MUSEXPO 2008
EVENT SCHEDULE

CONFERENCE HOTEL: HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD, 8401 SUNSET BLVD
OFFICIAL SHOWCASES HOSTED AT HOUSE OF BLUES (OPPOSITE HYATT HOTEL)

* MUSEXPO 2008 registration badge will be required to enter panels, showcases & events



SUNDAY, APRIL 27th

1:00PM - 7:00PM
REGISTRATION OPEN - INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING LOUNGE (2ND FLOOR – HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)

3:00PM – 4:00PM
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY: HOW TO FIX THE MUSIC BUSINESS (WORLD PREMIERE)
VIEWING AT THE PARRISH HALL (HOUSE OF BLUES)


5:00PM – 7:45PM
WINE TASTING & COCKTAIL RECEPTION: ON ROOFTOP OF THE HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD
HOSTED BY: PLAYINDIES
WITH SPECIAL WELCOME ADDRESS BY MAYOR OF WEST HOLLYWOOD

ARTIST SHOWCASES BEGIN AT 8:00PM AT HOUSE OF BLUES


MONDAY APRIL 28th

8:00AM - 6:00PM
REGISTRATION OPEN – INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING LOUNGE (2ND FLOOR – HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)

8:00AM – 9:30AM
NETWORKING CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
HOSTED BY: PLAYINDIES

9:30 AM - 10:45AM
KEYNOTE PANEL FEATURING HOST NIC HARCOURT (AT HOUSE OF BLUES)
HOSTED BY: PLAYINDIES

PANELISTS:
Alex Patsavas – Founder, Chop Shop Music Supervision Inc.
Harvey Goldsmith – President/Founder, Harvey Goldsmith Presents
Ralph Peer II, – Chairman/CEO, peermusic
Rob McDermott – President, Collective Music Group (Worldwide Manager of Linkin Park)

11:00AM - 11:15AM
MINI-KEYNOTE ADDRESS
PRESENTED BY: PLAYINDIES

11:15AM - 12:30PM
GLOBAL MANAGERS FORUM
SPONSORED BY: THE LONDON WEST HOLLYWOOD
Moderated by
Ritch Esra – Publisher, The Music Registry
Tess Taylor – President, NARIP

PANELISTS:
Andy Gould – President, Spectacle Entertainment Group (Rob Zombie)
Doc McGhee – Founder, McGhee Entertainment (KISS)
John Watson – Owner/President, Eleven Music/JW Mgmt (Silverchair)
Robert Reynolds – Worldwide manager, The Killers
Ron Stone – Co-Founder/President, Gold Mountain Ent’t (New York Dolls)
Terry McBride – CEO, Nettwerk Music Group (Avril Lavigne)

12:30PM – 2:15PM
MUSEXPO NETWORKING LUNCHEON AT SADDLE RANCH RESTUARANT
HOSTED BY: ESTONIAN ARTIST AGENCY

2:15PM – 3:00PM
Q&A WITH THE WORLD'S GREATEST SONGWRITER OF MODERN TIMES (AT HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
SPONSORED BY: A&R WORLDWIDE
Featuring
Diane Warren – Founder, Realsongs
Moderated by
David Massey – President, Mercury Records (US)

3:00PM - 4:00PM
MUSIC & GLOBAL CONSUMER BRANDS (AT HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
SPONSORED BY: LIONSGATE ENTERTAINMENT
Co-Moderated by
James P. Dunne – President Inspire Entertainment
Marianne Goode – VP Music, Lifetime TV / Lifetime Entertainment

PANELISTS:
Chris Dorne — VP, Production/Director, Connectivetissue, Mediavest USA
Dan Diamond –
VP, National Cinemedia/Fathom Division
Gary Arnold – Sr. Vice President, Entertainment, Best Buy
Jim O’Mahony – CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi
Mike Tunnicliffe – President, Tuna Music
Steven Stewart –Senior Manager, Nokia Music

4:00PM – 4:30PM
Afternoon Tea Break (ROOFTOP – HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
HOSTED BY THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF® FRESH BREWED MUSIC™

4:30PM – 4:45PM
MINI KEYNOTE ADDRESS & SPECIAL PRESENTATION: SUBCULTURE INTERACTIVE


4:45PM – 5:45PM

DIGITAL MOBILE TECHNOLOGY 360: LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES
(AT HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
SPONSORED BY: NOKIA
Moderated by
Ted Cohen – Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

