8:15

LEGAL BREAKFAST 

 
Gabriela Kennedy, Partner, Lovells
Monique Woo, Associate, Hong Kong, Lovells
 

09:30

Speaker: Tero Ojanperä, Executive Vice President, Head of Entertainment & Communities, Services & Software, Nokia

09:50

Q&A with Tero Ojanperä and Ralph Simon 

10:00

Mobile Matters 

If you own the pipes do you own the business? Are artist and music companies paid in digital space? A global look into the relationship between carriers, handset manufacturers and labels in today.

Moderator: Ralph Simon, Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum–Americas, & CEO of The Mobilium Advisory Group.

Speakers: 

Rob Wells, SVP, Digital, Universal Music Group International (UMGI)
Ian Chapman-Banks, Vice President, General Manager, Asia Pacific Marketing,                        
Mobile Devices, Motorola
Daniel Lee, Director, Digital Music Product Department, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd          
Rob Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Omnifone Group Limited
Amy Lung, COO - Mobile, Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd.
 

11:30

Games

The game industry is arguably outselling Hollywood and its clear that music is an integral part of both industries. What are games companies doing to help grow the music industry and what can music people do to help themselves?

Moderator: Graham Perkins, Elasticity

Speakers: 

Christopher Thompson, Vice President & GM Asia, Electronic Arts Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
Charles Huang, Executive Vice President/Co-Founder, RedOctane
Quentin Staes-Polet, CEO, Kreeda Games India Pvt Ltd.

12:15

Face2Face Markets that Matter: Japan

An in depth look into Asia Pacific’s #1  music market. How is music being monetised in Japan? Can the Japan approach be applied to the rest of the world? Can piracy be beaten in the land of the Rising Sun? 

Moderator: Steve McClure, Asia Bureau Chief, Billboard

Speakers: 
Haji Taniguchi, Managing Director / International Strategy and IP Strategy, Avex
Group Holdings Inc.
Kaz Hori, Vice Chairman of the Board MPAJ & Vice Chairman of the Board, HoriPro Inc.

12:50

Tales from the Frontline 

Mufin presents how they see life after DRM with their new generation of AudioID technology.
Speaker: Jürgen Jaron, CEO, Mufin GmbH.

14:30

LUNCH - SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM

14:30

The Live Panel 

How to scale and cross-promote. Moving beyond the mega-acts, or is that a waste? How can sponsors and artists truly leverage the "Live" opportunity. Does piracy help or hinder the promotions process? What can technology do to enhance the viewing experience?

Moderator: Michael Chugg, Executive Chairman, Chugg Entertainment

Speakers: 
Jonathan Krane, President & CEO, Emma Ticketmaster
James Cundall, Chief Executive, Lunchbox Theatrical Productions
Venkat Vardhan, Chairman & Managing Director, DNA Networks Ltd.
Harvey Goldsmith, Managing Director, Harvey Goldsmith Productions Ltd & Chairman,
Artiste Management Productions Ltd. 
Denise Marsh, CEO, Singapore Indoor Stadium
Hung Tik, SVP Greater China, Live Nation
 

15:30

The Asian Digital Opportunity

How has technology empowered the artists? Does the internet make stars? What part is there for brands in the digital platform and what does the future hold for ad-funded models?

Moderator: Stefan Rust, Founder & Director, Catalist Group & Chairman, MEF Asia

Speakers:

Gary Chen, Founder/CEO, Orca Digital Inc. (top100.cn)
Jay Kim, VP & Head of APAC & Music Business, RealNetworks Asia Pacific Co Ltd.
John Possman, Founder & Partner, 247 Inc.
Ty Roberts, CTO, Gracenote
Joe Jasin, Vice President & Corporate Development SK Telecom International
Song Lin, President & CEO, UiTV Corporation
 

Bob lefsetz - Letter to America 

Having spent two full days at Music Matters, Bob Lefsetz, the outspoken and oft controversial author of the Lefsetz Letter, shares his views on what our American cousins can learn (if anything) from the people, companies and stories surrounding the Asia Pacific music business and insight from the other side of the pond.

Speaker: Bob Lefsetz, Author, The Lefsetz Letter

17:30

The Mega Panel: Music Matters - We are the World

10 key figures from across the whole industry eco-system give their take on upcoming challenges and the solutions before the floor opens to questions from the audience. 

Moderators: Ralph Simon, Chairman Emeritus & Founder, Mobile Entertainment Forum - Americas, & CEO of The Mobilium Advisory Group.

Jasper Donat, Co-Founder Branded Ltd.  & President Music Matters

Speakers: Ian Chapman-Banks, Vice President, General Manager, Asia Pacific Marketing,Mobile Devices, Motorola Asia Pacific Ltd.
Atul Churamani, Vice President, A&R, Publishing & New Media, Saregama India Ltd.
Gary Chen, Founder/CEO, Orca Digital Inc. (top100.cn)
Harvey Goldsmith, Managing Director, Harvey Goldsmith Productions Ltd & Chairman, Artiste Management Productions Ltd.     
Charles Huang, Executive Vice President/Co-Founder, RedOctane
John Kennedy, Chairman & CEO, IFPI
Terry McBride, CEO, Nettwerk Music Group (Manager, Avril Lavigne)
Paul McGuinness, Manager U2, PJ Harvey, The Rapture and Paddy Casey, Principle Management
Lachie Rutherford, President, Warner Music Asia Pacific.
Haji Taniguchi, Managing Director / International Strategy and IP Strategy, Avex Group Holdings Inc.
Kelvin Wadsworth, President – Asian Region, SONY BMG Music Entertainment (Asia) Inc
Rob Wells, SVP, Digital, Universal Music Group International
 

18:30

CONFERENCE WRAP!

19:00 - 21:00

MTV Closing Party