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Dear Delegates

We would like to welcome you to the first Eurovision TV Summit hosted by Eurovision TV.

We hope that you will enjoy the diversity of this 5-day event. This consolidation of the various genre meetings, together with the Assembly and a Common Focus day, was developed to provide a unique platform for members to exchange ideas about current and future developments in public broadcasting. No other such event exists in Europe and we hope to be able to develop this even further in the coming years.

We appreciate that you have come a long way and we are confident that the results of this conference will have rendered your journey worthwhile.

Sincerely,

Chair, Television CommitteeBjørn Erichsen

Director, Eurovision TV

Welcome

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Eurovision TV’s priority is its members and their interests. Our collaboration provides networking within all genres of television production. We establish platforms for members to exchange ideas, which may subsequently be developed into productions or co-productions. Some 71 co-productions are in development or production, providing 1,700 hours of programming to members, annually. This includes animation, fiction, documentary series, competitions for young dancers and musicians, and the world-renowned Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision TV has launched what will become the annual Eurovision TV Summit. Open to EBU members, staff and press the Summit seeks to provide an innovative platform to exchange ideas about current and future developments in public broadcasting.

Lucerne, reputed as “the heart of Switzerland”, is an ideal location for such an event. As the cultural centre of the region, and the fourth biggest Swiss agglomeration, Lucerne owes its development largely to the uniquely picturesque scenery of this region. In addition, to the various meetings during the day, participants will be able to explore the beauty of the surroundings through adjacent programmes such as dinners and excursions, or they may add a day to their journey to explore the region separately.

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ProgrammeProgramme Overview 5

Common Focus Day 6-7

EBU TV Assembly 8

EurovisionChildren’s Documentary Series 9

EurovisionChildren’s Drama Series 10

EurovisionFormats Workshop 11

EurovisionCrossMedia² 12-13

EurovisionMusic & Dance Executives 14

General InformationRegistration / Secretariat / Press 4

Tourist InformationGeneral information about Lucerne 30

Map of Lucerne with hotels and venues 31

EurovisionDocumentary Bureau 15

EurovisionEntertainment Executives 15

EurovisionChildren & Youth Executives 16-17

Eurovision Fiction Executives 18-19

EurovisionScience & Education Executives(incl.Language Producers) 20-21

EBUconnect 23

Speakers 24

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General InformationRegistrationDelegates are kindly asked to complete their registration and collect relevant documents prior to their meetings (see exceptions below) at the Secretariat, located on the 3rd floor of the Kultur und Kongresszentrum Luzern (KKL).The KKL is located right next to the Lucerne train station.

Exceptions are as follows:

Participants in the CHILDREN’S DOCUMENTARY and DRAMA SERIES (1 May) may register at the Radisson SAS Hotel on 1 May from 08:30-10:30.

Participants in the TV ASSEMBLY (2 May) may register at the Palace Hotel on 2 May from 09:00-15:00.

SecretariatFrom 1-5 May, the Secretariat will be located on the 3rd floor of the KKL Luzern.

A welcome desk will be located at the entrance of each meeting with Eurovision staff representatives available to assist with any queries. However, badges will not be available at these locations, but only at the KKL.

Contact details:KKL LuzernEuropaplatz 16005 Lucerne

Tel. +41 (0)41 226 71 31Fax +41 (0)22 747 44 25Email: eurovisiontv@ebu.chFor emergencies only: +41 (0)79 353 89 59

Opening hours:Daily from 08:00-19:002 & 3 May 08:00-22:00

Internet CaféAn Internet Café (with free access) will be available for delegates in the Secretariat at the KKL.

Hotel AgencyFor any queries about your hotel booking, please contact:

Luzern Incoming GmbH(Monday to Friday, 08:00-12:00 and 13:30-17:00)Arsenalstrasse 40CH-6010 Kriens / LuzernTel. +41 (0)41 317 37 19Fax +41 (0)41 318 41 46Email: info@luzern-incoming.ch

PressThe press accreditation and information centre will be located on the 3rd floor of the KKL. Members of the Press are kindly asked to collect their badges at this location prior to the meetings.

