EVENTS
26 Jan 2011 - Cultural Diversity & Europe 2020
26 January 2011
13:30h - 18:30h CET
Musical Instruments Museum, Montagne de la Cour Hofberg 2, B-1000 Bruxelles
http://conferences.euobserver.com/cultural/index/
The European Commission is shortly to present a number of initiatives to regulate the creative industries and online markets. Part of its recently-launched Digital Agenda, the initiatives will have to respect the Cultural Diversity principle.
The fifth annual high-level EUobserver conference in Brussels will ask the following:
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How will European Cultural Diversity contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy?
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How is it possible to create an internal market for creative products while at the same time helping Cultural Diversity to flourish?
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What should be in the commission's upcoming framework Directive on collective rights management?
The conference will bring together stakeholders, law-makers and experts from the EU institutions, member states and academia to speak to an audience of over 200 people from the creative industries in Europe.
Confirmed speakers include:-
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Philippe Kern: Director, KEA
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Doris Pack: MEP, Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats), Chairman of the European Parliament's Culture and Education committee
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Kerstin Jorna: European Commission, Internal Market and Services, Acting Head of Cabinet
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Kostas Rossoglou: Legal Officer, BEUC
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Peter Schønning: Lawyer and copyright expert, chairman of the Danish Anti Pirate Group
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Christian Hauptmann: Deputy General Counsel of RTL Group and representing the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT)
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Rick Falkvinge: Leader and founder of the Swedish Pirate Party
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William Bush: Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Premier League
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Ronald Gertz: Chairman and Founder, Music Reports
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Peter Weber: Chairman of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Legal and Public Affairs Committee
