Please join the partners of 818 Management and ODI Financial where they will discuss financial planning and investment strategies entertainers and their teams should consider in 2022 and beyond. The panel will provide attendees with intelligent ideas about how to incorporate financial literacy and empowerment in their practice, potential moves to consider as legislative proposals swirl around capital gains and ways they can add value to their clients through various investment and planning tools.

Three leading business managers with top clients (all featured in the ‘2021 Future of Business Management’ list!) in both the music and entertainment fields discuss how the business management industry is rapidly changing, and how they manage the complex nature of their clients. This will include operations and hiring, information security, client reporting, and new investment and revenue structures.

As leading experts in the realm of crypto currencies and NFTs, Joe Conyers III (Crypto.com) and John Kraski (NFT Genius) will discuss topics relating to the “gold rush” of crypto, and new potential models that NFTs can apply to that will have a dramatic impact on the music and entertainment industries.

Centering the discussion around artist-centric tools and solutions, it’s important to note that companies doing good don’t happen overnight. Technology constantly adapts to the entertainment industry’s needs while people like Will Quist and Milana Lewis work to problem-solve and anticipate what comes next.

This team of four manages some of the biggest artists in music today – from the business management, artist management, marketing and legal facets. They will explore how they work together, how they build a new client, manage client expectations, and plan for the future.

Creating revenue by monetizing the audience has proved useful with merchandise, but how else can monetization be utilized? Name, image and likeness deals are one way to create revenue from things like exclusive fan content, merch and events. The Network Advisory is dedicated to creating long-term growth opportunities with marketing and brand partnerships for its clients.

This panel focuses on the strategies for all athletes, entertainers, influencers, and broadcasters to maximize their opportunities and their team of advisors. This discussion is especially relevant in light of the new NIL rules and opportunities that are changing the landscape for these talented professionals.

Working to create the best teams possible for business management firms, these professionals weigh in on operational best-practices as well as maintaining and motivating current employees and attracting future employees.

What does it take to manage top music producers and artists? In this keynote discussion we’ll hear from two pioneers in the artist management space – Gary Marella from Mono Music Group and Deborah Klein from Primary Wave. They will discuss their points of view in collecting royalties for their artists, including potential back-royalties – along with new sets of challenges posed by artists leveraging crypto and NFTs in releasing their art.

Moving out of state to save on taxes sounds simple – but is it? This panel will dive into the strict rules surrounding relocating, as well as other potential issues that may go less-noticed, like changes in community property across state lines. Here is how to educate your clients and ensure that they understand what they need to when considering a relocation.

This panel will dive into a few key areas of the tax code that aren’t often explored, but may be relevant for HNW entertainment clients.

Client privacy and security is the ultimate goal. When hiring a management team, structuring the attorney to lead accountants, business managers or financial consultants ensures that the information falls under attorney/client privilege laws.

Join in for open bar, hors d’oeuvres, and mixing and mingling with other attendees and the speakers! Open to all attendees.