Dec 16th Lineup: NYC Office of Nightlife, SoundDiplomacy and NIVA

We all know that stages, big and small, need our help. Listen from the experts to learn more about what they’re doing on the frontline. We’ll hear from Ariel Palitz, Senior Executive Director NYC Office of Nightlife, Shain Shapiro, CEO SoundDiplomacy, and Justin Kantor, Co-Founder NIVA!

NYC’s first “Night Mayor”, Ariel Palitz, was appointed by Bill DeBlasio in 2018. Ariel is a wealth of knowledge of what the big picture issues are and what grassroots organizations are doing to help!

Founder SoundDiplomacy, Shain Shapiro, PhD, consults with cities, states, countries, and the even UN, on the importance of preserving and promoting a rich cultural heritage. SoundDiplomacy can help guide us toward the solutions they’ve been advocating for years.

VP of NIVA, founder of Le Poisson Rouge and long-time meetup attendee, Justin Kantor, will be giving us a behind-the-scenes look at what The National Independent Venue Association has done to spring to action to lobby Congress and build an emergency relief fund.

The 2 hour event will run as follows:

1:00–1:30pm hopin.to 1-to-1 networking

1:30–2:30pm

• Ariel Palitz, Senior Executive Director NYC Office of Nightlife
• Shain Shapiro, CEO SoundDiplomacy
• Justin Kantor, Co-Founder NIVA

2:30–3pm hopin.to breakout session and more networking

PLEASE RSVP, share our socials, and see you then!