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OCTOBER 4, 2018: NY GAMES CONFERENCE DIGITAL MUSIC FORUM 8:30am – 9:30am NY GAMES CONFERENCE DIGITAL MUSIC FORUM 1 hour REGISTRATION REGISTRATION Main Lobby Main Lobby 9:30am – 9:35am 10 min NY GAMES CONFERENCE DIGITAL MUSIC FORUM WELCOME & INTRODUCTORY REMARKS WELCOME & INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Safra Hall Events Hall SPEAKER SPEAKERS Ned Sherman, Counsel/Director, Manatt Digital; Tinzar Sherman, CEO & Co-Founder, Digital Media Founder, Digital Media Wire Wire 9:35am – 10:00am 25 min OPENING PRESENTATIONS: OPENING PRESENTATIONS: Three visionary presenters give their perspectives on the Three visionary presenters give their perspectives on the future of the games business followed by Q/A (8-minute future of the music business followed by Q/A (8-minute presentation TED-Talk style). presentation TED-Talk style). The Future of Gaming and Robotics Presenter: Jeff Bronikowski, SVP, Business Presenter: Nader Hamda, CEO, Ozobot Development, Head of Innovation & Emerging Tech, Warner Music Group The State of Interactive Entertainment in 2018 Presenter: Joost van Dreunen, CEO & Co-Founder, Music has always been at the center of innovation in SuperData Research content consumption. From ringtones, to downloads, to music videos being the first online video category to How Blockchain is Changing Business Models generate billions of views, to subscription streaming and Presenter: William Quigley, CEO, Clearstone Ventures, Hologram concerts, music is the OG of content OPSkins, and WAX Innovation. And despite mass fragmentation of most other forms of media, it remains incredibly powerful and culturally relevant. Presenter: Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner, MusicWatch Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio? In a world obsessed with music streaming and podcasts does broadcast radio get enough respect? Radio remains one of the most important modes of music consumption. Radio trumpets how it serves local audiences and advertisers, offers engaging personalities and drives music discovery. Is anyone listening? We’ll take a quick tour through a few key metrics for radio, see how radio stacks up against music streaming options and explore what radio needs to say to stay competitive with pure play music streaming services. 10:00am -10:35am 35 min VIEW FROM THE TOP: VIEW FROM THE TOP: THE FUTURE OF THE DIGITAL GAMES MARKET THE FUTURE OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS Industry leaders discuss the future of the games industry The overture to the Digital Music Forum. Hear from the as the business continues its transition towards a people who are leading the charge, staying ahead of the multi-platform future. What does it take to make a curve, and forging new pathways to a greater music successful game these days across platforms? What economy. emerging platforms will be the most important in the years to come? How do you acquire and retain users and PANELISTS make money in this increasingly complicated gaming Jim Mahoney, GM, U.S., Merlin universe? Marci Allen, President & Founder, MAC Presents Lori Feldman, EVP Strategic Marketing, Warner Bros. PANELISTS Records Jon Radoff, CEO and Founder, Disruptor Beam Moderator: Jason Lipshutz, Editorial Director, Billboard Julian Walshaw-Vaughan, VP of Engineering, Developer, Roblox Tim Fields, CEO, Kabam Moderator: Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies 10:35am -11:00am 25 min FIRESIDE CHAT Dr. Songyee Yoon, President, NCSOFT West Interviewer: Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors 11:00am – 11:30am MORNING BREAK MORNING BREAK 30 min Safra Hall Classroom Events Hall Cafe 11:30am – 12:00pm GOT GAME? BLOCKCHAIN GAMING 30 min STRATEGIES FOR REVOLUTION GAMER CONTENT This panel will discuss ACROSS THE VIDEO how ICOs and blockchain ECOSYSTEM disrupting the gaming and entertainment industries. This panel will discuss the growth of game-related PANELISTS content on video platforms, Wes Levitt, Head of the networks that provide Strategy, Theta the content, and the William Quigley, CEO, communities of gamers WAX and OPSkins around the world that are Stu Levy, Founder, tuning in great numbers to TOKYOPOP, POP view gameplay videos, Comics, POP Crypto trailers, original series, live Moderator: streams, and news. What Stephane Panyasiri, are the opportunities — Advisor, Cachette Capital both for marketing and monetization — to connect with the gamer generation through video content? PANELISTS Curt Marvis, CEO & Co-Founder, QYOU Media J.R. McCabe, Chief Digital Officer, Poker Central, PokerGO and ESP Gaming Dan Murray, President, Skybound Interactive Amber Allen, CEO, Double A Moderator: Johanna Salazar-Cumming, Co-Founder & Chief Media Disrupter, Two Goats, Inc. 12:00pm – 12:30pm CREATIVITY