Stefan Schulz is a pioneering executive in the music and media industry, with over 25 years of experience in digital business and IP rights development.

As the Founder of ConvertMedia and Bitfury Surround he has led initiatives that bridge entertainment, technology, and finance. He was a founding member of Universal Music Mobile, a Vivendi business unit that dominated the mobile music market, and later shaped key partnerships at Universal Music’s Digital Business in Central and Eastern Europe as its EVP Digital. He also co-founded Vivendi’s WATCHEVER, an early OTT streaming platform, and led groundbreaking digital projects for Simon Fuller’s Now United and the Live Entertainment Industry. With a background in financial securities for IP rights, he has advised global blockchain, entertainment firms and institutions.