Thursday, September 8

10:00 Music industry in times of change: challenges and perspectives*

Kristina Janušauskaitė (IFPI – representing the recording industry worldwide (IFPI European Office, Brussels)*online, Mark Adam Harold (Night time economy commission, LT) Vaidas Stackevičius (Lithuanian music business association, LT), Valdas Petreikis Lithuanian events industry association, LT), Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys

11:15 Ticketing trends: what’s next?*

Ramūnas Šaučikovas (Bilietai.lt, LT), Simonas Sudaras (Bilietai.lt, LT). Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys

12:30 Cancel button on stage: between civic position and censorship culture*

Erica Jennings (artist, LT / IE), Lauras Lučiūnas (Creative Industries, LT), Vaidas Zdancevičius (Bravo events, LT). Moderator: Mykolas Katkus

13:30 Break 

14:30 Listen Local: how to avoid that local AI algorithms colonize the Lithanian music ecosystem

Balancing the post-Covid revenues with increased sales on global platforms
Daniel Antal, CFA (Digital Music Observatory, NL). Moderator: Tomas Paliūnas

15:30 The Artist Strategy: People Puzzle

Marc Brown (BYTA, SE / CAN). Moderator: Tomas Paliūnas

16:30 Music, NFT – WTF?!

Dreams & reality of music NFTs: first-hand insights in history, technology and current state of things
Gleb Divov (creative technologist/FAYR Ecosystem, LT). Moderator: Tomas Paliūnas

Friday, September 9

10:00  Local bands getting global coverage? Dos & Don’ts

Mariusz Herma (Polityka/beehype, PL), Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys

11:15 Everything you always wanted to know about synch: how music gets licensed for films, TV and beyond

Michelle Stoddart (Stoddart Music, UK). Moderator: Tomas Paliūnas 

12:15 Agents – what artists can expect from them?

Juliana Voloz (JV Promotion, GER/EE), Koen ter Heegde (Yugofuturism / Subroutine Records, NL), Natasha Padabed (More Zvukov Agency, GER) Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys 

13:15 Break 

14:15 In the spotlight: interview with Vlad Yaremchuk

Vlad Yaremchuk (Atlas Festival, UA). Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys

15:15 Foreign markets – what’s next? + Introduction of Baltic Focus at MENT Ljubljana 2023

Andraž Kajzer (MENT Ljubljana, SL), Lisa Schoemaker (ESNS, NL), Márk Bóna (Sziget Festival / Europe Stage, HU), Roman Demchenko (Damn.Loud / Sveta Baar / TMW, EE), Vlad Yaremchuk (Atlas Festival, UA). Moderator: Ramūnas Zilnys

16:30 Data Sonification and Brainwave Music

Aistė Noreikaitė (sound artist, LT). Moderator: Tomas Paliūnas