EDMbiz Conference & Expo today announced the first wave of speakers and panelists to appear at the annual industry event’s third edition this June.
Above & Beyond and Hardwell have been confirmed to deliver keynote artist addresses, while journalist Bob Lefsetz will be the center of a “Special Conversation” event. This year’s conference will feature a “#20Somethings” panel on rising music executives curated by Krewella’s manager Jake Udell, a new EDM consumer report entitled “Engaging the Electronic Music Listener” from Nielsen’s Head of Branded Music Entertainment Tatiana Oliveira Simonian, and the third annual EDMbiz artist panel.
Other industry-interest panels include a “The 6.2 Billion Dollar Business: Does Size Matter?” panel on mergers and acquisitions, a “Meet The Windish Agency” panel on talent representation and booking and a “State of the Label: The Art of Selling Music” panel focusing on today’s record business.
The three-day EDMbiz conference is set to take place at The Cosmopolitan Hotel of Las Vegas from June 17 – June 19. KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley will return to host the event for the third year.
Below is the full list of conference speakers, exclusively provided to Billboard.biz.
Adellyn Polomski – Director of Electronic Programming, Clear Channel
Andrew Goldstone – Manager, Tiësto/ General Manager, Musical Freedom
Andrew Keller – A&R, Columbia Records
Anna Knaup – CEO, Sorted Management
Bob Lefsetz – The Lefsetz Letter
Brad Owen – Agent, The Windish Agency
Brian Zisk – Managing Director SF Music Tech Fund & Executive Producer, SF Music Tech
Dave Falk – VP Marketing, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
David Waxman – General Manager and Head of A&R, Ultra Music
Geronimo – Senior Director of Programming, SiriusXM
Hardwell
Jake Udell – Th3rd Brain Management
James Grant – CEO, Involved Management/Anjunabeats
Jason Bentley – Music Director, KCRW
Jeff Shaw – SVP, Strategic Alliances – EDM Lead, Live Nation Network
John Boyle – Chief Growth Officer/Interim CFO, Insomniac
Justin Lubliner – President, The Darkroom LLC
Kraig Fox – Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Partners
Kurosh Nasseri – Co-Founder, AFEM
Lee Anderson – Agent, AMOnly
Liz Miller – General Manager, Big Beat Records
Mac Clark – Agent, CAA
Manny Zelaya – Hardwell Tour Manager, On Tour Management
Mark Lawrence – Chief Executive, AFEM
Matthew Adell – CEO, Beatport
Matt Ringel – Managing Partner, New Era Media & Marketing/EVP, Red Light Management
Matt Rodriquez – Agent, AMOnly
Michael George – Martin Garrix Manager, Scooter Braun Projects
Mike Darlington – CEO, Monstercat/The District
Nathan Lim – Manager, Th3rd Brain Management
Neil Jacobson – Senior Vice President A&R and Management, Interscope Records
Paavo Siljamaki – Above & Beyond
Robb McDaniels – Founder & CEO, Ingrooves Music Group
Russell Wallach – President, Live Nation Media & Sponsorships
Sam Hunt – Agent, The Windish Agency
Sean Glass – Founder, Win Music
Sebastian Lintz – Label Manager, Revealed Recordings
Shelly Finkel – Chairman, Strategy & Acquisitions, SFX Entertainment
Steve Goodgold – Agent, The Windish Agency
Tatiana Oliveira Simonian – Head of Branded Music Entertainment at Neilsen
Tom Windish – President, The Windish Agency
Tony McGuiness – Above & Beyond
Zel McCarthy – Editor-in-Chief, Thump/Vice