The following meetings will be opened to the Press:Common Focus Day (3 May)EBUconnect (4-5 May)Eurovision CrossMedia² (4 May)

Press Contact:Patricia GoldschmidCommunications AdviserEurovision TVMobile: +41 (0)79 774 86 44

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*Programme subject to last minute changes

Programme* Overview

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COMMON FOCUS DAYSTORYTELLING

3 MayKKL, Luzerner Saal

09:00-10:00 Opening keynote speech by Moritz LeuenbergerMoritz Leuenberger has been Federal Councillor of Switzerland since 1995 and was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2001 and 2006. Mr. Leuenberger has a background in law and ran a legal practice in Zurich until 1991. Between 1972and 1980 he was president of the city’s Social Democrat Party and was a member of the city parliament from 1974 to 1983. In 1979 Moritz Leuenberger was elected to the National Council and was a member of the Zurich government from 1991 to 1995. Since his election to the Federal Council, he has headed DETEC, the Federal Department also in charge of communications.

10:00-12:30 Proud to Present

Moderator – Bjørn Erichsen Bjørn Erichsen, Director of Eurovision TV since 2002, previously served as Managing Director of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR TV). He launched DR’s second TV channel DR2 and financed the first four films in the “Dogma 95” project. Prior to this, he spent ten years with DR TV as programme producer. Mr. Erichsen founded and managed the European Film College in Denmark. Bjørn Erichsen will moderate a presentation of clips from the best programmes in the different television genres from 2006, selected by the Eurovision Expert Groups and introduced by the national producer:

A parade of the highest quality programmes in public service TV from 2006: 15 minutes for each genre, two hours of brilliant programming!

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Children & Youth“The Wrong Trainers” presented by Jesse Cleverly, Head, Co-productions and Acquisitions, BBCFiction“Our Secret Archives” presented byPhilippe Berthet, Head, Fiction Production, TSR Music & Dance“Flashmob” presented by Peter ManiuraHead, Classical Music Television, BBC Classical Education“Media Bus” presented by Tapio Kujala,Head, Learning and Science Department, YLEScience“Can We Save Planet Earth?” presented byJeremy Bristow, Producer, BBC

Formats“Over My Dead Body” presented by

Patrick Lodiers, NPBEntertainment

“Strictly Come Dancing” presented byKaren Smith, Creative Director,BBC Entertainment Production

Documentary“Please, Vote for Me” presented by

Axel Arno, SVT Branding

“Promos, Planning and the Broadcaster’s Brand”presented by Lilian Llewelyn, Head of Presentation,

S4C / Alan James, Head of Media Planning, BBC /Jim Booth, Creative Director, RTÉ

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Common Focus

(For Proud to Present speaker biographies, see p.24)

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Common Focus

14:00-18:30 StorytellingModerator – Rick Senat

Rick Senat worked for Warner Bros. from 1976 to 2002, where he was Senior Vice-President of Business Affairs, responsible for activities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He has been associated with many films, including the Harry Potter films, Greystoke (The Legend of Tarzan), Batman, Superman and Stanley Kubrick’s films. More recently, Senat consulted on various productions including Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Troy, Alfie, Sahara, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, among others. He served as Vice Chair of the European Film College, and as Governor and Vice Chair of the British Film Institute and Advisor to CAVA, the China Audio-Visual Association.

“Storytelling for TV Series” - Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm are the creators of Unit One and The Eagle. Their names evoke memorable TV experiences for millions of Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German and many other viewers all over the world. Their creativity as scriptwriters and co-producers has had an influence on Danish TV drama for more than a decade. Thorsboe and Brostrøm have been honoured with two Emmy awards, as well as the Nordisk film prize.

“How to Take the Narrative International” - Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Claude Carrière is possibly the best screenwriter in Europe, with titles such as Belle du Jour, Taking Off, Borsalino, The Tin Drum (Oscar and Golden palms in Cannes), Milou in May, Danton, Valmont, and Cyrano de Bergerac. He has written for Jacques Tati, Luis Buñuel, Milos Forman, Jacques Deray, Jean Luc Godard, Volker Schlöndorff, Andrej Wajda, Louis Malle, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jonathan Glazer and many other distinguished film directors. Carrière has written many plays for the theatre and for television drama. He will share his experience in screenwriting with insights into the difference between writing for film and TV and how to take the narrative international.

