Full conference programme & speakers’ information atwww.midem.net
Monday 19 January
09.4513.00
LEGALThe 2009 IAEL MIDEM Seminar
In association with IAEL, the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers Location – Auditorium A, level 3
Labels are trying to acquire wider rights and new entrants are offering innovative deals. In some territories such deals are customaryyet in others enforceability is in question. Will these models be successful? Are they good or bad for artists? Are they really new oris this just history repeating? The IAEL has invited international experts to discuss the deals and predict how they will develop in thenext few years. The seminar will coincide with the publication of the 2009 IAEL Book, edited by the Chairman, with the assistance ofFrukt, the team behind Five Eight - the monthly industry magazine for music executives.Including coffee & networking break (10.45 -11.15)
Chairman:
Julian Bentley, Partner,
Swan Turton
(UK)
10.0011.00
Venture & music – Are there investors still ready to invest in the music space?
Location – Auditorium Esterel, level 5
In a time where funding is becoming ever more crucial, not only for digital music services, but also in developing an artist’s career,learn from an international panel of venture capitalists and investors what it really means to invest in music today, what are thepotential opportunities & challenges for both the investors and their music or digital partners, as well as the expected return oninvestments on both sides.
Speakers:
Jean Bourcereau, Managing Partner,
VENTECH
(France)Tom Bywater, CEO,
Power Amp Music
(UK)Dave Goldberg, Entrepreneur in Residence,
Benchmark Capital
(USA)Nenad Marovac, Managing Partner,
DN Capital
(UK)
10.0011.00
MEF Workshop: Music that feels like free – but what does it actually cost?
In association with MEF, Mobile Entertainment Forum Location – Auditorium H, level 3
While economies around the globe are bracing themselves against a financial downturn, there’s still some good news for the musicfan. With a new wave of services offering unlimited access to music downloads, together with handsets and new voice and dataplans that bundle music as part of their offerings, there’s a wealth of music to be consumed via your mobile device or PC at noadditional charge. So if it feels like free for the consumer and can boost legal music consumption, surely it’s a ‘win win’ situation forall concerned – but what are the real costs and do the sums add up? The Mobile Entertainment Forum brings together experts fromthe mobile and music industries to debate the impact of these new services and sustainability of the business models behind them.
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