Ross Holmes – Fiddle player, Mumford & Sons and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Chris Austin – Music Supervisor, Traega Entertainment and Front of House Engineer for Gov’t Mule
Glenn Chin – Founder & Managing Director of Most-Prolific
Stephanie Shore – Founder of Valkyries Org.
Don Transeth – Proprietor at The Brand Hotel; EA Sports Brand Founder
Michael Dorf – Founder of City Winery
Lindsey Conlin – Director of Global Business Development at EXACTUALS
Travis Terrell – Founder & co-CEO of Soundstripe
Liz Rogers – Founder & CEO of Anacrusis
Jay Sweet – Executive Director of Newport Festivals
Laura Webb – WebbWorldwide Music
Jon Ernst – Showrunner Music
Kelsey Mitchell – Workshop Creative
Gene Bowen – Road Recovery
Andy Bernstein – Headcount.org
Cherie Hu– Music Business Journalist
Amy Kurland– Founder, The Bluebird Cafe
Neeta Ragoowansi– SVP, Business Development & Legal Affairs/Co-Founder at NPREX
Jonathan Levine – Paradigm Talent Agent
Chuck Reece (panel moderator), co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Bitter Southerner
Chastity Brown, singer, songwriter, musician, and Union City, Tennessee native
Ken Paulson, dean of MTSU’s College of Media & Entertainment and director of the Free Speech Center, formerly editor-in-chief of USA Today
Jennifer Newman Sharpe– Entertainment Attorney, GC at ONErpm, VP at Women in Music
Joe Rapolla– Chair of Music & Theater Dept., Director of Music Industry Program at Monmouth University
Michael Solomon– Co-Founder Musicians on Call, Brick Wall Management, and 10x Management
Steve Cropper – legendary guitarist, member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Vickie Nauman– Founder Crossborderworks Consulting & Advising
Lou Taylor– President of Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group
Patrick Sabatini– Entertainment Attorney at Serling Rooks Hunter
Street Symphony – GRAMMY Award Winning Record Producer and Music Executive
D’Llisha Davis – 2L’s on a Cloud
Iain Pirie – Music Manager and A&R Exec
Liz Rose – GRAMMY Award winning songwriter
Alanna Royale – Musician, activist, glamazon
Michelle Phillips – Founding member of The Mamas & The Papas, GRAMMY Award winner and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Carly Van Skaik – Music Supervisor at Casa Kline
Dan Wilcox – Freelance Music Supervisor
Chris Douridas – Radio Program Host at KCRW
Erin Scully – EVP of Music at New Line Cinema
Dan Buckley – Lightning 100 Program Director, EMCEE
Ken Paulson – Dean of MTSU’s College of Media & Entertainment and President of the First Amendent Center
Craig Havighurst – WHO KNEW… Historian, journalist and co-host of Music City Roots
Steve Schnur – Worldwide Executive of Music At Electronic Arts
Bailey Spaulding – Co-Founder, CEO, Brewmaster Jackalope Brewing Company
Kevin Grosch – CEO of Made in Network
Scott Hendricks – EVP and Head of A&R at Warner Music Nashville
Kamaal Malak – Producer, bassist formerly of Arrested Development
Kristin Thomson – Future of Music Coalition – Co-Director of Artist Revenue Streams Project
Deborah Newman – Digital Music Consultant/Attorney
BJ Leiderman – Composer of NPR’s theme music
Julie Boos – Co-owner/VP/Business Manager at Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy
James Donio – President, Music Business Association
Jeremy Holley – Co-Founder FlyteVu
Kevin Griffin – Lead Vocalist, Better Than Ezra; Co-Founder of The Pilgrimage Music Festival
Emmanuel Zunz – Founder and CEO of ONErpm
Kevin Williamson – Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records
Abbey Adams – Senior Creative Director, A&R – Sony ATV Music Publishing
Gina Miller – Vice President and General Manager Entertainment One Nashville
Phil Thornton – SVP / General Manager at RCA Inspiration / Sony Music
Stacie Seifrit Griffin: Marketing, Media & Tourism. Lockin’ Festival & Infinity Downs Farm
Aaron Mercer – Partner at Wool & Tusk
Adam Voith – Booking Agent at The Billions Corporation
Lenore Kinder – Talent Booker, Concert Promoter AEG Live
Dave Frey – CEO Silent Partner Management; Founder of the Lockn’ Music Festival
Notelle – EDM Artist
Doyle Davis – Co-Owner of Grimey’s New and Preloved Music
Hunter Williams – Creative Arts Agency
Steve Savoca – Spotify Head of Content
Heather McBee – VP of Accelerator Programming at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Tatum Allsep -Music Healthcare Alliance
Ken Gay – Entertainment Technologist
Bertis Downs – REM’s long-time lawyer
Leslie Fram – Senior VP of Music Strategy of Viacom/CMT
Ree Guyer Buchanan – Owner/President at Wrensong Music Publishing
Michael Weintrob – Renowned Entertainment Photographer; Creator of InstrumentHead
David Ross – BossRoss Media Consulting; Founder of Music Row Magazine
Steve Keller – CEO of iV Audio Branding
Jody Williams – VP of Writer/Publisher Relations at BMI
Dave Pomeroy – Professional bass player and President of Local Musicians Union #257
Laurel Kittleson – A&R Director – Big Machine Label Group
H. Beecher Hicks, III – President & CEO at National Museum of African American Music
Jackie Patillo – President & Executive Director of the Gospel Music Association
Shannon Sanders – GRAMMY winning producer and Program Director 102.1 The VILLE
Peter Shapiro: Founder, Dayglo Ventures
Chet Roberts – Guitarist, Three Doors Down
Jamy Wheless – CEO & Director at Lightstream Animation Studios
Ian Davis – Founder at Kumite Tournement
Lang Whitaker – GM Grizz Gaming at the Memphis Grizzlies
Michael Micholic – Head of Business Development & Operations at Traega Entertainment
Ayla Kress – Co-founder of Brain Candy Management
Joseph Cabey – A&R at United Masters; Advisor to Taylor Bennett
Tommy Stalknecht – Founder & CEO of Single
Rita Houston – Program Director at WFUV
Doug DeAngelis – DeAngelis Music
Alex Fulton – Storefront Music
Nellie Rajabi – Google
Logan Crowell – Helping Our Music Evolve
Brian Sexton – Creatives Day
Al Andrews – Porter’s Call
Toni Wallace– Head of Music Brand Partnerships at United Talent Agency
Rachel Whitney– Country Music Programming Lead at YouTube & Google Play
Shannan Hatch– Vice President of Creative Services at SESAC PRO
Jay Blakesberg – legendary concert photographer
Ron Wynn, journalist and broadcaster
Bertis Downs, attorney and manager, R.E.M.
