President & CEO, APM Music
former COO, Fox Entertainment
Sr. Director A&R, Artist Partner Group (APG)
Executive VP, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
GM / VP Marketing at Element1 Music
Aton Ben Horin
Executive VP, Global A&R, Atlantic Records Group
Sr. VP A&R, Columbia Records & President, Unrestricted
Host, Big Boy's Neighborhood (Premiere Networks)
Head of A&R & Publishing, Tileyard Music (UK)
Vice President A&R, Red Bull Records
Entrepreneur, Investor, DJ, Producer, Songwriter (
Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Ludacris, Big Sean, 2 Chainz)
Craig Kallman
Chairman & CEO, Atlantic Records Group
Sr. Music Supervisor, Electronic Arts
Head of Third-Party Partnerships The MLC
Senior Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount Global
CEO, Playlister Club
GM of Artist Services, Sofar Sounds
Vice President, Artist & Business Development, Live Nation
Sr. Director, Synchronization & Music Licensing, Angry Mob Music
Vice President A&R, Position Music
CEO, iGroove AG
Ellen K
Host Ellen K Radio Show, KOST 103.5 FM Los Angeles &
Ellen K Weekend Show (iHeartMedia)
Sr. VP A&R, Warner Records & Founder, TheBasement Series
Founder & CEO, Seeker Music
Director of Talent, VEVO
Garrett Capone
Vice President & General Manager, Crush Music / Crush Ventures
former Head of A&R, JioSaavn
Founder & Attorney, Counsel Plus, Co.
Vice President Creative, Reservoir
Vice President Music, Bally Sport
Founder & CEO, Trevanna Tracks
CEO & Founder, WARM
VP, Brand & Content, WTMX Mix 101.9/WSHE 100.3 Chicago
President & Founder, All Access Music Group
Founder & Music Supervisor, Clearly Music
Kairo
Head of Production, Offstream Music Group
Vice President, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment
Songwriter, Producer, Entrepreneur
Managing Director, Warner Music (Thailand)
Vice President of Operations, Downtown Music Services
Ken Blaustein
Vice President, A&R, Universal Music Enterprises
Head of Music Curation & Creative Licensing at Snap Inc.
Sr. VP/Head of A&R, Red Bull Records
President, Stem Distribution
Executive VP, The Engine360
Vice President Rock & Alternative Program Director ALT 98.7 - LA's New Alternative, iHeartMedia National Programming Group
Music Supervisor, Dreamboat Music
Executive Vice President & Head of FOX Entertainment Music
Co-founder & CEO, Beatoven.ai
Vice President / Head of A&R, Position Music
Contributing Writer, Music Business Worldwide
Founder & Managing Partner, FLUX FM
President, Songrunner Entertainment (Music Supervisor)
Host "New & Approved" KLOS, Los Angeles / Westwood One & Benztown Radio Networks Syndicated Host
VP of Creative, MNRK Music Group
Head of Creator Services, DistroKid
Vice President Music & Head of A&R, UnitedMasters
Music Supervisor, Walton Isaacson
Founder & Managing Director, Phase1 Events & Entertainment Pvt Ltd (India)
A&R Manager, Atlantic Records
President of A&R, Atlantic Records & President ATCO Records
President & Chairman, The Hello Group
Executive Vice President, Motion Picture Music Universal Pictures
Founder & Chairman, Mobilium Global
Founder / CEO, Silva Screen Group
President & Founder, Riptide Music Group
CEO, Driift & Director ATC Management
Publisher, The Music Registry
Sr. Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
A&R Executive, producer, songwriter, composer & former Chairman, Geffen Records/President, A&M Records & CCO/Executive VP, Virgin Records
Music Creative & Production, Original Film, Netflix
Director, Creative Music, FOX Entertainment
Head of Music, Millennium Media
Senior Vice President, Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
Sr. VP, Head of Marketing & Services, ADA
Chief Creative Office, SESAC
Director Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
President & Founder, A&R Worldwide
Founder, Alchemic Sonic Environment
Partner & CEO, TM Ventures
Sr. Vice President Creative & Music Supervision, The Wilders
CEO, The Hello Group
Vice President A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group
Founder & CEO, Reel Muzik Werks, LLC
Co-Owner, Mom+Pop
Producer / Composer, Paramount Global, Creative Music Strategy
Director of Creative Music Strategy, Paramount
Global Music Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering
Vice President Creative & Sr. Music Supervisor, Format Entertainment
President & CEO, Position Music
Managing Director, Saregama
PANOS A. PANAY
President, Recording Academy®
Panos A. Panay serves as President for the Recording Academy®. In his role, Panay drives business growth across the entire organization to further expand the service offerings for Academy members and the industry. With a focus on identifying new partnerships, global expansion and leveraging new technologies, he drives strategic advancement for the Academy's objectives and fosters a culture of innovation.
Prior to joining the Recording Academy, Panay served as the senior vice president for Global Strategy and Innovation at Berklee College of Music and is a fellow at MIT Connection Science. At Berklee, he led the development and execution of the college's overarching strategic plan; founded the Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship; oversaw its campuses in New York City, Valencia (Spain) and Abu Dhabi, as well as the Music + Health and India Exchange Institutes; and steered new partnerships, program development and the incorporation of new technologies. He also led Berklee's expansion to China and the K-12 sector. Prior to Berklee, Panay was founder and CEO of Sonicbids, the leading platform for emerging artists to connect with music promoters, resulting in over 1 million gigs booked in over 80 countries around the world. He led the company for 13 years until after its successful acquisition in 2013. He started his career as a talent agent and vice president at The Kurland Agency, booking the international tours for GRAMMY®-winning artists such as Pat Metheny, Chick Corea and Branford Marsalis.
Panay has been recognized in Fast Company's Fast 50, Inc Magazine's Inc 500, Mass Hi-Tech All Stars, and Boston Globe's Game Changers. For his work with Sonicbids, Panay was also profiled in the book Outsmart by best-selling author Jim Champy and spoke at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland as part of his work with Open Music. He has been a guest on programs such as CNBC's "Squawk Box" and a guest writer about entrepreneurship for Forbes, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fast Company, and Inc Magazine, among others. He is a public speaker at many universities and events around the world. His first book Two Beats Ahead: What Musical Minds Teach Us About Innovation, co-authored with R. Michael Hendrix of IDEO, was released in April 2021 and was named as a business book of the month by the Financial Times.
Panay holds a music business & management degree from Berklee College of Music and is a candidate for an EMBA at IE Business School / Brown University.