“The Uniqueness of Motion Picture: the Close-Up” - István Szabó István Szabó is a well renowned Hungarian director, critically acclaimed for films such as Mephisto (1981, winner of an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film), Colonel Redl (1984, winner of a Jury Prize at the Cannes Festival) and Hanussen (1988). In the 1960s and 70s he directed films in Hungarian, such as 25 Fireman’s street, which explores his own generation’s experiences and recent Hungarian history. He made a switch to English-language films with Meeting Venus (1991), Sunshine (1999), Taking Sides (2001), and most recently Being Julia (2004), which won an Oscar nomination for actress Annette Bening.

“The Key Rules for Storytelling in Documentaries” - Robert ThirkellRobert Thirkell is a creative consultant, series editor, and troubleshooter who helps broadcasters and producers create documentary formats, oversee new brands, and sort out problem series, always applying the strong narrative storytelling for which he is renowned. He has been building business programmes on the BBC, which have become among the most successful in the world. Thirkell created a number of original and popular formats, winning BAFTAs for Troubleshooter, Back to the Floor, Blood on the Carpet and Jamie’s School Dinners. He was trouble-shooter for The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off, which won the International Emmy. Last year, he was voted Britain’s number one television producer in Broadcast magazine’s annual list of the hottest 100 people in British television.

“Music as Storyteller” - Ennio Morricone Music can play a major role in the script, as part of storytelling. No other composer has contributed more to American and European screenwriting, in the last 40 years, than the Italian composer Ennio Morricone. His achievements include films such as The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, The Battle of Algiers, Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission, My Evenings in Paradise, as well as many others.

20:00 Joint Dinner We will depart in two old Paddle Steamers to enjoy and dine

on the beautiful Vierwaldstätter See (Lake Lucerne), surrounded by the Swiss Alps.

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ProgrammeEBU

TV Assembly

2 May 2007 14:00 – 14:10 WELCOME

Marija Nem i , HRT, TV Committee Chair Jean Réveillon, Secretary General, EBU

14:10 – 14:15 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE EBU TV ASSEMBLY IN OVIEDO 2006 Marija Nem i , HRT, TV Committee Chair

14:15 – 15:45 EUROVISION TV REPORT 2006; STRATEGY 2007- 2010 Presentation by the Eurovision TV Director and his team Question and answer session

15:45 – 17:15 PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION "The Emperor's New Clothes" Speaker: Phil Laven, Outgoing Technical Director, EBU

"EU - Friend or Foe?" Speaker: Jane Vizard, Incoming Legal and Public Affairs Director, EBU

17:15 – 17:30 Coffee Break 17:30 – 18:45 ELECTIONS

Jørgen Franck, Head of Management and Marketing, Eurovision TV

18:45 – 18:50 NEXT DAYS AND NEXT YEAREurovision TV Summit 2008 Bjørn Erichsen, Director, Eurovision TV

18:50 – 19:00 CLOSING Newly elected Chair of the TV Committee

19:00 END OF THE 13TH EBU TV ASSEMBLY

20:30 Official Dinner kindly sponsored by SRG SSR idée suisse Restaurant Aqua Inseliquai 12A Lucerne

Location: Palace / AmbassadeurDate: 2 May (afternoon only)Contact Person: Stéphanie Caflisch+41(0)79 353 89 59

200,000 hours of new programmes producedby public service broadcasters were shown in 2005

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The Television Assembly will bring together over 100 delegates, including the TV Directors of public service broadcasters from 54 countries to discuss and decide on their future cooperation. The Assembly represents all EBU Members in the field of television production and programming. This meeting will evaluate projects, achievements and emerging issues in public broadcasting through interactive professional discussions related to today’s television landscape. In addition, the TV Assembly elects the TV Committee, which oversees the operations of the TV Department.

