Be a Winner
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Moderators:
Heather Moore, past president, Dallas Symphony Orchestra League
Pat Moye, past president, Augusta Symphony, Inc.

The Best Defense: A Guide for Orchestra Advocates
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Moderator:
Jonathan Katz, CEO, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Panelists:
Leni Boorstin, director of community affairs, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Nina Ozlu, vice president, government and public affairs, Americans for the Arts
Barry Szczesny, Metcalf Federal Relations

Pops Roundtables
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Moderator:
Eric Amada, president, Arts Management Associates
Table Facilitators:
Dori Armor, director of community programming, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Berryhill, executive director, Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra
Marcia Farabee, principal librarian, National Symphony Orchestra
Shelly Fuerte, Artistic Administrator, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Erin E. Kacenga, manager of artistic administration, National Symphony Orchestra
James T. Medvitz, vice president, Strategic Planning & Special Projects, Pacific Symphony
Deborah Sunya Moore, artistic and education director, Tales & Scales and education director, The Louisville Orchestra
Monica Robinson, president, Monica Robinson, Ltd.
John Such, John Such Artists’ Management
Gideon Toeplitz, vice president, Arts Consulting Group
Charlie Wade, vice president, marketing and communications, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Rise and Fall of Classical Music in America
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Moderator:
Henry Fogel, president and CEO, American Symphony Orchestra League
Panelists:
Michael Christie, music director, Phoenix Symphony and Colorado Music Festival
Joseph Horowitz, author
Peter Pastreich, former executive director, San Francisco Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and The Nashville Symphony; seminar director, Essentials of Orchestra Management, American Symphony Orchestra League's Orchestra Leadership Academy
Mark Swed, music critic, Los Angeles Times

Strengthening Roots, Branching Out: Orchestra Residencies Across America
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Moderator:
Stephen Wogaman, executive director, Allentown Symphony Orchestra and founder, New Performing Arts, Inc.
Panelists:
Yvonne Caruthers, cellist, National Symphony Orchestra
Jan Gippo, flute and piccolo, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Michael Kosmala, vice president for education and community engagement, Oregon Symphony
John Gordon Ross, music director and conductor, Western Piedmont Symphony (Hickory, NC)
Carole Wysocki, director of education, National Symphony Orchestra

In Tune With the Public Trust
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Moderator:
Michael Burniston, principal, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Inc.
Panelists:
J.L. Nave, president & ceo, Baton Rouge Symphony
David A. Shevlin, senior counsel, Simpson Thacher& Bartlett LLP