Music Ally China Digital Summit in association with MQA

The Music Ally China Digital Summit in association with MQA and supported by Blokur & FUGA is an event organised by Music Ally China which is a partnership between Music Ally and Kanjian Music.

Featuring a mixture of high-profile Chinese and international industry executives, the event provides a mixture of strategic and practical insight to anyone with an interest in the Chinese music business and how to internationalise the Chinese industry.

All the sessions will be bilingual (Chinese and English).

Agenda (all times displayed in GMT+8 Shanghai time):

Tuesday, September 7th:

14:55 - 15:00 - Welcome speech (Paul Brindley, Music Ally /Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)

15:00 - 15:15 - Understanding the main international streaming services (Patrick Ross, Music Ally)

15:15 - 15:30 - International opportunities for Chinese repertoire (Pieter van Rijn, FUGA)

15:30 - 15:45 - Working with international music rights (Phil Barry, Blokur)

15:45 - 16:00 - Music streaming in the fitness industry (KEEP)

16:00 - 16:50 - Podcasts as artists' promotion tools (Haze, Hit FM / Pu Dongsheng, Mango Hearing / Ren Yuqing, Jazz Shanghai / Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)

16:50 - 17:00 - Closing remarks (Paul Brindley, Music Ally /Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)

17:00 - 18:00 - Close Up : A Virtual Showcase presented by Sounds Australia hosted by Mindy Meng Wang. Featuring performances and interviews with:

BAKER BOY, CUB SPORT, KOTA BANKS & NINAJIRACHI, LUKE HOWARD & NADJE NOORDHUIS, MINDY MENG WANG & TIM SHIEL, SHADY NASTY, STAND ATLANTIC, SYCCO, THE MIRINDAS

Wednesday, September 8th:

14:55 - 15:00 - Welcome speech (Paul Brindley, Music Ally /Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)

15:00 - 15:20 - Understanding YouTube (Marlen Huellbrock, Music Ally)

15:20 - 16:05 - International marketing for Asian and Chinese artists (Stephen Dowler, Monstercat / Keith Tan, CD Baby / Jane Polubotko, Kanjian Music / Paul Brindley, Music Ally)

16:05 - 16:50 - Marketing practices in China (Fan Zhi Hui, Naked Music / Ricky Zhang Yu Feng / Dao Dao Wu, Zhejiang Yinzhi Technology / Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)

16:50 - 17:05 - Digital marketing tools - Chartmetric (Michelle Yuen, Chartmetric)

17:05 - 17:15 - Digital marketing tools - Linkfire and attribution (Jeppe Faurfelt, Linkfire)

17:15 - 18:00 - Idol vs. singer (Wang Siwen, Mai Ai Culture / Cao Jie, Founder, Yijushude Technology / Chen Qimeng, Haole Wuhang / Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)

18:00 - 18:05 - Closing remarks (Paul Brindley, Music Ally /Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)

Thursday, September 9th:

14:55 - 15:00 - Welcome speech (Paul Brindley, Music Ally /Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)

15:00 - 15:35 - Everything you need to know about NFTs (Grant Dexter, Fanaply / Joe Sparrow, Music Ally)

15:35 - 15:55 - Music and gaming (Kushal Patel, Music Ally)

15:55 - 16:40 - Keynote interview - MQA (Bob Stuart, MQA / Vickie Nauman, CrossBorderWorks)

16:40 - 16:50 - Startups introduction - Audoo (Ryan Edwards, Audoo)

16:50 - 17:00 - Startups introduction - Anything World (Gordon Midwood, Anything World)

17:00 - 17:55 - Big data and copyright technology (Chen Liang, Beidi Technology / Guo Kun, CAVCA / Zhou Jiaqi / Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)

17:55 - 18:00 - Closing remarks (Paul Brindley, Music Ally /Hu Xiaowei, StarCubs)