Music Finance Forum 2020

RECORDED LIVE: September 24, 2020
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM LOS ANGELES TIME

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New money, new landscape, new perspectives. Get the latest insight at Music Finance Forum Presented by Winston Baker from investors, music executives, brand leaders and dealmakers on where the music business is headed. Our speakers have worked with Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Sheeran, Katy Perry, Rihanna—just to name a few.

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September 24, 2020
AGENDA

9:00 – 9:05 am
Welcome and Opening Address
FORUM CO-CHAIRS: Katherine Winston and Amy Baker, Co-Founders and Managing Partners, Winston Baker

9:05 – 10:00 am
State of the Music Industry
MODERATOR: Carlos Cruz, Director, Technology, Media & Telecommunications Corporate & Investment Banking, Fifth Third Bank
PANELISTS: Hector Baldonado, Esq., Founder, The Baldonado Group, P.C.
Sherrese Clarke Soares, Chief Executive Officer, Tempo Music
Barry Massarsky, President, Massarsky Consulting
Paul Pacifico, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Independent Music (AIM)

10:00 – 10:30 am
Keynote Conversation with Jaeson Ma
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jaeson Ma, Chief Executive Officer, East West Ventures & Co-Owner, Triller / 88rising
MODERATED BY: Amy Baker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Winston Baker

10:30 – 11:15 am
New Money, New Funds, New Perspectives
MODERATOR: Vickie Nauman, Founder, CrossBorderWorks
PANELISTS: Andrew Bergman, Chief Operating Officer, Downtown Music Holdings
Jason Sklar, Partner, Shamrock Capital Advisors
Richard Conlon, Founder, Catch Point Rights Partners

11:15 – 11:45 am
Digital Landscape Redefined
PRESENTATION BY: Gigi L. Johnson, EdD, President and Co-Founder, Maremel Institute and Faculty, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Touring Reimagined: Viable Approaches to Live Performances
MODERATOR: Dave Brooks, Senior Director for Live & Touring, Billboard
PANELISTS: Nathan Gregory, Music Brand Partnerships Executive, CAA
Mark Riker, Senior Manager, Anheuser Busch
Dom Rodriguez, Managing Director, SM Entertainment USA

12:30 – 1:00 pm
Audience Q&A and Networking

1:00 pm
Forum Concludes