Future of Music Policy Summit, Georgetown University (October 27-28, 2014)

Themes: Data analysis for artists, artist compensation, modern role of radio, telecom consolidation practices
Speakers, Panels:
- Keynote: John Abodeely (Deputy Director, President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities)
- In Service: Innovation in the Musician’s Toolbox
- Moderator: Emily White (Co-Founder, Whitesmith Entertainment, Readymade Records and Dreamfuel.me)
- Ben Brannen (Co-founder, President, AtVenu), KC Fox (Category Marketing Manager, Music, Eventbrite), Randy Nichols (CEO, Force Media Management), Brett Sechrest (Co-founder, CEO, SoundScry), Craig Swann (Founder, looplabs)
- In Conversation: On Activism and Art
- Moderator: Felix Contreras (Co-host, Alt.Latino, NPR)
- Ceci Bastida (Musician), Shawn King (Musician, DeVotchKa), Martín Perna (Musician, Antibalas, Ocote Soul Sounds)
- Metadata for Musicians: Workshop I
- Moderators: Bryan Calhoun (Digital Strategy, Blueprint Group; Founder, Label Management Systems and Music Business Toolbox), Kristin Thomson (Co-director, Artist Revenue Streams Project, FMC)
- Sean Hickey (VP of Sales and Business Development, Naxos USA), Tracy Maddux (CEO, CD Baby), Mike Petillo (Studio Manager, Airshow), Bill Wilson (Entertainment Metadata Consultant)
- In Conversation: Jonathan Sallet & Rebecca Gates
- Jonathan Sallet (General Counsel, FCC), Rebecca Gates (Musician, Artist, Curator, Activist)
- A Road Plan for Jazz
- Moderator: Peter Gordon (President, Co-founder, Thirsty Ear Recordings; Jazz Forward Coalition)
- Marty Ashby (VP & Executive Producer, MCG Jazz), Jeff Meyer (CEO, This Is Red Agency), Casey Rae (VP for Policy and Education, FMC)
- The Devil’s in the Details: Data Challenges & Royalty Payments from the Artist Advocate Perspective
- Moderator: Anna Chaitovitz (Attorney-Advisor, US Patent & Trademark Office; Office of Policy & International Affairs)
- Sonny Charles (Musician, Checkmates; Steve Miller Band), Dennis Dreith (AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund), Michael Drexler (Executive Director, Business’ Development, BMI), Chris Yorks (Societies’ Council for the Collective Management of Performers’ Rights (SCAPR))
- Making it Work in Denver: Youth on Record, Collaborative Partnerships & Public Sector Engagement
- Moderator: Margaret Hunt (Director, Colorado Creative Industries)
- Michael Bracy (Co-founder, Board Member, FMC), Jami Duffy (Executive Director, Youth on Record), Ismael Guerrero (Executive Direct, Denver Housing Authority), Adrian Molina (Lead Instructor, Youth on Record; Musician, Molina Speaks)
- Whose Transparency Is It, Anyway?
- Moderator: Dave Herlihy (Attorney, The Law Offices of David Herlihy; Professor, Northeastern University)
- Jeffrey Boxer (IED/GC, Content Creators Coalition), Tanya Marie Curcio (Associate, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP), Waleed Diab (Senior Counsel, Google), Tom Silverman (Executive Director, New Music Seminar), Darius Van Arman (Co-founder, Secretly Group)
- On Atomic Living: Kiran Gandhi & Michelle Davis
- Kiran Gandhi (Drummer/Percussionist; MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School), Michelle Davis (Senior Articles Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property, University of Georgia School of Law)
- Follow the Tribes: EDM and Industry Innovation
- Moderator: Michelle Katz (Attorney, Law Offices of Kurosh Nasseri PLLC)
- Ben Hogan (Agent, Circle Talent Agency), Pete Kalamoutsos (Owner, Glow and Echostage), Kurosh Nasseri (Attorney, Law Offices of Kurosh Nasseri PLLC), Jeff Rimmer (General Manager, Beatgasm), Fox Stevenson (Singer, Songwriter and Producer)
- The Legal Geniuses Panel
- Moderator: Walter McDonough (Co-founder and General Counsel, FMC)
- Jill Berliner (Partner, King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner LLP), Ashlye Keaton (Attorney, Entertainment Law Legal Assistance (ELLA) Project; Adjunct Professor, Tulane University School of Law; University of New Orleans), Paul LiCalsi (Partner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ceresi LLP), Janine Small (Principal, Janine Small PLLC)
- Money from Music: The Industry Veteran Conversation
- Sonny Charles (Musicians, Checkmates; Steve Miller Band), Dennis Dreith (AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund)
- Metadata for Musicians: Workshop II
- Moderators: Bryan Calhoun (Digital Strategy, Blueprint Group; Founder, Label Management Systems and Music Business Toolbox), Kristin Thomson (Co-director, Artist Revenue Streams Project, FMC)
- Scott Freian (Co-founder and CEO, Qwire), Andrea Kremer (Founder, Shake & Howdy), Bill Wilson (Entertainment Metadata Consultant)
- Mash of the Titans: The Push for Monopoly in Music and Media
- Barry Lynn (Director, Open Markets Program, New America Foundation), Thomas Frank (Columnist, Salon.com; Author Pity the Billionaire and others)
- DIY? Do It Together!
- Moderator: Andy Schwartz (Guitar; Executive Board, Local 803 AFM; Board of Directors, Recording Musicians Association NY Chapter)
- Bruce Fife (Guitar; International Vice President, AFM; President, Local 99 Portland, Fair Trade Music), Dave Pomeroy (Bass, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss; President, Nashville Musicians Association; Nashville “Studio Musician of the Year”), Marc Ribot (Guitar, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits; President, Content Creators Coalition; Recording artist, Cubanos Postizos)
- Bridging the Gap: Building Connections Between Local Music Advocates & the Public Sector
- Moderator: Dani Grant (Founder, SpokesBUZZ; Owner, Mishawaka Amphitheater)
- Michael Bracy (Co-founder and Board Member, FMC), David Freedman (WWOZ-FM New Orleans), Lisa Gedgaudas (Program Administrator, Create Denver), Ellen Stanley (Executive Director, Minnesota Music Coalition), Karin Wolf (Arts Program Administrator, City of Madison)
- In Conversation: Harry Shearer & Greg Kot
- Harry Shearer (Actor, Musician and Host, Le Show), Greg Kot (Music Critic, The Chicago Tribune)
- Stopping Cable (& Telecomm) F*ckery
- Moderator: Casey Rae (VP for Policy and Education, FMC)
- Jesse Elliott (Founder, Music Made of Earth LLC), Jodie Griffin (Senior Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge), Sarah Morris (Senior Policy Counsel, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation), Carla Murphy (Reporter, Colorlines.com), Joe Torres (Senior External Affairs Director, Free Press)
- In Conversation: Astra Taylor & Katie Alice Greer
- Astra Taylor (Documentary Filmmaker, Musician and Author, The People’s Platform), Katie Alice Greer (Musician, Priests)
Sponsors, Partners: Georgetown University Department of Performing Arts, Art Works, MailChimp, CD Baby, Colorado Creative Industries, CEA, NPR music, AFM, Berklee Online, VORYS, SpokesBUZZ, Juki.TV, SoundScry, Jazz Forward Coalition, Bandswap, Gibson, SF MusicTech Summit, Jazz Connect Conference, Listen Local First, Public Knowledge, International Musician Magazine, Backbone Internet Radio, Just Plain Folks Music Organization, New Music Seminar, Digital Music Form East, San Diego Music Thing, Reingold, Reingold Link