Tuesday Schedule

The Business of Music 1:
Status Report, Investment, Engagement, The State of Indie and The Future of Rights, Revenue & Reach
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

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 first-ever Mondo Innovator Awards, followed by a morning chock full of incredible sessions. Before you know it, lunch is served in the Grand Ballroom -- thanks to Concord -- and then right back to a full afternoon's slate as KOSIGN hosts a deep dive into the The Future of Rights, Revenue & Reach. The night brings our opening reception plus MondoLive.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 9:00 AM

Grand Ballroom

Eventim Presents Mondo Kickoff Breakfast, Tues Oct 14

Eventim

Host:

	Jem Aswad	Executive Music Editor, Variety
	Nabil Ayers	President, Beggars Group US
	Vernon Reid	Guitarist, Composer and Visual Artist
	Peter Silberman	Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Producer
	Audrey Fix Schaefer	President of the Board, National Independent Venue Association
	Gregg Wattenberg	Founder and Co-CEO, Artist House

	Sam Hendel	Managing Partner, Chord Music Partners & Dundee Partners
	Paul Sipio	Managing Director, Apollo Global Management

	Victor Zaraya	Chief Operating Officer, Concord
	Larry Miller	Clinical Professor, Music Business Program, NYU Steinhardt & Executive Director, Sony Audio Institute

	Will Spitz	Attorney, CoveyLaw/Tamizdat
	Jess McAvoy	Performance Artist & Songwriter

	Henry Rollins	Musician, Author, Actor, TV & Radio Host, Journalist
	Jason Feinberg	Head of KOSIGN at Kobalt

	Philip Wild	Founder, Philip Wild Law, P.C.
	Jenna Akemi Kon	Partner, Carroll Guido Groffman Cohen Bar & Karalian LLP
	Michelle Ryang	SVP and head of A&R Administration & Operations for U.S. Labels, Sony Music Entertainment

	Elizabeth Dilts Marshall	Senior Finance Correspondent, Billboard
	Bob Bruderman	Chief Digital Officer, Kobalt Music Group
	Matt McGreevey	GM, Epitaph/Anti-Records
	Darius Van Arman	CEO, Secretly Distribution

	Alisha Outridge	CEO & CTO, Byte&Chord
	Erica Clayton	Founder, SunshineCX
	Alicia Matusheski Khaled	Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP
	Akash Mukherjee	VP of Product Management, Chartmetric
	Rob Schwartz	President & Co-Founder, ACX1 Studios

	David Salazar	Associate Editor, Fast Company
	Andrew Batey	Founder and Co-CEO, Beatdapp
	Ciara Graves	Artist & Label Success Manager, Audius
	Megh Vakharia	Co-Founder & CEO, SymphonyOS
	Jacob Paul	VP of Platform Growth & Brand Strategy, Kobalt

	Sammy Kaufman	Head of Music Partnerships, Linktree
	Jesse Coren	Founder, Mutual Friends
	Emily Grabowski	Senior Director of Digital Marketing, Island Records
	Stephanie Smith	Vice President, Head of IQ Strategy, United Talent Agency

	Kathryn Hoy	Associate Director, Brand & Social, Kobalt Music
	Alexis Atai	Senior Director, Brand Management, Bravado
	Doug Cohn	Vice President, Industry and Artist Relations, SoundExchange
	Liz Norris	Partner & Head of Media & Brand Strategy, Activist Artists Management
	Ryan Star	CEO/Co-Founder, Stationhead

	Mike Rosenthal	Co-Founder, Fanaply
	Shauna Alexander	Vice President of Business Development, EMPIRE
	Jordan Burger	Talent Agent & Festival Consultant, Burgers and Dogs LLC
	Kayla Harvey	Founder, Lunar Desk Management
	Ed Vetri	Co-Founder, Fanaply

	Kristin Robinson	Senior Writer, Billboard
	Gerald “The Sound” Keys	Founder, PromptHaus, Producer & Engineer
	Michael Pelczynski	Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, Voice-Swap
	Andy Thompson	Sr. Director of Product, Splice

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The Business of Music 1: Status Report, Investment, Engagement, The State of Indie and The Future of Rights, Revenue & Reach Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Eventim Presents Mondo Kickoff Breakfast, Tues Oct 14

The State of the Music Business, Tues Oct 14

A Fireside Chat Between Chord Music’s Sam Hendel and Apollo’s Paul Sipio: Capital, Creativity & the Future of Music Rights

Pro Bono Sessions for Independent Artists, Tuesday Oct 14

Fireside Chat: Concord COO Victor Zaraya & NYU's Larry MillerGlobally Independent – How Indies are Confronting the Challenges and Opportunities of an Interconnected World

Visas, Borders & Burners: What Artists Need to Know About Travel to the US

Concord Presents Tuesday Lunch @ Mondo Oct 14

Building the Artist Enterprise: A Conversation with Henry Rollins

Get Paid or Get Played: What Musicians and Producers Must Know About Music Law

Driving Value with an Indie Mindset

My AI Is Funnier Than Your Boyfriend: What Comedy, IRL Vibes & Emotional Data Are Teaching Us About The Future of Music

Leveraging Emerging Platforms to Fuel Fan Growth

From Follower to Fan: How Artists Can Turn Attention Into Engagement

Turning Artist Identity into Revenue Generation

Fan Loyalty Unlocked: The Future of Festival Engagement

Rage Alongside the Machine: AI’s Impact on the Creative Process

Mondo 2025 Welcome Back Opening Night Reception Presented by KOSIGN + Kobalt, Tues Oct 14

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The Business of Music 1:
Status Report, Investment, Engagement, The State of Indie and The Future of Rights, Revenue & Reach
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Fireside Chat: Concord COO Victor Zaraya & NYU's Larry Miller
Globally Independent – How Indies are Confronting the Challenges and Opportunities of an Interconnected World