Kip Winger is an American rock musician, member of the 80's metal band Winger and a solo artist - as well as classical music composer. For more information visit: http://www.kipwinger.com/

Alexis Rodich is the Director of Artist Services at Bandsintown, the #1 live concert tracking and discovery application on Facebook that Billboard recently said “rules the roost by a long shot”. Since joining the company as part of the founding team in 2009, Rodich led Bandsintown’s marketing and business development strategy in its artist services division, resulting in adoption of Bandsintown’s platform by artists from Skrillex and Justin Bieber to Alabama Shakes and Tim McGraw; reaching 20 million users each month. BIT just launched its own Spotify app last week.  She has also brokered a number of partnerships with leading labels, management companies, and other industry players, all contributing to Bandsintown’s rapid growth and subsequent acquisition by leading mobile and social application developer Cellfish in September 2011.

Tom Silverman is the founder of Tommy Boy and has served as CEO since 1981. He has over 30 years experience in the hip-hop, urban, alternative, dance, rock and gospel music markets. He founded Dance Music Report in 1978, the preeminent newsletter for DJs for over 15 years. He was a founder and partner in the legendary New Music Seminar, the world’s seminal music industry convention through the 80’s and is Co Executive Director of the recently revived New Music Seminar. Mr. Silverman serves on the board of RIAA, Sound Exchange, American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), Merlin and has served for many years on NAIRD/AFIM board, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Dance Music Hall of Fame, as well as the NARM Manufacturer’s Advisory Board. Tom was the recipient of the NARAS Heroes Award in 2000.  From humble beginnings New Music Seminar became the biggest and most important convention in the music industry; its combination of panels, workshops and live showcases became the industry model. Silverman is a founding member of the American Asso of Independent Music and Merlin; sits on the board of SoundExchange, RIAA and has served on the boards of NARM, NAIRD, AFIM, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Dance Music Hall of Fame. 

Frans Johansson is a keynote speaker and the best-selling author of The Medici Effect, Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts and Cultures; published by Harvard Business School Press in 2004.  Translated into 18 languages, The Medici Effect was named one of the top 10 best business books by Amazon.com. He is also the author of The Click moment. The Medici Effect, has been hailed by innovation-guru Clay Christensen as, “one of the most insightful books about managing innovation I have ever read.” The book argues that the most groundbreaking ideas are found at the intersections of diverse fields, industries, disciplines, and cultures Mr. Frans Johansson earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Brown University.

Luke Potter is a young singer-songwriter from the UK who’s starting to make a buzz with his songs, and plans to introduce his music to American fans with the January 2013 release of his EP produced by Bleu (Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers…), “One Day”.

He cites “Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls as the song that, the moment he heard it playing, made him realize he wanted to be a songwriter.

Shortly after, at the age of 17, Luke picked up an acoustic guitar for the first time and started writing songs not only about love but also about growing up - the result, 2-3 years later, was his 2011 debut “Just Pieces of Me”.

Lyle Workman is an American guitarist, composer, session musician and music producer. His music has been widely distributed since his debut on the eponymous Bourgeois Tagg album in 1986. He is known for his work as the composer for the Superbad soundtrack which earned him critical acclaim. Lyle Workman is also credited as composer for the hit comedies American Reunion, Win Win, Get Him to the Greek, Yes Man, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Goods. Lyle was also the lead guitarist on Todd Rundgren's album Nearly Human and has toured with Sting and worked on many great artists, like Michael Buble, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Shakira, and They Might Be Giants to name a few.  

Chip Schutzman is the CEO of Miles High Productions, an online and social marketing company for the entertainment industry. Chip formed Miles High Productions in 2003 after noticing a lack of efforts made to effectively promote artists online. Prior to that, Chip was the Director of Music Programming for the House of Blues, where he implemented the first 99cent download of live music exclusive content several years before iTunes. For more info on Chip and Miles High Productions visit: http://www.mileshighproductions.com/

David Pack is the Lead Singer/Writer/Guitarist for the legendary band, Ambrosia. David is also a respected solo artist and Grammy winning producer and music director of special events, including both of President Clinton's inaugurations. In addition to Ambrosia, David has been a key collaborator in the music industry. He is well known for his duet with Bette Midler on multiplatinum Beaches soundtrack on Atlantic, and collaborated and performed with Michael McDonald & James Ingram on “Maria” from The Songs Of West Side Story; Wynonna on “Why Now” track from The Other Side CD. He wrote and sang with GRP keyboard artist David Benoit’s Top 5 AC hit “The Key To You,” as well as “Prove Me Wrong” for movie score and multiplatinum soundtrack to White Nights, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov & Gregory Hines on Atlantic. He performed guest vocals for QuincyJones, James Ingram, Kansas, .38 Special, Michael McDonald, Doobie Bros., Pat Simmons, Andrae Crouch, Larry Carlton. He wrote & sang 3 tracks on Alan Parsons “Try Anything Once” Arista CD and was the guest vocalist on Al Stewart’s legendary “Year Of The Cat” and “Time Passages” albums.

Hewlett Crist, a world renowned guitarist and musician. Hewlett has spent nearly his entire life playing music and has decades of experience in the music industry. As a solo musician, he has released 5 albums including The Rio Grande Songs and Dos Padres. In addition to his successful solo career he has worked as a DJ, record producer, and studio musician. For more information on Hewlett, including where you can listen to and purchase his music, go to: http://www.rivergrande.com/

Mark Allen is an author, musician, an entrepreneur. Marc is the co-founder, President, and Publisher at New World Library, which he started in 1977 with Shakti Gawain. He is also a well-known musician, having released five albums of his music for the label he co-founded with Sky Canyon and Robert Powell, Watercourse Media. Marc is truly a “jack of all trades” who has found success at every turn in his career. For more information on Marc and his work, go to http://marcallen.com/