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Please note that Monday, May 15 consists of pre-convention meetings, digital service workshops, the Entertainment & Technology Law Conference, and the Industry Jam 2. The full program will take place Tuesday, May 16  through Thursday, May 18.  
TK

Thomas Karlsson

Spotify
Content Infringement and Curation Team Lead
Monday, May 15
 

7:30am CDT

Registration Fisk Room Foyer

8:00am CDT

Jaxsta Lounge Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:00am CDT

Law Conference Opening Remarks Music City BallroomNicole Hennessey

10:10am CDT

The DMCA, YouTube & You: Charting the Future of Music Online Music City BallroomJohn Tehranian • Chris Harrison • Don Nottingham

11:00am CDT

Google Play and YouTube Music Workshop: Label Tools Overview [SIGN-UP HAS ENDED] 205 (CC)

2:00pm CDT

Reclaim Your Copyright! Music City BallroomJim Griffin • Duff Berschback • George Howard • Linda Edell Howard • Daniel Novick • Eddie Schwartz

3:00pm CDT

Connecting and Engaging in the World of Pandora Premium 205 (CC)

3:40pm CDT

Developments in Copyright: The Year in Review Music City BallroomSerona Elton • Joe DiMona • Gary Greenstein • John Simson

4:00pm CDT

Amazon Music Unlimited Workshop: How Voice is Revolutionizing Music Discovery 204 (CC)

5:15pm CDT

Amplify: SoundCloud for Creators 205 (CC)

8:00pm CDT

Industry Jam 2 [TICKET REQUIRED] Grand Ballroom
 
Tuesday, May 16
 

9:00am CDT

Metadata Summit Keynote: Barak Moffitt of Universal Music Group 206 (CC)Barak Moffitt

9:35am CDT

Acronym Salad Updates 206 (CC)Bill Wilson • Jonathan Bender • David Hughed • Mark Isherwood • Paul Jessop • Panos Panay

11:00am CDT

Rethink The Remix: Open-Sourcing and Crowd-Sourcing Derivative Works 208 (CC)Robby Towns • Allen Bargfrede • Stephen White

11:45am CDT

Some Day We’ll Find It: The Metadata, Playlist and Voice Search Connection 206 (CC)Emmanuel Legrand • Darryl Ballantyne • Chris Frankenberg • Mike Pegan • Ryan Redington

2:05pm CDT

Standards vs. Practices 206 (CC)Mark Isherwood • Christy Crowl • Deborah DeLoach • Michael Jeffrey • Brian O'Leary

3:00pm CDT

Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Errors: Programmatic Techniques for Predictive Metadata 206 (CC)Edward Ginis • Stephen Brady • Greg Delaney • John Getter • Jake Handy • Benji Rogers • Rob Weitzner

3:10pm CDT

The Untapped Market: The Hispanic Music Consumer 201 (CC)Tomás Uribe • Amor Montes de Oca • Elena Sotomayor

6:00pm CDT

WEA Cocktail Party Bridge Bar
 
Wednesday, May 17
 

8:30am CDT

Awards Breakfast & Presentations sponsored by CMA Grand BallroomJustine Avila • Fred Beteille • James Donio • Steve Harkins • Damon Whiteside

12:05pm CDT

The Superfan Experience: Treating Every Customer Like an Influencer 206 (CC)Brittany Hodak

12:30pm CDT

Tech Tools: Using Digital Tools for Teaching and Student/Industry Exploration 201 (CC)Gigi Johnson • Chris Muratore

2:00pm CDT

Metadata is Money: Understanding How Revenue Flows 204 (CC)Kristin Thomson • Marcus Cobb • Bill Colitre • Christy Crowl

4:00pm CDT

Featured Presentation: Keynote Conversation with Spotify's Troy Carter Grand Ballroom EastNate Rau • Troy Carter

5:10pm CDT

Publishing & Songwriter Development in 2017 209/210 (CC)John Ozier • Michael McAnally Baum • Chris Van Belkom • Rusty Gaston

6:00pm CDT

The Orchard's 20th Anniversary Happy Hour CC Rotunda
 
Thursday, May 18
 

9:00am CDT

The Power of Music Videos: Artist Reach, Artist Discovery, & Consumer Engagement 208 (CC)Roberto Santos • Adam Smith

5:15pm CDT

What's Your Deal? Understanding Recording Agreements in 2017 206 (CC)Jamie Starling • Molly Shehan • Chris Taylor