2020 Event Speakers
Thank you to the diverse music leaders and creators online who came together to share from local community response, emergent solutions, and heroic efforts to support local artists, venues, creative communities, and support networks in the uniqueness brought on by COVID-19.
![Adam Behr](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Adam-Behr-1-Adam-Behr-1.jpg)
Adam Behr
Director, Live Music Exchange; Lecturer in Contemporary and Popular Music at the International Centre for Music Studies, Newcastle University, Edinburgh, UK
![Adrienne Palm](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Adrienne-Palm.jpg)
Adrienne Palm
Director of gBETA Musictech & gBETA Northeast Wisconsin at gener8tor, Appleton, WI, USA
![Alejandro Cohen](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-IMG_8527-Alejandro-Cohen.jpg)
Alejandro Cohen
Executive Director, DubLab, Los Angeles, CA, USA
![Allyson Esposito](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Allyson-Espodito.jpeg)
Allyson Esposito
Executive Director, NWA Council, Arkansas, USA
![Amy Lamé](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Amy.jpg)
Amy Lamé
Night Czar, London, UK
![Amy Schwartzman](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Amy-Schwartzman.png)
Amy Schwartzman
Independent Consultant
![Ana Rodriguez](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/squ-Ana-Rodríguez-FOTO-min-Musica-Relatable-scaled.jpg)
Ana Rodriguez
Founder, Relatable, FIJATE QUE SUAVE, IMMF Board Co-Chair, Mexico
![Anders Tangen](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Anders.jpg)
Anders Tangen
Co-President, Live DMA; Project Manager, Norwegian Live Music Association (NKA); Oya Festial, Oslo, Norway
![Andrea Paschal](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Andrea-Pascal-300x300.jpeg)
Andrea Paschal
Executive Director, Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS); ThinkIndie Distribution, Birmingham, AL, USA
![Andreina Seijas](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-A-Seijas-Andreina-Seijas-1-300x300.jpg)
Andreina Seijas
Doctor of Design Candidate, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, USA
![Andy Levine](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Andy-Levine.png)
![Angela Rose Whaley](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AngelaWhaleywithharp-Angela-Whaley-297x300.jpg)
Angela Rose Whaley
Co-Founder, Music Minds Matter; Marketing Strategist, Delta Six Digital; Co-Founder, Clixigen; Denver, CO, USA
![Anya della Croce](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sq-AnyabyStemutz-cv-Anya-della-Croce.jpg)
Anya della Croce
Coordination Romande, Association Petzi, Fribourg, Switzerland
![Ari Evans](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ari-Evans.jpeg)
Ari Evans
CEO/Founder, Maestro, Los Angeles, CA, USA
![Ariel Palitz](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Ariel.jpg)
Ariel Palitz
Director of the Office of Nightlife, New York, NY, USA
![Armen Shaomian](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Armen-300x300.jpeg)
Armen Shaomian
President, MEIEA; Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
![Arne Dee](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-foto-Arne-Dee-Primavera-Arne-Dee.jpg)
Arne Dee
Survey Coordinator, Live DMA; Dee Music; Nordic Delight Festival; VNPF; Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
![Azmyl Yunor](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Azmyl-1.png)
Azmyl Yunor
Independent English and Malay language Singer-Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, Academic, Writer, Klang Valley, Malaysia
![Bas Grasmayer](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Basgrasmayer.png)
Bas Grasmayer
Founder, MUSIC x TECH x FUTURE, Berlin, Germany
![Ben Johnson](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Benjamin-Johnson.png)
Ben Johnson
Performing Arts Program Director, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, CA, USA
![Ben Van Houten](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Ben-Van-Houten-300x300.jpeg)
Ben Van Houten
Business Development Manager, Nightlife & Entertainment Sector, San Francisco, CA, USA
![Bryce Merrill](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Bryce-Merrill-300x300.jpg)
Bryce Merrill
Music Programs Manager, Bohemian Foundation, Ft. Collin, CO, USA
![Cherie Hu](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cherie-Hu-Head-300x300.jpg)
Cherie Hu
Founder/Owner, Water & Music; Music & Tech Columnist, Billboard, Forbes, Music Business Worldwide, New York, NY, USA
![Cédric David](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Cedric-David.jpg)
Cédric David
Co-Owner, AFROPICKS.org; Assocciacion Latin Americana de Managers & Angentes Musicales (MMF LATAM); CEO, CECOM MUSICA, Cali, Colombia
