Early stage VC firm Nest will host a forum on music and technology as part of its monthly entrepreneurship series called #WhatsNext. The forum will be on Wednesday March 30th 2016 at Carnivore Simba Saloon from 5pm.
Discussions at the forum will be on:
- Distribution and piracy (online and digital)
- Content and media partnerships
- IP & royalties, platforms
- Scaling start-ups
- Entertainment experiences
- Investment landscape
- Role of different stakeholders
- What the future of music and entertainment industry in Africa looks like
[Read: Kenya’s Ongair receives investment from Nest for expansion into Asia]
The forum will feature the following panels.
A. Music Business Panel
Moderator: Nik Patel – Regional Manager, East and Central Africa at Mi-Fone
Panelists
1. Antony Karani – Founder of Time Square Entertainment
2. Rashmi Chugh – Head of Digital at Nation Media Group
3. David Mbatia – Regional Manager – (EA) at Endemol Shine Africa
4. Merit Simiyu – Acting CEO of Music Copyright Society of Kenya
5. Lee Kanyottu – Director at Kenya Association of Music Producers
6. Judy Ogana – General Manager at The Go Down Arts Centre
B. Artists
1. Cece Sagini – Upcoming Singer/ Song Writer
2. Dan Aceda – Benga Artist
3. David Murithi – Board Member at Kenya Copyright Board
4. Martin Nielsen – CEO and Founder Mdundo.com 5. 6.Elijah Kitaka – cofounder and CTO at Fezah.com
5. Elijah Kitaka – Co-Founder and CTO at Fezah.com
C. Music Creative Panel
Moderator and Host: Conrad Gray aka G Money – DJ, MC, Promoter and Show Host at Home Boyz Radio
Panelists
1. Timothy Rimbui – Music Producer, Songwriter, Music Exec. CEO/ Co-founder at Waabeh.com
2. Anto Neosoul – Artiste Extraordinaire
3. Natalie Lukkenaer – Executive Director at Penya Afrika
4. Sauti Sol (Best African Group at All Africa Music Awards, Nominees MTV MAMA 2015 & BET Awards 2015 and 2014 MTV EMA Best African Act)
5. Elani Music (Nominee 2014 AFRIMA Winners Best Pop song)
To attend the event, kindly RSVP HERE.