SCHEDULE February 3rd, Théâtre du Vaudeville – Bruxelles

Please note that this Schedule is subject to changes

The Creators Conference – A conference on music, creativity & author´s rights organized by the creators themselves

The conference begins at 09:30 am and ends at approximately 17:30 pm. Food and drinks will be provided. At 06:00 pm, there is an Aperitif. Subsequently, Café du Vaudeville will be opened for Post conference talks until midnight. The Creators Conference will be webstreamed. The stream will begin on February 3rd 2012 at 09.30 am. The official language of the conference will be English. All guests are entitled to ask questions and to interfere – there will be enough time for discussion and enough microphones provided.

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8.30 – 09.30	Registration opens
9.30 – 09.40	Welcome Speech	Alfons Karabuda, Chairman of ECSA
9.40 – 09.55	Keynote Speech	Paul Brickhill, Harare Book Café
10:00	First Panel CONTENT IS KING
	Undoubtedly, «content» is driving the industry and everybody wants access to it – everywhere and anytime, cheap and in good quality. But what is behind the simple word «content»? Creators share their views on where the creative process starts, how they compose, write and produce and – maybe most importantly – which sources of inspiration and creativity they use.
		Bernard Grimaldi, French composer
		Kjartan Olafsson, Icelandic composer
		Simon Darlow, British songwriter
		Alain Chamfort, French singer & songwriter
		Sarah Rodgers, British composer and conductor
		Paul Brickhill, Harare Book Café
		Chair: Sharon Vaughn

10:45	End of First Panel
10.45-11.00	Time for discussion	The audience
11.00-11.15	Coffee break
11.15-11.30	Introductory Speech	Robert Levine, Author
11:30	Second Panel FREEDOM OF CHOICE
	Which importance do creators attach to the freedom of choice? After creating, authors operate in a highly competitive and sometimes confusing legal environment. How will and how should collecting societies adapt to a rapidly changing world and what are the alternatives? Finally, can new business models really guarantee creators to make a living out of their work?
		Helienne Lindvall, Swedish composer & journalist
		Helga Trüpel, MEP
		Jean Bergevin, EC, Fight against Piracy
		Andy Baum, Austrian singer & songwriter
		Barbara Glowacka, EC, DG Competition
		Rick Carnes, Songwriters Guild of America
		Robert Levine
		Chair: Patrick Rackow

12:15	End of Second Panel
12.15-12.50	Time for discussion	The audience
12.50-13.50	Lunch Break
13.50-14.00	Re-Welcome Words	Alfons Karabuda, Chairman of ECSA
14.00-14.15	Keynote Speech	Maria Martin-Prat, EC, Head Of Unit “Copyright”
14:15	Third Panel: A CREATIVE LEAP FORWARD
	Politicians must be creative in order to frame the markets of the future, to balance out the concerns of the music value chain and to foster an attitude shift or the consumer. How to therefore adapt the European copyright to the new needs of the audience and to those of the creators in the 21st century? Which pan-European solutions guarantee best a flourishing, diverse and genre-specific music repertoire, whilst creating a digital single market for music?
		Marietje Schaake, MEP
		Helen Smith, IMPALA
		Jörg Evers, ASCAP-award winner, composer
		Tanya Aplin, King’s College London
		Sabino Méndez, Spanish composer
		Alfons Karabuda, Chairman of ECSA
		Maria Martin-Prat, EC, Head Of Unit “Copyright”
		Chair: Emmanuel LeGrand

15:00	End of Third Panel
15.00-15.30	Time for discussion	The audience
15.30-15.45	Coffee Break
15.45-16.00	Keynote Speech	John Groves, composer and music producer
16:00	Fourth Panel: TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
	There is an aggressively growing malpractice, that some call «hi-jacking of author’s rights» through coercive agreements. Refusing to sign disadvantageous contracts, or speaking up against this practice, is equivalent to professional suicide for creators. How to encounter this business practice, which directly affects the living of composers and songwriters, but of journalists, writers and filmmakers, too?
		Eva Lichtenberger, MEP
		Jean-Marie Moreau, French songwriter
		Staffan Nilsson, President EESC
		Chris Smith, British composer
		John Groves,composer and music producer
		Arne König, President, European Federation of Journalists
		Chair: Ignasi Guardans

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