MUSEXPO 2020 adds speakers & reveals full summit program
Global music industry summit MUSEXPO has announced its full 2020 program, two months out from conference’s 22nd edition.
MUSEXPO Creative Summit returns to Burbank at its Castaway venue from March 22-25 in 2020, once again forming part of California Entertainment Week 2020.
Organisers have revealed that this’s event will maintain a focus on A&R and music supervision, and face-to-face interaction.
Lisa Worden, the alternative rock brand manager for iHeartMedia and program director at ALT 98.7, is being recognised for her influence in the radio and music community with an award for being the MUSEXPO International Music Person of the Year.
The Global Synch & Brand Summit panels and round-table event will return, while there’ll also be an A&R Summit as the conference once again aims to foster inspiring and innovative ideas this year.
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MUSEXPO 2020 has also partnered with European conference and festival Reeperbahn, and as a result will see more than two dozen leading European countries join as delegates.
The latest minds from the music, media, digital and entertainment industries to join the summit include;
Alicen Catron Schneider – Sr. VP, Music Creative/Head Of West Coast Music Operations, NBCUniversal Television; Anita Chinkes–Ratner – Sr. VP & Head of Music and Licensing Strategy, Viacom; Aton Ben–Horin – Global VP, A&R, Warner Music Group; Bob Lefsetz – Publisher, The Lefsetz Letter; Chris Williams – Chief Product Officer, iHeartRadio; Denis Ladegaillerie – Founder & CEO, Believe Group; Evan Jones – Chief Marketing Officer, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation; Kabiru Bello – Director of A&R, Warner Music Sweden & Head of Asylum (Sweden) and Katie Welle – Sr. VP, A&R, RCA Records.
Also heading to Burbank are: Maria Egan – President and Head of Creative, Pulse Music Group; Matt Colon – US Managing Director of Music, YM&U Group; Mona Rubsämen – Managing Partner, Flux FM (Germany); Shridhar Subramaniam – President, Sony Music India & Middle East; Sienna Jackson – Head of Film & TV Music, Spyglass Media Group and Tomm Windish – Music Executive Leadership Group, Paradigm Talent Agency.
They join previously announced delegations from Australia, Holland, Norway, Germany, India, The UK, Sweden and more.
Publisher of The Music Network and Radio Today, Jake Challenor, will join as a moderator to MUSEXPO’s Music For The Masses panel, discussing the E-volution within radio, digital streaming, views, playlists and new conversion platforms.