Tom Keifer is best known as the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Philadelphia based blues-rock band Cinderella. With three decades of touring and a number of platinum albums under his belt, including Night Songs, Long Cold Winter, and Heartbreak Station, Tom has evolved as a musician, writer and performer, as best showcased on his debut, solo release, The Way Life Goes, released in 2013. This collection of 14 songs ranges from intimate, organic, acoustic tracks to driving, hard rock. It embraces the blues, rock and country roots that have always been present in Keifer’s unique sound. Tom has recently been featured on Loudwire, VH1 On Tap, WAQX, Billboard, Sixx Sense, Guitar Player Magazine, FOX, and has been hailed by Rolling Stone as “a grittsy, bluesy (rocker) with enough swagger to draw comparisons to Mick Jagger.”

Tom Silverman is a founder and partner in the legendary New Music Seminar, the world’s most influential Music Business convention led by the voices that disrupt the conventional, tackle key issues, and provide a stage for trailblazing artists to shine. From breakout indie artists to visionary CEOs and executives, NMS is where high-level discussions and interaction help craft solutions for this era of music business. Tom is also the founder and CEO of Tommy Boy, the legendary Hip Hop & Electronic label begun in NYC in 1981 and credited with launching the careers of notable Hip Hop legends Afrika Bambaataa, Queen Latifah, House of Pain, De La Soul, and Naughty By Nature. In 2015, NMS will take place at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel and various Manhattan music venues on June 21-23, 2015.

Ann Wilson is a legendary rock and roll musician, singer and songwriter, widely regarded as one of the best female vocalists in rock music history. Ann and her sister Nancy first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the ‘70’s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” and “Straight On.” Heart continued topping the charts through the ‘80’s and ‘90’s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” and “What About Love.” Along the way, they sold more than 35 million albums, earned 4 Grammys, sold out arenas worldwide, and found their way into the soundtrack of American life through radio, motion pictures, television, and associations with branded sponsors.  Today, songs made famous by Heart are heard in every aspect of contemporary culture. The Wilson sisters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, the same year that earned them a Lifetime Achievement Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their first-ever memoire (Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll), released in September of 2012, spent several weeks on the New York Times “Best Sellers” chart.

Billy Mann is a Grammy-nominated songwriter, record producer, creative executive, music publisher, and founder/CEO of the independent music publishing company Green & Bloom/Topline. He has written songs for or produced records with an array of notable artists, including Pink, John Legend, The Backstreet Boys, Cher, Sting, and Celine Dion, among many others. Since penning his first Top 10 hit in the UK for EMI in 1995 with “3 Is Family” by Dana Dawson, Mann has racked up several Top 40 hits around the world (including several Top 10s and #1s, with cumulative album sales of over 110 million

Jeet Singh is an entrepreneur and singer, musician and songwriter for the pop-rock band the Singhs, which he formed in 2000 with noted Boston musicians Peter Parcek, Br. Cleve, Steve Scully, and Marc Hickox. The Singhs have released five albums in the last decade and released their most recent album Science Fiction, with an accompanying iPad app, in June 2013. Prior to forming the band, Jeet was co-founder of one of the pioneering software firms in e-commerce, Art Technology Group, (ARTG), which he took public in the late 90’s. In 2011, Singh regrouped with former partner Joe Chung and Matt Beecher, to form the venture foundry Redstar Ventures in Boston, which develops ideas into startup companies. In 2012, Singh also founded Redstar Media, which develops artists and media for the digital realm

Roberta Medina is the Executive Vice President for Rock in Rio, one of the largest and most successful music festival franchises in the world. Rock in Rio’s 30-year track records boasts names like Beyonce, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, the Rolling Stones and Justin Timerblake, and the festival’s unique approach also features “the City of Rock,” an innovative and gigantic 61-acre complex with a unique lighting system that focused on the audience—which has now become a global trend. The daughter of festival founder Roberto Medina, Roberta oversees production of the festival in Brazil, Spain, Portugal, and now, the US debut – coming up in May 2015. 

Ann Wilson is a legendary rock and roll musician, singer and songwriter, widely regarded as one of the best female vocalists in rock music history. Ann and her sister Nancy first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the ‘70’s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” and “Straight On.” Heart continued topping the charts through the ‘80’s and ‘90’s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” and “What About Love.” Along the way, they sold more than 35 million albums, earned 4 Grammys, sold out arenas worldwide, and found their way into the soundtrack of American life through radio, motion pictures, television, and associations with branded sponsors.  Today, songs made famous by Heart are heard in every aspect of contemporary culture. The Wilson sisters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, the same year that earned them a Lifetime Achievement Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their first-ever memoire (Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll), released in September of 2012, spent several weeks on the New York Times “Best Sellers” chart.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ann Wilson is a legendary rock and roll musician, singer and songwriter, regarded as one of the best female vocalists in rock music history and listed as one of the "Top Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time" by Hit Parader. Along with her sister Nancy, the Wilson sisters first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the ‘70’s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” and “Straight On.” Heart continued topping the charts through the ‘80’s and ‘90’s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” and “What About Love.” 

Dr. Geoffrey Moore is an author, speaker, and advisor whose work focuses on the market dynamics surrounding disruptive innovations. As the managing director of Geoffrey Moore consulting, he splits his time between start-up companies in the Mohr Davidow portfolio and established high-tech enterprises, most recently including Salesforce, Microsoft, Intel, Box, Aruba, Cognizant, and Rackspace. Dr Moore’s first book, Crossing the Chasm, has sold over a million copies and focuses on the challenges start-up companies face transitioning from early adopting to mainstream customers. He is also a founder of three firms, including The Chasm Group, Chasm Institute, and TCG Advisors. Today he is chairman emeritus of all three.

Cheri Huber has been a student and teacher of Zen for over 30 years. She is the author of 20 books, the newest being What You Practice Is What You Have, the sequel to her widely-read There Is Nothing Wrong with You. Other titles include The Depression Book, The Fear Book, and When You're Falling, Dive. In 1983, Cheri founded the Mountain View Zen Center, and in 1987 she founded the Zen Monastery Peace Center in Calaveras County. She and the monks at the Monastery conduct workshops and retreats at these centers, other places around the U.S., and internationally. In 1997, Cheri founded Living Compassion, a nonprofit organization dedicated to peace and service.