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ProgrammeChildren’s DocumentarySeries

1 May 2007 09:00 –09:30 OPENING

Marion Creely, Series Executive Producer Anna Vasova, Head of Collections, Eurovision TV

09:30 – 10:30 SCREENING & FEEDBACK Best of “Changes”: the Children's Documentary Series 2006

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 12:30 WORKING SESSION 1

Stories 1 – 3 (Introduction / Workshop)

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 – 14:30 SCREENING & DISCUSSION

"Best of ": past children's documentaries

14:30 – 16:00 WORKING SESSION 2Stories 4 – 6 (Introduction / Workshop)

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 – 18:00 WORKING SESSION 3

Stories 7 – 9 (Introduction / Workshop)

18:00 – 18:30 SERIES RULES, DEADLINES, RIGHTS Speaker: Anna Vasova, Head of Collections, Eurovision TV

18:30 Snacks at the Radisson Hotel

2 May 2007 09:30 – 10:00 SCREENING & DISCUSSION

"Best of ": past children's documentaries continued

10:00 – 11:00 WORKING SESSION 4Stories 10 – 12 (Introduction / Workshop)

10:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 13:00 WORKING SESSION 5

Stories 13 – 15 (Introduction / Workshop)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 – 14:30 SCREENING & DISCUSSION

"Best of ": past children's documentaries continued

14:30 – 15:30 SERIES GUIDELINES FOR FILMMAKERSSpeaker: Marion Creely, Series Executive Producer

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 – 17:30 WORKING SESSION 6

Stories 16 – 18 (Introduction / Workshop)

17:30 – 18:30 CLOSING

Location: Radisson SAS / PulverDate: 1-2 May

Contact Person: Marie-Odile Hanson+41 (0)79 797 02 70

The Eurovision Children’s Documentary 2007/8 production meeting will assemble directors and producers involved in the co-production of this year’s series “Can I Do It?”. Under the leadership of the series executive producer, Marion Creely, meeting participants will discuss all characters and story ideas suggested for the series and select / refine those to be produced.

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Location: Radisson SAS / SchirmerDate: 1-2 MayContact Person: Marie-Odile Hanson+41 (0)79 797 02 70

ProgrammeChildren’s Drama

Series

1 May 2007 09:30 – 10:00 OPENING

Beryl Richards, Series Executive Producer Anna Vasova, Head of Collections, Eurovision TV

10:00 – 11:00 SCREENING & FEEDBACK Best of “Temptations”: The Children's Drama Series 2006

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 13:00 WORKING SESSION 1

Stories 1 – 2 (Introduction / Workshop)

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch14:30 – 16:00 WORKING SESSION 2

Stories 3– 4 (Introduction / Workshop)

16:00 – 16:30 SERIES RULES, DEADLINES, RIGHTS Speaker: Anna Vasova, Head of Collections, Eurovision TV

16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break 17:00 – 18:30 WORKING SESSION 3

Stories 5 – 6 (Introduction / Workshop)

18:30 Snacks at the Radisson Hotel

2 May 2007 09:30 – 10:00 SCREENING & DISCUSSION

"Best of ": past children's dramas Genre and Style

10:00 – 11:30 WORKING SESSION 4Stories 7 – 8 (Introduction / Workshop)

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break 12:00 – 13:00 SERIES GUIDELINES FOR FILMMAKERS

Speaker: Beryl Richards, Series Executive Producer

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 – 14:30 SCREENING & DISCUSSION

"Best of ": past children's dramas Genre and Style

14:30 – 16:00 WORKING SESSION 5Stories 9 –10 (Introduction / Workshop)

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 – 18:00 WORKING SESSION 6

Stories 11 –13 (Introduction / Workshop)

18:00 – 18:30 CLOSING

The Eurovision Children’s Drama 2007/8 production meeting will assemble directors and producers involved in this year’s coproduction of the series “Temptations”. Under the leadership of the series executive producer, Beryl Richards, meeting participants will discuss all story ideas and select / refine those to be produced.

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Location: Radisson SAS / Wasser 1 & 2Date: 4 May

Contact Person: Bettina Brinkmann+41 (0)79 212 45 92

ProgrammeEurovisionFormats Workshop

4 May 2007 09:00 – 09:15 OPENING

Bettina Brinkmann, Head, Formats and Special Events, Eurovision TV Frank Ash, Creativity and Audience Centre, BBC

09:15 – 11:00 CASE STUDY: LEARNING FROM THE INDUSTRYGrasping opportunities in a disruptive environment

A CASE OF INNOVATION - "THE SWISSCOM INCUBATOR CENTER" Speaker: Jasper Brousma, Head of Incubation, Swisscom

