 | Derrick ASHONG (Ghana/USA):
Youth & the New Pan-African Renaissance - music as a tool for re-building Africa in the 21st century |
 | Stephan BENN (Germany):
The Importance of online/mobile Exploitation for independent music companies - experiences of VUT (German Association of Indies) |
 | Simon BROUGHTON (UK):
World Music DVDs - Do they deliver? |
 | Alberto COTTICA (Italy):
Music as a hotbed for Economic Development - A role for the music industry in designing development policy? |
 | Bart DUIJSENS (The Netherlands):
Revolution and Popular Culture in Venezuela - dancing devils |
 | Lu EDMONDS (UK):
World Music, Bio-Diversity and Cultural Rights, Explorations - who has a right to what music? |
 | Baning EYRE (USA):
Giving back: Models for creating north-south dialogue and building capacity for our artist, media, and music business colleagues in Africa and Latin America.
With Paulo André Pires (Brazil) |
 | Sandra GIBSON (USA):
Successful Booking & Touring in the U.S. Market - breaking down barriers to touring in the U.S. |
 | Peter JENNER (UK):
ELMF - A lobby group for European Live Music Communities - mountains to move, rivers to cross & bridges to burn.
With Hans Hjorth (Sweden) |
 | Ninder JOHAL (India/UK):
Is Bhangra now a legitimate force within the world music industry or simply fashion? - History, Present & Future of Bhangra! |
 | Bi KIDUDE (Zanzibar)
Meet Bi Kidude with Rita Ray (Ghana/UK) & Yusuf Mahmoud (UK/Zanzibar) |
 | Hildegard KIEL (Germany/Zanzibar):
A Foot in Each World, International Exchanges - experiences, challenges and successes.
With Kheri Yussuf (Zanzibar) |
 | Timothy KOTOWICH (Italy):
World Culture in Jazz and Mainstream Music - the impact and perception of world music in other genres |
 | Misha MALTSEV (Sakha,Russia/UK):
Shamanism - Tradition and World Music |
 | Moana MANIAPOTO (New Zealand):
Against the Flow - the role of music in decolonisation |
 | Andrew MISSINGHAM (UK):
Go, Have Fun, Make Good Music - making cross-cultural musical collaborations more equal |
 | Aki NAWAZ (Pakistan/UK):
Has Britain failed its communities? How the communities make Britain Funky.
With Canoville, Katherine (UK) and Mark, Markie (UK) |
 | Sigbjørn NEDLAND (Norway):
Is Highbrow the new Down-with-it? - Why is world music taken over by cultural radio channels |
 | Michel NICOLAU (Brazil):
Projeto Música do Brasil - brazilian music in the international market.
With Jerome Vonk (Brazil), Regina Silvério (Brazil) and Sérgio Sá Leitão (Brazil) |
 | Pax NINDI (Zimbabwe/UK):
Strategising Carnival Arts in UK - UK Carnival Disciplines |
 | Robert Plant (UK)
Meet the Artists - World Music - the Rock musician's perspective
With Justin Adams,(UK)
Chaired by Ros Rigby (UK) |
 | Peter RANTASA (Austria):
Fair Music - Music Fair? - digital music distribution and the global niches |
 | Alexander SCHISCHLIK (Austria/France):
Fine Tuning Music Festivals - Catalysts for creativity: making music festivals professionally sustainable |
 | Horst TIMMERS (The Netherlands):
Tradition & Future of World Music - what is the influence of technology and dance culture?
With Dele Sosimi (Nigeria/UK)and David, Krakauer (USA) |
 | Dmitri VIETZE (USA):
Big Wide World - the first annual WOMEX trivia game show |
 | Brooke WENTZ (USA):
Getting Your Music heard in Film & TV - music rights & licensing |
 | Katherine ZESERSON (UK):
More than just a Gig - best practice in linking participation with performance.
With James Burkmar (UK), Diana Spiegelberg (UK)and Annie Menter (UK) |
