RightsTech Summit Online 2022
Join us on September 21-22!
The RightsTech Summit brings together a unique mix of creators, media rights owners, technology developers, investors, legal professionals and entrepreneurs from all corners of the media & entertainment world to see, hear and discuss the latest innovations in media rights management and licensing.
2022 Agenda
All times are listed in PT.
Day 1
21 Sep 2022
10:00 am - 10:45 am
NFTs, Rights and Royalties
There is more to NFTs than bored apes and digital collectibles. Artists, musicians and other creators are turning to crypto tokens to fund new projects, sell fractional rights ownership and... Read More
Christof Straub
Brian Scudder
Steve Stewart
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Keynote Conversation
Keynote will be announced soon!
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Podcasts and Audio Originals: The New IP Incubators
TV schedules and streaming libraries are filling up with series based on podcasts. Hollywood stars and hitmaking music artists are signing deals to create original audio productions with an eye... Read More
Alexia Bedat
Michele Cobb
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Web3, VR, and the Metaverse: Rights and Licensing for Immersive Applications
From virtual concerts to virtual reality, new technologies are enabling new, immersive experiences, and creating new use cases for music, video and other intellectual property. But will new use cases... Read More
Jessica Vaughn
Stacey Haber
Deborah Mannis-Gardner
Vickie Nauman
Day 2
22 Sep 2022
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Bringing New Life to Old Catalog
From new search and discovery tools to synthetic voice production and sonic analysis, discover how artificial intelligence and other new technologies are helping rights owners capture untapped value from their... Read More
Bill Wolfsthal
Hazel Savage
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Featured Presentation
Speakers to be announced soon!
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Metadata: Right, from the Start
From music to movies to books and podcasts, metadata makes the digital world go ‘round. But bad or missing data can quickly knock it off kilter, leading to missed licensing... Read More
Diane Cogan
John Maxwell Hobbs
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
The Price of Rights: Will the Deals Keep Coming?
The pandemic-driven streaming surge, coupled with record low interest rates and fiscal stimulus helped fuel a half decade of explosive growth in rights-based asset trading, catalog M&A and content licensing... Read More
Jason Peterson
Patrick Russo
Alaister Moughan
2021 Speakers Included:
Alison Wenham
Advisor,
Music Credit Fund
Music Credit Fund
Allen Bargfrede
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer,
Verifi Media
Verifi Media
Bret Heiman
VP Global Partnerships,
AEG Presents
AEG Presents
Bruno Guez
CEO,
Revelator
Revelator
Christopher Kenneally
Senior Director, Content Marketing,Copyright Clearance Center
Cristina Perpiñá-Robert Navarro
Director of Legal Affairs,
CISAC
CISAC
Danielle Coffey
Executive Vice President and General Counsel,
News Media Alliance
News Media Alliance
David Marlin
President and Co-Founder,
MetaComet Systems
MetaComet Systems
Drew Delis
COO,
Orfium
Orfium
Helienne Lindvall
Chair of the Songwriter Committee & Board Director,
The Ivors Academy of Music Creators
The Ivors Academy of Music Creators
Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt
International Music Managers Forum, Copyright Committee
Jim Griffin
VP Licensing,
Pex
Pex
Jo Keymoore
Senior Director of Global Content Acquisitions,
FilmRise
FilmRise
Jordi Puy
CEO,
Unison
Unison
Kelly Sumner
Chairman,
SonicData
SonicData
Mark Isherwood
Secretariat,
Digital Data Exchange, LLC (DDEX)
Digital Data Exchange, LLC (DDEX)
Martin Cernosek
Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director,
BMC Management Corp
BMC Management Corp
Mathieu Desoubeaux
CEO,
IMATAG
IMATAG
Matt Lutz
Founder and CEO,
