FRIDAY - August 1st 08:00-10:00 - Registration 08:30-9:30 - Power Breakfast A chance to schmooze early outside the registration area. 10:00-10:30 - First Keynote Speech Denis Handlin -- CEO & Chairman Sony Music 10:30-11:50 - First Session THE PRINCES & PRINCESSES FORMERLY KNOWN AS ARTIST Top Artists Talk On Recording & Performance Demands From The Live Stage To The Product Release. Plus Using New Technologies, The Internet, Interactive Multimedia & Other Means To Break Through. Itıs The Struggle From Simply Being Able To Sing & Play To Now Having A Visual & Video Image, A Multimedia Edge And An Online Access To The Audience. Session Keynote Speaker -- Nathan Cavaleri Panellists -- Fiona Horne, Rob Hirst, Tom Ellard, Lindy Morrison, Chris Dubrow and Julia Darling 11:50-12:15 - Break & Techxpo 12:15-01:30 - Second Session INTERACTIVE & INTERNET--CONTENT, CARRIERS & CONTEXT vs COMMERCE COPYRIGHT & COLLECTION From Magnetic To Optical Media Or Multimedia To Online Markets. Are Silver Discs -- CD, CD-ROM, DVD & Other Hard-Carrier Entertainment Software -- Or Are Digital Data Online & On Cable, The Real Future Delivery Of Music Contentıs Varied Formats. Session Keynote Speaker -- Chris Gilbey Panellists -- Charlie Fox, Stuart Coupe, Keith Welsh, Cameron McDonald Stuart, Jon Casimir 01:30-02:30 - Lunch 02:30-03:00 - Second Keynote Speech Andrew Hoppe--Programmer of MTV Asia 03:00-04:20 - Third Session RADIO, PAY TV AND REAL NEW MEDIA--BREAKING THROUGH NATIONALLY & GLOBALLY IN THE BROADCASTING AND NARROWCASTING MEDIUM MIX From AM & FM To Digital & Cable Radio, Consumers Are Bombarded By Music Choices Including Pay TV And Other New Media Narrowcasting. Getting Into, Getting Onto And Getting Out There By Overcoming The Barriers To Formats And Formulas. Session Keynote Speaker -- Phil Tripp Panellists -- Stuart Matchett, Guy Dobson, Simon Marnie, Kim Vecera, Scott Young 04:20-4:40 - Break & Techxpo 04:40-06:00 - Final Session BEYOND THE RECORD--ADVERTISING, FILM & TV MUSIC, PREMIUMS & SPECIAL PRODUCTS--NON-MAINSTREAM MUSIC OPPORTUNITIES Anyone Can Make A Record But For Artists And Copyright Owners, Thereıs A World Beyond Releasing CDs And Performing. Alternative Markets For Music From Creating Premium And Special Products To Licensing Music For Film Use, TV Themes, Advertising, Compilations And Going Corporate. Session Keynote Speaker -- Matthew Ellard Panellists -- John Evans, Kim Frankiewicz, Andrew Thomas Wilson, Chris Gilbey 06:00-07:30 - Cocktails Shmoozatorium drinks & networking on the Dot Strong Terrace
		SATURDAY - August 2 08:00-10:00 - Registration 08:30-09:30 - Power Breakfast A chance to schmooze early outside the registration area 10:00-10:30 - First Keynote Speech Mirko Whitfield -- MIDEM ASIA General Manager 10:30-11:50 - First Session DEALMAKING & BUSINESS AFFAIRS--THE RIGHT MIX OF CONTRACTS & CONTACTS FOR DOING DEALS LOCALLY & INTERNATIONALLY How To Avoid A Million Dollars Worth Of Mistakes. Understand The Way Of Doing Deals & Business In A Digital Age. What Itıs Going To Take To Get Taken On & Not Get Taken Out. How To Make The Most Of A Deal & Still Do It. Where The Deals Are, How To Get Them And How Not To Lose Out On Getting Into One. Session Keynote Speakers -- Shane Simpson Panellists -- Randall Harper, Adrian Cornes, Adrian Fitz Alan, Sarah Longhurst, Aaron Chugg, Kim Frankiewicz, Graeme Hodgkinson 11:50-12:15 - Break & Techxpo 12:15-01:30 - Second session SHOW ME THE MONEY!--LURKS, PERKS, DEDUCTIONS, VENTURE CAPITAL, GRANTS AND EASY MONEY ON THE HARD ROAD TO SUCCESS How To Take Advantage Of Everything From Export Grants And Tax Breaks To Government And Corporate Funding Opportunities Or Creative Financing Without Selling Your Soul. From Raising Money To Creating Joint Ventures, Investment Opportunities & Ways Of Financing Artists, Tours, Copyrights, Services & Products. Session Keynote Speaker -- Warren Cross Panellists -- Jacqui Crouch, Matthew Ellard, Philip Rolfe 01:30-02:30 - Lunch 02:30-03:00 - Second Keynote Speech Anthony Stonefield -- CEO Electric Records 03:00-04:20 - Third Session MULTINATIONALS, INDIES OR ROLLING YOUR OWN RECORDINGS?--THE FUTURE OF MUSIC IN THE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE BUSINESS Weıve Assembled Some The Most Progressive And/Or Powerful Record Company Executives Covering All Genres Of Music To Explain Where Theyıre Leading And Where The Music Can Follow Into The Merger Of Music And Entertainment Software In The Near And Far Future. Where The Record Industry Is Going From Here On Out. Session Keynote Speaker -- Paul Krige Panellists -- Dave Williams, Warren Fahey, Phil Mortlock 04:20-04:40 - Break & Techxpo 04:40-06:00 - Final Session INDUSTRY ISSUES, GOVERNMENT IMPERATIVES, CENSORSHIP & PIRACY What We Have To Look Forward To Towards 2000 And What We Have To Fight For. From Parallel Importing To Piracy & Coping With Censorship & Compromises From Federal & State Governments. The Issues That The Industry Has To Face Up To And Solve For The Future Of Music & Entertainment. Session Keynote Speaker -- Barry Chapman Panellists -- Jeremy Fabinyi, Emmanuel Candi, Brett Cottle, Michael Speck 06:00-07:30 - Cocktails Shmoozatorium drinks & networking on the Dot Strong Terrace