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2019 Vienna Music Business Research Days
2019 Vienna Music Business Research Days
The 10th Vienna Music Business Research Days will be held at mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria, from September 11 to 13, 2019.
The Vienna Music Business Research Days bring together scholars from all disciplines and interested music business professionals in Vienna in order to present their findings and exchange ideas about it.
“Future of the Music Business”
Conference Day Program on Sep. 13th
09:0009:15: WELCOME
09:1510:00: Keynote by Cliff Fluet (Lewis Silkin LLP, London, UK): “The Music Business & Technology – how their past and present will dictate their future”
10:0011:00: Panel discussion on “The Future of Music Copyright” with Karl Ryan (Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google UK), Ros Lynch (Intellectual Property Office, London, UK), Cliff Fluet (Lewis Silkin LLP, London, UK) and Steve Stewart (vezt, Los Angeles, USA) moderated by Sally Gross (University of Westminster, London, UK)
11:0011:30: REFRESHMENTS
11:3012:30: Keynote by Michael Smellie (Start-up investor, Brisbane, Australia and former COO of Sony Music Entertainment): “Music Industry, the 7 deadly sins!”
12:3014:00: LUNCH BREAK
14:0014:45: Keynote by Dennis Collopy (University of Hertfordshire, UK): “Music 2025 – Is Music Data Fit for Purpose in the Digital Era?”
14:4515:30: Keynote by Pete Downton (7digital, London, UK)
15:3016:00: REFRESHMENTS
16:0017:30: Panel discussion “Future of the Music Business – What’s Next after Music Streaming?” with Lucie Caswell (Featured Artist Coalition, London, UK), Pete Downton (7digital, London, UK), Phil Graham (University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia), Michael Smellie (Start-up investor, Brisbane, Australia), Vaughn McKenzie (JAAK, UK) moderated by Dennis Collopy (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
17:30: Awarding the young scholars’ workshop best paper
Useful links:
https://www.mdw.ac.at/ikm/vienna-music-business-research-days/