PANELISTS:
Ali Partovi – CEO/Founder iLike.com/Garageband.com
Billy Dutton – CEO of Music.com
Chris Barton – Strategic Partnership Development Manager, Google
Dalton Caldwell – Founder/CEO, imeem
David Pakman – President and CEO of eMusic
Ian C. Rogers –CEO, Topspin
Jay Cooper – Partner, Greenberg, Traurig LLP
Jeremy Welt – Vice President, New Media, Warner Bros. Records
Paul Wright – Sr. VP Strategic Alliances & Marketing, Mediaguide Inc.
Rachna Bhasin – VP Business Development for Dell-ZING

6:00PM – 8:00PM
COCKTAIL NETWORKING RECEPTION & BUFFET DINNER AT HOUSE OF BLUES

HOSTED BY: UBER.COM
FEATURING A SPECIAL DJ SET WITH THE CRYSTAL METHOD

ARTIST SHOWCASES BEGIN AT 8:00PM AT HOUSE OF BLUES


TUESDAY APRIL 29th


8:00AM - 6:00PM
REGISTRATION OPEN – INTERNATIONAL LOUNGE (2nd FLOOR - HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)

8:00AM – 9:30AM
NETWORKING CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Performances by Frank Turner & Our Lunar Activities
HOSTED BY PASSPORT APPROVED/BRITHISH MUSIC WEEK/UKT

9:30AM - 11:00AM
GLOBAL A&R FORUM (AT HOUSE OF BLUES)
SPONSORED BY ASCAP

Co-Moderated by
Andrew Phillips – Media Consultant, Channel 4 (UK)
John Alexander – Sr. VP Creative Affairs/Membership US, ASCAP

PANELISTS:
David Vodicka – President, Rubber Records (Australia)
Kenny Gates – Co-President, PIAS Ent't Group (Worldwide)
Martin Kierszenbaum – President, Cherrytree; Sr. VP A&R/Head of Intíl Ops, Interscope/Geffen/A&M
Mike Caren – Executive Vice President, A&R, Atlantic Records Group
Nick Raphael – Managing Director, Epic Records (UK)
Peter Shukat – Managing Partner, Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman, LLP

11:15AM -11:30AM
MINI KEYNOTE ADDRESS
PRESENTED BY: iMELOS

11:30AM – 12:45PM:
GLOBAL LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FORUM
Moderated by
Geoff Boucher – Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times
Tommy Nast – Music & Media Consultant/MUSEXPO Advisor

PANELISTS:
David Goldberg – EVP of Music Services, Ticketmaster
Folkert Koopmans –
Managing Director, FKP Scorpio Konzertproducktionen (Germany)
Frank Takeshita – Executive General Manager, Creativeman Productions (Japan)
Jason Magnus – President, “Rock For China/Beijing Pop Festival” (China)
Kevin Lyman – President/Founder, Vans Warped Tour and 4Fini Inc. (US)
Michael Chugg – President, Chugg Entertainment (Australia)

12:45PM - 2:30PM
MUSEXPO NETWORKING LUNCHEON AT SADDLE RANCH RESTUARANT
HOSTED BY: MARIA AND MANITOBA FILM & SOUND

2:30PM – 3:45PM
MARKET FOCUS: INDIA (AT HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
Co-Moderated by
Aarti Tandon – Partner, Law Offices of Aarti Tandon
Safta Jaffrey – Owner/Managing Director, SJP/Taste Music (UK)

PANELISTS:
Atul Churamani – Vice President A&R, Publishing & New Media, Saregama, India
Mark Strippel – Head of Music, BBC Asian Network
Oum Pradutt – Managing Director, Phase 1 Events & Entertainment Pvt Ltd, India
Ritnika Nayan – CEO, Music Gets Me High (MGMH), India
Savio D’Souza – General Secretary, India Music Industry
Seymour Stein – Chairman, Sire Records Group

3:45PM - 4:15PM
AFTERNOON TEA BREAK (ROOFTOP – HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
HOSTED BY: THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF® FRESH BREWED MUSIC™

4:15PM - 5:30PM
MARKET FOCUS: CHINA (AT HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
SPONSORED BY: SHANGRI-LA HOTELS and RESORTS
Moderated by
Safta Jaffrey –
Owner/Managing Director, SJP/Taste Music (UK)

PANELISTS:
Gary Chen – Co-Chairman/CEO, Orca Digital/Top 100 (China)
Jackie Subeck – President, Entertainment Group – CRC Jianian (US/China)
Jason Magnus – President, “Rock For China/Beijing Pop Festival” (China)
Jason Sausto – President Onkyo China
Jimi Wang – General Manager, Roxgxi Ent't Media Co. Ltd., (China)

6:00PM - 8:00PM
COCKTAIL NETWORKING RECEPTION & BUFFET DINNER AT HOUSE OF BLUES
HOSTED BY BETA RECORDS
FEATURING AN INTERNATIONAL FASHION SHOW

ARTIST SHOWCASES BEGIN AT 8:00PM AT HOUSE OF BLUES


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th


8:00AM - 12:00PM
REGISTRATION OPEN – INTERNATIONAL LOUNGE (2nd FLOOR – HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)

8:00AM – 9:30AM
NETWORKING CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
HOSTED BY: REBEL SYNCH & HUSHHUSH ATTACK!

