From Hardbacks to Hot Bytes
The future of books and publishing in a connected world
An event organised by Olswang LLP and Rich Futures in association with MediaFuturist and The Sound Horizon.
The Speakers
Gerd Leonhard: Media Futurist, Author & Keynote Speaker
The WSJ calls Gerd ‘one of the leading
Media Futurists in the world’. He is widely known for his books ‘The Future of Music’, ‘Music2.0’ and ‘The End of Control’. Gerd work focuses on the Future of Media, Content, Technology, Business,
Marketing, Advertising and Communications, and he is considered a leading expert and influencer.
His keynotes are renowned for a hard-hitting and provocative yet inspiring and motivational style; with
over 300 engagements in 28 countries during the past 6 years Gerd’s clients include Nokia, Google,
Sony/BMG, ITV, the BBC, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, DDB, NSN and many others. Gerd is a fellow of the
Royal Society for the Arts (London), and resides in Basel, Switzerland.
» www.mediafuturist.com
» www.twitter.com/gleonhard
» www.gerdtube.com
» www.gerdtube.net
» blip.tv
» www.futerati.com
» www.payingwithattention.com
» www.slideshare.net/gleonhard
» www.frictionisfiction.com
Dominic Pride: Founder and Principal Consultant, The Sound Horizon.
Dominic founded The Sound
Horizon in 2009 to serve the growing number of companies wishing to create and maintain digital
strategies, successfully manage innovation and create new service concepts. Key clients for The Sound
Horizon include Nokia Media & Games and City Showcase. Prior to The Sound Horizon, Dominic was
Product Marketing Director for Shazam, where he spearheaded the company’s expansion into branded,
application-based services on iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows and Nokia platforms, and helped to
position the company as one of the planet’s prime music discovery brands. At Orange / France Telecom
Group, he drove the international market development of mobile and convergent music services and
played a key role in DRM-free music.
» www.thesoundhorizon.com
» www.twitter.com/thesoundhorizon
Clive Rich: Principal, Rich Futures and Consultant to Olswang.
At Olswang, Clive works closely with
the Firm's music and new media practices. Clive has a 25 year history of excellence in the Music
business as a lawyer, Board Director and Strategic Director. At Sony BMG Music UK Clive created and
ran the “Futures Division”, responsible for all Sony BMG’s new and developing business - including its
digital music business, TV programming and brand partnerships. This included developing the business
interests of Syco, SonyBMG's TV joint venture with Simon Cowell. Prior to that he held senior business
affairs positions with BMG, and chaired PPL and the BPI Rights Committee. Through Rich Futures he has
since provided business affairs services to, among others, the Royal Opera House, MySpace, SanDisk and
the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board. He also assists in the business development of a
number of emerging digital media companies in which he is a shareholder.
» www.richfutures.co.uk
This event is by invitation only.
To RSVP to this event, please contact Verity Pike on verity.pike@olswang.com or 020 7067 3255.
