One of midem’s most valuable aspects is its wealth of networking opportunities. Everyone you need to know is here at midem. The Hub is a dedicated space in the Riviera Hall for networking, with a series of organized meet-ups throughout the conference. Take advantage of these gatherings and connect with the leaders in technology, brands, and the music industry. Networking sessions at The Hub include:
Saturday, 28th January
Music Managers
- Eivind Brydoy (Music Managers Forum -Norway)
- Brian Hetherman (International Music Managers Forum)
- Virginie Berger (DBTH)
- Steve Garvan (Garvan Media Management & Marketing)
- Jeasper Krøll (Music Managers Forum - Denmark)
- May Volker (IMMF)
- Leon Retief (Music Managers Forum - Germany)
- Emily Gonneau (Unicum Music)
Music Publishers
- Greig Watts (DWB Music)
- Stephen Navin (MPA)
- Angela Rose White (DaBet Music Services)
- Seth Hodder (Budde Music)
- Jodie Ferneyhough (Canadian Music Publishers Association)
- Oguz Han (Universal Music Taxim Edition)
- Stefaan Moriau (CP Masters/Imagen)
midemlab Finalists in Music Discovery, Recommendation and Creation
- Watzatsong (France)
- SoshiGames (UK)
- Songs2See by Fraunhofer (Germany)
- ChartsNow.mobi (UK)
- Twusic by LemonLab (Belgium)
- musicplayr (Germany)
- Navegas (Germany)
- Rexly (USA)
- MPme by Apsmart
- WhoSampled (UK)
Sunday, 29th January
Classical Music Players
- John Cronin (Music & Media Consulting Ltd)
- Jennifer Dautermann (Classical:Next)
- Christopher Gruits (Carnegie Hall)
- Philip Krippendorff (Artefact Classica)
- Kathleen Alder (WildKat PR)
- Maggie O'Herlihy (Harrison Parrott London)
- Gene Gaudette (Gaudette & Associates LLC)
- Françoise Clerc (bureauexport UK)
- Sophie Schricker (bureauexport Germany)
- Göran Sverkman (Sverkman Consulting Agency)
- Clau Dauelsberg (Dellarte Solucoes Culturais)
Branding, Advertising and Sync Specialists
- Christophe Caurret (BETC Music)
- Rich Goldman (RipTide Music)
- Richard Kirstein (Resillilent Music)
- Thomas Jamet (Vivaki)
- Jasmine Skee (O2)
- Jon Cohen (Cornerstone)
- Tara Austin (Ogilvy & Mather Advertising)
- Geoff Cottrill (Converse, Inc.)
- Rob Stone (Cornerstone/FADER Media)
French Tech Players (part one)
- Oocto by GeniusMonk (France)
- Audionamix
- bureauexport
- CommOnEcoute
- Museec/Medici.Tv
- Noomiz
- Plemi.com
- MediaForest
- Kantar Media France
- WeLoveWords
French Tech Players (part two)
- Bouddha Consulting
- Musicstory
- Playsoft Group
- Starzik.com
- Transparency
- Weezevent
- Yozik
- Keesing Technologies
- Snowite
- Francophonie Diffusio
Monday, 30th January
Lawyers
- Cindy Charles, President, Cindy Charles Consulting (USA)
- Casey M. Chisick, Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP (Canada)
- Marc Jacobson, Owner, Law Offices of Marc Jacobson, P.C. (USA)
- Jens Krogh Petersen, Partner, Lind Cadovius (Denmark)
- Jeff Liebenson, Principal, Liebenson Law (USA)
- Dr Bianca Müller, Principal, Müller Rechtsanwältin (Germany)
- Wim Schreurs, Partner, Ubilex (Belgium)
- Heidy Vaquerano, Associate Attorney, LaPolt Law P.C. (USA)
- Jocelyn Whinney, Associate, Lee & Thompson LLP (UK)
- Angela Rose White, President, DaBet Music Services and COO, David Rose Publishing Co. (USA)
Developers From midem hack day
- Martyn Davies, ( Six Two Productions)
- Francesco Delfino (musiXmatch)
- Ben Fields ( Musicmetric)
- Stevie Graham (Twilio)
- Paul Lamere (The Echo Nest)
- Sabrina Leandro (Songkick)
- Yuli Levtov (Reactify Music)
- Ian McKellar (Rdio)
- Becky Stewart (Codasign)
- Johan Uhle
midemlab Finalists in Marketing and Social Engagement
- BandApp (UK)
- Beloola by V-Cult (France)
- CrowdSurfing by LiveOne Group (USA)
- iPluggers(Netherlands)
- Oocto by GeniusMonk (France)
- OleaPark(France)
- Pipe(Germany)
- RockStar Motel (USA)
- Tastebuds.fm (UK)
- Webdoc(Switzerland)
midemlab Finalists in Direct-to-Consumer Sales and Content Monetisation
- Getonic (Israel)
- Menyou (Sweden)
- Musicsoft Arts (USA)
- My Bee (France)
- Ondango (Germany)
- SonicAngel (Belgium)
- TuneRights(Sweden)
- Weezevent (France)
- WildChords by Ovelin (Finland)
Tuesday, 31st January
Independents
- JoJo Gentry (Mpress Records)
- Didier Gosset (IMPALA)
- Dick Huey (Toolshed)
- Mark Kitcatt (Everlasting Records)
- Tapio Korjus (Rockadillo Records)
- John Lambremont and Sabine Portia (Kill Rockstars)
- Cai Leitner (Cosmos Music Group Scandinavia)
- Jim Mahoney (A2IM)
- Maria Romana Francesca Trainini (Oyez! Srl)
- Horst Weidenmueller (!K7)