Artist Rights Symposium 2024: Keynote and Speaker Lineup Revealed
Check out the lineup of speakers for the Artist Rights Symposium 2024 edition. Learn more about an event that focuses on key issues in artists’ rights and the music industry.
Artist Rights Symposium 2024: Keynote and Speaker Lineup Revealed
by CHRIS CASTLE of Music Tech Policy
We’re pleased to announce the speakers for the 4th annual Artist Rights Symposium on November 20, this year hosted in Washington, DC, by American University’s Kogod School of Business at American’s Constitution Hall, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016. The symposium is also supported by the Artist Rights Institute and was founded by Dr. David Lowery, Lecturer at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.
The four panels will begin at 8:30 am and end by 5 pm, with lunch and refreshments. More details to follow. Contact the Artist Rights Institute for any questions.
Admission is free, but please reserve a spot with Eventbrite, seating is limited! (Eventbrite works best with Firefox)
Keynote: Graham Davies, President and CEO of the Digital Media Association, Washington DC. Graham will speak around lunchtime.
The confirmed symposium panel topics and speakers are:
THE TROUBLE WITH TICKETS: The Economics and Challenges of Ticket Resellers and Legislative Solutions:
Kevin Erickson, Director, Future of Music Coalition, Washington DC
Dr. David C. Lowery, Co-founder of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, University of Georgia
Terry College of Business, Athens, Georgia
Stephen Parker, Executive Director, National Independent Venue Association, Washington DC
Mala Sharma, President, Georgia Music Partners, Atlanta, Georgia
Moderator: Christian L. Castle, Esq., Director, Artist Rights Institute, Austin, Texas
SHOW ME THE CREATOR – Transparency Requirements for AI Technology, moderated by Linda Bloss-Baum, Director of the Kogod School of Business’s Business & Entertainment Program
CHICKEN AND EGG SANDWICH: Bad Song Metadata, Unmatched Funds, KYC and What You Can Do About It, moderated by Chris Castle
NAME, IMAGE AND LIKENESS RIGHTS IN THE AGE OF AI: Current initiatives to protect creator rights and attribution, moderated by John Simson, Program Director Emeritus, Business & Entertainment, Kogod School of Business, American University
Additional confirmed speakers to be announced soon.