![Chris Zacher](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Chris_zacher_unedited-290x300.jpg)
Chris Zacher
Executive Director and Founder, Levitt Pavilion Denver; Lecturer, Univ. of Colorado; Partner, Zebra Incorporated, Denver, CO USA
![Connie Corley](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/connie-corley-300x300.jpg)
Connie Corley
Professor, Fielding Graduate University; Arcadia, CA, USA
![Daemun Strange](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DameunStrangeHeadshot-300x300.jpg)
Daemun Strange
Director of Communications, American Composers Forum, St. Paul, MN, USA
![Damian Vaughan](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Damian.jpg)
Damian Vaughan
CEO, Recorded Music NZ, Auckland, New Zealand
![Dani Grant](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Dani-Grant-300x300.png)
Dani Grant
Owner and General Manager, Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
![Dave Ratner](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Dave-Ratner-1-300x300.jpg)
Dave Ratner
Managing Partner, Principal, Creative Law Network, Denver, CO, USA
![Dayna Frank](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Dayna-Frank-300x300.png)
Dayna Frank
CEO, First Avenue and the 7th St. Entry; Board President, National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), Minneapolis, MN
![Denisse Flores Somarriba](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Denisse-Flores-Somarribe.jpg)
Denisse Flores Somarriba
Directora del Centro de Innovacion e Inteligencia para el Desarrollo de las Artes, Universidad de Guadalajara; Co-Fundadora y Directora Artistica, Females Sessions AC, Guadalajara, Mexico
![Dev Bhatia](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Dev-Bhatia.png)
Dev Bhatia
Managing Partner/Artist Manager, UnMute; Guest Lecturer, I Love Music Academy, New Delhi, India
![Diana Raiselis](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Diana-Raiselis.jpg)
Diana Raiselis
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation/Berlin Clubcommission, Berlin, Germany
![Dmitre Vietze](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Demitri.png)
Dmitre Vietze
CEO, rock paper scissors (tech and music PR firm); Founder, rock paper scissors, Bloomington, IN, US
![Don Pitts](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/don-pitts.jpg)
Don Pitts
President and Co-Founder, Sound Music Cities, Austin, TX, USA
![Elisa Thoma](http://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000s-Elisa-Thoma-Live-DMA-Network.jpg)
Elisa Thoma
Communications Director, Live DMA, France
![Emily White](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Emily-White-300x300.png)
Emily White
Founding Partner, Collective Entertainment, Brooklyn, NY, USA
![Emma McGann](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Emma-McGann.jpeg)
Emma McGann
Singer/Songwriter/Topline Writer, Coventry, West Midlands, UK
![Eric Gilbert](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Eric-Gilbert-2020StaffPortraits-2827-1-300x300.jpg)
Eric Gilbert
Festival Director/Co-Founder, Treefort Music Festival, Boise, ID, USA
![Esben Marcher](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Esben-Marcher-300x300.jpg)
Esben Marcher
Sekretariatschef i Dansk Live, Valby, Denmark
![Federico Rasetti](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Frederico-Rasetti-150x150.jpg)
Federico Rasetti
Managing Director, KeepOn Live, Ferrara Area, Italy
![Frank Heuser](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Frank-1.jpg)
Frank Heuser
Professor, Music Education, UCLA Alpert School of Music, Los Angeles, CA, USA
![Gerry Rosado](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gerry-Rosado-FOTO-min-Musica-Relatable.jpg)
Gerry Rosado
Founder, Relatable; Intolerancia Lable, ADIMI member, Mexico
![Gigi Johnson](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gigi-Johnson-500x500-1-300x300.jpg)
Gigi Johnson
President, Maremel Institute; Faculty, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Los Angeles, CA, USA
![Jami Duffy](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jami-Duffy.jpg)
Jami Duffy
Executive Director, Youth on Record, Denver, CO, USA
![Jane Slingo](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jane-Slingo.jpg)
Jane Slingo
Director, Electronic Music Conference / Co Founder, Global Cities After Dark, Sydney, Australia
Jason Kramer
Partner at One Drop Sync , KCRW Radio DJ, Manager, Adjunct Professor, Musicians Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
![Jeremy Peters](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Jeremy-Peters-300x300.png)
Jeremy Peters
