Creators (keynote speakers and panellist):
Robin Gibb – singer and songwriter / President of
CISAC (UK)
Javed Akhtar – scriptwriter, poet and lyricist (India)
Hervé Di Rosa – visual artist and
painter, Vice-President of
CISAC (France)
Jean-Michel Jarre - author, composer and performer
(France)
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Ivo Josipović - Music composer / President of
Croatia
Frank Stella – Painter and sculptor, Chair of
CIAGP (International Council of Creators of Graphic, Plastic and Photographic Arts) (USA)
David Arnold, film music
composer (
James Bond, Stargate, Independence Day…) (UK)
Jean-Jacques Arjoon, author, composer / Member of the Board,
MASA (Mauritius)
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Paul Williams, songwriter, composer and actor / President and Chairman of the Board,
ASCAP (USA)
Stig Sæterbakken, author (Norway)
Frank Dostal, Vice Chairman Supervisory Board,
GEMA (Germany)
Eddie Schwartz, President,
Songwriters Association of Canada (Canada)
Meret Meyer, Heir and Administrator,
Marc Chagall Estate (Switzerland)
Lorenzo Ferrero, Chair,
CIAM (International Council of Composers of Music) / composer and Member of
SIAE (Italy)
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Maureen Duffy, poet, playwright and novelist / Honorary President,
ALCS (UK)
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Wendy Cope, poet (UK)
Simon Darlow, songwriter and producer / Board member,
PRS for Music (UK)
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Yves Nilly, Author and screenwriter. Chair of
CIADLV, member of
SACD (France).
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Alfons Karabuda Composer/Executive chairman,
SKAP Chairman,
ECSA (Sweden)
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Bendik Hofseth, composer / Board Member,
TONO (Norway)
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- Stijn Coninx, filmmaker / Chair of the Board of Directors, SABAM (Belgium)
- Jean-Claude Bologne, author / President, SGDL (France)
- Helienne Lindvall, songwriter/columnist, The Guardian (Sweden)
- Horacio Maldonado, film director / Secretary General, DAC (Argentina)
- Vladimir Matetskiy, author / Vice-President of the Authors’ Council, RAO (Russia)
- Klaus Thymann, photographer and film-maker / Member of the Board of Directors, DACS (UK)
Policy Makers (keynote speakers and panellist):
Michel Barnier – Commissioner for Internal Market and Services,
European Commission
Victoria Espinel, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator,
Office of the President of the United States (USA)
Francis Gurry – Director General,
WIPO (Worldwide Intellectual Property Organisation)
Ivo Josipović - Music composer / President of
Croatia
Neelie Kroes – Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Digital Agenda,
European Commission
Kerstin Jorna, Head of cabinet of Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services
Reinhard Büscher, Head of Unit for Support for Industrial Innovation, DG Enterprise and Industry,
European Commission (Belgium)
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Maria Martin-Prat, Head of Unit “Copyright”, Intellectual Property Directorate, Internal Market and Services DG,
European Commission (Brussels)
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Marielle Gallo, Member of the Committee on Legal Affairs,
European Parliament (France)
Dariusz Urbanski, Attache for the Polish Presidency of the EU Council – Copyright law and enforcement of intellectual property rights,
Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU (Belgium)
Valérie Panis, Head of unit “Globalisation, Copyright and Competition”,
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- Helen Dolby, Policy Officer, DG Internal Market and Services, European Commission (Belgium)
Industry and Academics
Carlo d’Asaro Biondo, Vice-President, Southern and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Operations,
Google (France) View Profile
Robert Levine,
author of “Free Ride – How Digital Parasites are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back” (USA)
Arnaud Nourry – Chairman and CEO,
Hachette Livre
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Jean-Paul Philippot, President,
EBU-UER (European Broadcasting union) / Administrator General,
RTBF (Radio télévision belge de la communauté française) (Belgium)
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Eric Baptiste, CEO,
SOCAN (Canada)
Guillaume Cerutti, CEO,
Sotheby’s France (France)
Keith Harris, Head of Performers Affairs,
PPL (UK)
Harald Heker, CEO,
GEMA (Germany)
Brett Cottle, CEO,
APRA /
AMCOS (Australia)
Maureen Cavan, Executive Director,
Access Copyright
Andrew Jenkins, Executive Vice President International,
Universal Music Publishing Group
Ralph Peer, CEO,
peermusic (USA)
Hanns-Peter Frentz, Director,
BPK Photo Agency (Germany)
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Andrew Potter, Chair of the Board of Directors,
DACS (UK)
Richard Conlon, Senior VP, Corporate Strategy, Communications & New Media,
BMI (USA)
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Christiane Ramonbordes, President,