9:45AM - 11:00AM
FILM/TV & VIDEOGAMES (ART & COMMERCE THROUGH VISUAL MEDIA) - (AT HOUSE OF BLUES)
SPONSORED BY: SESAC

Co-Moderated by
John Anderson – CEO Creative Services/Lifestyle, Hunnypot Unlimited
Lindsay Fellows – Sr. VP Music, Walden Media and Bristol Bay Productions

PANELISTS:
Alicen Catron Schneider – VP Music Creative Services, NBC Universal Television Music
Carter Armstrong – Vice President Music, Warner Bros. Pictures
Dain Blair – CEO, Groove Addicts
Dan Butler – Sr. VP Business Affairs & Legal ñ Music, Paramount Pictures
Meiko (Artist)
Ron Broitman – Sr. VP Film/TV & Advertising Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Steve Schnur – Worldwide Executive of Music & Audio, Electronic Arts

11:00AM – 11:20AM
MINI KEYNOTE & SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT RE: MUSEXPO EUROPE

11:25AM – 12:30PM
GLOBAL PUBLISHING FORUM
SPONSORED BY: BMI
Co-Moderated by
Emmanuel Legrand – Editor, Impact Music Publishing Magazine (UK)
Ritch Esra – Publisher, The Music Registry

PANELISTS:
Jay Faires – President of Music & Publishing, Lionsgate Entertainment
Jens-Markus Wegener – Managing Director, AMV Talpa GMBH
Justin Shukat – Founding Partner & General Manager, Primary Wave Music Publishing
Kathleen Carey –
Sr. VP Int’l, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Kenny MacPherson – President/Sr. Executive Chrysalis Music, N. America
Nick Robinson – Sr. Executive Writer/Publisher Relations Europe, BMI
Tim Prescott – CEO, Albert Music (Australia)

12:30PM - 2:15PM
MUSEXPO NETWORKING LUNCHEON AT SADDLE RANCH RESTUARANT
HOSTED BY: A&R WORLDWIDE

2:15PM - 3:30PM
GLOBAL BROADCAST & MEDIA FORUM (AT HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
SPONSORED BY: NZ ON AIR
Co-Moderated by
Ajax Scott – Former Publisher, Music Week (UK)
Erica Farber – Publisher, Radio & Records

PANELISTS:
Ande MacPherson – Programme Controller, Xfm Radio Network (UK)
Andrew Phillips – Media Consultant, Channel 4 (UK)
Chris Price – Director of Music Programming, MTV Networks UK & Ireland
Jimmy Steal – VP of Programming, Emmis Radio
Max Tolkoff – Program Director, Indie 103.1FM Los Angeles
Nic Harcourt – Music Director, KCRW Los Angeles

3:30PM - 4:15PM
WEAPON OF MASS DISCUSSION (AT HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
SPONSORED BY: LINKED IN
Q&A with
Bob Lefsetz – Publisher, The Lefsetz Letter
Moderated by
Tommy Nast – Music & Media Consultant/MUSEXPO Advisor

4:15PM - 4:45PM
AFTERNOON TEA BREAK (ROOFTOP – HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD)
HOSTED BY THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF® FRESH BREWED MUSIC™

4:45PM - 5:45PM
LEGENDS: A WORD FROM THE WISE
SPONSORED BY: THE LIQUID EXPERIENCE GROUP
Moderated by
Mike Walsh – Head of Music, Xfm Radio Network (UK)

PANELISTS:
Daniel Glass – Founder/CEO, Glassnote Entertainment
Peter Asher – Partner, Strategic Artist Management
Seymour Stein –
Chairman, Sire Records Group
Steve Jones – The Sex Pistols/Host "Jonesy's Jukebox" on Indie 103.1FM Los Angeles

6:00PM - 8:00PM
MUSEXPO COCKTAIL RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY AT HOUSE OF BLUES
Honoring Alex Patsavas, Founder, Chop Shop Music Supervision, Inc.
HOSTED BY A&R WORLDWIDE, NOKIA, PLAYINDIES
FEATURING SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY MISSY HIGGINS


ARTIST SHOWCASES BEGIN AT 8:00PM AT HOUSE OF BLUES