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Wednesday, May 8 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm
WHO KNEW [FURTHER RSVP REQUIRED]

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As a Music Biz badge holder, you are admitted into this event for free. All we ask is you RSVP to Tom Truitt at TomT@BuffkinBaker.com. The event takes place at City Winery; doors at 6:00, program at 7:00.


For the 4th year in a row, WHO KNEW is thrilled to close out the Music Biz Conference with an amazing lineup of accomplished music executives each delivering a 10 minute “TED Talk” about their careers. This special WHO KNEW is our annual Women Who Rock event and we are pleased to present this lineup:


  • Shannan Hatch — VP of Creative Services at SESAC PRO
  • Cherie Hu — Music Business Journalist
  • Neeta Ragoowansi — Co-Founder and SVP of Business Development & Legal Affairs, NPREX
  • Amy Kurland — Founder, The Bluebird Cafe
  • Toni Wallace — Head of Music Brand Partnerships, United Talent Agency
  • Rachel Whitney — Country Music Programming Lead, YouTube/Google Play
  • Heather McBee (Emcee) — VP of Operations, Nashville Entrepreneur Center


Musical Guest – The Shindellas

Moderators
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Heather McBee

VP of Operations, Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Speakers
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Neeta Ragoowansi

Senior Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs, Folk Alliance International
Neeta is Executive Director of Folk Alliance International (FAI) and also serves as President of Music Managers Forum – US (MMF-US), a Global Co-Chair for Women in Music, Chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Task Force for the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment... Read More →
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Shannan Hatch

VP of Creative Services, SESAC
Shannan Hatch serves as VP of Creative Services for SESAC PRO, a subsidiary of SESAC Holdings, Inc.  In this role, she leads the Nashville-based Creative Services team in supporting SESAC-affiliated songwriters and publishers, as well as working closely with senior management in... Read More →
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Cherie Hu

Contributing Writer/Editor, Freelance
Cherie Hu is an award-winning journalist focusing on the intersection of music, media and technology. She writes regular columns for Billboard, Forbes and Music Business Worldwide, with additional bylines in Variety, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and the Columbia Journalism Review. In... Read More →
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Amy Kurland

Founder, The Bluebird Cafe
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Toni Wallace

Head of Music Brand Partnerships, United Talent Agency
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Rachel Whitney

Country Music Programming Lead, YouTube/Google Play


Wednesday May 8, 2019 6:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
City Winery 609 Lafayette St.