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This year, FestForums will be honoring “Living Legend" & recording artist Kenny Loggins - who will be performing live after the “Best of the Fest” Awards show.

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Speakers Spotlight

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Keith Goldberg
Chief Revenue Officer,
Vendini

Speaker: TICKETING: THE NEW MODEL

Mr. Keith Goldberg has been the Chief Revenue Officer at Vendini, Inc. since December 2014 and served as its Vice President of Marketing and Product. Mr. Goldberg has been at Vendini since 2011. He started consulting for a myriad of Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Goldberg graduated from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania receiving a degree in Entrepreneurial Management in 1991.

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Allison McGourty
Creator, Writer, Producer, Photographer

Speaker: WOMEN IN THE ARTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Allison McGourty is an award-winning film producer, writer and music supervisor based in Los Angeles. She is the creator, writer and producer of the Emmy nominated series American Epic narrated by Robert Redford and Executive Produced by Redford, Jack White and T Bone Burnett, and co-authored the American Epic book, published by Simon and Schuster in 2017. She is a Sundance alumnus, a member of the Television Academy, the Writers Guild of American West, the International Documentary Association and the co-founder of Lo-Max Films.

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Zach Tetreault
Co-Founder,
FORM Arcosanti Festival

Speaker: PURPOSEFUL FESTIVALS AND THE ADAPTING FESTIVAL CULTURE

Zach Tetreault is the drummer of musical group Hundred Waters and Co-Founder of FORM Arcosanti festival. Held at the architectural micro-city of Arcosanti, Arizona: FORM has challenged the model of modern music festivals through it's unique application process and minimal impact initiatives. The festival is approaching it's fifth year in 2018.
 

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Sebastian Mair
Director/Consultant,
Creativeman Productions

Speaker: PURPOSEFUL FESTIVALS AND THE ADAPTING FESTIVAL CULTURE

Born and raised in Toronto, Sebastian started his music industry career in Canada before relocating to Tokyo in 1996. Since co-founding Music Solutions, he has been a fixture in the Asian music industry, working a who's who of the industry including AEG Live, Live Nation (Japan), Rock Star Touring Artists, Fujipacific Music, Roadrunner Records and Export Music Sweden. He also served as Cultural Officer at the Embassy of Canada from 2007-2012. Sebastian is also a music supervisor for film and television projects and handles music programming for top level brands (Starbucks, Hilton Hotels, Starwood Hotels, etc.). Sebastian is a Director/Consultant at Creativeman Productions which is the largest music festival promoter in Japan. He’s also a co-founder of Singapore-based live music start-up Bandit (http://bandit.live).

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Laurel Robinson
Owner and Director,
Telluride Wine Fest

Speaker: CANNABIS AT FESTIVALS: THE 411 ON 420

Under the direction of Laurel Robinson, the mission of the Telluride Wine Festival is ambitious and far-reaching: to stimulate the local economy, educate attendees about some of the finer things in life, and donate a large portion of event proceeds to support the Telluride region’s food-producing community.

Having once been a caterer, a chef and nutritionist was Laurel’s training ground for running a food-based event. She is a production farmer that makes her own cheese and grows much of her own food. She has traveled extensively, seeking out culinary arts and techniques in hotbeds of gastronomy like France and Italy. Laurel was even a commercial fisherman in Alaska.

FestForums Out 'N About

Join us at Music Tastes Good September 30th - October 1st. Let us know if you're going!

To set up a meeting contact Stu or Laurie at
Stu@FestForums.com & Laurie@FestForums.com

Book Your Exhibit Booth Now!

Showcase your business in front of hundreds of festival producers and industry influencers. Our Exhibit Hall this year will be bigger and busier than ever! Grab a booth while they're still available! Contact Stu for more information.

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