Copyright Summit
May 30-31 2007, Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Brussels, Belgium
Conference Programme
Day 1 - May 30, 2007
- 8:45 - Welcome address by Prof. Christian Bruhn
- 9:00 - Opening of the Copyright Summit by Commissioner Ján Figel
- 9:10 - Keynote Speech: I've Seen The Future
- 9:40 - Panel: I've Seen The Future
- 11:30 - Keynote Speech “Creators in a Digital World” by Charles Aznavour
- 11:45 - Panel: A New World for Creativity?
- 14:30 - Panel: IP & Copyright — Can Rights Owners Get Some R.E.S.P.E.C.T?
- 15:30 - Debate: The Value of Copyright in the 21st Century. Should it be Free for All…Really?
- 16:30 - Panel: Author’s Societies – Building a New Model!
Day 2 - May 31, 2007
- 9:00 - Welcome Address by Thierry Dachelet
- 9:10 - Q&A: The Value of Content in the 21st Century
- 9:40 - Panel: Understanding Mobile and Online Licensing Systems
- 11:40 - Panel: New Revenue Streams…Where’s the Money?
- 14:30 - View Point: Online Content in the Information Society
- 14:45 - Panel: How Can Technology Improve Rights Management
- 16:15 - View Point: Can Creators and Technology/Service Providers Find a Common Ground?
- 16:30 - Debate: Can Creators and Technology/Service Providers Find a Common Ground?
- 17:30 - View Point: Are Creators’ Works like Any Other Goods?
- 17:40 - View Point: A Copyright Agenda for the European Union
- 17:50 - Closing speech of the Copyright Summit
Day 1 - May 30, 2007
Welcome address by Prof. Christian Bruhn
08:45
- Prof. Christian Bruhn, Composer, President of CISAC and Chairman of GEMA (Germany)
- (Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
View video (400K)Opening of the Copyright Summit by Commissioner Ján Figel
09:00
Ján Figel, Member of the European Commission for Education, Training, Culture and Youth
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
Keynote Speech: I’ve Seen the Future
09:10
Ben Verwaayen, Chief Executive, British Telecom (UK)
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
Panel: I've Seen The Future
09:40
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
- Susannah Cope, Senior Legal Counsel, MTV Networks International (UK) (no authorisation to broadcast her speech)
- Sylvie Forbin, Vice President, Public & European Affairs, Vivendi (France)
- Steve Gordon, Lawyer and Author of "The Future of The Music Business" (USA)
- André LeBel, CEO, SOCAN (Canada)
- Pascal Rogard, Director General, SACD (France)
- Mark Selby, Vice President Sales & Multimedia, Nokia (UK)
- Lisbeth Kirk, Editor, EUobserver.com (Belgium) - Moderator
Keynote Speech “Creators in a Digital World” by Charles Aznavour
11:30
Singer, Songwriter and Actor (France)
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC).
Panel: A New World for Creativity?
12:00
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
- Glen Ballard, Producer/Songwriter and Arranger (USA)
- Billy Bragg, Singer/Songwriter (UK)
- José María Cano, Singer/Songwriter (Spain)
- Mercedes Echerer, Actress, Former MEP and Director of EU XXL Film (Austria)
- Taylor Hackford, Film Director and 3rd Vice President of the Directors Guild of America (USA)
- Agnes Jaoui, Screenwriter, Film Director Actress and Singer (France)
- Vittorio Storaro, Director of Photography (Italy)
- Keith Harris, Director of Performer Affairs, PPL (UK) - Moderator
Panel: IP & Copyright - Can Rights Owners Get Some R.E.S.P.E.C.T?
14:30
- Michael Keplinger, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organisation WIPO (Switzerland)
- Cornelia Kutterer, Senior Legal Advisor, European Consumers' Organisation BEUC (Belgium)
- John LoFrumento, Chief Executive Officer, ASCAP (USA)
- Manuel Medina Ortega, Member of the European Parliament (Spain)
- Nicholas Motsatse, Chief Executive Officer, SAMRO (South Africa)
- Emma Pike, Chief Executive, British Music Rights (UK)
- Ted Shapiro, Deputy Managing Director, VP & General Counsel, Europe, Motion Picture Association (Belgium)
- Leo Cendrowicz, Journalist & Correspondent, TIME magazine / The Hollywood Reporter / Billboard (Belgium) - Moderator
Debate: The value of copyright in the 21st Century. Should it be free for all... really?
