Making the Most of Creativity: In the Public Interest! Conference Programme

Program Thursday 2 March

8:30	Registration
9:15	Welcome and Introductions from the Chair Conference chaired by stimulating IP commentators including Catharine Lumby and Graham Greenleaf.
9:30	Launch of the RSA Adelphi Charter on creativity innovation and intellectual property. John Howkins (UK)
10:15	Intellectual Property - Does it reward the rent-seekers or creators? Peter Drahos (ANU)
11:00	Morning tea
11.25	Digital makes a difference; creators and the public domain. The Spender sisters.
12:00	Keeping ahead of the game: workplace learning in a rapidly changing media environment. Insights from the national broadcaster. Jenny Ferber (Head ABC Learning)

12:40	Lunch
1:30	Open content licensing and a fair go for creatives in a digital environment Panel: Moderated by Roger Clarke (Xamax Consultancy) e-Learning: James Dalziel (MELCOE) Collecting Society: Simon Lake (Screenrights) Publisher: Michelle Carlyle (Pearson Education) Creative Commons: Brian Fitzgerald (QUT) Legal: Anne Flahvin (Baker MacKenzies)
2:30	The impact of technology on knowledge diffusion. Evan Arthur DEST
3:00	Collecting Societies in the digital age: the way forward Caroline Morgan (CAL)
3:15	Afternoon Tea
3:35	2006 Launch of AEShareNet Instant Licences by Pare Keiha (AUT, New Zealand)
3:50	The final words: A consumer perspective chaired by Louise Sylvan - ACCC John Howkins Libby Jeffery (Momento) Kevin Sumption (Powerhouse Museum) Gordon Renouf (ACA)
4:45	Wrap up from Chair
5:00	Close