MIKE HORN'S IDEA TRANSFORMED INTO A GREAT PROJECT: THE 2008-2011 EXPEDITION Speaker: Mike Horn, South African explorer, extreme adventurer and athlete

EXPLORING AND DEVELOPING CROSSMEDIA OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2008-2011 EXPEDITION Speaker: Li Isings, Head of Cross Media Series & Film, Swisscom Innovations

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break 11:15 – 12:15 HOW TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMMES: CREATIVE TOOLS & MODELS

Several ways and Golden rules to work on an idea, and how to rebuild and re-define an idea before pitching it (example: "The Apprentice"). This session includes 4 x 2 minute idea presentations by EBU members.

Speakers: Frank Ash, Creativity and Audience Centre, BBC Frank Symoens, VRT

12:15 – 13:15 HOW TO RENDER YOUR PROGRAMMES APPEALING: PITCHING TOOLSSeveral ways and 10 golden rules on how to pitch an idea. This session includes 4 x 2 minute pitches by EBU members.

Speaker: Christina Burnett, Wide Eyes Pictures

13:15 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 – 15:00 WORKSHOP 1: "PITCHING WORKSHOP"

Two presentations of revised pitches, followed by a panel analysis.

Speaker: Christina Burnett, Wide Eyes Pictures

WORKSHOP 2: "CREATIVE WORKSHOP" Two presentations of revised pitches, followed by a panel analysis.

Speaker: Frank Ash, Creativity and Audience Centre, BBC

15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break 15:45 – 17:15 WORKSHOP 1 & 2 continued

17:15 – 18:15 CLOSING

Speaker: Frank Ash, Creativity and Audience Centre, BBC

19:30 Welcome drinks followed by dinner at the Hotel Seeburg Luzern

The Eurovision Formats meeting is for heads of format development and those working in programme planning, sales and acquisition. It offers an opportunity for international experts to share their knowledge about new programme trends and development techniques.

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ProgrammeEurovision

CrossMedia²

Location: Continental Park / Castel GrandeDate: 4 MayContact Person: Anne Brochot+41 (0)79 238 38 21

4 May 2007 09:00 – 09:10 WELCOME AND BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Crossmedia: from definitions to reality

Speaker: Nicoletta Iacobacci, Head of Eurovision Interactive TV

09:10 – 09:35 A SHORT HISTORY OF TV AND ITS DESTINY The media scenario in 2030: will traditional media disappear? Re-reading MacLuhan in today's multiplatform and Crossmedia environment. How can public broadcasting companies survive in a global media environment?

Speaker:Derrick de Kerckhove, Director, McLuhan Program in Culture & Technology

09:35 – 10:00 SUCCESS OR FAILURE FOR NEW MEDIA User-generated content: Is this the end of TV or is TV reinventing itself? Public services and Crossmedia strategies: technical challenges, opportunity and activities. The future landscape of television: content, content, content!

Speaker: Phil Laven, Director,Technical Department, EBU

10:00 – 10:20 Coffee Break 10:20 – 10:45 A NEW STRATEGY FOR A BROADBAND MEDIA SPACE

How is user-generated video changing society? How can TV producers keep their job if anyone, anywhere can make interesting content using any device and deliver it anywhere and to any device, in a financially viable way?

Speaker: Leonardo Chiariglione, Digital Media Strategist and MPEG Founder

10:45 – 11:10 WHICH CONTENT IS SUITABLE FOR MOBILE TV? Always on, anywhere and instant engagement How many users and what content are required.in order to reach the mobile TV users? The challenge of mobile social network.

Speaker: Indra Åsander, Senior Vice President and Head of Content, Business Area Mobility Services, TeliaSonera

11:10 – 11:35 TV ON THE INTERNET OR INTERNET ON TV? Is TV competing with YouTube? WOM (word of mouth) - the art of viral marketing in a Crossmedia landscape. Will IPTV survive in a world of Internet TV?

Speaker: Gabriele Gresta, CEO, Digital Magics

11:35 – 12:00 CONTENT FINDS YOU: THE CONSUMER-DRIVEN DISRUPTION OF MEDIA Digitization of content as the underlying market drivers. Evolving business models of entertainment. How people want content, and how the network is the logical place to power that.

