EconMusic Conference Agenda
Registration Open
11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. • Flett Theatre Foyer
Opening Remarks
1:00 – 1:10 p.m. • Flett Theatre
Keynote Q&A: Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive, The BPI
1:10 – 1:40 p.m. • Flett Theatre
Interviewer:
Staci D. Kramer, Co-Editor and EVP, ContentNext Media
Paying vs. Piracy: Finding Lost Revenue
1:40 – 2:25 p.m. • Flett Theatre
Now that ISPs have pledged to stamp out illegal downloading, what commercial models will succeed as alternatives? Will unlimited subscriptions restore lost revenue to the
business, what part does advertising have to play, and how exactly do you convince a generation to start paying for music again anyway?
Panelists:
Ben Drury, CEO, 7digital
Eric Johnson, President and COO, Wolfgang’s Vault
Thorsten Schliesche, VP, Sales and Marketing, Europe; GM and VP, Germany, Napster
Marla Shapiro, Business Development Director for Broadcast and Online,
The MCPS-PRS Alliance
Moderator:
Robert Andrews, UK Editor, paidContent.org, mocoNews.net and paidContent:UK
Break
2:25 – 2:45 p.m. • Flett Theatre Foyer
Mobile Music: Calling Up the Future
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. • Flett Theatre
Despite the phenomenal potential of mobile music, the numbers on this specific sector are still small. What are music and mobile makers doing right and wrong, what will it take for the dream
to become reality, what part will faster networks play and does the iPhone offer any hope?
Panelists:
Tom Erskine, Head of Go-to-Market, Nokia Music
Ian Henderson, VP Digital Business EMEA, Sony BMG
Tom McLennan, Head of Music – Mobile Internet and Content Services, Vodafone UK
Julian Zmood, Head of Business Development, Music, O2
Moderator:
Mark Mulligan, VP and Research Director, JupiterResearch
Social Media: A Profitable Pathway for Artists and Labels?
3:30 – 4:20 p.m. • Flett Theatre
If customers won’t pay for music, maybe platforms will. With new waves of web platforms desperate to lure users with tunes, the business may yet recoup some of that lost revenue.
But does the licensing regime let the labels prosper, are the web operators paying their dues, and are artists getting their fair share of this potential new income stream?
Panelists:
Billy Bragg, Musician
David Hyman, CEO, Mog
Spencer Hyman, COO, Last.fm
Steve Purdham, CEO, We7
Danny Rimer, Partner, Index Ventures
Moderator:
Angel Gambino, Social Entrepreneur; former Global VP, Music and Content, Bebo
Break
4:20 – 4:40 p.m. • Flett Theatre Foyer
Direct-To-Fans: Nurturing Relationships — Without a Middleman
4:40 – 5:20 p.m. • Flett Theatre
The label is dead. Long live ... what exactly? Can all artists now follow in Radiohead’s footsteps, or do the majors still play a vital role? We examine how fans are funding their
own favourite acts’ next album, weigh up the impact of an open publishing landscape and ask whether the labels are really reinventing themselves for the new realities.
Panelists:
Ed Averdieck, Director, Real World
David Courtier-Dutton, CEO, Slicethepie
Erik Nielsen, Managing Director, Intact Records/Racket Records
Johan Vosmeijer, CEO, SellaBand
Moderator:
Rafat Ali, Founder, Publisher and Co-Editor, ContentNext Media
Photo by: AntonioMou
