Craig Havighurst – WHO KNEW… Historian, journalist and co-host of Music City Roots
Mike Butera – Founder & CEO of Artiphon
John Marks – Global Editor for Country Music – Spotify
Ken Paulson – Dean of MTSU’s College of Media & Entertainment and President of the First Amendent Center
Benji Rogers – President & Founder of PledgeMusic
Dan Buckley – Lightning 100 Program Director, EMCEE
Dawn Soler – SVP of Music at ABC (TV)
Erin Scully – EVP of Music at New Line Cinema
Cybele Pettus – Senior Music Supervisor at Electronic Arts
Peter Sharpiro: Founder, Dayglo Ventures
Larry Miller: Director of the Music Business Program at NYU Steinhardt
Shannon Sanders – GRAMMY winning producer and Program Director 102.1 The VILLE
Dick Wingate: Principal, Dev Advisors
Jackie Patillo – President & Executive Director of the Gospel Music Association
Anasa Troutman – Founder/CEO, Eloveate
H. Beecher Hicks, III – President & CEO at National Museum of African American Music
John Marks – Global Editor for Country Music – Spotify
David Macias – Co-founder and President – Thirty Tigers
Laurel Kittleson – A&R Director – Big Machine Label Group
Tom Douglas – Hall of Fame songwriter
Dave Pomeroy – Professional bass player and President of Local Musicians Union #257
Garth Fundis – Grammy nominated producer
Jody Williams – VP of Writer/Publisher Relations at BMI
Dr. E. Michael Harrington – Expert Witness To Many of the Music Industry’s Most Visible and Controversial Infringement Cases
Steve Keller – CEO of iV Audio Branding
Jed Hilly – Executive Director of the Americana Music Association
David Ross – BossRoss Media Consulting; Founder of Music Row Magazine
Sloane Scott – Entrepreneur, Branding Expert, Cancer Warrior
Michael Weintrob – Renowned Entertainment Photographer; Creator of InstrumentHead
Ali Harnell – Senior VP, AEG Live; Artist Manager, The Shadowboxers
Ree Guyer Buchanan – Owner/President at Wrensong Music Publishing
Marcie Allen – President, MAC Presents
Leslie Fram – Senior VP of Music Strategy of Viacom/CMT
Bryan Calhoun – Head of Digital Strategy; Freeform Development Co-Founder and Creator of The Music Business Toolbox
Bertis Downs – REM’s long-time lawyer
Jim Griffin – Managing Director of OneHouse
Ken Gay – Entertainment Technologist
Debbie Carroll – MusiCares
Tatum Allsep -Music Healthcare Alliance
Jeff Price – Co-Founder of Audiam
Heather McBee – VP of Accelerator Programming at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Terry Cologne – Richards & Southern Merchandising
Steve Savoca – Spotify Head of Content
Randy Wachtler – Warner/Chappell Production Music President & CEO
Hunter Williams – Creative Arts Agency
Charles Alexander – Founder of Outside the Box Music
Doyle Davis – Co-Owner of Grimey’s New and Preloved Music
Brittany Wegusen – Kalatech CEO
Notelle – EDM Artist
Mark Mulligan – Co-Founder of Midia Consulting, Creator of “Music Industry Blog” and author of Awakening – The Music Industry in the Digital Age
Dave Frey – CEO Silent Partner Management; Founder of the Lockn’ Music Festival
Brian Waymire – Founder of RedGorilla Music Festival
Lenore Kinder – Talent Booker, Concert Promoter AEG Live
Don VanCleave – Manager of Moon Taxi
Adam Voith – Booking Agent at The Billions Corporation
Larry Kloess – Founder of Cause A Scene
Aaron Mercer – Partner at Wool & Tusk
Jessica Ruoti – Music Supervisor at Open Road Entertainment
Stacie Seifrit Griffin: Marketing, Media & Tourism. Lockin’ Festival & Infinity Downs Farm
Andrew Rasiej: Founder, Irving Plaza Digital Club Network
Phil Thornton – SVP / General Manager at RCA Inspiration / Sony Music
Claude Kelly + Chuck Harmony – Co-founders & CEO’s of the Weirdo Workshop
Gina Miller – Vice President and General Manager Entertainment One Nashville
Steve Robertson – Senior VP of A&R – Atlantic Records
Abbey Adams – Senior Creative Director, A&R – Sony ATV Music Publishing
Tracy Gershon – A&R and artist development consultant; Red Light Management
Kevin Williamson – Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records
Chris McMurtry – Founder and CEO of Dart Data
Emmanuel Zunz – Founder and CEO of ONErpm
John Marks – Global Head of Country Music at Spotify
Kevin Griffin – Lead Vocalist, Better Than Ezra; Co-Founder of The Pilgrimage Music Festival
Sarah Trahern – CEO of the Country Music Association
Jeremy Holley – Co-Founder FlyteVu
Jeff Cuellar – VP Strategic Partnerships at AC Entertainment
James Donio – President, Music Business Association
Linda Edell Howard – L.E.M.I. at Adams and Reese LLP (Lawyer, Entrepreneur, MamaMafia and Idea-Generator)
Julie Boos – Co-owner/VP/Business Manager at Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy
Tracy Gershon – VP of A&R of Rounder Records; Manager at Red Light Management
BJ Leiderman – Composer of NPR’s theme music
Kate O’Neill – Digital expert, songwriter, published editor
Deborah Newman – Digital Music Consultant/Attorney
Judy Tint – Music Industry Attorney; Working Musician
Kristin Thomson – Future of Music Coalition – Co-Director of Artist Revenue Streams Project
Jill Block – CEO of Nashville Non-Toxi and Co-Founder of the Billy Block Corporation
Kamaal Malak – Producer, bassist formerly of Arrested Development
Alanna Royale – Recording Artist; Performing full set with her band
Gavin Ivester – FLO{Thinkery} CEO
David Macias – Co-Founder and President of Thirty Tigers
Scott Hendricks – EVP and Head of A&R at Warner Music Nashville
Tom Zutaut – Legendary A&R Executive (Discovered Guns N’ Roses)
Kevin Grosch – CEO of Made in Network
Rachel Beauregard & Bryan Dawley – Recording Artists Native Run
Bailey Spaulding – Co-Founder, CEO, Brewmaster Jackalope Brewing Company
Lars Murray – SVP Music Industry Group Pandora
Steve Schnur – Worldwide Executive of Music At Electronic Arts
Anastasia Brown – Music Supervisor, Consultant, Author and Producer