Topics & Panels

We'll be announcing another ten speakers and four panels in February but here are the two panels we can confirm now.

THE FUTURE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY: We are assembling some of the brightest minds within and outside the music industry to predict what the future business models will be, how the industry will evolve and what earning potentials will emerge. Moderated by Christie Eliezer, the first panelists are industry leaders Shaun James, Michael Smellie and Sebastian Chase with more to follow including a major artist, a rabid music consumer, a government official and some surprises.

YOU'LL NEVER WORK IN THIS INDUSTRY AGAIN...Maybe: There are visionaries, entrepreneurs, promoters, technologists, marketers and other brave music business leaders who have built mighty vehicles, flown high, crashed in flames and emerged from the ashes to take off again. You'll learn from their adversity and failure and be inspired by their survival and courage.

Register now online at http://www.immedia.com.au/ambc/register/ and get the lowest price for all three days, 50+ speakers, nine panels, massive showbag and also for the two nights of awards shows:

* THE AUSTRALIAN ONLINE MUSIC AWARDS--The ONYA!s return to honour innovation and excellence in the delivery and marketing of digitally delivered music.

* THE AUSTRALIAN MOBILE MUSIC AWARDS--The Phone-E$ as we have dubbed them will also honour excellence and innovation in delivery of wireless music content.

The ONYA! Awards will be held Thursday night August 20 at ACER Arena's Grand Ballroom with live performances webcast and broadcast following three months of consumer voting online and an industry panel determining peer gongs.

The Phone-E$ Awards will be held Friday night August 21 in ACER Arena's Grand Ballroom with more performers webcast, mobicast and broadcast live following three months of consumer voting by SMS and online and the industry peer gongs.