Contemporary Issues in Arts Management Conference
This year's event is being held at the Novas Contemporary Urban Centre from Monday, 12th April until Friday, 16th April 2010. The third year BA (Hons) Music, Theatre and Entertainment Management students at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts will discuss current topics affecting the arts industry.
The Conference is the culmination of 10 weeks of intense discussion, debate and learning. Music, Theatre and Entertainment Management students have been pleased and privileged to host 9 of the best managers in the music, theatre and entertainment industries to discuss issues currently affecting our industries and our future.
- Tim Difford, Steria
- Paul Birch, Revolver Records
- Brian Message, Radiohead/Music Managers Forum
- David Hayward, BBC College of Journalism
- James Seabright, theatre producer, in conversation with
- Tony Field, theatre producer and consultant
- Ann Harrison, music business lawyer and author
- Stella Hall, Culture 10
- Mark Borkowski, Borkowski PR.
Past Sessions:
Speakers and subjects in previous years have included:
- Sir Cameron Mackintosh, A conversation with Tony Field
- Ann Harrison, Music Business Lawyer and author, ‘New business models for record deals’; ‘Death of the traditional label - doing business in the 21st century’
- David Pugh, West End Producer (Art, Heroes), A conversation with Tony Field
- Pippa Aillion, Casting Director (the Lion King, the Blue Man Group) ‘Casting is integral to a show's success’
- Mike Jones, Institute of Popular Music, Liverpool University ‘Music Industry: success story or father of failures?’ and ‘Music – What is there to Manage?’
- Jeremy Ledlin, Director of Channelfly, ‘Online Marketing: Youth on your side?’
- Professor Anthony Everitt, Professor of Visual and Performing Arts at Nottingham Trent University; ex Secretary-General of the Arts Council of Great Britain, ‘What is culture? Some of the main cultural trends in today's world’
- Alex Cox, Film Director (Repo Man) ‘New Labour and Film Policy’
- Colin McKeown, Film & TV producer (Liam, Nice Guy Eddie) ‘Liverpool: Capital of Culture?’
- Melanie Harris, BBC Northern Exposure ‘new platforms for drama’ and ‘BBC Charter Renewal – the case for’
- Jon Webster, Clancy Webster ‘Compilation albums – is there a future?’
- Dee Davison, DCMS ‘The Relationship Between Arts and Government’.
- Phil Thornton ‘Just Buy It! Adventures in Anti-Corporatism’.
- Eddie Berg, FACT ‘An arts centre for the 21st century: FACT’.
- Marc Dicciani, USA/NARAS (National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences) (the Grammy’s)/Director, School of Music, Uarts
- Tony Field and John Causebrook, ex Arts Council of Great Britain and Theatre Projects
- Tony Wood, Creative Director, Lime Pictures
- John Robb, TV pundit and author
- Warren Bradley, Leader, Liverpool City Council.
Should you wish to attend the conference, please email us telling us which day(s) (or parts of days) you would like to attend and we’ll do our best to reserve you a place. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
The Venue
This year's conference is being held at the Liverpool Contemporary Arts Centre. For a location map, please click here.
CIAM: Profiles
The profiles are now available here.
CIAM: Schedule
The schedule is now available here. Please be aware that times may vary on actual days.
Previous Years
To see the website for the CIAM conference last year please click here.