Gerd Leonhard Media Futurist Keynote at Canadian Music Week 2007: End of Control

This is part 1 of Gerd's Keynote at Canadian Music Week 2007, in Toronto, Canada, Gerd speaks on The Future of Music, recorded at Canadian Music Week, March 9, 2007. Subjects: DRM, Music Like Water, the flat rate for music, the IFPI 2007 report, mobile music etc. Gerd Leonhard: Media Futurist, Author, Advisor The Wall Street Journal calls Gerd one of the leading media futurists in the world. He is the Co-Author of the influential book "The Future of Music" (2005, Berklee Press), as well as the author of "Music2.0" (just released), and of "Open is King - The Future of Media beyond Control" (eta: late 2008). Gerd's background is in Music (he won the Quincy Jones Award in 1986 and is a graduate of Boston's Berklee College of Music) as well in Technology and the Internet (former CEO of LicenseMusic Inc, currently CEO of Sonific.com). Gerd's work focuses on where Content & Media overlap with technology, communications, lifestyles and culture, and he is considered a leading expert on topics such as mobility and mobile entertainment, future media scenarios (incl. broadcasting / TV & Radio), WebX.0, social networking and social media, online communities and UGC (user generated content), the future of copyright in the digital content ecosystem, media globalization, digital privacy, and the future of advertising, branding, marketing & PR. Gerd's keynotes, talks, videos and think-tank appearances are renowned for his hard-hitting and provocative yet inspiring and motivational style. With over 100 engagements in over 20 countries during the past 3 years Gerd has addressed executive level audiences in many different sectors, from technology to business to culture to government. His client list includes companies such as SonyBMG, RTL, ITV, the BBC, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, Orange, The Financial Times, TribalDDB, the European Commission, Nokia-Siemens, Unisys, the NFL and many others. Gerd is a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts (London), and resides in Basel, Switzerland. www.mediafuturist.com To view Gerd's videos: go to Future Talks: www.futuretalks.com or go to www.gerdtube.com

Date Added: Thu, 28 Feb 2008
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