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Thursday 28th
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ERA Q & A
Room 2 - 10.15 AM - 11.15 AM
A discussion on the changing retail environment and how traditional retail can adapt in today’s marketplace. Understand key trends and issues in music retail. Get a first hand overview from key retailers, labels and distributors.
Richard Sefton, Vital
Steve Kersley, Proper
Ben Drury, 7digital
Nigel House, Rough Trade
Richard White, Chalkys
Phil Barton, Sister Ray
Brian Rose, Universal
Kim Bayley, Era
Paul Quirk, Era
Chris Maskery, Pinnacle
Nicola Tuer, Sony BMG
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Managing legal and commercial issues of user generated content - Hosted by Lewis Silkin
Room 3: 10.15 AM – 11.00 AM
Lewis Silkin partners Giles Crown & Cliff Fluet will offer practical commercial and legal advice of the key issues arising from offering, hosting and exploiting user generated content including copyright, secondary copyright, privacy and defamation issues
Cliff Fluet, Partner, Media, Brands and Technology, Lewis Silkin
Giles Crown, Lewis Silkin
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Succeeding as a Digital Label – A&R v Aggregation, Distribution v Reaching your consumers
Hosted by INGROOVES
Room 3: 11.30 AM – 12.15 PM
Learn how to start and operate your own digital label from leading experts of the digital media industry.
Jason Kadlec, Director, Business Development, INgrooves
Shamal Ranasinghe, CEO, Topspin Media
Deborah Sass, Head of Client Services, MUZE Europe
Reggie Ball, Toost
Ted Cohen, TAG Strategic
Antti Ohrlin, Blick
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Lessons learned when mobilizing music
Hosted by Ericsson
Room 2: 12.45 PM – 1.30 PM
How has the technology evolved to better meet the need for individual demands, personalization and improved user experience?
Martin Harriman, Head of Marketing, Business Unit Multimedia, Ericsson AB
What are the main obstacles that the industry has to over come both from a technology and cultural perspective? How has the technology evolved to better meet the need for individual demands, personalization, improved user experience?
Peter Fregelius, Swisscom
Getting uptake on mobile music- Experiences and lessons learned on how to do a successful launch of mobile music.
Q&A discussion, 10 min
Focused around:
What are the key aspects setting up a user friendly, "sticky" mobile entertainment service?
Ease of use
Long Tail
Technical aspect
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NO RESTRICTIONS - A Keynote with Christian Marstrander, CEO, Prefueled
Room 3: 12.45 PM – 1.30 PM
Founded just two years ago, in the spring of 2005, PREFUELED.COM is one of Europe’s fastest-moving online entertainment stores.
Its founder and CEO talks about the future of digital music and the walls that need to come down to take advantage of the new opportunities.
Christian Marstrander, Founder & CEO, Prefueled
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ERA Music Presentations
Room 2: 1.45 PM – 3.30 PM
Video Presentation from major labels, retailers and distributors.
15 minute video presentation including from Warners, EMI, Sony BMG, Universal, Pinnacle, Vital and Proper.
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Mergers - For or Against? - Hosted by IMPALA / Music Week
Room 3: 2.00 PM – 2.45 PM
Moderator: Martin Talbot, Music Week
Patrick Zelnik, President IMPALA
Jeremy Lascelles, Chrysalis Publishing
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Monetising Digital Content
A Workshop hosted by Premium TV
Room 3: 4.30 PM – 5.30 PM
Please note: Invitation only
Control the Digital Value Chain - Own the Commercial Relationship. Premium TV will host an interactive workshop as to how digital content owners can maximize their returns across multiple platforms and territories through controlling the digital value chain. Premium TV has made more money from our clients’ content than anyone else by developing multiple revenue lines at owner-controlled margins and distribution routes. Find out the secrets behind the proven commercial models that have been embraced by leading sports and entertainment brands, including Warner, Virgin Media, ITV, Universal Music, Turner, The Premier League, The Football League, 92 football clubs, ATP Tennis, England and Australian Cricket Boards and many others. Significant content and rights owners stand to gain most from this session.
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Friday 29th
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The Future of Digital Retailing
Hosted by Acquamedia Technologies
Room 1: Panel, 11.45 AM - 12.30 PM
As the digital retail market shifts from online to mobile, new creative business models and innovative retail strategies are needed to create high-quality mobile music offerings. Today’s users demand ease and flexibility in a mobile shopping environment and several solutions are emerging to fulfil these demands.
This panel brings together leading experts in the field of entertainment focused mobile retailing who will debate and discuss these new business models, such as subscription verse price per download models, user preferences, and the future of mobile music.
Tim Mitchell, VP of Marketing IODA
Janice Anderson, CEO, MUZE Inc.
Mike McCready, Co-Founder and CEO, Platinum Blue Music Intelligence
Eve Goldman, Business Development Manager, Acquamedia Technologies
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DRM – Should I Stay or Should I Go? - Hosted by Prefueled
Room 2: 2.00 PM - 2.45 PM
Made your mind up about DRM or ready to consider the options? New research plus the for and against arguments.
Moderator: Alex Branson, Director of Licensing, Broad Street Digital.
Bob Kohn, Chairman & CEO, Royalty Share
Rob Wetstone, VP of Label Relations, eMusic
Christian Marstrander, Prefueled
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic llc.
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