The Theatre

Thursday 28th

IMPALA/ WIN Digital Business Session
10.15 AM – 11.45 AM

A discussion on key issues, trends and opportunities in the digital age.

Moderator: Paul Brindley, MusicAlly
Mark Mitchell, King Harvest
Derek Sivers, CD Baby
Kevin Arnold, IODA
Wally van Middendorp, Roadrunner Records
Charles Caldas, Merlin
Russel Coultart, Digital Stores

Café Sonique
12.00 PM – 12.45 PM

Product Demonstration presented by the CEO of Café Sonique.

Ron Lamoureux, CEO, Café Sonique

IMPALA State of Independents Keynote
1.00 PM – 2.00 PM

A special keynote featuring a leading light from the independent music industry.

Moderator: Adam Webb - Music Week & Guardian
Safta Jaffery, Taste Music
Martin Goldschmidt,  Director Essential Music & Marketing
MD, Cooking Vinyl

uLive- Re-Launching the College Live Music Circuit in the UK and Providing Links to Overseas Markets
Hosted by Live Network/uLive
2.15 PM – 3.00 PM

uLive: a new approach to live music from NUS Services, re-establishes a tour circuit of Students' Union venues for extending artistes and selling product to some of the most voracious music users in the UK.

Further, uLive in partnership with the Campus associations of USA, Canada & Australia offers a unique opportunity to showcase UK acts to the influential college bookers and programmers in these key overseas territories, as well as connecting the Record Industry to students here at home

Luke Fitzmaurice, Entertainments Manager, NUS Services Ltd.
Jon Kingdon, Creative Director, Sub TV
Fabian James, International Partnerships Consultant

TUNING JAPANESE?  - Can your artist succeed in the Japanese Market?
3.10 PM - 3.50 PM

A Q&A session with a senior executive from EMI Toshiba

Ichi Yamanaka - EMI Toschiba
Anthony Hamer-Hodges, Morethan4 ltd, Co-Moderator
Brett Leboff, Monumental Management, Co-Moderator

Country Insight: China
Hosted by Creative Capital
4.00 PM - 4.45 PM 

A first hand overview and insight into the music marketplace in China.

Moderator: Tayyeb Shah, Creative Capital
Safta Jaffery, Taste Music
Jason Magnus, Beijing Pop Festival/Rock for China

INDIA - You can't make money there...or can you?
5.00 PM – 5.45 PM

India is the fifth largest market in volume for music sales, with 250 radio stations that are expected to grow to 2000 stations, 5000 television stations and more than 150 million mobile phone users.

This session gives a first hand overview on one of the most important music markets in the world.

Co-Moderator: Safta Jaffery, Taste Music (UK)
Co-Moderator: Vijay Lazerus, Head of Indian Music Industry 
Phil Patterson, UK Trade & Investment
Girish 'Bobby' Talwar, Director, Only Much Louder
Subroto Chattopadhyay, President & CEO (Entertainment Sector)
RPG Enterprises /Managing Director, Saregama India Ltd.

Friday 29th

Synch Licensing to Television and Film 
A Special session hosted by AIM
10.00 PM - 12.00 PM
 
A panel session on synch licensing focused specifically on licensing  to television and film allowing an in-depth look at the processes and opportunities in these areas.  Panellists will discuss the ins and outs of synch licensing, before presenting a clip of a synch deal  their company has done and talking about how it was done and why it 
works.  The panel session will end with questions, to be followed by  some networking time.

Moderator: Simon Goffe, Yes Music  
Phil Bird, Ricall 
Pat Fulgoni, Chocolate Fireguard 
Gary Downing, Director of Synchronisation, Chrysalis
Rudy Chung, Hit The Ground Running, Inc.
Lol Hammond, Vertigo Films
Nitin Sawhney, Embargo Management UK

Digital Marketing
12.15 PM - 1.15 PM

Every label, artist and music brand has an online presence and this session gives an experts view on the key considerations for any label, artist or artist manager, particularly in the independent sector, wanting to understand how to most effectively promote and market in the digital age – How can a strong digital marketing campaign support the artist the relationship the artist has with his/her audience, What works and what doesn’t, what tools exist to maximize the marketing process.

Moderator: Nicola Slade, Record of the Day 
Jimena Llopis, Executive Chairman, Music Intelligence Solutions
Cornelius Claudio Kreusch, Founder & CEO, Musicjustmusic.com
Deborah Sass, Head of Client Services, MUZE Europe

Squeeze: A BPI Special Session
1.30 PM - 3.00 PM

An interview with Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze. 

Café Sonique
3.15 PM – 4.00 PM

Product Demonstration presented by the CEO of Café Sonique .

Ron Lamoureux, CEO, Café Sonique

Industry Briefing: Premium TV
4.15 PM - 5.00 PM 

An industry briefing by
Richard Cohen, Group Commercial Director, Premium TV

Premium TV is the UK’s leading digital rights enabler, generating more revenue for our clients across digital platforms than anyone.  Learn how combining cutting-edge technology platforms with over seven years’ proven experience of monetizing content for leading sports and entertainment brands can maximize your returns across the digital value chain. Richard will also showcase Rhino TV - the landmark, multi-territory D2C video property Premium TV are launching in conjunction with Warner Music as an example of global anchor projects for major music content owners. PTV shall also host a Q&A session with members of Rhino and Warner Music