Inaugural
P2P & MUSIC CONFERENCE
DCIA Special Event
October 10, 2008 | 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Berlin, Germany

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LOCATION
Exhibition Grounds
Messe Berlin
Germany
San Jose Marriott

Agenda

Speakers

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About Us
 


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Plan now to attend the Distributed Computing Industry Association’s first-ever P2P & MUSIC CONFERENCE at PopKomm in Berlin, Germany.

This special industry event is scheduled for October 10th in the Grosser Stern Conference Center on the Exhibition Grounds of Messe Berlin, Germany.

This Conference-within-PopKomm will feature keynotes from top P2P companies and major music distributors, panels of industry leaders, valuable workshops, and much more.

PopKomm is the international music and entertainment business trade show.

The PopKomm Conference will offer an outlook on decisive developments within the music business. For three days, industry experts will voice their opinions on the current state of creation, communication, and commerce.

The PopKomm Festival is one of the world’s major showcases with more than 400 solo artists, bands and DJs playing in over 25 official locations.

DCIA Member speakers for the P2P & MUSIC CONFERENCE at PopKomm are listed in the Speakers section, which is below the Conference Agenda that immediately follows this summary.

Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this 2008 special event. Register online or call 410-476-7965. For sponsor packages and speaker information, please contact Karen Kaplowitz, DCIA Member Services, at 888-890-4240 or karen@dcia.info.


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Sari Lafferty
DCIA Business Affairs

410-476-7964
sari@dcia.info
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 PARTNERS & SPONSORS

DCIA

Isle of Man

QTRAX

Unlimited Media

Javien

CUGate

P2P & MUSIC CONFERENCE
DCIA Conference Agenda

Date: Friday, October 10, 2008
Location: Grosser Stern Conference Center, Messe Berlin, Germany

12:30PM - 1:15PM

P2P FOR MUSIC

Marty Lafferty, CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Ron Berry, Business Advisor, Isle of Man - Presentation

OPENING KEYNOTE

Allan Klepfisz, Chairman & CEO, QTRAX

1:15PM - 2:00PM

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

China & Russia – Market Opportunities or Previews of the Future
How can massive piracy in China and Russia be overcome so that these regions enter the global community for music distribution? Can P2P music business models be tailored for these markets? Or by analyzing what is happening in these territories is the West simply looking into its own future?

Panelists:

Alexej Aliaev, Director A&R, Soyuz Music

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

Maor Ezer, Founder & CEO, You License

Jean Hsiao Wernheim, Chairwoman, Shanghai Media Group

Moderator:

Thomas Reemer, CEO, CUGate

2:00PM - 2:15PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Pablo Soto, Founder & CEO, Blubster & Omemo - Presentation

2:15PM - 2:30PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Stephen Alstrup, CEO, Octoshape

2:30PM - 2:45PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Kevin Bradshaw, COO, LimeWire - Presentation

2:45PM - 3:30PM

MUSIC IN TRANSITION

Digital Challenges – Sound Fundamentals or Changed Circumstances
What has been the impact of online file sharing on the music industry since the advent of Napster? What lessons have been learned and what have been missed? Are closed or highly filtered systems the only P2P solutions of value for music distribution? How can the phenomena of social networking and user-generated content (UGC) be monetized by the music industry using P2P technologies?

Panelists:

Scott Cohen, Co-Founder and VP of International, The Orchard

Tom Günther, Head of Legal & Business Affairs, Finetunes

Graham Oakes, CEO, Media Science International

Patrick Sullivan, President & CEO, RightsFlow

Roschan Thompson, Vice President A&R, PurePlay

Moderator:

Sari Lafferty, Business Affairs, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

3:30PM - 3:45PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Memo Rhein, CEO, Unlimited Media

3:45PM - 4:00PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Jan Marc Külper, Director of Business Development, arvato mobile - Presentation

4:00PM - 4:15PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Ariel Napchi, Co-CEO, HIRO Media - Presentation

4:15PM - 5:00PM

SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT

Technology Advancement – Creating the Commercial P2P Music Ecosystem
What digital rights management (DRM), content delivery network (CDN), recommendation engine, networked hardware, and other technological solutions are now in development that will optimize P2P deployment for the benefit of music distribution stakeholders? How are music rights holders exploiting P2P today and what issues remain? Can the open file-sharing marketplace be harnessed or is anti-piracy enforcement the only technologically sound approach?

Panelists:

Karlheinz Brandenburg, Professor, Fraunhofer Institute

Harry Lange, CTO, CUGate

Jonathan Lee, Senior Vice President, MediaDefender

Alexander Shulgin, Owner, Familia Publishing

Moderator:

Sari Lafferty, Business Affairs, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

5:00PM - 5:15PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Clive Gardiner, VP of Digital Music, We7 - Presentation

5:15PM - 5:30PM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Jim Burger, Attorney at Law, DowLohnes - Presentation

5:30PM - 6:15PM

P2P MUSIC LICENSING

Private Versus Public Approaches – P2P for Content Rights Holders
What are the various content licensing and market exploitation strategies that have been tried to date with respect to P2P distribution? How and why is collective licensing gaining traction in some geographic regions and should this be applied globally? What should the roles and responsibilities be for P2P companies, ISPs, CDNs, and other parties in an optimal but practical P2P music licensing regime?

Panelists:

Markus Beckedahl, Public Project Lead, Creative Commons

Leyla Neyman, Managing Director, Steiner, Neyman & Partners

Ian Penman, Partner, New Media Law

Patrick Ross, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance

Moderator:

Sari Lafferty, Business Affairs, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

 

P2P & MUSIC CONFERENCE
DCIA Conference Speakers

Alexej Aliaev, Director A&R, Soyuz Music

Stephen Alstrup, CEO, Octoshape

Markus Beckedahl, Public Project Lead, Creative Commons

Ron Berry, Business Advisor, Isle of Man

Kevin Bradshaw, COO, LimeWire

Karlheinz Brandenburg, Professor, Fraunhofer Institute

Jim Burger, Attorney at Law, DowLohnes

Scott Cohen, Co-Founder and VP of International, The Orchard

Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic

Maor Ezer, Founder & CEO, You License

Clive Gardiner, VP of Digital Music, We7

Tom Günther, Head of Legal & Business Affairs, Finetunes

Allan Klepfisz, Chairman & CEO, QTRAX

Jan Marc Külper, Director of Business Development, arvato mobile

Marty Lafferty, CEO, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

Sari Lafferty, Business Affairs, Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA)

Harry Lange, CTO, CUGate

Jonathan Lee, Senior Vice President, MediaDefender

Ariel Napchi, Co-CEO, HIRO Media

Leyla Neyman, Managing Director, Steiner, Neyman & Partners

Graham Oakes, CEO, Media Science International

Ian Penman, Partner, New Media Law

Thomas Reemer, CEO, CUGate

Memo Rhein, CEO, Unlimited Media

Patrick Ross, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance

Alexander Shulgin, Owner, Familia Publishing

Pablo Soto, Founder & CEO, Blubster & Omemo

Patrick Sullivan, President & CEO, RightsFlow

Roschan Thompson, Vice President A&R, PurePlay

Jean Hsiao Wernheim, Chairwoman, Shanghai Media Group

More Speakers To Be Announced