– Chandni Soni – Lead Project Manager Create & Collab
10.55 - 11 | Opening Note
11:00 - 11:05 | Welcome Note
– Badshah – Curator, Performer, Producer, Rapper
11:05 - 11:15 | YouTube Keynote with Paul Smith Welcome (Virtually)
– Paul Smith – Managing Director – YouTube Music (APAC)
11:15 - 11:25 | Keynote on the Overview of the Indian Music Industry
– Vikram Mehra, Chairman , Indian Music Industry
11:25 - 12:10 | Panel - Revival of A&R - Then and Now
– Ankit Khanna – Founder, AK Projekts
– Rohan Jha – Director – Bollywood & Pop Repertoire – Sony Music Entertainment
– Salim Merchant – Music Composer
– Shantanu Gangane – Vice President, Marketing – Universal Music Group
– Moderated by – Tej Brar – Founder and Managing Director – Third Culture Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
12:10 - 12:20 | Brand Presentation - British Phonographic Industry
– Chris Tams – Director, Independent Member Services and International – BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited
– Ajita Hathlia – Deputy Director, Trade & UK Exports, South Asia British Deputy High Commission, Mumbai
12:20 - 12:50 | Khatija Rahman in conversation with Nirmika Singh
– Khatija Rahman – Musician, Director, and Trustee – A. R. Rahman Foundation
– Nirmika Singh – Executive Editor and Digital Director – Rolling Stone India
12:50 - 01:00 | Brand Presentation: Spotify - How to pitch your music to Spotify
– Padmanabhan NS – Head of Artist and Label Partnerships – Spotify
01 - 01:10 | Keynote intersection of gaming and music
01 - 02 | Lunch Break
2 - 2:10 | Keynote on Global Music Publishing
– Guy Moot, CEO, Warner Chappell Music
2:10 - 2:15 | #shortstalk
– Dushyant Kukreja
2:15 - 2:25 | Keynote on the Shorts Creator Ecosystem
– Niharika Kapoor – APAC Lead, Shorts Scaled Partnerships, YouTube
2:25 - 3:10 | Success Story - Shorts Creator Ecosystem
– Dushyant Kukreja
– Priyal Kukreja
– Ajay Sharma
– Moderated by: Niharika Kapoor – APAC Lead, Shorts Scaled Partnerships
3:10 - 3:40 | In Conversation with Ricky Kej and Lydian Nadhaswaram
– Ricky Kej – 2x Grammy Award Winner, Music Composer
– Lydian Nadhaswaram – Musician
3:40 - 3:50 | Keynote - Building Scale for the Music Industry in India through Tech
– Adarsh Nair – Chief Product & Experience office, Bharti Airtel Digital & CEO, Airtel Digital
3.50 - 3.55 | Keynote - Overview on the Indian Event Industry
– Mr. Samit Garg – President – EEMA & Co-Founder & Director – E-Factor Experiences Limited
3:45 - 4:00 | High Tea
4 - 4:10 : White Paper Presentation: The Technological Renaissance: Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
– Nayona Roy – Head of Legal, Qyuki
– Rafael Pereira – Managing Partner – TINNUTS
4.10 - 4.25 | I am Home: Sunidhi Chauhan
– Sunidhi Chauhan – Artist
– Waleed Diab – Director, Global Head of Recorded Music Business Development – YouTube
4:25 - 5:10 | Panel - Is Bollywood Losing Steam?
– Sanjay Wadhwa – Managing Director – AP International Group
– Sanujeet Bhujabal – Executive Director – Sony Music Entertainment
– Asees Kaur – Artist
– Clinton Cerejo – Music Composer & Producer
Moderated by – Mandar Thakur – COO – Times Group
5:10 - 5:15 | #shortstalk
– Arjun Kanungo
5:15 - 5:45 | In Conversation With - Ritviz ( Producer, Composer) and Rahul Sinha, CEO, Under the Radar
– Ritviz – Artist
– Rahul Sinha – CEO & Founder – UnderTheRadar
5:45 - 6:45 | Pitch Your Music to Labels
– Abhishek Patil – A&R Lead – Warner Music India
– Jagjit Bhogal – Head A&R – Sony Music Entertainment India
– Varkey Patani – DGM A&R – Saregama India Ltd.
– Sajid Maklai – A&R Head – Universal Music Group/VYRL
12 - 13:00 | Beat Breakdown - Satya by DIVINE
– Karan Kanchan – Multi-genre music Producer, Founder – Neckwreck
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 | Spotify for Artists - Q&A Session - Spotify as a Catalyst for Artist Growth
– Padmanabhan NS – Head of Artist and Label Partnerships – Spotify
15:20 - 15:40 | Ask Me Anything with Shorts Community Partner Managers
YouTube Panelists:
– Tejo Vineela Lenka – Community Partner Manager, Global Shorts Scaled Operations and Partnerships, YouTube
– Athul Vinod – Shorts Community Partner Manager, YouTube
– Ishita Gandhi – Strategic Partner Manager, YouTube Creator and Artist Development at Google
– Moderated by – Prerona Dey – Community Partner Manager, Shorts Scaled Partnerships, YouTube
15:40 - 16:00 | Fireside chat with Jay Mehta
– Jay Mehta – Managing Director, Warner Music India
16:00 - 16:15 | Fireside chat with Yohani
– Yohani – Artist
16:45 - 17:45 | More Than a Mix !!! ( Mixing Masterclass )
– Nitish Kumar – Music Producer Mixing & Mastering Engineer
12:00 - 12:45 | The Law of Music
– Priyanka Khimani – Media Rights Advisor & Founder – Khimani & Associates
13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 | Meta Loves Music
– Shriya Shively – Partner Solutions Manager – Meta
– Kamal Awatramani – Partner Solutions Manager – Meta
15:00 - 16:00 | Making money while you are asleep
– Gaurav Dagaonkar – Co-Founder & CEO – Hoopr.ai
15:40- 16:00 | High Tea
16:00 - 17:00 | Wynk Studio - Workshop
– Siddharth Gupta – Business lead – Wynk Studio
– Sanny Vyas – Lead Community – Wynk Studio