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University College; Partner/Co-Owner, Quite Scientific Records; Advisor, Detroit Sound Conservancy; President, Board of Directors, Audivi, Detroit, MI, USA
![Jim Griffin](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Jim-Griffin-300x300.png)
Jim Griffin
Owner, OneHouse, The Plains, VA, USA
![Jim Peters](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-J.-Peters-300x300.png)
Jim Peters
President, Responsible Hospitality, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
![Joe Hay](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Joe-Hay.png)
Joe Hay
South Australian Festivals License Reform Roundtable Member; Live Music Commentator, ABC 891 Radio, Fringe Pilot Festival, Adelaide, Australia
![Jordan Hirsch](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Jordan-Hirsh-300x300.jpg)
Jordan Hirsch
Editor, ACloserWalkNola.com; founding Executive Director, Sweet Home New Orleans, LA, USA
![Justin Johnson](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Justin-Johnson-1000x-300x300.jpg)
Justin Johnson
Owner, Darkside Records, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
![Kate Becker](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Kate-Becker-300x300.jpg)
Kate Becker
Creative Economy Strategist at Office of King County Executive Dow Constantine, Seattle, WA, USA
![Kelsey Smith](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/0-1.jpeg)
Kelsey Smith
Programs Director, Young Musicians Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA
![Kim Wangler](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Kim-Wangler-300x300.jpg)
Kim Wangler
Music Industries Program Director, Appalachian State University; Board of Director, College Music Society, Boone, NC, USA
![Kwende Kefentse](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Kwende-1000x.jpg)
Kwende Kefentse
Cultural Industries Development Officer, City of Ottawa / Creative Director of TIMEKODE, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
![Larry Miller](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/0.jpeg)
Larry Miller
Professor and Director, NYU Steinhardt; President, Musonomics, New York, NY, USA
![Laura Clark](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/imageedit_39_7005053453.jpg)
Laura Clark
Director of Programs, House of Blues Music Forward Foundation, Las Vegas, NV, USA
![Laura Wilson](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Laura-Wilsin-2-300x300.png)
Laura Wilson
Live Music Manager, Bohemian Foundation, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
![Lutz Leichsenring](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Lutz-LEICHSENRING-300x300.jpg)
Lutz Leichsenring
Co-Founder, Vibe Lab, Co-Founder, young targets GmbH, Amsterdam, Netherlands
![Maggie Weiland](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Maggie-Weiland-150x150.jpg)
Maggie Weiland
Executive Director at SF Entertainment Commission, San Francisco, CA USA
![Mark Adam Harold](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/0-7.jpeg)
Mark Adam Harold
Night Mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania
![Mark Davyd](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/500x-Mark-D-Mark-Davyd.jpg)
Mark Davyd
CEO, Music Venue Trust UK, Barcelona, Spain
![Mark Roach](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Mark-Roach.jpg)
Mark Roach
Project Lead, Auckland UNESCO City of Music; Founder, Music Managers Forum NZ; Co-founder, Independent Music NZ, New Zealand
![Matthew Ché Kowal](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Matthew-Ché-Kowal-300x300.jpg)
Matthew Ché Kowal
Co-Founder and President, Majestic Collaborations, Denver, CO, USA
![Max De La Fuente](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/0-4.jpeg)
Max De La Fuente
Founder & CEO, GrooveList, Chile
![Mayco Santaella](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Dr-Mayco-Axel-Santaella-1.png)
Mayco Santaella
Ethnomusicologist, Pop Music Educator, Head of the Film & Performing Arts Department, Sunway University, Malaysia
![Meara McLaughlin](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Meara-McLaughlin-300x300.jpg)
Meara McLaughlin
Executive Director, Music Portland, Portland, OR, USA
![Michael Bracy](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Michael-Bracy-300x300.jpg)
Michael Bracy
President, Music Policy Forum; Partner, Bracy Tucker Brown & Valanzano, Washington DC, USA
![Mirik Milan Gelders](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mirik-Gelders.jpg)
Mirik Milan Gelders
Vibe Lab; former Night Mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands
![Mollie Quinlan-Hayes](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mollie-Quinlan-Hayes.jpg)
Mollie Quinlan-Hayes
Deputy Director, South Arts Atlanta, GA, USA
![Molly North](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/North-Molly-1000x-300x300.jpg)