Music Benefactors
Music Benefactors
Michael Pitoglou
Director of Product,
Orfium
Orfium
Michele Cobb
Executive Director,
Audio Publishers Association
Audio Publishers Association
Mike Hurst
CEO & Co-Founder,
Exactuals
Exactuals
Patrick Russo
Partner,
Shamrock Capital Advisors, LLC
Shamrock Capital Advisors, LLC
Peter Rafelson
Co-Founder,
ElectraCast
ElectraCast
Phil Ranta
CEO,
Wormhole Labs
Wormhole Labs
Rory Bernard
CEO,
Synchtank
Synchtank
Roy Kaufman
Managing Director, Business Development and Government Relations,
Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright Clearance Center
Sandra Chastanet
Rightsholders & International Director,
The Centre Français d’exploitation du droit de Copies (CFC)
The Centre Français d’exploitation du droit de Copies (CFC)
Seth Shapiro
CEO,
Artaku NFT
Artaku NFT
Stefan Schulz
CEO and Co-Founder,
Bitfury Surround
Bitfury Surround
Wout van Wijk
CEO,
News Media Europe
News Media Europe
Past Speakers Include:
Adi Sideman
Founder and CEO,
YouNow
YouNow
Adrienne Fields
Director of Legal Affairs,
Artists Rights Society (ARS)
Artists Rights Society (ARS)
Alisa Coleman
Chief Operating Officer,
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
Amelia Wang Binder
Vice President,
Government and Industry Affairs,NMPA
Government and Industry Affairs,NMPA
Ben McEwen
Commercial Director,
ICE (London)
ICE (London)
Bill Colitre
Vice President & General Counsel,
Music Reports
Music Reports
D.K. Smith
CMO & Co-Founder,
dxDigital.com
dxDigital.com
Dae Bogan
Head of Third Party Partnerships,
Mechanical Licensing Collective
Mechanical Licensing Collective
Daniel Dewar
Founder,
Paperchain
Paperchain
Daniel Doubrovkine
CTO,
Artsy.net
Artsy.net
Deep Ghumman
Principal,
Advisory ServicesEY
Advisory ServicesEY
Elgin Thompson
Managing Director,
Digital Capital Advisors
Digital Capital Advisors
Heather Reid
Dean of Library & Learning Resources, Berklee College of Music
Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt
International Music Managers Forum, Copyright Committee
Jesse Grushack
Co-Founder,
Ujo Music
Ujo Music
Jessica Sobhraj
CEO,
Cosynd
Cosynd
Jim McKelvey
Co-Founder,
Square
Square
Jonathan Skogmo
Founder & CEO,
Jukin Media
Jukin Media
Keith Kupferschmid
CEO,
Copyright Alliance
Copyright Alliance
Lee Greer
Founder & President,
NPREX
NPREX
Lui Simpson
Executive Director, International Enforcement and Trade Policy Association of American Publishers
Maurice Russell
CEO & Founder,
Media Rights Management
Media Rights Management
Merck Mercuriadis
CEO, Founder, & Managing Partner,
Hipgnosis Songs Ltd.
Hipgnosis Songs Ltd.
Michael Shanley
Vice President, IT Business Development, Music Reports
Michael Simon
President, Rumblefish;
President & CEO, Harry Fox Agency LLC
President & CEO, Harry Fox Agency LLC
Neeta Ragoowansi
SVP, Biz Dev & Legal Affairs/Co-Founder,
NPREX
NPREX
Nile Rodgers
Grammy Award-Winning Producer, Songwriter, Musician, and Singer
Panos Panay
Vice President, Innovation and Strategy, Berklee College of Music; Managing Director, Berklee: Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship
Pete Mathias
Bertelsmann Entrepreneurs Program,
Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann
Rasty Turek
CEO,
PEX
PEX
Robert Kasunic
Robert Kasunic, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Registration Policy and Practice, United States Copyright Office
Robert Norton
CEO & Co-founder,
Verisart
Verisart
Rodney Edler
VP Commercial Operations,
Virtusales Publishing Solutions
Virtusales Publishing Solutions
Stu Levy
Founder,
TOKYOPOP, POP Comics, POP Crypto
TOKYOPOP, POP Comics, POP Crypto
Sun Jen Yung
Partner,
Head of Digital Media,Nfluence Partners
Head of Digital Media,Nfluence Partners
Susan Allen
Attorney Advisor (Copyright), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Taishi Fukuyama
Co-founder, COO,
Amadeus Code
Amadeus Code
Tatiana Moroz
Founder & CEO, Crypto Media Hub
Ted Cohen
Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
Tim DuBois
Award-Winning Songwriter, former VP, ASCAP and President, Arista Records