Europe's Leading International New Music Festival

Major players in UK Hip Hop discuss the state of the nation.

Speakers:

Kentake Chinyelu-Hope, Creator, London Hip Hop Festival

Blak Twang, Hip Hop Artist

DJ Excalibah, Producer/DJ/Journalist/Broadcaster

James McNally, Hip Hop Connection

Skitz, 1xtra

Looking at the Japan Marketing in 2007 and going forward

Speakers:

Anthony Shaw, Best Before Records

Phil Patterson, UKTI

Nori Tsuzuki, Kyodo Tokyo

This panel will debate whether special measures are needed to protect diversity on the airwaves. Alison Wenham “Following the A2IM (US Indie Association) announcement with US commercial radio to institute new ‘Rules of Engagement” and an “Indie Music Content Commitment”, should the UK follow suit? Does the independent sector punch, below or above its weight in airplay? Should it get better access to Radio?”

Speakers:

Sat Bisla, A&R Worldwide

Adam Lewis, Planetary Group

Peter Pritchard, Media Records

9.00 Welcome

9.10 The state of the digital market

Music Ally's Paul Brindley gives an overview of the current state of the digital music market including revenue predictions and likely future growth areas.

9.25 Label Keynote Interview

The one time head of new media at EMI Music, Jeremy Silver (now CEO, Sibelius) interviews EMI's Global Head of Digital, Barney Wragg.

10.00 'Music for free - this year's model' : Panel discussion

Chair: Paul Brindley, MD, Music Ally

- What are the business models to watch out for in 2007?

- Can ad funded online music work?

- Are we moving towards a situation where the essential value of recorded music is zero?

- Does this mean we should give away the music and find revenues elsewhere?

- Are there any legs left in the licensed p2p model?

- Which new models will work best on mobile?

11.30 Keynote Presentation/Interview:

Tim Westergren, Founder, Pandora presents the internet radio service Pandora and is interviewed by Paul Brindley, MD, Music Ally.

12.00 'Making Connections: music discovery and social networking'. Panel discussion.

- To what extent should all music services carry some sort of community/networking element to their service?

- Is there money to be made in music related social networking services?

- Where is the real value in music discovery? In sales or in the service aspect of discovery?

- How do fans want to share music?

- How should labels engage with music discovery and networking services?

2.10 Keynote Interview

Jim Griffin interviews the one time boss of MP3.com and now founder of new music services AnywhereCD and MP3tunes, Michael Robertson

3.30 Mobile Keynote Conversation:Session Chair: Steve Mayall, Music Ally

Graeme Ferguson in conversation with Rob Lewis, CEO, Omnifone and Gilles Babinet, CEO, Eyeka

4.00 Smooth Operators - mobile panel discussion

Matt Cockett, O2

Richard Wheeler, Orange

Luke Magnuson, T-Mobile International

Jessica Sandin, Fathom Partners

- What are the respective strategies of the leading UK mobile operators?

- Is the mobile phone the future of digital music?

- How should mobile tie in with online delivery?

- Which models will work best on mobile?

- How will the mobile experience differ from online?

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10:30 am to 11:00am 

Not your traditional Speed Dating, that’s for the evening. This is a speed networking session for you and fellow delegates to take the opportunity to put a face to a name so you can then  

Each session is long enough for you to introduce each other and learn a little bit about what each person does but short enough to meet a decent number of people with in the allotted time.

To register your interest for this, just email pip.lingham@barflyclub.com or visit the delegate registration desk when you arrive. For more details on who is taking part you can also visit our website or speak to one of our staff. 

Join our Australian friends for a pre gig drinks at the Queens Hotel Bar. This will give each delegate the opportunity to meet, network and plan their evening of gigs and parties. 

Austrade’s mission is to contribute to community wealth by helping more Australians succeed in export and international business by providing advice, market intelligence and support to Australian companies to reduce the time, cost and risk involved in selecting, entering and developing international markets.

Howard Marksa chieved notoriety as an international cannabix smuggler through high-profile court cases, connections with groups such as MI6, the IRA, and the Mafia, and his eventual conviction at the hands of the American Drug Enforcement Administration. Now an acclaimed author and public speaker he interviews one of the UK's best loved artists from the last 20 years.

In 1985 Shaun Ryder, singer and lyricist formed in 1985, the Happy Mondays build their sound around hip hop bears, funky bass lines, blues guitars samples and Ryder's inimitable lyrics.

Famous for their lifestyle and their unique collision of rave beats, indie rock and street poetry, the Happy Mondays journey from the hacienda to Brighton's Great Escape has been a colourful one.