Molly North
Co-Founder, Majestic Collaborations, Denver, CO, USA
![Nancy Tarr](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Nancy-Tarr-300x300.png)
Nancy Tarr
Executive Director, Well Dunn; Adjunct Lecturer, SUNY Oneonta, New York, USA
![Naz Chris](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Naz-Chris-300x300.jpg)
Naz Chris
DJ/Producer/Management Agent, Japan
![Nicolás Madoery](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Nicolás.jpeg)
Nicolás Madoery
432 HERTIZIOS, Argentina
![Nikhil Kedambadi](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Nikhil-Kedambadi.png)
Nikhil Kedambadi
Admin Head, Ronkel MERI; Founder Member, 1234, The World of Mausiqi, Mumbai, India
![Nikki Swarn](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Nikki-Swarm.png)
Nikki Swarn
Program Director, The Drop/KUVO Public Radio, Denver, CO, USA
![Nurit Siegel Smith](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nurit-Segil-Smith-300x300.jpg)
Nurit Siegel Smith
Executive Director, House of Blues Music Forward, Los Angeles, CA, USA
![Paul Epstein](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Paul-Epstein-1000x-300x300.jpg)
Paul Epstein
Owner, Twist & Shout Records, Denver, CO, USA
![Peter Dickens](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Peter-Dickens.jpg)
Peter Dickens
General Manager, MusicHelps, New Zealand
![Reid Wick](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Reid-Wick.jpg)
Reid Wick
Sr. Membership & Project Manager, Recording Academy, New Orleans, LA, USA
![Renard Bridgewater](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Renard-B-Amplify-300x300.png)
Renard Bridgewater
Community Engagement Coordinator, Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans, LA, USA
![Renata Gomes](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Renata-Gomez.png)
Renata Gomes
Project Manager & Researcher, DATASIM, São Paulo, Brazil
![Ritnika Nayan](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Ritnika-Nayan.png)
Ritnika Nayan
Market Development Director, CD Baby; Owner, Music Gets Me High; Program Director, Professor, Music Business Management, Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication, New Delhi, India
![Robert Singerman](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Robert-Singerman.jpg)
Robert Singerman
SVP, International Publishing, Lyricfind; Partner, SyncSummit; Co-Founder, The Chile, Argentina, Brazil (CAB) Music Trade Mission Tour, New York, NY, USA
![Sacha Lord](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Sacha-Lord-300x300.jpg)
Sacha Lord
Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, UK
![Scott Plusquellec](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Scott-Plusquellec.png)
Scott Plusquellec
Nightlife Business Advocate, Office of Film + Music City of Seattle
![Sergio Arbelaez Ospina](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Sergio.jpg)
Sergio Arbelaez Ospina
Director, FIMPRO; Direction of Cultural Affairs, University of Guadalajara; Director General, imusic-school; Director de Contenidos, Circulart, Mexico
![Sonya Robinson](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Sonya-Robinson-300x300.jpg)
Sonya Robinson
Founder & Co-Director, Artist Corps New Orleans, LA, USA
![Spencer Townshend Hughes](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Spencer-Townshend-Hughes-300x300.png)
Spencer Townshend Hughes
Director of Communications, Music Minds Matter; Songwriter, The
![Stéphanie Stiff Thomas](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ST-180x180-Stiff-Thomas.jpg)
Stéphanie Stiff Thomas
Coordinator of Professional Operations, FEDELIMA, France
![Storm Gloor](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Storm-1000x-300x300.jpg)
Storm Gloor
Associate Professor, Music and Entertainment Studies,; City Councilman, Glendale, CO, USA
![Swadin Padhy](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Swadhin-Padhy.png)
Swadin Padhy
Academic Head, Ronkel MERI, Mumbai, India
![Tak Umezawa](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Umezawa.png)
Tak Umezawa
Partner & Japan Chairman, A.T. Kearney, Tokyo, Japan
![Tim Exile](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Timexile.png)
Tim Exile
Founder, Endless, London, UK
![Tom Clareson](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tom-Clareson-300x300.jpg)
Tom Clareson
Project Director, Performing Arts Readiness, Columbus, OH, USA
![Vanessa Rose](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Vanessa-Rose-300x300.jpg)
Vanessa Rose
President and CEO, American Composers Forum, St. Paul, MN, USA
![Varun Patra](https://amplifymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1000x-Varun-Patra.png)
Varun Patra
Co-Founder, Homegrown, Mumbai, India