TUESDAY, OCT. 13, 2026
THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC 1:
Investment, Publishing, Engagement, State of Indie & Rights, Revenue & Reach
How great is it to be back in Brooklyn! Start the day off right as Eventim hosts the Mondo Welcome Breakfast and we announce the winners of the 2026 Mondo Innovator Awards, followed by an 11 AM "State of the Music Industry" panel hosted by Variety's Jem Aswad and a noon fireside between BMG General Counsel Amanda Molter and Ilene Farkas. Before you know it, lunch is served in the Grand Ballroom -- thanks to BMG -- and then right back to a full afternoon's slate kicking off with a fireside with prominent investor and company builder Charles Goldstuck and a KOSIGN-hosted a deep dive into the Rights, Revenue & Reach. Night brings our opening reception plus MondoLive.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 12:00 PM
Grand Ballroom
Fireside Chat: BMG General Counsel Amanda Molter – Protecting Creativity at Scale: Legal Leadership in the New Music – Tech Power Dynamic
Moderator:
Ilene Farkas, Partner, Pryor Cashman
Amanda Molter | General Counsel, BMG | |
Ilene S. Farkas | Partner, Pryor Cashman |
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 2:00 PM
Grand Ballroom
Investing Across the Music Economy: A Fireside Chat with Charles Goldstuck on Where Value Comes Next
Moderator:
Jacob Paul, VP Platform Growth, Kobalt & Founding Team, KOSIGN
Charles Goldstuck | Founder and Managing Partner, GoldState Music | |
Jacob Paul | VP of Platform Growth & Brand Strategy, Kobalt, Founding Team, KOSIGN |
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 3:00 PM
Mirror Bar
Your Audience Is Ready to Buy. Are You Ready to Sell? Why Artists and Labels Need to Start Thinking Like DTC Brands
Ben Lord | Founder & CEO, Softlimit | |
Jamie Beck | Marketing Director, Merge Records | |
Steph Mace | Manager, Commercial Partnerships, Shopify | |
Evan Whikehart | General Manager, North America, IDOL |
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 3:40 PM
Grand Ballroom
The Money Trail: Where Does Music Income Actually Come From?
Moderator:
Jamie Dominguez, National Director of Industry Relations, The MLC
Jamie Dominguez | National Director of Industry Relations, The Mechanical Licensing Collective | |
Tomas Ericsson | CEO, amra | |
Sean Glover | Director of Artist & Industry Relations, SoundExchange | |
Chris Herche | SVP/Music, Operations and Marketing, Create Music Group | |
Rachel Lafranconi | Senior Director of Creative & Synch Licensing, Kobalt Music |
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 4:00 PM
Mirror Bar
The Capital Behind the Catalog: Financing Music Rights Today
Moderator:
Terry Dugan, Co-head of Entertainment Finance, Moore & Van Allen
Terry Dugan | Co-head of Entertainment Finance, Moore & Van Allen | |
Brett Moskowitz | Co-head of Entertainment Finance, Moore & Van Allen | |
CJ Wei | Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, Barings’ Capital Solutions Group |
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 5:20 PM
Grand Ballroom
Music Business MythBusters: Separating Fact from Fiction
Moderator:
David Salazar, Staff Editor, Fast Company
David Salazar | Staff Editor, Fast Company | |
Ashley Austin | Founder & CEO, Artist Legacy Group | |
Matt Rose | Senior Director of Global Digital Strategy & Operations, Kobalt | |
Nneka Witter | Counsel, Entertainment & Media, Reed Smith LLP |