Music Business & Entrepreneurship Summit 2024

The UF SOM/CAME Music Business & Entrepreneurship Summit is a dynamic multi-day event led, free and open to the public, by Artistic Director and multi-GRAMMY® Award-winning UF professor, Dr. José Valentino Ruiz. Featuring internationally acclaimed music executives Dr. Eftihia Arkoudis (Global Arts & Festival Management expert), GRAMMY®-winning executive Eliezer Gabriel Nieves, MBA, and Cienna Alida, along with multi-Latin GRAMMY®-nominated artist and Tom Petty Endowment for Guitars and Innovation Artist, Renesito Avich, the summit offers seven workshops over four days. Topics include indie artist management, branding for cross-cultural musicians, arts entrepreneurship education, digital content strategy, business sustainability, and global arts management. A key highlight is the Celebrando Amistad concert, showcasing an all-star lineup of students, professors, community entrepreneurs, and award-winning artists in collaboration with UF’s School of Music, CAME, College of the Arts, Gator MIC, and the Tom Petty Endowment for Guitars and Innovation. The concert celebrates musical unity across cultures and generations. The summit will also generate co-authored publications, further enhancing UF’s international reputation in music business and entrepreneurship.