Speaker: Neville Wheeler, European Lead - Content & Media Strategy, Digital Media Solutions Group

12:00 – 12:25 A NEW "ORGANIZATION" FOR THE MEDIA WORLDWhat does social networking mean for media firms? What role do 2-minute home videos have to play in future TV? What are the revenue models and is it just a teenage phenomenon?

Speaker: Google Video

Eurovision CrossMedia² will explore the impact of the mobile industry and the Internet on television. Participants will be able to share their perspectives on how CrossMedia content is challenging how we perceive and view conventional television.

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14:00 – 16:00 PROUD TO PRESENT SESSION - THE BEST OF THE EBU MEMBERS' CROSSMEDIA PROJECTS PITCHED BY AND TO EBU MEMBERSLaunched in 2006 or to be ready for 2007, these represent the most cutting-edge Crossmedia achievements and produced with the involvement of one or more EBU member.

Moderator: Anne Brochot, Project Manager, Eurovision Interactive TV

THE BRAND NEW FLAGSHIP ON-DEMAND PRODUCT TO BE LAUNCHED BY BBCI ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS Speaker: Rahul Chakkara, Controller, BBCi 24/7 interactive TV services

GRAND PRIX MASKINEN Speaker: Marius Hartmann, Editor, Danish Broadcasting Corporation

CROSSMEDIA COMMUNICATION: SECOND LIFE Speaker: Roel Van Den Berg, Head of Business Development and Sales, AVRO

L'ALBERO AZZURROSpeaker: Gianluca Stazio, RAI

MULTIMEDIA FOR MUSIC STARS Speaker: Sibylle Winter, SF

TV COMMUNITY OF THE FUTURE-EXPERIENCE FROM YLE EXTRA Speakers: Jari Lahti, Head of New Media, YLE Marja Honkakorpi, Head of New Media Concept Design, YLE

JOIN & COOPERATE WITH KETNET Speaker: Maarten Geens, VRT

OFFICIAL ESC AND JESC WEBSITES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES Speaker: Nicoletta Iacobacci, Head, Eurovision Interactive TV

16:30 – 16:40 Coffee Break 16:40 – 17:15 EUROVISION CROSSMEDIA GROUP

Crossmedia needs for EBU members, strategy and future projects.

17:15 – 17:30 CLOSING Nicoletta Iacobacci, Head, Eurovision Interactive TV.

19:30 Welcome drinks followed by dinner at the Hotel Seeburg Luzern

ProgrammeEurovisionCrossMedia²

12:25 – 12:35 JOOST PRESENTATION A new way of watching TV on the Internet that uses new and established technologies to provide the best of both the Internet and TV worlds.

12:35 – 12:45 SECOND LIFE PRESENTATION A 3D online Digital World imagined, created and owned by its residents.

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Music & Dance Executives

Location: Continental Park / Sasso Corbado and Monte BelloDate: 4 MayContact Person: Tal Barnea+41 (0)79 817 57 01

4 May 2007 09:00 – 09:05 WELCOME NOTE

Peter Maniura, Bureau President, BBC Anna Vasova, Head of Collections, Eurovision TV Jeroen Depraetere, Eurovision TV

09:05 – 09:30 MEMBERS' PRESENTATIONS 1My Best / most significant / challenging / dreadful experience of the last 12 months

9:30 – 10:45 CASE STUDIES - "FUTURE OF FINE ARTS WITHIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING" VRT: "Broad Audience" TVP: "Niche Audience"Discussion and Q&A

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 12:00 EUROVISION FAMILY: EUROVISION COMPETITIONS DISCUSSIONS

Eurovision Young Musicians Eurovision Young Dancers

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch13:30 – 14:15 MEMBERS' PRESENTATIONS 2

My Best / most significant / challenging / dreadful experience of the last 12 months

14:15 – 15:00 ONGOING PROJECTSEuropean Roots (Clips) Musical Dynasties - "It's a Family Affair" (Information) European Classics (Information, Trailer and Call for Action)

15:00 – 15:50 WORKSHOP

Presenters: Peter Maniura, Bureau President, BBC David McKenna, RTE

15:50 – 16:00 Coffee Break16:00 – 17:15 BREAK OUT: REPORT BACK

17:15 CLOSING Including miscellaneous administrative matters and CoDe projects

The Eurovision Music & Dance Executives will discuss new and existing international co-productions in the Music and Dance sector. The group will examine how to make culture available to a broad audience more effectively, as this is one of the main tasks of public broadcasting.

