smith-White Musician/Activist, The Sunrise Review; Co-founder, Fair Trade Music
- Jill Sobule Musician & Entrepreneur
- Bill Thomas Consultant, Bill Thomas Consulting; former Chief of Staff, ASCAP and Executive Director, AFTRA Los Angeles
- Kristin Thomson Co-Director, Artist Revenue Streams Project, Future of Music Coalition
- Michael West Freelance Contributor, Washington City Paper, JazzTimes, Down Beat & The Washington Post
- Emily White Co-founder, Whitesmith Entertainment, Readymade Records & Dreamfuel.Me
- Chris Yorks Director of Repertoire Management, SoundExchange
Additional musicians and industry experts will be announced in the coming weeks.
