Conference on June 13: Rights & Content in the Digital Age

In this digital age, when all backlist is frontlist, publishers are leaving money on the table while also opening themselves up to potential liability by not keeping better focus on the rights and licenses they hold.
Event Info
Date: June 13, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location:
Grand Hall, NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Sq. South
New York, NY – map
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Program
- 9:00 – 9:30 am
Introduction and Keynote - Speaker:
Roxana Robinson, Author of Sparta and President of the Author’s Guild
- 9:30 – 10:00 am
Presentation: Setting the World to Rights: Why Knowledge is Power (and Profit) - Speaker:
Randy Petway, Chief Revenue Officer, Ingenta
- 10:00 – 10:45 am
Panel: Publishing Innovation, Experiments, and The Future of Intellectual Property - Speakers:
Lucas Wittmann, Executive Editor and Associate Publisher, Regan Arts
Andy Hunter, Publisher & COO Catapult, Co-Founder LitHub, and Founder & Chairman of Electric Literature
Adam Gomolin, Co-founder and General Counsel, Inkshares
Philippa Donovan, Literary Consultant, Smart Quill Editorial
- 10:45 – 11:15 am
Coffee & Networking Break
- 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Panel: Rights Beyond Our Borders: The Benefits, Challenges, and Strategy of Global Publishing - Speakers:
Michael Healy, Executive Director International Relations, Copyright Clearance Center
Kris Kliemann, Global Publishing and Rights Expert
Kerry Saretsky, Corporate Strategy Director—Global, HarperCollins
- 12:00 – 12:45 pm
Panel: A Page From a Different Book: Other Industries Illustrate Content Adaptability - Speakers:
Matt Dellinger, Independent Digital Content Strategist
Douglas Chilcott, Creative Director, TED
Euvin Weeber, General Manager, Audiam
Speakers
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Doug Chilcott
Creative Director, TED Conferences
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Matt Dellinger
Independent Digital Content Strategist
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Philippa Donovan
Literary Consultant and Founder, Smart Quill Editorial
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Adam Gomolin
VP of Business Development, General Counsel, Co-Founder, Inkshares
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Michael Healy
Executive Director, International Relations, Copyright Clearance Center
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Andy Hunter
Publisher & COO Catapult, Co-Founder LitHub, and Founder & Chairman of Electric Literature
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Kris Kliemann
Global Rights Expert
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Randy Petway
Chief Revenue Officer, Ingenta
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Roxana Robinson
Author of Sparta, President of the Author’s Guild
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Kerry Saretsky
Corporate Strategy Director, Global, HarperCollins
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Euvin Weeber
General Director, Audiam
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Lucas Wittmann
Executive Editor and Associate Publisher, Regan Arts
Further Reading & Speaker Interviews
- Kerry Saretsky, HarperCollins: Strategy on a ‘Glocal’ Scale
- Doug Chilcott, TED Conferences: TED’s Brand Ambassadors: A Network of Inspiration
- Matt Dellinger: ‘Legacy Content Can Be Mined Gold’
- Kris Kliemann: ‘Maximise the Impact of a Book’
- Randy Petway, Ingenta: Consumer Behavior has Changed, So Should Our Approach to Rights
- Philippa Donovan: ‘A Business, Not a Luxury’
- Who Owns the Rights? A June Conference Calls the Question