RULES: GAMING REALITY: AI AND INVESTING IN MUSIC 30 min MAKING SUCCESSFUL AR/VR, Mixed Reality VOICE-ACTIVATION: GAMES FOR MOBILE CREATION TO Investing in music has PLATFORMS This panel of leading CONSUMPTION always come with a set of game and entertainment challenges, but with the This panel will discuss how executives and investors From AI developed songs upswing in global to make a successful will discuss the future of to smart speakers and revenues, we've seen game for iOS, Android and VR and AR for the game in-car dashboards, the numerous mergers and emerging mobile and entertainment evolution of AI and catalogue acquisitions, platforms. How important industries. What voice-powered systems are IPOs, and startups. What is creativity? What are the investments are being changing the way artists are the services helping metrics that matter when made by VCs? What are can create music to how the artist and label royalty judging product success? the major Hollywood consumers can access payouts? Where is the studios and media music. What is the effect industry headed, what do PANELISTS companies doing in these services and devices you have to give up, and Amir Lotan, Creative VR/AR? What’s have on artists and the end what type of ROI can be Director and Head of happening with mixed user. How can labels and seen? Production, FTX Games reality location based artists make sure they’re Tom Rassweiler, VP of experiences? What does on the right playlists to be PANELISTS Content Reinvention, the future hold? called upon, and what does Hale Boggs, Chairman, Arkadium the future hold for for these Investment Committee, Tiffany Zhong, Founder PANELISTS platforms? Manatt Venture Fund and CEO, Zebra Chris Donahue, Senior Nari Matsuura, Partner, Intelligence Director, Strategic PANELISTS Massarsky Consulting Moderator: Josh Brooks, Alliances, AMD John Rosso, President, Jason Sklar, Managing SVP, Brand Strategy & Stephanie Llamas, Head Market Development, Director, Shamrock Marketing, Jam City of XR, SuperData Triton Digital Capital Advisors Research Drew Silverstein, CEO, Andrew McInnes,Owner & John Sutyak, Executive Amper Music CEO, TMWRK Vice President of Sean Gibbons, SVP Moderator: Allen Business Development, Product & UX, SiriusXM Bargfrede, Managing Digital Development Scott Ryan, VP, Music, Partner, PDX Media Management Gracenote Partners Moderator: Brian Pass, Kyle Smetanka, Senior Partner, Sheppard Mullin Product Manager, Metadata, TiVo Moderator: Howie Singer, Special Technology Consultant, Universal Music Group 12:30pm - 1:45pm LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK 1 hour 15 min VIP LUNCH (INVITE-ONLY) VIP LUNCH (INVITE-ONLY) 1:45pm – 2:15pm GAMES & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY MARKETING WITH VIDEO AND LIVE STREAMING, DEAL-MAKERS ROUNDTABLE HOW THE SOCIALS HAVE EVOLVED This panel of leading game and entertainment executives No longer is it a just posting an image. No longer is it a will discuss the future of the game business as it link to view. These days video has taken center stage in continues to grow and reach new heights. What kind of connecting with your audience. Whether you're an artist, deals are being done today? How is the business venue, festival, service, or influencer, this is the new era changing as more entertainment brands and talent are of content creation and audience engagement. What type getting involved in the business? What does media of investment is required, how can you generate revenue, consolidation mean for the business? What does the and what can you do to stand out? future hold? PANELISTS PANELISTS Grace James, Vice President, Marketing, Atlantic Matthew Wang, Managing Director, Evercore Records Jon Goldman, Managing Partner, Skybound; Venture Jacob Pace, CEO, Flighthouse Partner, Greycroft Brandon Martinez , Vice President, Live Nation Video Paul Martino, General Partner, Bullpen Capital Network, Live Nation Entertainment Colin McCafferty, Managing Partner, McCafferty & Ina Burke - Vice President, Original Content, Company LLC iHeartMedia Moderator: Ned Sherman, Counsel/Director, Manatt Moderator: Brian Anthony Hernandez, Senior Editor of Digital; Founder, Digital Media Wire Music & Culture, ONE37pm.com 2:20pm – 2:50pm FIRESIDE CHAT FIRESIDE CHAT: 30 min Simon Sim, President, Netmarble US Shahendra Ohneswere, SVP Content Development, Interviewer: Annie Pei, Associate Producer, CNBC Columbia Records Interviewer: Chris Denson, Founder, Crush Industries, Host, Innovation Crush NY GAMES CONFERENCE DIGITAL MUSIC FORUM DIGITAL MUSIC FORUM Events Hall Safra Hall Cafe 3:00pm – 3:30pm DATA: WHAT DOES IT STATE OF MUSIC 30 min MEAN TO YOU? STARTUPS Nearly every platform Picking up from the offers some sort of insights Investing in Music to your posts, videos, Discussion, you will learn downloads, streams,