Patterson Hood – co-founder, Drive-By Truckers
Justin Bolognino– Founder & CEO of META
Molly Neuman– Global Head of Business Development at Songtrust
JJ Rosen – Digital Music Entreprenuer, EVP of Music Strategy & Industry Relations at Splice
Dave Park– CEO at Recombinant
Joe Conyers III- Co-Founder & GM at Songtrust; VP Technology at Downtown Music Publishing Group
Natalia Nastaskin– Head of US Operations at United Talent Agency
Dan Weisman– Artist Manager at RocNation
Tyke T – Artist, Songwriter at DrivenByMusic ENT
Tamara Conniff– EVP Music Publishing/Business Affairs at RocNation
Jim Jonsin – Grammy Award Winning Songwriter & Record Producer
Becky Gardenhire – Partner at WME
Abby White – Director of Development, MTSU College of Media and Entertainment/WMOT 89.5; Contributing Editor, Nashville Scene
Megan Adams – Coordinator Rights and Clearances at Complex Networks
Dan Gross – Music Producer at McCann
Matt Mugford – Music Supervisor at NBCUniversal
Cybele Pettus – Senior Music Supervisor at Electronic Arts
Dawn Soler – SVP of Music at ABC (TV)
Benji Rogers – President & Founder of PledgeMusic
Mike Butera – Founder & CEO of Artiphon
Anastasia Brown – Music Supervisor, Consultant, Author and Producer
Lars Murray – SVP Music Industry Group Pandora
Rachel Beauregard & Bryan Dawley – Recording Artists Native Run
Tom Zutaut – Legendary A&R Executive (Discovered Guns N’ Roses)
Gavin Ivester – FLO{Thinkery} CEO
Jill Block – CEO of Nashville Non-Toxi and Co-Founder of the Billy Block Corporation
Judy Tint – Music Industry Attorney; Working Musician
Kate O’Neill – Digital expert, songwriter, published editor
Tracy Gershon – VP of A&R of Rounder Records; Manager at Red Light Management
Linda Edell Howard – L.E.M.I. at Adams and Reese LLP (Lawyer, Entrepreneur, MamaMafia and Idea-Generator)
Jeff Cuellar – VP Strategic Partnerships at AC Entertainment
Sarah Trahern – CEO of the Country Music Association
John Marks – Global Head of Country Music at Spotify
Chris McMurtry – Founder and CEO of Dart Data
Tracy Gershon – A&R and artist development consultant; Red Light Management
Steve Robertson – Senior VP of A&R – Atlantic Records
Claude Kelly + Chuck Harmony – Co-founders & CEO’s of the Weirdo Workshop
Andrew Rasiej: Founder, Irving Plaza Digital Club Network
Jessica Ruoti – Music Supervisor at Open Road Entertainment
Larry Kloess – Founder of Cause A Scene
Don VanCleave – Manager of Moon Taxi
Brian Waymire – Founder of RedGorilla Music Festival
Mark Mulligan – Co-Founder of Midia Consulting, Creator of “Music Industry Blog” and author of Awakening – The Music Industry in the Digital Age
Brittany Wegusen – Kalatech CEO
Charles Alexander – Founder of Outside the Box Music
Randy Wachtler – Warner/Chappell Production Music President & CEO
Terry Cologne – Richards & Southern Merchandising
Jeff Price – Co-Founder of Audiam
Debbie Carroll – MusiCares
Jim Griffin – Managing Director of OneHouse
Bryan Calhoun – Head of Digital Strategy; Freeform Development Co-Founder and Creator of The Music Business Toolbox
Marcie Allen – President, MAC Presents
Ali Harnell – Senior VP, AEG Live; Artist Manager, The Shadowboxers
Sloane Scott – Entrepreneur, Branding Expert, Cancer Warrior
Jed Hilly – Executive Director of the Americana Music Association
Dr. E. Michael Harrington – Expert Witness To Many of the Music Industry’s Most Visible and Controversial Infringement Cases
Garth Fundis – Grammy nominated producer
Tom Douglas – Hall of Fame songwriter
David Macias – Co-founder and President – Thirty Tigers
Anasa Troutman – Founder/CEO, Eloveate
Dick Wingate: Principal, Dev Advisors
Larry Miller: Director of the Music Business Program at NYU Steinhardt
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