{"id":4173,"date":"2026-06-01T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddex.net\/?page_id=4173"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:51:33","slug":"music-tech-2020-summit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ddex.net\/music-tech-2020-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Tech 20\/20 Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;http:\/\/ddex.3mil.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ddex-head10.png&#8221; bg_image_portrait=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/arrows.gif&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#003a6f&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;right center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;230&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243; top_shape_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bottom_shape_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517481181809{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;][mk_fancy_title tag_name=&#8221;h1&#8243; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;54&#8243; force_font_size=&#8221;true&#8221; size_phone=&#8221;40&#8243; font_weight=&#8221;900&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;55&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;30&#8243; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; responsive_align=&#8221;left&#8221;]MusicTech 20\/20 Summit[\/mk_fancy_title][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section padding_top=&#8221;30&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;80&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517481222134{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ddex.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2020-summit-eventbrite-v3.png&#8221; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1782396557726{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]DDEX is excited to announce our upcoming Music Tech 20\/20 Summit on November 19, in Toronto, Ontario, CA.<\/p>\n<p>The Summit is presented by Meta and supported by generous sponsors SCPP, Beatdapp, RIAA, Kobalt Music, Sound Exchange, BMI, Music Infrastructure Company, The Recording Academy, and M\u00e9taMusique.<\/p>\n<p>The Summit will take place at the University of Toronto Conference Centre, located at 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1R1. The Summit will be a full-day conference focusing primarily on the technological advancements needed to enable the music industry to run an efficient and cost-effective operational environment in the future. The conversations will begin with a review of the music industry\u2019s operational improvements over the last 20 years and discussions on the current music technology landscape before diving into the future. The Summit will also be enriched by opportunities for insights and observations from attendees.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Schedule &amp; Speakers<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>The Music Tech 20\/20 Summit programming will include keynote presentations and a panel looking back to where the industry was in 2006 and the advancements since. Looking forward there will be panels discussing the future evolution of identifiers, metadata creation and management, the countering of streaming fraud and other anomalous activities, technological integration across the industry and the deployment of AI in supporting these future changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4212 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ddex.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/phil-wiser-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddex.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/phil-wiser-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ddex.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/phil-wiser-headshot-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/ddex.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/phil-wiser-headshot-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ddex.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/phil-wiser-headshot-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ddex.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/phil-wiser-headshot.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nKeynote Speaker: Phil Wiser<br \/>\n<\/strong>Wiser was a pioneer in enabling copy-restricted media distribution of music and brings decades of experience as an innovator in the digital music, television and entertainment industries from Chief Technology and Digital Business roles at Paramount, CBS, Hearst, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Music, as well as his own Silicon Valley tech companies Liquid Audio and Sezmi.<\/p>\n<p>Additional speakers and the full schedule for the 20\/20 Summit will be announced in the coming months, and include representatives from across the music industry value chain as well as speakers from other media and technology industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Tickets<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>Registration for the Music Tech 20\/20 Summit is <a href=\"https:\/\/MusicTech2020Summit.eventbrite.com\">open now<\/a> with tickets available for $650 USD until November 1st. 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