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7:00am CDT

Registration Legends Foyer

8:00am CDT

Networking Breakfast sponsored by Entertainment One Legends Foyer BuzzAngle Music Terrace Legends Terrace Explore Activation Stations — A2IM's 'Indie Zone' with Vydia & ONErpm; Artist Growth; Hyperwallet; Music Reports; the Nielsen Music Connect Corridor; and 'Stream the Studio' with Ford Various Jaxsta Lounge Legends Foyer

9:00am CDT

Welcome & Acronym Update Music Row 5Bill Wilson Beyond the Buzzwords: How Digital Has Taken Over Your Marketing Plan Legends GLucia Kaminsky • Tim Foisset • Meryl Johnson • Lloyd Aur Norman The Changing Environment in Music Licensing Legends ESpek • Darren Briggs • Sabrina Del Priore • Neeta Ragoowansi #NEXTGEN_NOW: Young Voices Rewriting The Rules Legends ABCCherie Hu • Jackie Augustus • Devin Dawson • Amber Grimes • Phil Quist • Anna Weisband Music Supervisor Listening Sessions [SIGN-UP HAS ENDED] McKissack 1 — Hilton DowntownGene Culver • Julie Hurwitz • Jackie Otero • Kim Williams

9:30am CDT

Your Metadata S#*ks! Music Row 5Edward Ginis A Star Wars Story: What Artists Can Learn From Epic Mistakes Legends FKevin • Chris Robley The Landscape of the Music Industry In the U.S. and Across the World Legends DJosh Friedlander • David Price

10:00am CDT

Rejected! The Most Common Errors Music Row 5Bill Wilson • Jill Chapman • Chris McMurty • Jackson Mercer • Chris Read

10:30am CDT

Clearing Rights and Properly Monetizing UGC Legends GStephen White • Jeff Price • John Raso • Michael Weissman The Changing Landscape in the Publishing World Legends EJohn Ozier • Marc Driskill • Beth Laird • Pete Robinson Connected: Home and Car Legends ABCRuss Crupnick • Wayne Cunningham • Jim Buczkowski • Brian Hamilton • Michael Jeffrey • Nick Marcantonio • Ryan Redington

10:40am CDT

Music Data Exchange: Linking Recordings and Compositions Music Row 5Jon Bender

11:00am CDT

Battle of the Blockchain Music Row 5Vickie Nauman • Daniel Dewar • Jeff King • Vaughn McKenzie • Benji Rogers • Howie Singer Head Full of Streams Legends DMichael Jbara • Angel Gambino • Brad Serling Import/Export: Marketing International Content in the U.S. Legends FColleen Theis • David Bakula • Marcos Juárez • Dennis Murcia

12:00pm CDT

Merlin’s 10th Anniversary: Indies Leading The Global Digital Business Legends GCharles Caldas • Darius Van Arman • Amy Dietz • Zack Gershen • Nando Luaces

12:30pm CDT

Indie Artist & Songwriter Forum Welcome & Songtrust 101 Legends ABCMolly Neuman New Age of CRM Legends EMatt Annerino • Stella Psaroudakis • Itay Rahat • Murray Stall The Country Consumer: The Next Phase of Streaming Growth Legends FAnnie Ortmeier • Beville Dunkerley • Margaret Hart • Brittany Schaeffer • Rebecca Silverstein • Karen Stump The Post-Catalogue Era: How Streaming Is Resetting the Recorded Industry's Business Model Legends DZach Fuller

12:40pm CDT

Artistry and Streaming Income: Q&A with Paul Cardall Legends ABCGarrison Snell • Jonathan Barnes • Paul Cardall • Chris Robley

1:00pm CDT

The Unsung K-Pop Star: Music Metadata Music Row 5Bernie Cho

1:10pm CDT

Songtrust 101 – Part 2 Legends ABCJason Cerf

1:20pm CDT

So, You're Licensed Into China … Now What? Music Row 5Alex Taggart Who Needs You Anyway? Reinventing the Artist-Label Relationship in the Digital Era Legends ABCAsh Kernen • Brian Aranda • Jason Berger • Roy LaManna • Chill Moody

1:30pm CDT

New Possibilities for Premium Subscription Services Legends GMarc Finer • Jim Buczkowski • Russ Crupnick • Andrew Kautz • Kesha Lee

1:40pm CDT

From Little Things, Big Things Grow: Using and Abusing Metadata in Australia Music Row 5Jay Mogis

1:45pm CDT

Shining A Light On The Black Box: Best Practices For Reducing Unclaimed Royalties Legends FDae Bogan • Bill Colitre • Kayce Laine • John Raso

1:55pm CDT

Successfully Managing Your Releases: Best Practices and Obligations for the Independent Label or Artist Legends ABCMark Spier • Heather Trussell Butsch • Aaron Davis • Julien Frank • Shelby Kennedy

2:00pm CDT

My Song, My Money… Why Metadata? Music Row 5Hans Peter Roth • Eric MacKay • Lindsay Rothschild Consumer Trends: U.S. and Beyond Legends DDavid Bakula

2:30pm CDT

Music & Advertising: Flip That $#!t Legends EAnnie Ortmeier • Jeppe Faurfelt • Tony Grotticelli • Kim Pham

2:40pm CDT

From Studio to Smartphone Music Row 5Mark Isherwood • Kim Beauchamp • Deborah Fairchild • Joe Freel • Josh Jackson • F. Reid Shippen

3:00pm CDT

Music Biz Consumer Insights: The Uses, Applications & Challenges of Data in Music Legends GSania Haq • David Bakula • Reece Daniels • Robert Delmonte • Pablo Douzoglou • Fabrice Sergent Tribes and Niche Music Culture Legends FBob Barbiere • Tyler Lenane • Vickie Nauman • Thomas Steffens

4:00pm CDT

Featured Presentation: Music’s Leading Ladies Speak Out powered by Nielsen Music Legends ABCDMarcie Allen • Erin Crawford • Wendy Goldstein • Melinda Newman • Dolly Parton • Linda Perry • Beka Tischker • Marlene Tsuchii • Kelli Turner • Janet Weir

6:00pm CDT

WEA Cocktail Party Kitchen Notes — Omni Lobby

7:00pm CDT

The Hit Makers Songwriting Challenge, powered By The Hit Makers Session [SIGN-UP HAS ENDED] Music Row 6Chas Sandford Women Who Rock presented by Women in Music & Amazon Music [FURTHER RSVP REQUIRED] City Tap – Rooftop Lounge