| Monday, October 29, 2007 |
| 08.30 - 09.45 |
Registration |
| 10.00 – 11.15 |
Opening of Conference
- Address by the Director General, The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or his
representative
- High Level Segment: Creativity in Diverse Cultures
Speakers:
- H.E. Tarek Mitri, Minister for Culture, Ministry of Culture, Lebanon
- H.E. Olivia Grange, Minister for Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Jamaica
- H.E. Prince Kayode Adetokunbo, Minister for Culture, Tourism and National Orientation,
Nigeria
- Mr. Clément Duhaime, Administrateur général, Organisation internationale de la francophonie,
Paris
|
| 11.15 – 11.30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11.30 – 12.45 |
Theme One: The Concept and Origins of Creativity
- Topic 1 Creativity as a Process and Outcome [
PDF ]
Speaker:
Professor Keith Sawyer,
Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- Topic 3 Linking Creativity to Cultural Production
Speaker:
Mr. Carlos Dávila,
Filmmaker and Executive Producer, Mexico City
|
| 12.45 – 13.00 |
Discussion |
| 13.00 – 15.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.40 – 15.00 |
Screening of WIPO films in Room A:
- Amadou & Mariam, singers and songwriters, Mali
- Sadika, glass worker, Tunisia
- Gian-Marco, singer and songwriter, Peru
- Halter Vianney, watchmaker, Switzerland
- Dr. Ovadje, inventor, Nigeria
|
| 15.00 - 16.15 |
Theme Two: Creativity and Intellectual Property (IP) in Support of Development
- Topic 1 Knowledge and Cultural Capital [
PDF ]
Speaker:
Professor Stuart
Cunningham, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation,
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
- Topic 2 The Nexus between IP and the Creative Industries [
PDF ]
Speaker:
Mr. Baba Hama, Délégué
général, Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), Ouagadougou
- Topic 3 IP and Development Objectives
Speaker:
Mr. Sherif Saadallah,
Executive Director, Office of Strategic Use of IP for Development, WIPO, Geneva
|
16.15 - 16.30
|
Discussion |
| 16.30 – 17.45 |
Theme Three: Measuring the Creative Industries
- Topic 1 Cultural Economics as a Tool for Analysis of the Creative Industries [
PDF ]
Speaker:
Professor Ruth Towse,
Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Topic 2 Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Creative Industries: WIPO’s experience
Speaker:
Mr. Dimiter Gantchev,
Acting Director, Creative Industries Division, WIPO, Geneva
- Topic 3 The Creativity Index: A perspective from Hong Kong
Speaker:
Mr. Desmond Hui, Director,
Centre for Cultural Policy Research, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
|
| 17.45 – 18.00 |
Discussion |
| 18.00 – 20.30 |
Reception: Performance: Mr. Sandro Friedrich, Film Music Composer, Reichenburg,
Switzerland
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| Tuesday, October 30, 2007 |
| 10.00 – 11.15 |
Theme Four: Creative Industries in the Digital Environment
- Topic 1 International Legal Framework
Speaker:
Mr. Michael Keplinger,
Deputy Director General, Copyright and Related Rights Sector, WIPO
- Topic 2 Protecting Online Content: Legal and Technical
Speaker:
Mr. Jared Jussim,
Executive Vice President, Intellectual Property, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Culver City
- Topic 3 Collective Management in Support of the Creative Industries in the Digital Era [
PDF ]
Speaker:
Mr. Bendik Hofseth,
Chairman, CISAC International Council of Authors, and Composers of Music (CIAM), Oslo
|
| 11.15 – 11.30 |
Discussion |
| 11.30 – 12.45 |
Theme Five: The Business of Creativity: Innovative Business Models in the Creative
Industries: Best Practices
- Case Study 1 The Business Book Publishing in Africa [
PDF ]
Speaker: Mr. Brian Wafawarowa, Managing Director, New Africa Books, Cape Town
- Case Study 2 Thinking Withoutabox: The Promise of Self-Distribution in the New Age of
Expression [
PDF ]
Speakers:
-
Mr. David Straus,
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
- Mr. Joe Neulight, Co-Founder, Chief Visionary Officer, Withoutabox Inc. Los Angeles
|
| 12.45 – 13.00 |
Discussion
|
| 13.00 - 15.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.30 – 15.00 |
Screening of WIPO films: in Room A:
- Talking Copyright, Music in Kenya
- Riverwood: The Blooming of a Film Industry
|
| 15.00 - 16.30 |
Special Presentation:
- IP and Economic Issues in the Film Industries of India and Egypt
Speaker: Mr. Bertrand Moullier, Narval Media Ltd., London
- Case Study 3: Online Games and Virtual Worlds: Creative Diversity in Action [
PDF ]
Speaker:
Mr. David Sweeney, Senior
Counsel, Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE), Brussels
- Case Study 4 Managing an Independent Record Label [
PDF ]
Speaker:
Ms. Laura Tesoriero,
President, EPSA Music, Buenos Aires
|
| 16.30 – 17.45 |
Discussions |
| 17.45 – 18.00 |
Closing Remarks
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