Conference Programme

Tuesday 3rd February 2009

  • 17.30 - Delegate - Guest Registration opens
  • 18.00 - Welcome Reception and Buffet
  • 19.00 - Award Presentation to Peter Bart, Vice President & Editor in Chief of Variety by Matthew Vaughn
  • - Followed by Q&A with Peter Bart, Vice President & Editor in Chief of Variety by Paul Coia - Smooth Radio
  • 19.30 - Summer Preview presented by Chris Hedges, Vice President and Managing Director of Paramount Pictures U.K.
  • - Screening of Marvel Comics' Iron Man

Wednesday 4th February 2009

  • 08.00 - Delegate Registration in the David Lean Room
  • 08.55 - Conference Opening & Welcome
  • 09.00 - Summer 2008 Overview - Media Sponsor: Variety
  • - Chair: Adam Dawtrey, European Editor, Variety
  • - Roger Pollock, Executive Vice President, Paramount Pictures International
  • - Trevor Green, Managing Director, Entertainment Films
  • - Robert Mitchell, Senior Vice President, Walt Disney Studios
  • - Roger Harris, Chief Operating Officer, Odeon Cinemas
  • - Neil Marshall, Director of Sales, Warner Bros Pictures International UK
  • 10.30 - Morning Break in the David Lean Room
  • 11.00 - Movie Marketing - Media Sponsor: Cue Entertainment
  • - Chair: Steve Perrin, Head of International, Rentrak
  • - Trish Long, Vice President and General Manager, Walt Disney Studios Ireland
  • - Jezz Vernon, Head of Marketing, Metrodome
  • - Gavin Miller, Business & Marketing Consultant, Connectxion
  • - Steve Oliver, Sales Director, Icon Film Distribution
  • - Alex Stolz, Senior Executive for Distribution and Exhibition, UKFC
  • - Peter Hoare, Managing Director, Scott Cinemas
  • 12.15 - Lunch in the David Lean Room - sponsored by DLP Cinema® Products
  • 13.45 - Film Piracy
  • - Chair: Stewart Till, Chairman, UK Film Council
  • - Halli Kristinsson, Vice President & Regional Director, Anti-Piracy Operations, MPA
  • - Tim Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Vue Entertainment
  • - Lavinia Carey, Director General, British Video Association
  • - Trevor Albery, Vice-President EMEA Anti-Piracy Operations, Warner Bros. Entertainment Europe
  • 15.00 - Break in the David Lean Room
  • 15.30 - Walt Disney Studios UK - Summer Preview
  • - Screening of Gone Baby Gone
  • 18.00 - Dinner Reception in the David Lean Room
  • 19.00 - Warner Bros Pictures International UK - Summer Preview
  • - Screening of Speed Racer

Thursday 5th February 2009

  • 08.30 - Delegate Registration in the David Lean Room
  • 09.15 - 3D Digital Cinema sponsored by DLP Cinema® Products
  • - Chair: Tony Adamson, DLP Cinema®
  • - Phil Clapp, Chief Executive, CEA
  • - Larry T. O'Reilly, Executive Vice President, IMAX Corporation
  • - Rod Wheeler, Business Development Manager, Barco Ltd
  • - David Hancock, Senior Analyst, Screen Digest
  • - Richard Welsh, Manager, Digital Cinema Services, Dolby Laboratories
  • 10.45 - Morning Break in the David Lean Room
  • 11.15 - Cinema Property Development
  • - Rob Howarth, Head of Leisure Agency, Jones Lang LaSalle
  • - Cassandra Campbell, Consultant
  • - Ian Little, Director, Burrows Cave International
  • 12.15 - Cinema Concession & Retail
  • - Rob Arthur, RAAM Management
  • - Duncan Reynolds, Retail and Procurement Director UK & Ireland, Odeon Cinemas
  • - Crispin Lilly, Head of Film & Retail, Cineworld Cinemas
  • - Mark Stewart-Maunder, European Retail Operations Manager, Ben & Jerry's
  • - Craig Finney, National Account Controller, Heinz Foodservice
  • 13.15 - Lunch in the David Lean Room
  • 14.30 - Icon Film Distribution Screening of Smart People
  • 17.00 - Final Thank You