Billboard Latin Music Conference 2013 reveals new speakers on its program

Billboard Latin Music Conference 2013 announced the new group of speakers who will take part in its program presented by State Farm and which will now include executives from Zumba, Spotify, Sony, Muve Music, Pandora, VEVO, Deezer, Goya Foods, and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, who will join speakers already announced like award-winning recording artist Carlos Vives and Telemundo Media President Emilio Romano.The Billboard Latin Music Conference 2013 will be held April 23-25 at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami.The new group of speakers is made up of Zumba Fitness cofounder and CCO Beto Perez and its cofounder and CEO Alberto Perlman; Kal Amin, global business operations of Spotify; Ruben Leyva, senior VP of business development for Sony in the Latin region, Spain and Portugal; Jeffrey Toig, senior VP of Muve Music; Marcos Juarez, Latin Music curator and programmer for Pandora; Doug McVehil, senior VP of musical programming, talent and content for VEVO; Deezer CEO Mathieu Le Roux; public relations director for Goya Foods, Rafael Toro; and James Sammataro, attorney of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.“No other Latin music conference features the key decision makers that the Billboard Latin Music Conference gathers under one roof. This year is no exception. The people that are leading the conversation in Latin music are our featured speakers. We wouldn’t give anything but the top and the best to our attendees” said Leila Cobo, Billboard’s executive director of Latin content and programming.