Top digital minds gather to discuss the future of music distribution at the fifth Asia Pacific Music Forum
Hong Kong, May 6, 2010: Music Matters today announced an impressive line up of global digital heads making the journey to Hong Kong for the Asian music industry event.
Consumer hunger for digital content continues to grow with new services and apps launching every day. Music Matters will be presenting a number of sessions that team up some of the world's top digital minds to discuss the future of content distribution at the fifth Asia Pacific Music Forum.
Daniel Ek, CEO and Co-Founder of Spotify said, "We're very intrigued about what we are seeing in Asia and we will see these patterns going back to influence the Western world". To read the full interview with Daniel on his forth coming appearance at Music Matters, please click here.
Some of the "players" involved in the great debate will include:
Daniel Ek - CEO & Co-Founder, Spotify
Rob Wells - SVP Digital, Universal Music Group International
Neeraj Roy - Managing Director & CEO, Hungama Mobile
John Kennedy - Chariman & CEO, IFPI
Alvin Lui - Chairman, CEO, Executive Director, A8 Digital Music Holdings Ltd
Yu Sasamoto - Consumer & Online Marketing Officer, Greater Asia Pacific Region,Microsoft
Scarlett Li - CEO & Founder, Zebra Media
Michael Paull - EVP Global Digital Business, Sony Music Entertainment
Rob Lewis - CEO, Omnifone Group Ltd
Michael Nash - Executive VP, Digital Strategy & Business Development, Warner Music Group
Ruth Stubbs - President, Asia Pacific, Mediabrands Ventures
Rani Cohen - CEO, TuneWiki
With such a wealth of experience on hand, we're looking forward to discussing the what, where and how of digital content over the next decade.
Music Matters provides a one-stop access point to anyone interested in the Asia Pacific entertainment business and is attended by over 300 companies every year in Hong Kong. Featuring a high level two day conference, artist workshops, mentor sessions, live showcases and networking events, Music Matters has become the must attend music industry event in Asia.
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About Music Matters
Held annually in Hong Kong, Music Matters is Asia's first and only regional music business conference and was created to encourage positivity, innovation, collaboration and transparency within the music industry. In five years it has evolved into an indispensable platform for accelerating the success and profitability of music in this region.
Previous attendees include some of the world's most respected artists and industry leaders such as U2 manager Paul McGuinness, Harvey Goldsmith, Seymour Stein, Edgar Bronfman jnr, Nile Rogers, Nettwerk's Terry McBride, Jamie Cullum, Rock Record's Sam Duann, UMG Japan's Kei Ishizaka, Linkin Park's Rob McDermott, UMG's Max Hole and some major league stars from the Asian world of musicians, promoters, managers, agents, telco and tech. All have used it as a platform to promote and push artists, shows, business models and new ideas. All give it rave reviews and most return each year.
In 2009 Music Matters expanded it's horizons, producing a localised version in Mumbai, India (Nokia Music Connects) and the Music Matters Advertising Forum in Singapore.
Music Matters Event Information
www.musicmatters.asia/2010
May 26th-28th, 2010 (Forum on 27th & 28th) Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong
Speaker List (as at April 27th 2010)
Daniel Ek CEO & Co-Founder, Spotify
Jason Mraz Multiple Grammy Award winning recording artist
Neil Warnock CEO, The Agency Group Ltd
Norman Cheng Chairman & CEO, Gold Typhoon Entertainment Ltd
John Kennedy Chairman & CEO, IFPI
Jonathan Kim SVP Digital, Sony Music Paul Abfalter General Counsel, Telstra International
Alvin Liu Chairman, CEO, Executive Director, A8 Digital Music Holdings Ltd. (China)
Dennis Mark VP and General Manager - Marketing, Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Terry McBride Chief Executive Officer, Nettwerk Music Group
Jon Niermann President, Electronic Arts Asia
Ken Ohtake Director, Music Publishers Association of Japan / President, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc
Michael Paull EVP Global Digital Business, Sony Music Entertainment
Michael Roche Executive Director, Singapore Grand Prix Pte Ltd / Regional Director, Lushington Entertainments Pte Ltd
Neeraj Roy Managing Director & CEO, Hungama Mobile
Michael Nash EVP, Digital Strategy & Business Development, Warner Music Group
Bill Silva President, Bill Silva Entertainment
Rob Wells SVP - Digital, Universal Music Group
Stephen White SVP, Product and Content Management, Gracenote
Tony Yapp CEO, Qun Yin Culture & Entertainment Ltd
Young Yu Chairman, Korea Music Publishers' Association / Managing Director, EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd / EMI Music Publishing Korea Ltd
Kevin Arnold Founder & CEO, IODA
Brandon Bakshi Executive Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, Europe & Asia, Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI)
Vince Bannon VP, Entertainment Partnerships & Development, Getty Images
William Bao Bean Partner, SoftBank China & India Holdings
Joe Belliotti Director, Global Entertainment Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company
Bernie Cho President, DFSB Kollective (Korea)
Q Chung General Manager, Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc
Atul Churamani Vice President A&R, Publishing & New Media, Saregama India Limited
Rani Cohen CEO, TuneWiki
Daniel DiCicco President, Sony Music Entertainment Asia
Jasper Donat President, Music Matters & Co-Founder, Branded Ltd
Paul Fairhead Managing Director, Kuepper Bailey Limited
Marcel Fenez Global Entertainment & Media Industry Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Adam Gerard Tiger Brand Champion, Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd
Simon Goff Executive Director, MTV Exit Foundation
Jonathan Ho Chairman, Music Publishers Association of Hong Kong & Director, Asian Music Publishers Ltd./General Manager, Fujipacific Music (S.E.Asia) Ltd.
Gabriela Kennedy Partner, Hong Kong, Lovells
Curtis "King" Kovach Business Development Manager, Galaxy Mobi
Vijay Lazarus President, Indian Music Industry & Phonographic Performance Ltd
Rob Lewis Chief Executive Officer, Omnifone Group Limited
Scarlett Li CEO & Founder, Zebra Media (China)
Susanna Lam Research Director, Synovate
Alvin Lee Executive Director, International Relations and Public Policy, Asia Pacific, Time Warner
Jeffrey Liebenson Herrick, Feinstein LLP
Gus Liem Vice President, Entertainment, Venetian Macau Ltd
Steve McClure Executive Editor, McClure's Asia Music News
John McLellan Partner, Haldanes
Erik Meijer Deputy President Director, Bakrie Telecom
Alexander Molyneux President & CEO, South Gobi Energy Resources
Vijay Nair Artist Manager, Only Much Louder Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Esther Nguyen Chief Executive Officer / President, POPS Worldwide
Yu Sasamoto Marketing Officer, Consumer & Online, Greater Asia Pacific, Microsoft
Michael Schneider CEO, Mobile Roadie
Stefan Rust Founder & Director, Catalist Group / Chairman, MEF Asia
John Shirley CEO, Gapit Communications JSC
Ralph Simon Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum-Americas, & CEO of The Mobilium Advisory Group
Ian Stewart Former Head of Asia, Friendster
Ruth Stubbs President, Asia Pacific, Mediabrands Ventures
Haji Taniguchi Vice-Chairman, MPAJ / CEO, Avex Music Publishing Inc.
Mandar Thakur Digital Music & Media Consultant, Mumbai, India
Duc Tri Truong Producer, Vice President, Music Faces Entertainment
Anthony Tse Chief Executive Officer, Cosmedia Group
Contact Information
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