Schedule of Events

Friday, August 7, 2009

8:00a Check-in and Registration
10:00Welcome and Introductions:
    Michael Drapkin, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Conference on Music Entrepreneurship
    Maria del Carmen Gil, Chancellor, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music
10:20Keynote Address - Speaker TBA
11:20Keynote Q&A
11:40Plenary Session: Speed Networking. Bring a box of business cards and your elevator pitch!
12:30pLunch (box lunch supplied)
1:15Plenary Session: Entrepreneurship for Musicians + Table Discussion
2:50Plenary Session: Panel Discussion. Should There Be A Degree in Music Entrepreneurship?
3:35 Break
3:55 Track Session I
    SESSION A: The Entrepreneurial Conductor
    SESSION B: Academic Panel I
    SESSION C: How to Start a Business
4:45 Track Session II
    SESSION A: Entrepreneurial Resources for Musicians
    SESSION B: Designing a Course on Entrepreneurship
    SESSION C: Market Research: What it is, why you need it and how to conduct it.
5:35 Wrap-Up
5:45 Friday Evening Frolic in Old San Juan. Go sample local cuisine and entertainment.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

9:00Keynote Address by Blair Tindall - Oboist, Author, Speaker
10:00 Track Session III
    SESSION A: Business Legalities: Intellectual Property, Contracts, Royalties, and Negotiations. Tracking the cash flow.
    SESSION B: Academic Panel II
    SESSION C: Sales and Marketing
11:05 Plenary Session: How to Build a Successful Rock Band
12:00p Lunch (box lunch supplied)
1:30 Plenary Session: Creativity Exercise
2:20 Track Session IV
    SESSION A: Conservatory Musicians: Entrepreneurship Kicking and Screaming
    SESSION B: Implementing a Music Entrepreneurship Program
    SESSION C: Fund Hunt: Who is Going to Pay For This?.
3:25 Break
3:45 Plenary Session: Puerto Rican Sing-along
4:45 Plenary Session: Tapping the Local Culture
5:30 Wrap-Up
5:55 Authentic Puerto Rico Dinner
7:00 Bombazo Dance Evening
7:30 Evening concert

Sunday, August 9, 2009

9:00 It’s All About You
    9:00 One-on-One Mentoring with PRCOME Staff (sign up sheets will be available)
    11:00 Workshop: What Kind of Entrepreneur Are You?
9:00 Academic Panel III
12:00p Lunch - (box lunch supplied)
12:45p What Do You Do With Your Career?
1:45p * Myers-Briggs Feedback Session
2:45 End of Conference

* Myers-Briggs Testing will be available online before the conference for a nominal fee.