The Program

By convening this Summit in Montreal, FMC will broaden the scope of our annual educational program to address the variety of issues that are affecting musicians and music communities in the US, Canada, and worldwide as production, promotion and sales increasingly move to a global digital platform. Such panel topics include:

• International copyright and licensing issues
• How international orchestras are navigating change
• The state of the Canadian music industry
• Digital rights management
• New radio and media issues
• Emerging technologies and business models for the music community
• The effect of government support for the arts on musicians, songwriters and composers

FMC will also work with Pop Montreal to program hands-on, skill-building workshops designed to meet the needs of the independent music community.

Keynotes and Interviews

Panels will be interspersed with keynotes and one-on-one interviews with high-profile policymakers, academics and business leaders. Past keynote speakers have included:

US Senators
Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Norm Coleman (R-MN)

US Representatives
Howard Berman (D-CA)
Rick Boucher (D-VA)
John Conyers (D-MI)
Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Mark Foley (R-FL)

State Representatives
CA State Senator Kevin Murray

FCC Commissioners
Michael Copps
Jonathan Adelstein

Business Leaders
Konrad Hilbers CEO, Napster
Rob Glaser CEO, RealNetworks
Michael Robertson, MP3.com
Hilary Rosen, CEO, RIAA

Academics
Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Lessig

Stellar Panelists

Each year, FMC invites the best and brightest minds from a variety of sectors together for our panel discussions, building panels that provide a balanced mixture of voices and perspectives.

Sample of Summit 2005 Panelists. See full list here.

Kevin Arnold Founder/CEO, IODA
Mitch Bainwol Chairman and CEO, RIAA
Lesley Bleakley CEO, The Beggars Group
Hon. Sarmite Bulte, PC Member of Parliament, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Terryl Brown Clemons Asst. Deputy Attorney General, NYS Office of the Attorney General
George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic
Bertis Downs Advisor, R.E.M.
Shawn Fanning Founder, Snocap
Mia Garlick General Counsel, Creative Commons
Michael Geist Professor of Law, Univ. of Ottawa
Sandra Gibson President, Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Fred von Lohmann Senior Staff Attorney, EFF
Jerry Harrison Chairman & Co-Founder, GarageBand.com, member of Talking Heads
Graham Henderson President, CRIA
Heather Hitchens President, Meet the Composer
Peter Jenner Manager, Sincere Management (Billy Bragg)/Secretary General, IMMF
Sam Jennings Director, NPG Music Club (Prince)
Mike Mills Bass player, R.E.M.
Marybeth Peters Register, US Copyright Office
Matthew Shipp avant-garde jazz piano player
Hank Shocklee Producer, Public Enemy
Derek Sivers President/Programmer, CD Baby
Jim Urie President, Universal Music & Video Distribution