15:30
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
- Bret Cottle, Chair of CISAC's Board of Directors and CEO, APRA (Australia)
- Prof. Lawrence Lessig, Author of "Free Culture" and Founder of Creative Commons (USA)
- Emmanuel Legrand, Independent journalist (UK) - Moderator
Panel: Author's societies - building a new model!
16:30
(Introduction by Emmanuel Legrand, Independent journalist)
- Roger Faxon, Chairman & CEO, EMI Music Publishing (UK)
- David Ferguson, Spokesperson of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance ECSA and Acting President of the British Academy of Composers and Authors BACS (UK)
- Kjell-Åke Hamrén, Chairman, Swedish Music Publishers Association (Sweden)
- Harald Heker, Chief Executive Officer, GEMA (Germany)
- Peter Jenner, Chair, International Music Managers Forum IMMF (UK)
- Michel Lambot, Co-Chairman, Play it Again Sam PIAS (Belgium)
- Bernard Miyet, Chairman of the Management Board, SACEM (France)
- Heijo Ruijsenaars, Legal Advisor, European Broadcasting Union EBU
- Philippe Kern, Managing Director, KEA European Affairs (Belgium) - Moderator
Day 2 - May 31, 2007
Welcome Address
09:00
- Thierry Dachelet, Director of Communications, SABAM (Belgium)
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
Q&A: The Value of Content in the 21st Century
09:10
- Nikesh Arora, President for European, Middle East and Africa, Google(UK) and Emmanuel Legrand (Independent Journalist)
Panel: Understanding Mobile and Online Licensing Systems
09:40
- Ventura Barba, Director Legal & Business Affairs, Yahoo! Music International (Spain)
- Eduardo Bautista, Chairman of Board of Directors, SGAE (Spain)
- David M. Israelite, President & CEO, National Music Publishers' Association NMPA (USA)
- Gerhard Pfennig, General Manager, BILD-KUNST (Germany)
- Steve Porter, Chief Executive, MCPS-PRS Alliance (UK)
- Cees Vervoord, Chief Executive Officer, buma/stemra (Netherlands)
- Alison Wenham, Chair, Worldwide Independent Network WIN (UK) (No authorisation to broadcast her speech)
- Alain Strowel, Professor, Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis and University of Liège (Belgium) - Moderator
Panel: New Revenue Streams... Where's the money?
11:40
- Jean-François Cécillon, Chairman & CEO, EMI Music International (France)
- Larry Kenswil, President - Universal Music Group - eLabs (USA)
- Bob Kohn, Chairman & CEO, RoyaltyShare (USA)
- Joe Mohen, Chairman & Founder, SpiralFrog (USA)
- Satoshi Watanabe, Manager of International Relations Department, JASRAC (Japan)
- Paul Brindley, Managing Director, MusicAlly (UK) - Moderator
View Point: Online Content in the Information Society
14.30
- Rudolf Strohmeier, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Viviane Reding for Information Society and Media, European Commission
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
Panel: How can technology improve rights management?
14:45
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
- Patrick Attalah, Managing Director, ISAN International Agency (Switzerland)
- Del R. Bryant, President & CEO, BMI (USA)
- Rich Lappenbusch, Director Entertainment and Devices Division, Microsoft (USA)
- FX Nuttall, Technology Intelligence Senior Consultant, CISAC
- Hervé Soursou, Director of Business Development, Mach (Denmark)
- Gerd Leonhard, Music & Media Futurist and Author of "The end of Control" (Germany) - Moderator
View Point: Can creators and technology/service providers find a Common Ground?
16:15
- Alfonso Cuarón, Film Director, Screenwriter and Prooducer (MExico)
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC, and questions by Emmanuel Legrand, independent journalist)
Debate: Can creators and technology/service providers find a Common Ground?
16:15
- Benjamin Bejbaum, Co-founder & CEO, DailyMotion (France)
- Alex Callier, Songwriter/Bass player and producer, Hooverphonic (Belgium)
- Henk Hofstede, Singer/Songwriter, The Nits (Netherlands)
- Bendik Hofseth, Composer, Saxophonist and Singer (Norway)
- Yves Bigot, Programme Director, RTBF (Belgium) - Moderator
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
View Point: Are Creators' Works like Any Other Goods?
17:30
- Robin Gibb, Singer/Songwriter member of the Bee Gees UK
(Introduction by Eric Baptiste, Director General of CISAC)
View Point: A Copyright Agenda for the European Union
17.40
- Jens-Peter Bonde, Member of the European Parliament (Denmark)