Summus is a Latin word that describes the greatness of things. In our case, SUMMUS is a summit to celebrate the greatness of music. A place where experts from all around the music industry meet to share lessons learnt, build consensus about today's challenges, and design forthcoming landscapes.
SUMMUS is an ideal forum to debate and learn in details about proposals and necessities for identification and distribution of rights using avant-garde tools.
Javier Asensio, Regional Director Latin America at IFPI
SGAE HQ (Passeig de Colom, 6, 08002 Barcelona)
From the moment it’s first conceived in the studio, there’s a long journey before it’s played at a half-time on a Super Bowl TV commercial. We will go through the process of syncing music to commercials. We will cover areas such as rights clearance, documentation, sales reports, usage reporting and the flow of royalty payments.
Gordon Moore established his own law in 1965 predicting that the number of components per integrated circuit would double every year. He was right. Computers are today a few hundred billion times more powerful than they were in 1965 and Moore’s Law is expected to deliver its promise for many years to come. How this will impact the music industry in the next 20 years is the centre of this discussion.
Digitalisation has seen the emergence of direct licensing and CMOs rolling out more efficient and transparent member services. Rightsholders are now shining the spotlight on live performance and – with direct deals on the rise, CMOs are once again having to revisit and upgrade their services. This discussion focuses on the “how”.
SGAE HQ(Passeig de Colom, 6, 08002 Barcelona)
The new EU Copyright Directive is getting closer to be approved, while its articles 11 and 13 still raise many concerns about their application. In this panel, we will discuss how this new regulation may change the music environment of the European Union and what are the hopes and worries of the music industry operators and the web platforms regarding its execution.
We believe the artist perspective should be today more relevant than ever before when it comes to design the future of the music industry. We’ll look into it and see how the music creators -composers, producers and performers- perceive the usage of their content and the distribution of royalties.
Named after an MIT special about blockchain, the conference addresses the implementation of Blockchain in the problem-solving cycle of every industry. Before applying Blockchain to the area of music, we have to be sure it adds value to the development and is not just a trendy application
In the ever-changing digital music era we continuously see repeated conflicts between rights holders along with very difficult ones to settle. We will be talking about how the main protagonists – DSPs, labels, publishers and CMOs – are working together to facilitate these resolutions.
Nick has a significant experience in global rights management and heads operations at Melos Publishing, a business focusing on music commissioned for use in commercials.
With over 10 years of experience in synchronising music to ads and audiovisual productions, Rémi has just enrolled into two new business ventures: EvenMore Rights (publishing administration and copyright tracking) and Mewo.io (SaaS for the music industry offering content management, distribution services, and artificial intelligence-based sync recommendation services).
Manager of the Distribution department at Sabam, Floris’s experience also includes the Documentation Department and the Licensing in the synchronization rights department where he used to moderate debates between users and rightsholders.
Head of Business Systems Innovation at Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Will is responsible for business applications worldwide including custom music search products and digital asset management systems. Will previously held the position of Head of Production and Distribution at EMI Production Music.
Synch & Licensing Manager at BMG (Spain & Portugal), Carmen has a wide experience in dealing with rights clearance, both publishing and master, as well as other areas of the publishing business.
Founder of the Orchard. Social Activist. Cyborg. And a vegan.
David Loscos is co-founder and director of IMB International Music Business School. As a training specialist for the music sector, he has created all kind of music business programs for universities, artistic colleges and CMOs. As a consultant, he has produced several reports and internationalization plans for sectoral and governmental organizations in Spanish speaking territories.
Director of Innovation and Partnerships at PRS for Music and board member of DDEX, Paul is a leading force in the development strategy of PRS for Music and its joint venture ICE (International Copyright Enterprise), as well as a multitude of other business partners.
Head of Distribution of Performing Rights at the GEMA, Peter has a working experience in the legal department of GEMA and prior to that he was a lawyer focusing on Copyright and Media Law with international law firms.
CDO at TEOSTO, Roope participated in setting up a platform for research and innovation using an agile and test-driven development approach. He is also the CEO of Mind Your Rights, a company which specialises in developing new digital solutions for music rights management.
VP of Operations at Unison, recently joined the company from her prior position as head of publishing at Blanco y Negro. She also teaches copyright and publishing at SAE Institute Barcelona and is currently finishing her law degree at UOC University.