EVA (European Visual Artists) / Managing Director,
ADAGP (France)
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Martin Salamon, Chief Counsel,
Danish Consumer Council , (Denmark)
Johannes Studinger, Head of UNI-MEI,
UNI Europa (Belgium)
Richard Charkin, Executive Director,
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK)
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Robert Ashcroft, Chief Executive,
PRS for Music (UK)
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Albert Pastore, Senior Legal Counsel – Music,
Nokia (UK)
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Christopher Marcich, President and Managing Director,
MPA Europe (Belgium)
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Janifer Gatenby, Research Integration & Standards,
OCLC (USA)
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Eduardo Bautista, President of the Management Board,
SGAE (Spain)
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Susan Butler, Executive Editor & Publisher,
Music Confidential View Profile
Janine Lorente, Vice-Chair of
CISAC Board of Directors / Deputy Director General,
SACD (France)
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Mitko Chatalbashev, Director for European Affairs,
CISAC/BIEM (Hungary)
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Paul Hitchman, Co-Founder & CEO,
Playlouder and Media Service Provider (MSP) View Profile
Andrew Orlowski, editor,
The Register (UK)
Alexandre Polesitski,
Director General,
Europa Media Group / Vice-President,
National Association of Broadcasters / President, Radio Committee at Russia’s Media Union (Russia)
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Bernard Miyet, President,
GESAC (European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers) / Chairman of the Management Board
, SACEM (France)
Christophe Depretter, CEO,
SABAM (Belgium)
Dariusz Jablonski
Jakob Hüttel, Head of Legal and International Affairs,
KODA (Danish Copyright Society)
Nenad Marcec, Chair of CISAC European Committee / Executive Director,
HDS-ZAMP (Croatia)
András Szinger, CEO,
Artisjus (Hungary)
Nicolas Galibert, Chair,
ICMP (International Confederation of Music Publishers) / President,
Sony / ATV Music Publishing (France)
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- Oliver Heckmann, Engineering Director, YouTube (Europe) View Profile
- Gavin Bonnar, author of “The Artists’ Charter” (Ireland)
- Paul Aiken, Executive Director, Authors Guild / Vice President, The Authors Registry (USA)
- Michel Allain, Deputy Director – Director of Organisation and Information System, SACEM (France)
- Sandra Aistars, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance (USA)
- Olivier Bomsel, professor, Ecole des Mines / author ‘L’économie immatérielle’ (Gallimard) (France)
- Liz Bury, editor, VRL Financial News (UK)
- Richard Conlon, Senior VP, Corporate Strategy, Communications & New Media, BMI (USA)
- Maxim Dimitriev, Managing Director, First Music Publishing (Russia)
- Lucinda Fell, Director of Policy & Communications, Childnet International (UK)
- Tom Frederikse, Solicitor and Attorney, Clintons (UK)
- Neil Gaffney, Executive VP & Head of European Society Relations, EMI Music Publishing (UK)
- Carl Inwood, Director of Content & Rights Metadata, Universal Music Group International (UK) View Profile
- Simon Juden, Head of Public Policy, Pearson / former CEO, British Publishers Association (UK)
- Justin Kalifowitz, President, Downtown Music Publishing (USA)
- Philippe Kern, Founder and Managing Director, KEA European Affairs (Belgium)
- Alain Lauzon, member of AGAMM (L’Accès Gratuit à la Musique est un Mythe) / General Manger, SODRAC (Canada)
- Frances Moore, CEO, IFPI (UK)
- Cristina Mora, Agent, Cristina Mora Literary & Film Agency (Spain)
- Nicholas Motsatse, CEO, SAMRO (South Africa)
- Kenth Muldin, Chair of the Board of Directors, CISAC / CEO, STIM (Sweden)
- Stephen Navin, CEO, Music Publisher Association (UK)
- FX Nuttall, Technology Intelligence Consultant, CISAC (France)
- Gerhard Pfennig, President of the Board, SAA (Society of Audiovisual Authors) / CEO, Bild-Kunst (Germany)
- Sylvain Piat, Former Director of International Information Network, CISAC / Head of International Partnerships, SACEM (France)
- Kostas Rossoglou, Legal Officer, BEUC (Belgium)
- Ralph Simon, CEO, Mobilium International (UK)
- Katri Sipilä, CEO, TEOSTO (Finlande)
- Mark Taylor, Head of Content and Services Strategy, Eircom (Ireland)
- David Touve, assistant professor of Business, Washington and Lee University (USA)View Profile
- Sami Valkonen, Head of International Music Licensing, Android, Google (USA)View Profile
- Peter Weber, Chairman of the Legal and Public Affairs Committee, EBU (European Broadcasting Union) / Vice Director Legal Affairs, ZDF (Germany)
- Michel Lambot, co-founder/co-chairman, PIAS / Co-president, Impala (Belgium)
- Dominique Derwa, co-Founder and CEO , kollector.com
- Jean Littolff, Managing Director , Nielsen Music Europe, UK View Profile
- Helena Kosinski , International Marketing Manager , Nielsen Music Europe View Profile