Below is the schedule on October 17, 2016
| Imperial Ballroom 8:30 – 8:50a |
Registration and Breakfast Live performance by Bobby Jo Valentine Courtesy of GigSalad |
| Sakura Room 8:50 – 9:10a |
Welcome & Opening Remarks Brian Zisk, Executive Producer, SF MusicTech Summit |
| 9:10 – 9:20 | Break |
| Sakura Room 9:20 – 10:20a |
MC: Renee Richardson, Blue Bear School of Music
The Predictive Power of Musical Data Share of Music The dotBlockchain Music Project Live Musical Performance by: |
| Spring Room 9:20 – 10:20a |
Elevator Pitch Session HOST: Brian Zisk, SF MusicTech Summit All are welcome to present a 30 second to 1 minute pitch about your company or projects to connect with others who may want to work with you. |
| Osaka Room 9:20 – 10:20 |
The Future of Music Licensing Moderator: Jim King, Core Rights Jeff King, SOCAN Eron Bucciarelli -Tieger, Soundstr / Hawthorne Heights Adrian Perry, Covington & Burling Annie Lin, Loudr |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | COFFEE & TEA BREAK | Sakura Room 10:40 – 11:40 |
Contextual Playlists for Autos MODERATOR: Cherie Hu, Forbes Brian Hamilton, Gracenote Casey Feldman, Ford Steven Savoca, Spotify (formerly) Bob Cowherd, Uber |
| Spring Room 10:40 – 11:40 |
Hot Topics in Music Law MODERATOR: Gary Greenstein, WSGR Christiane Kinney, LeClairRyan Joe Wetzel, King & Spalding David Ring, Esq., David Ring Media Steve Bene, Pandora |
| Osaka Room 10:40 – 11:40 |
Women’s Meetup HOST: Shoshana Zisk, SF MusicTech Summit HOST: Cindy Charles, Amazon.com / Women In Digital Media Women only please |
LUNCH BREAK – EXPLORE THE JAPANTOWN MALL
| Sakura Room 1:00 – 2:15 |
Demos & Launches HOST: Larry Marcus, Walden Venture Capital David Porter, 8tracks Joyce Williams, GearLaunch Katie McMahon, Hound Ethan Kaplan, Fender Digital Annie Lin, Loudr Vincent Favrat, Musimap Bosco Kante, ElectroSpit Maxine Marcus, The Ambassadors Company Brewster Kahle, Internet Archive Yogafrog & Hard Rich & DJ Qbert, Thud Rumble |
| Spring Room 1:00 – 2:00 |
Marketing that Works Moderator: Mike King, Berklee Online David Macias, Thirty Tigers Russell Ward, The Confluence Asya Shein, Fusicology Sammy Andrews, Sabotage & Entertainment Intelligence |
| Osaka Room 1:00 – 2:00 |
Live Events: The Power of Tech MODERATOR: Laurie Kirby, FestForums Dan Steinberg, Emporium Presents Claire Parr, Live in the Vineyard Jake Schneider, Madison House |
| Spring Room 2:00 – 2:15 |
Virtual Reality for Music Lovers Facundo Martin Diaz, VRTIFY Interviewed by: Will Mason, UploadVR |
| Sakura Room 2:30 – 3:30 |
Digital Advances in Drumming, Beatmaking & Techology MOD: Elmo Lovano, Jammcard Sam Gribben, Melodics Kiran Gandhi, Madame Gandhi Tlacael Esparza, Sunhouse Evan Adams, Keith McMillen Instruments Constantin Köhncke, Native Instruments |
| Spring Room 2:30 – 3:30 |
Creative Partnerships & Business Development MODERATOR: Ted Cohen, TAG Strategic Jeremy Sirota, Warner Music Group Jacqueline Sabec, King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP William Hochberg, Greenberg Glusker Darryl Ballantyne, LyricFind |
| Osaka Room 2:30 – 3:30 |
The World of Streaming Michael Jeffrey, TiVo Nico Perez, Mixcloud Wade Metzler, SoundExchange Sean Glass Tim Quirk, Freeform Development |
3:30 – 4:00 Afternoon Snack Break – Imperial Ballroom
SXSW Meetup in Spring Foyer (at Garden Level elevators)
HOSTED BY: Bobby Nall & Melissa O’Brien, SXSW
| Sakura Room 4:00 – 5:00 |
The Big Picture MODERATOR:Bryan Calhoun, Blueprint Group Philip Kaplan, DistroKid Scott Ryan, Gracenote Hany Nada, GGV Capital Scott Olechowski, Plex Piper Payne, Recording Academy |
| Spring Room 4:00 – 5:00 |
Bots in the Music Industry MODERATOR: Ben Parr, Author “Captivology” Tam Le, Biz2bot Syd Lawrence, We Make Awesome Sh Lance Coleman, Zoo Labs David Lowry, Hydric Media |
| Osaka Room 4:00 – 5:00 |
Startup Competition Winners Showcase WINNERS: AudioDrops Disco Magic Instruments NPREX Mind Music Labs Pacemaker Qrates The One Music Group Sunhouse (presenting at 2:30pm in the Sakura Room) dotBlockchain (presenting at 9:50 am in the Sakura Room) JUDGES: (not all judges will appear on-site) |
| Imperial Ballroom 5:00 – 8:00 |
Cocktail Party! Sponsored by: LyricFind, SXSW, WSGR, Lagunitas, and Ticketfly LIVE DJ: Buddha Bass |
**All details subject to change