Álvaro Díez is Deputy Secretary-General at Instituto Autor, a research organization founded by SGAE focused on copyrights. His responsibilities relate to analysis and advice on collective management of copyrights from legal and business approaches.
A practising lawyer in Barcelona, Enric is specialized in copyright and personal image rights, representing clients in different areas of the creative industries: music, film & TV, arts, publishing, sports and media. He is the author of several works on these subjects and teaches them as a professor in different courses and programs.
Director of Legal Policy and Licensing at IFPI, Patrick Charnley is coordinating the global recorded music industry’s campaigns to secure adequate legal frameworks to support fair markets and working to grow performance rights revenues for record producers worldwide. Prior to joining IFPI, Patrick worked in the intellectual property departments of two international law firms, advising clients across the music and entertainment industries.
Head of Legal at Epidemic Sound -a global music company with a mission to deliver music without limitations around the world-, Caroline has a previous experience also as a Head of Legal and Business Affairs Nordics at Viacom and before that used to work at Mannheimer Swartling law firm in Stockholm.
Global Music Publishing lead at Technology Solutions, YouTube, Greg’s team supports collection societies and music publishers and implements licenses globally.
David Loscos is co-founder and director of IMB International Music Business School. As a training specialist for the music sector, he has created all kind of music business programs for universities, artistic colleges and CMOs. As a consultant, he has produced several reports and internationalization plans for sectoral and governmental organizations in Spanish speaking territories.
Composer and producer for Luis Fonsi, Alexandra Stan, Alejandro Sanz, Pablo Alborán, David Bisbal, Eurovision, Disney, La Marató de TV3, etc, Jordi Cubino has more than 22 million of records sold in the last 30 years.
Senior Counsellor of the Copyright Law Division of the Copyright and Creative Industries Sector at WIPO, Geidy’s responsibilities at the International Bureau relate to the development of international treaties and their implementation into national laws, including digital matters and copyright.
A musician and composer of soundtracks for film, dance and advertising, in 2015 Jesús Díaz creates Music In Silence, a musical strategy company. Since then he has made soundtracks for renowned films such as the multi-award winning "The Debt" starring Stephen Dorff and Alberto Ammann, as well as music for ads for brands such as Audi, Desigual or Volskwagen.
A pianist, composer and musical arranger, Sergio Vainikoff has studied the impact of new technologies on intellectual property, which has placed him in distinguished legal and academic forums at the national and international level.
Currently consulting for leading blockchain company Blockpool, sample-clearance platform Tracklib and Media Markt's Juke streaming service in Spain, a 'semi-retired' artist himself, Jeff Bacon helps business to understand music and music to do better business, with a focus on best-in-class tech that enriches the fan experience, advances the industry or makes life easier for creators.
Founder at Resonate, Peter is actively contributing to groups and initiatives seeking to create a blockchain-based standard for music metadata and licensing.
COO and Director of Music Division at SIAE, Matteo considers himself a true digital all-rounder, and he is first and foremost an ambassador of customer needs. He feels that lasting success can only be achieved by genuinely involving customer behaviour.
Innovation lead within APRA AMCOS’ Research & Development team and Electronic Music Specialist for Writer Services, Frank is also the driving force behind the implementation of music recognition technology in nightclubs and festivals throughout Australia and New Zealand - developing more effective ways to distribute royalties to publishers and songwriters of electronic and dance music.
COO at ACINPRO, Angela is devoted to conflict resolution via conciliation, she implemented the double and multi-claim solution process.
Global Music Publishing lead at Technology Solutions, YouTube, Greg’s team supports collection societies and music publishers and implements licenses globally.
SVP, Global Rights and Society Relations at UMG, during his more than 30 years experience in Music Rights Management, Neil has worked across all sectors of the Industry and is now working with IFPI and the Neighbouring Rights organisations across the world to further develop the industry’s infrastructure for the digital age and deliver increased revenues for Universal’s labels and creators.
Director of Innovation and Partnerships at PRS for Music and board member of DDEX, Paul is a leading force in the development strategy of PRS for Music and its joint venture ICE (International Copyright Enterprise), as well as a multitude of other business partners.
SUMMUS is an event organized by BMAT
It will be held on 29th & 30th October in Passeig de Colom nº6, Barcelona