IEBA Announces Agenda And Keynote Speaker For 2015 Conference

The International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) has revealed the agenda for the 45th Annual Conference, to be held Oct. 10 to 13, 2015 at the Omni Nashville and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

2015 Golden Globe winning actor Jeffrey Tambor will deliver the keynote address “Performing Your Life.” Tambor has performed in over 180 films and television shows including Arrested Development, The Larry Sanders Show, The Hangover, and There’s Something About Mary.

Grammy-nominated producer and DJ Morgan Page will lead a conversation on the establishment of EDM as a permanent fixture in live entertainment. Page will also perform at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Event Hall on Monday, Oct. 12.

Other panels will include Ticketmaster’s Brian Bowe’s discussion of live event upgrades and the multiple revenue optimization tools, and Etix CEO Joe Kustelski discussing capturing data and dollars through mobile.

The deadline to purchase pre-registration at the $599 rate ends on Friday, July 31. It will increase to $699 per person on Aug. 1. For more information and to register, click here.

Annual Conference Agenda At-A-Glance subject to change

Saturday, Oct. 10
3 PM Registration & Credential Desk opens
8 PM “Hit Play” Party / Membership Mixer in Omni’s Barlines

Sunday, Oct. 11
9 AM Registration & Credential Desk opens
11 AM Sunday Brunch
1 PM Award Winners Power Panel
2 PM Performances
3:25 PM Tailgate Party with halftime performances by Salt-N-Pepa and Sheila E.
7 PM APA Party
9 PM Paradigm Party
11 PM Night Cap Party with Ricky Gunn

Monday, Oct. 12
9 AM Registration & Credential Desk opens
9 AM Breakfast for Attendees
10 AM IEBA annual Membership meeting
10:30 AM Agents Power Panel
11:30 AM Buddy Lee Attractions Showcase
1 PM Working Lunch: Chat ‘N Chew Roundtable Discussions
2:30 PM Breakout Sessions: (Corporate 360, The New Era of Experiences, Buying and Producing EDM with Morgan Page, Promoters Alley)
6:30 PM Creative Artists Agency Party
8:30 PM The Agency Group Party
10:30 PM Universal Attractions Funk Break with WAR and The Family Stone
11 PM Electronic Set with Morgan Page

Tuesday, Oct.13
9 AM Registration & Credential Desk opens
9 AM Breakfast for Attendees
9:30 AM Breakout Sessions: (Casino Entertainment, Live Event Upgrades = Bigger Pay Days, The Mechanics of Talent Buying, Mobile Ticketing & Marketing: More Data & Dollars)
10:30 AM Agents Alley
1 PM Lunch for Attendees
2:30 PM Artist/Agent/Manager Panel
3 PM Keynote Presentation: “Performing Your Life” by Jeffery Tambor
4 PM Paradise Artists Party
6 – 8 PM Dinner Break
8 PM Honors & Awards Ceremony
9:30 PM WME Party (immediately following awards ceremony)