Ally Glerum is a product leader and operator with 10+ years of experience building technology for the music industry. She currently leads Product & Operations at Notes, a platform that gives musicians clarity and confidence that they're collecting the royalties they're owed. Her background includes building data products at Luminate (Nielsen Music) and artist-facing tools at Amazon Music. Ally also serves as Vice-Chair of Events for the LA chapter of Women in Music.

David Hughes, Principal, Hughes Strategic: David has over 25 years' experience in online music distribution. He began at Sony Corp. in Tokyo before moving to Sony Music in New York where, as Vice President of Technology Strategies and Digital Policy, he created and ran the industry’s first online distribution department. In 2006, David joined the RIAA in Washington, DC where for 15 years he represented the major recording companies’ technology interests as CTO. Since April 2021 David has been a strategic business and technology consultant. Clients include the RIAA, SoundExchange, Jaxsta, Song Sleuth and Switchchord. He is also a founding member of AI:OK, an initiative formed to provide a sustainable and equitable approach to using AI in the music industry. David has contributed to numerous formats and standards including MPEG, DVD-Audio, SACD, Blu-ray, Ultraviolet, ISRC, ISNI and DDEX. He has also been active in the promotion of Hi-Resolution and Immersive music. David has a B.A. Honours in East Asian Studies from the University of Alberta and a Master of Management Science degree from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He is a member of the Audio Engineering Society and the Recording Academy, sits on the National Recording Preservation Board, and is inventor of over a dozen patents.

Eric Sunray serves as Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs at the National Music Publishers' Association. In this role, Eric participates in the NMPA's litigation matters, negotiates model license agreements and settlements with digital and other service providers, and advises the organization on domestic policy matters, particularly with respect to AI and copyright issues. Prior to joining NMPA, Eric's practice entailed negotiating and drafting numerous business and entertainment agreements, as well as strategically advising independent songwriters and recording artists on intellectual property matters. Eric has also published two articles on the intersection of music copyright law and generative AI. Additionally, Eric has been a guitarist for over two decades. In that time, he played on records and performed in venues and at music festivals across North America, including tour dates supporting Brandon Flowers (of The Killers) and at Richard Hell's (of Television, Richard Hell & the Voidoids) "Night Out with Richard Hell" series.

Sim Blaustein is a Founding Partner at 1745 Ventures. Previously, he was a Partner at Bertelsmann's BDMI, which he joined in 2012 after co-founding the seed fund High Line Venture Partners. Sim has been in venture capital and startups since the start of his career, with current investments including Antenna, Letterhead, Omaze, Suzy, and TVScientific. Notable exits from his time at BDMI include Barkbox (IPO), Pathmatics (acquired by Sensor Tower), Podsights (acquired by Spotify), Jukin Media (acquired by Trusted Media Brands), Food52 (acquired by TCG), StyleHaul (acquired by RTL Group), and Dramafever (acquired by Softbank). Prior to BDMI, he co-founded High Line Venture Partners, a seed fund based in NYC and backed by IAC, where he worked on over 30 investments in eCommerce, digital media, and SaaS. Prior to High Line, Sim was a Senior Director of Strategy and M&A at IAC. While pursuing his MBA at Sloan, he interned at Akamai in Corp Dev, helping them start a strategic venture program. Prior to Sloan he was an Associate at Gabriel Venture Partners, an early-stage VC firm in Silicon Valley, where he focused on wireless, semiconductors, and enterprise IT. There, he worked on 17 investments, including 3 successful M&As (Netscaler, Iridigm, and Crossmedia). In addition to 3 years in VC, he spent 4 years in the communications and networking field through several years of working and consulting for technology companies. Prior to Gabriel, Sim was a management consultant with R.B. Webber & Co. Prior to R.B. Webber, he was a product manager with TollBridge Technologies, a VoIP startup. Before joining TollBridge, he was in product marketing at PairGain, later acquired by ADC Telecommunications.

Steven Masur, Partner, Raines Feldman Littrell LLP: Steven Masur has over 25 years of experience advising emerging and established businesses on new opportunities and business challenges. He focuses his practice on corporate finance, M&A, intellectual property, entertainment, emerging businesses and strategic guidance. Steve has extensive experience in angel and venture capital finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and cross-border transactions in Europe and Asia. He is passionate about helping new businesses plan a path to success, and helping older businesses bridge the gap to new markets. Steve brings a unique mix of legal, business, and strategic experience to bear on client matters. He has counseled enterprise level clients including Shazam, Virgin Mobile, Liberty Media, Yamaha, Nielsen Buzzmetrics, Bob Vila and Conde Nast Publications in corporate, digital media, and new business matters. He has also helped emerging businesses in a wide variety of sectors, and is especially knowledgeable in media, entertainment, advertising, consumer products, food and technology, including mobile, games, digital music, social media, augmented and virtual reality, software and hardware. Steve has been recognized as a “Rising Star” and a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers. He serves on a variety of corporate and nonprofit boards and industry associations, and lectures and writes about major issues in venture capital, emerging businesses, entertainment law, technology and corporate strategy.