Below you can find the EuroSonic Noorderslag 2009 conference program. For an overview per day or location, you can check out the timetable.
The National Member States and the European Commission are both working to boost the creative industries in Europe. What is the role and position of music, and how can European artists and European repertoire benefit from this policy? The discussion will cover new business models in a digital environment, skills, training and how to make the most of the single market and beyond. Representatives of the European Music sector will discuss this issue with presentations and interventions by mrs. MSc J. van Kranendonk (Director-General of the Dutch Ministry of Education,Culture and Science) and mrs. Odile Quintin (Director-General for Education and Culture, European Commission).
Introduction and Moderator: mrs. Odile Quintin (Director-General for Education and Culture, European Commission, FR)
mrs. MCs Judith van Kranendonk (Director-General of the Dutch Ministry of Education,Culture and Science, NL)
J.F. Michel (Secretary General European Music Office)
Dick Rijken (Professor of information technology and society at The Hague University / Managing director of STEIM / Dutch co-chair of the European expert group on creative industries, NL)
Cees Vervoord (CEO of Buma Stemra, NL)
Erwin Angad-Gaur (General Secretary of the Ntb, the oldest and largest Dutch musicians union)
Fruzsina Szép (MXP Hungary / Sziget Festival, HU)
Marcel Albers (Flow Records, NL)
Tjeerd Bomhof (Voicst, NL)
