IPA 2010

28th February

9:30-10:30	Opening Ceremony
	Speakers : H.E. Sultan Saeed Nasser Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy, UAE Dr. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH)/Adviser Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Abu Dhabi Herman P. Spruijt, President, International Publishers Association (IPA) Mohammed Abdel Latif, President, Arab Publishers Association (APA) Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the Emirates Publishers Association, Director of Kalimat Publishing Author’s Keynote: Dr. Ahdaf Soueif, Egypt
10:30-11:00	Keynote Speech:
	A Strategic Perspective on coyright opportunities in emerging markets.
11:00-12:00	Copyright and Islamic law
11:00-12:00	Islamic thinkers discuss how Sharia Law traditions cope with modern-day copyright concepts. Chair: Turki Al Dakhil, Television Presenter, Al Arabiya, UAE
14:00-15:30	Session A: New publishing Models in the Internet Age
14:00-15:30	Can publishers compete with free content? Is open access the best way for the developing world? Innovative publishers from Africa and Europe reveal their answers to the Internet challenge.
	Speakers: Ahmed Hindawi, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Egypt David Hoole, Head of Brand Marketing and Content Licensing, Nature Publishing Group, UK Stevan Harnad, Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Science, Québec University, Montréal, Canada; Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Southampton, UK Brian Wafawarowa, Executive President, the Publishers Association of South Africa, New Africa Books, South Africa
	Chair: Peter Givler, President, International Federation of Scholarly Publishers; Executive Director, Association of American University Presses, USA; Chair, IPA Copyright Committee
	Session B: Copyright piracy
	Can we win the battle against piracy? What lessons can we learn from the film and music industries?
	Four leading figures in the piracy campaign share a glimpse into our fights of the future.
	Speakers: Kjell Bohlund, President, Swedish Publishers Association, Sweden Ana Maria Cabanellas, Publisher, Editorial Heliasta, Argentina Scott Butler, Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance, UAE Dr. Bassem Awad, Chief Judge, Court of First Instance, Ministry of Justice, Egypt Chair: Emma House, International Director, the Publishers Association, UK
16:00-17:30	Session A: Balance and Fairness: the Role and the Future of Copyright Exceptions
	Can copyright exceptions solve the challenges the visually impaired and other consumers with special needs face today?A debate between publishing professionals and leading copyright exception activists.
	Speakers: Ellen Tise, IFLA President, South Africa Chris Friend, Strategic Objective Leader-Accessibility Chair, World Blind Union (WBU) Global Right to Read Campaign; Programme Development Advisor, Sightsavers International Dr. Alicia Wise, Chief Executive, Publishers Licensing Society; Head of Digital Publishing, the Publishers Association, UK Catherine Blache, Senior Counselor, International Policy, French Publishers Association Chair: Carlo Scollo Lavizzari, STM Legal Counsel; Partner, Lenz Caemmerer, Switzerland
	Session B: Can Collective Licensing Save Copyright?
	What is the role of collective licensing? Is it the answer to the copyright challenges of the Internet or of the developing world? Collecting society representatives and critics examine this important policy issue.
	Speakers: Dr. Mohammed-Hossam Loutfi, Shalakany Law Office, Egypt John-Willy Rudolph, Chair, International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), Development Committee for Africa and the Middle East, Belgium Olav Stokkmo, CEO, IFRRO Carol Newman, General Manager, Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency (Jamcopy), Jamaica Chair: Sok-ghee Baek; President, Gong-ok Publishing, Korea; President, Korean Publishers Association; IPA Vice President
19:00	Desert Excursion with dinner

	1st March

9:00-10:30	Is Copyright Working? Publishing and Trading Rights in Emerging Markets
	Prominent publishers share their vision of the future of emerging markets and the role that copyright plays in their publishing future.
	Speakers: Zhou Hongli, Chief Copyright Officer, Shanda Literature Limited, China Urvashi Butalia, Publisher, Zubaan Publishing, India Chair: Ibrahim El Moallem, CEO, Dar-el-Shorouk, Egypt; Vice President IPA
11:00-12:30	Session A: Global Copyright Trends
	An overview from global experts of the trends and initiatives shaping international copyright policy.
	Speakers: Richard Owens, Director Copyright Law Division, WIPO Wolf Meier-Ewert, WTO Representative Peter Givler, President, International Federation of Scholarly Publishers; Executive Director, Association of American University Presses, USA;Chair, IPA Copyright Committee Lucie Guibault, Creative Commons representative
	Chair: Mark Seeley, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Elsevier, Netherlands/USA
	Session B: Copyright in Action: International Copyright Licensing
	The ins and outs of license deals and international publishing transactions, explained by the world’s leading practitioners.
	Speakers: Lynette Owen, Copyright Director, Pearson Education, UK Andrew Nurnberg, Managing Director, Andrew Nurnberg Literary Agency, UK Bachar Chebaro, Arab Scientific Publishers, Lebanon Pravin Anand, Lawyer Federation of Indian Publishers, India Said El Ghanimi, Translator, Iraq/Australia
	Chair: Habib al Sayegh, President UAE Writers Union; Journalist, Khaleej Times, UAE
14:30-16:00	The Digital Market Place after the Google Settlement
	A look at the strategic impact of the Google settlement. Speakers will share their strategic vision for publishing and the next steps the industry and legislators may take following the court decision on the Google settlement.
	Speakers: Lois Wasoff, Copyright Law and Policy Attorney, USA Mark Seeley, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Elsevier, Netherlands/USA Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, USA Chair: Peter Givler, President, International Federation of Scholarly Publishers; Executive Director, Association of American University Presses, USA; Chair, IPA Copyright Committee
16:30-18:00	Copyright and Cultural Policy
	Reconciling the needs for education, culture and a thriving local publishing industry. A broad look into the policy framework for creative industries from prominent thinkers both within and outside publishing.
	Speakers: Dr. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors, ADACH/Adviser Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Abu Dhabi Said Al Ghanimi, Translator, Iraq/Australia Chair: Herman P. Spruijt, President IPA
18:30-19:30	Closing ceremony
	Herman P. Spruijt, President, IPA H.E. Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrouei – Director General of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage Muhammad Abdel Latif, President, Arab Publishers Association Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, President of the Emirates Publishers Association, Director of Kalimat Publishing