2009 c&binet forum conference

The c&binet forum ran from 26 to 28 October at The Grove in Hertfordshire where business leaders from across the creative and finance industries came together to debate access to finance for creative industries, new business models for online content, developing talent and securing creative rights.

Archive footage will be available soon.

Conference sessions

Time: Duration: Session(s) Lead Presenter Watch video
09:05 25 min Welcome address and panel discussion Siôn Simon MP Watch recording
  Creative Industries minister, Siôn Simon MP, is joined by Dame Gail Rebuck CBE, chair & chief executive, Random House Group, Ivan Dunleavy, chief executive, Pinewood Shepperton and Chris Clarke, founder and CEO, Sapient Nitro  
09:30 45 min Keynote address Jean-Bernard Lévy Watch recording
  Led by Jean-Bernard Lévy, CEO, Vivendi. Vivendi is a world leader in communications and entertainment, a major publisher of video games and music and key player in television, film and telecommunications. Its business reflects the growing interdependence of creative content production and distribution. Jean-Bernard Lévy will speak to Amanda Andrews, media editor at The Daily Telegraph, to offer his unique perspective on the issues c&binet is tackling.  
10:40 60 min Main session: Creative Infrastructure David Rowan Watch recording
  Led by David Rowan, editor, Wired (UK). What are the enabling technologies which will reshape the creative economy in the next 10 years? How will businesses and governments need to adapt? David will be joined by: Ashley Highfield, managing director – consumer & online for Microsoft UK; Marc Watson, CEO of BT Vision; Phil Smith, managing director – UK for Cisco Systems; and Alex Stanhope, lead technologist for the creative industries at the Technology Strategy Board.  
11:40 35 min Keynote address: Copyright – the Way Ahead Rt Hon David Lammy MP Watch recording
  How can consumers be convinced not to illegally file-share? Carrot? Stick? Education? What's the right balance to be struck? How much of this should be Government’s problem and how much should be up to the industry? Could international agreements help? Followed by a Q&A discussion.  
12:15 15 min Cabinet Shorts: An International Perspective on the Creative Industries Odile Quintin Watch recording
  Led by Odile Quintin, EC Director General for Education and Culture, will discuss the new EU Green Paper on the Creative Industries currently being prepared by the European Union will giving an international perspective on the creative industries.  
14:00 45 min Keynote address Elio Leoni-Sceti Watch recording
  Elio Leoni-Sceti, CEO, EMI Music, talks to Patience Wheatcroft, editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe, on how artists’ creativity needs to be complemented with innovation. To him, this means “listening to the desires and needs of consumers and delivering new products and services that they want to buy.”  
14:45 60 min Main session: Free Content – beat it or join it? Robert Andrews Watch recording
  Led by Robert Andrews, editor, paidContent:UK. Does the value of content inevitably trend towards zero? How do content owners add value to deliver effective “freemium” services? What role can new formats and technologies play? Robert will be joined by Paul Brown, managing director, Spotify UK; Stephen Moore, executive vice president for Disney-ABC-ESPN Television, Walt Disney EMEA; Kristian Segerstrale, CEO, Playfish; Tim Clark, founding partner, IE: Music; Stephen Somerville, commercial director, 7 digital and Rob Lewis, CEO of Omnifone.  
16:15 60 min Main session: Scale, Risk & Investment – how do we build business capacity? Patrick McKenna Steve Hewlett  
  Led by Patrick McKenna, CEO, Ingenious Media and Steve Hewlett, media consultant and broadcaster. What do creative businesses need to do to attract investment and demonstrate reliability of future cash flow and how can governments help? Is scale and diversification the only way to offset risk? Patrick and Steve will be joined by Simon Fuller, founder & chairman, 19 Group; Jimmy Mulville, co-founder & CEO, Hat Trick Productions and Lorna Tilbian, executive director, Numis Corporation. Plus: Julie Meyer, CEO, Ariadne Capital and founder, First Tuesday network; Sean Duffy, head of technology, media & telecoms, Barclays Commercial; and Daniel Waterhouse, partner, Wellington Partners  
17:15 45 min Copyright in the digital age Steve Hewlett Watch recording
  The current system of clearing rights is hugely complicated, and is preventing the benefits of the digital age from being fully realised. What should be done to make this process easier?

Steve Hewlett, media consultant & broadcaster, leads a discussion with Jenine Hulsmann, partner at Clifford Chance; Neil Berkett, CEO of Virgin Media; Gregor Pryor, partner at ReedSmith; Rick Cotton, executive vice president and general counsel, NBC Universal ; Nikil Shah, co-founder Mixcloud; and Harish Dayani, Chief Executive, Moser Baer Entertainment.		  

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Fringe Programme - 27th October

C&binet Shorts: The Future of Creativity

The Technology Strategy Board presents four of the UK's most exciting young creative entrepreneurs.

The Business of Creativity: Developing Leadership

Led by Angela Whelan and Jon Teckman, Ashridge Business School
This session touches on some of the ideas featured on the newly piloted 'Advanced Leadership in the Creative Industries' run by Ashridge Business in partnership with The Cultural Leadership Programme

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c&binet masterclass: How India beat piracy by thinking big

Led by Harish Dayani, chief executive, Moser Baer Entertainment Ltd

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Whose customer is it?

Peter Jenner, International Music Managers Forum and Fred Bolza, VP, Strategic Development, Sony Music (UK)
Who owns the customer – the record label or the musician?

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Influence

Led by Rory Sutherland, vice chairman & creative director, Ogilvy and president, IPA
The creative industries have huge cultural influence – we must win the hearts and minds of consumers, rather than legislate against them.

Loyalty

Led by IDEO
In a digital age, with almost infinite content, how can creative businesses build a loyal relationship with the consumer?

Winners and Losers in the Digital Creative Economy - the rise and rise of micropayments

Led by Ed Shedd, partner and global media practice leader, Deloitte

Fringe Programme - 28th October

Kids

Led by Jocelyn Stevenson, creative director, TT Animation
Children are the ultimate early adopters.  What can we learn from creative businesses designing for kids in terms of economics and ethics – and how can we serve the next generation better?

News

Led by Phillip Nattermann, head of media, McKinsey
News and comment is a public good but is it a commodity? What is the right way forward for news organisations?

Brands & Content

Led by Jack Horner, founder and creative director, Frukt Music
We’re all multi-platform content producers now. What are the best models for IP owners to extend their ideas in to new mediums: Joint ventures? In-house development? Licensing?

Frontiers: UK

Led by Simon Evans, director, Creative Clusters
As the digital economy grows, the industry map of the UK is being redrawn. Big cities are competing fiercely to establish their creative credentials. Smaller towns face even bigger challenges. Leading entrepreneurs will discuss the shape of a UK-wide industry strategy for the creative economy.

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BBC – Future Technology

Led by Richard Halton, Programme Director IPTV, BBC
A hands-on demonstration of future BBC technology platforms, looking at how independent companies will be able to use them to produce and distribute content.

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