Archive of 2010's Speakers and Sessions

Bandwidth 2010 was held August 19th & 20th, 2010. Below is an archive of the sessions and speakers.



Thursday, August 19th

1pm

Bandwidth always kicks off with ice breaker sessions - an opportunity for attendees to get to know each other. This year we have two to select from:

Gabe

Gabe Benveniste, CEO, SonicLiving

A Bandwith tradition - our icebreaker sessions. Come prepared to discuss one of the following - your first show, your last show, or your favorite show - with the dynamic Gabe Benveniste.

Gabe

Cory Brown, Owner, Absolutely Kosher Records

Our other icebreaker will be led by Absolutely Kosher's Cory Brown. Be ready to discuss "Making mixes: what are your mix rules and favorite underdog mix songs."

2pm

Note there are two choices for this hour.

3pm

Note there are two choices for this hour.

Welt

Jeremy Welt, SVP, New Media, Warner Bros. Records

Topic: "Coming to a Screen Near You: How the influence of visuals is affecting music marketing and artist development"

4pm

Note there are three choices for this hour.

Graves

Matt Graves, Communications Director, Twitter

Topic: "Music and Twitter: Bands, Fans, and Small Messages"

Bender

Kristen Bender, Director, Digital Product Development, UMGD

Topic: "The best of times and the worst of times -- a town hall discussion on embracing emerging technology platforms in the music industry and the obstacles they pose."

Daren Tsui of mSpot will no longer appear

5pm - on

CityClub

Cocktails and Dinner at the City Club

All speakers and attendees will gather for cocktails and dinner at this San Francisco Landmark.




Friday, August 20th

Product 1

9am

Doors open at the Bently Reserve. Enter on the Sansome Street side - 400 Sansome Street.

10am

Note there are three choices for the hour.

Bengloff

Rich Bengloff, President, A2IM

Topic: "Why Labels Still Matter (and how they are reinventing themselves)"

Rovi

Michael Papish, Product Development Director, Rovi

Topic: "Why the future of digital entertainment is all about trusted relationships with consumers"

As it becomes more difficult to convince viewers and listeners to pay for digital entertainment, companies will need to invest in building long-term, trusted relationships with their consumers if they wish to get paid. Technologies such as personalized recommendations will be essential if entertainment brands want to form these bonds. We will lead a discussion using examples of how (and how not) to win over consumers with interesting and exciting experiences around music.

11am

Rovi

Keynote Conversation with Jac Holzman, Elektra Records

Please join us for our keynote conversation with Elektra's Jac Holzman.

Jac will be interviewed by Michael Fitzgerald. Michael Fitzgerald writes about innovators and their impact. His writing appears in the Boston Globe Magazine, The Economist, Fast Company, Inc. and the New York Times, among others. He is a 2011 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.

Noon

Bengloff

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

One of our yearly traditions - lunch with Ted. Ted Cohen will put attendees through their paces. We'll have bagged lunches onsite.

1pm

Note there are three choices for the hour.

Richards

Kelli Richards, President & CEO, The All Access Group

Topic: "In The News: A discussion of the topics, trends and technologies currently impacting the industry"

Dodson

Gregor Dodson, Director of Product Management, IODA

Topic: "Building Products in a Music 2.0 World"

2pm

Note there are three choices for the hour.

Navin

Brad Navin, Chief Executive Officer, The Orchard

Topic: "Digital Music Pricing Strategies: What Works?"

weintraub

Larry Weintraub, CEO and co-founder, Fanscape

Topic: "Your Social Media Network – Creating Passionate Advocates"

Wilson

Bill Wilson, VP Digital Strategy and Bus. Development, NARM

Topic: "Redefining Distribution: How & Where Music Is (and will be) Consumed"

3pm

Note there are three choices for the hour.

Hammond

Lee Hammond, Interscope Geffen A&M Records

Topic: "The Incredibly Useful/Worthless Artist Website"

zaidi

Zeeshan Zaidi, Chief Operating Officer, LimeWire

Topic: "Creating a Compelling Digital Retail Offering: A Look at Tomorrow's Offerings and how they will Resonate with Today's Digital Music Consumer"

4pm

Join us onsite for...

Hammond

Cocktails!

Sponsored by NARM, Rovi and INgrooves. .

Sponsors

Enjoy an acoustic set from FRENTIK



*All speakers and times subject to change