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Annual Summit


  • Galvanize NYC 303 Spring Street New York, NY, 10013 United States (map)

Join us at Open Music’s first Annual Summit, featuring updates and discussion on the Music Modernization Act and announcements on Open Music’s next steps.

All members and friends of Open Music are encouraged to join us, and contribute to the discussion. The Summit is free for Open Music members, artists and students. Other industry stakeholders are asked to pay a cost-neutral registration fee of $50.

Register here.

Agenda (Subject to Change): 

DAY 1

9:30 - Registration & Coffee

10:00 - Welcomes and Agenda Overview

  • Panos Panay, VP of Innovation and Strategy, Berklee / Open Music Co-Founder

  • Dan Harple, CEO, Context Labs / Open Music Co-Founder

  • Stephen Buckley, Executive Director, MIT Connection Science

  • Grainne McNamara, Principal, PwC Digital

  • David Post, Managing Director, IBM Blockchain Ventures

  • Kris Kersey, Director, Emerging Technologies and New Services, PwC

11:00 - Keynote

  • Desmond Child, Grammy Winning Songwriter-Producer

  • Interviewed by Panos Panay

11:30 - Panel: Music Modernization Act Impact & Industry Considerations

  • Hank Shocklee, Music Producer / President, Shocklee Entertainment

  • Chris Harrison, CEO, DiMA

  • Erich Carey, VP and Senior Counsel, NMPA

  • David Hughes, CTO, RIAA

  • Moderator: Vickie Nauman, Founder, CrossBorderWorks / Advisor, Open Music

12:15 - Lunch

1:00 - Presentation: Open Standards and Innovation

  • Stephen Buckley, Executive Director, MIT Connection Science

1:30 - Sabre Case Study: Industry Expansion via Interoperability

  • Irving Wladawsky-Berger, Research Affiliate, MIT Connection Science

  • George Howard, Lead Researcher, Berklee / Open Music

2:00 - Current Use Case: URights

  • Caroline Champarnaud, Director of International Development, SACEM

  • Martin Guillaume, VP of Cognitive Process Services, Telecom and Media, IBM

2:45 - Break

3:00 - Big Data & Metadata: IBM Watson

  • Noah Beltran, Global Lead, Cognitive Solutions for Media & Entertainment,IBM

3:30 - Future Use Case Demos

  • IDEO: Visualizing Personal Music Preferences, Ari Adler, Senior Portfolio Director

  • Gusto: Will Wang, Founder

  • Cre8tor.app / TokenTunes: Erik Mendelson, CEO and Co-Founder

  • TribeXR: Tom Impallomeni, CEO and Co-Founder

  • Q&A

4:30 - Discussion & Social

5:30 - Adjourn


DAY 2

9:30 - Coffee

10:00 - Welcome

  • Panos Panay

10:15 - Keynote:

  • Imogen Heap, Musician and Tech Innovator, Mycelia

  • Interviewed by Brian Dubb, CEO & Founder, MPRO MUSIC

10:45 - Blockchain & Future of Music Rights ID

  • IBM: Peter Guglielmino, CTO of Media and Entertainment, IBM

11:15 - Break

11:30 - Current Use Case Demos

  • MIT Connection Science, Data Visualization:  Michiel Bakker, Research Assistant

  • Blokur: Phil Barry, Founder

  • MTonomy: Arjun Mendhi, CEO

  • Q&A

12:15 - Governance, Participation & Membership

  • Kris Kersey, Director, Emerging Technologies and New Services, PwC

  • Thomas Hardjono, Technical Director, MIT Internet Trust Consortium

  • Anne Phillips Ogilby, Partner, Ropes & Gray

12:45 - Governance Discussion

1:00 - Lunch & Working Group Breakout Sessions

  • Kris Kersey, Director, Emerging Technologies and New Services, PwC

  • Ari Adler, Senior Portfolio Director, IDEO

  • Board / Governance

    • Panos Panay, Berklee / Open Music Co-Founder

    • Grainne McNamara, PwC

    • Vickie Nauman, CrossBorderWorks / Open Music

    • Peter Guglielmino, IBM

  • Tech / Protocol

    • Tom Foth, Senior Director, Emerging Technology Labs, PwC

    • Stephen Buckley, Executive Director, MIT Connection Science

  • Commercialization / Adoption

    • Kris Kersey, PwC

    • David Post, IBM

    • Ari Adler, IDEO

  • Education / Advocacy

    • George Howard, Berklee / Open Music

    • Nicole d’Avis, Berklee / Open Music

    • Marcus Welles, Manager, Entertainment, Media and Communications Consulting, PwC

2:00 - Paths Forward and Next Steps

2:30 - Close

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