
Alex Holder
VP, Digital Marketing, Concord

Alyssa Byrne
Director of Writer & Publisher Relations, TuneCore

Andrew Batey
Founder and Co-CEO of Beatdapp

Arnold Taylor
CEO, South Coast Music Group

Becki DeVries
Co-Founder / Head of Creative, The Bus Music / Underground Mix

Bertis Downs
Attorney/Advisor, R.E.M./Athens

Brandon Thomas
Artist Manager

Brian Swenk
Owner / Lead Agent, Rockwood Booking Agency

Casey Reid
Founder & Partner of Eleven Events, Eleven Events, LLC

Catherine Swain
Director of Marketing, North Carolina Music Office, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

Celena Fields
Head of Artist Relations, EVEN

Cherie Hu
Founder of Water & Music

Chris Martignago
Vice President of A&R, Prescription Songs

Cicely Mitchell
Owner, Missy Lane’s & So When Do I Clap?

Claudia Campos Jugo
Account Executive, DISCO.ac

Devon DeVries
Co-Founder / Head of Creative, The Bus Music / Underground Mix

Diana Akin Scarfo
SESAC Performing Rights

Dolph Ramseur
Founder and Artist Manager, Ramseur

E. Sudd
DJ and Cultural Connector

Emily White
Partner & CEO at Collective Entertainment / Impact Data & Events

friday jones
Owner, i Love a Good Vibe

Gerard Longo
Founder, Underground Music Collective

Gill Holland
Founder sonaBLAST!, Co-owner of LaLaLand recording studio

Hamed Tabkhi
UNC Charlotte – Sayeh Ensemble

Heather LaGarde
Founder & Owner Haw River Ballroom

Jason Jordan
Principal, Earthprogram

Jason Kpana
Artist Relations & Digital Strategy Leader

Jeanette Stanton
Director of the Oklahoma Film + Music Office

Jimmy Wheeler
Director of Business Development, Tennessee Entertainment Commission Music Office

Joe May
Songwriter, Producer, Joe May

Joel Jordan
Founder Synchtank, Co-founded earthprogram

John Huie
Music Agent, CAA Music Nashville

John Moses
VP of Creative, The Bus Music

Josh Wittman
Partner, Motorco Music Hall

Julia Heath
Office of Nighttime Economy, Policy & Outreach Manager, City of New Orleans

Kendall Gilvar
Strategic Communications and Project Manager, National Independent Venue Association

Kristin Owen
President & COO, DoStuff

Lenny S.
SVP | Artist Management, ROCNATION

Liz Brigham
W. Spencer Mitchem ’59 Executive Director at Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Davidson College

Liz Brigham
Executive Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Jay Hurt Hub at Davidson College

Liz Sparacinno
Tech Policy Research and Program Fellow, Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy

Mag Rodriguez
CEO & Founder, EVEN

Mariah Czap
Head of Project Management and Marketing, Exceleration Music

Mark Eckert
Multiplatinum producer / engineer, drummer, and founder of That Pitch

Matt Mandrella
Music Officer, City of Huntsville

Mike Kopp
Manager, Kopp Management

Naras Eechambadi
Chief Global Data & Analytics Officer, NACD and Universal Music Group

Nate Wyatt
Lyricist and Lead Singer, Oceanic

Neil Sheehan
President Vocana

Nia J
Photo Credit: Jade Ivy Photo

Nikki Sanz
Founder and CEO of Giggs

Panos A. Panay
President, Recording Academy®

Roger H. Brown Jr.
Chair, Salt Lick Incubator

Sam Calhoun
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Owner, Across-the-Way Productions, Inc. & FloydFest

Stacy Claude
Artist Manager

Taylor Winchester
Director of Revenue at found.ee

Taylor Winchester
Director of Revenue at found.ee

Tevaar Smith
Director, Artist & Label Partnerships at The Orchard & Founder 195 Oak Inc

Tift Merritt
Artist, Practioner In Residence, Duke University, Bramble Rose Recording

Tommy Stalknecht
Co-Founder/CEO, Single

Tony Tuesday
Senior A&R Executive at ONErpm

Vincent Iwinski
Manager, Goldbug Consulting Group