26,000 hours of art and culture programmes airedon public service channels in 2005:

it would take you more than 3 years to watch them all!EBU-SIS

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Location: Radisson SAS / MännliDate: 4 May (morning only)

Contact Person: Pierre Duret+41 (0)79 217 09 33

4 May 2007 09:00 - 09:15 OPENING

Axel Arnö, Documentary Bureau Chair, SVT

09:15 – 10:00 DISCUSSIONAgenda for the next documentary co-production meeting

10:00 – 10:30 ORGANISATION Next Documentary Group Workshop

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break 10:45 – 12:30 PERSPECTIVES OF COOPERATION WITH EBU OPERATIONS

12:30 – 14 :00 Lunch

ProgrammeEurovisionDocumentary Bureau

Location: Radisson SAS / Wasser 1 & 2Date: 4-5 May

Contact Person: Tal Barnea+41 (0)79 817 57 01

ProgrammeEurovision EntertainmentExecutives

4 May 2007 9:30 – 18:00 JOINT DAY WITH THE FORMATS WORKSHOP (See Formats Programme for details)

5 May 2007 10:00 – 10:15 OPENING

Bettina Brinkmann, Head, Formats and Special Events, Eurovision TV Jeroen Depraetere, Eurovision TV

10:15 – 11:00 THE FUTURE OF PROGRAMMINGStrategy for new games, shows and events cooperation Opening discussion: workshop on the future of entertainment programming of entertainment workshop

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 13:00 WORKSHOP

Further development of strategy implementation Break into groups Conclusions report

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch14:30 – 15:00 CLOSING

Including miscellaneous administrative matters

This meeting will identify potential international co-productions and look for ways to collaborate. The best executive producers in Entertainment will exchange ideas for new shows and event programmes such as humanitarian relief shows, award ceremonies, spectacular game shows, or music concerts.

The Eurovision Children’s Documentary 2007/8 production meeting will assemble directors and producers involved in the co-production of this year’s series “Can I Do It?”. Under the leadership of the series executive producer, Marion Creely, meeting participants will discuss all characters and story ideas suggested for the series and select / refine those to be produced.

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Location: Radisson SAS / Pulver and DächliDate: 4-5 MayContact Person: Anne Kornmann+41 (0)77 438 23 07

ProgrammeEurovision Children &

Youth Executives

4 May 2007 THEME OF THE DAY: OUT OF THE BOX!

09:00 – 10:00 OPENING How TV and gaming are merging

Speaker: Matt Costello, Writer and Creator

10:00 – 11:00 CHILDREN'S TRENDS Results of the online survey carried out among children in Europe.

Speaker: Cathy Spierenburg, Children & Youth Executives Group Chair

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break 11:15 – 13:00 INTERACTIVE SESSION

Re-inventing your content

Facilitator: Frank Boyd, Creative Director, of Unexpected Media (UK) and responsible for creative direction, BBC Innovation Labs programmes

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch14:30 – 15:30 DEBRIEFING

Conclusions from the 4 working groups of the interactive session

15:30 – 15:45 NO MORE TV SCREENS IN THE FUTURE: WHAT ABOUT THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK?Speaker: Laetitia Gonnet, Legal Department, EBU

15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 – 17:45 MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER ONLINE SESSION (MMOG)

A concrete example on how TV and gaming are merging "Narrative, Community, Creativity and Play: the Lure of the Massively Multiplayer World".

Speakers:Jesse Cleverly, Head of Co-Production, Acquisitions Drama and Animation Department, BBC Children'sMatt Costello, President, Polar Productions Ltd.

19:30 Welcome drinks followed by dinner at the Hotel Seeburg Luzern (kindly sponsored by Cromosoma)

The Eurovision Children & Youth Executives have been sharing successful drama and documentary series for more than 40 years, winning numerous prizes worldwide. This meeting will develop and discuss the coproductions of animation series and other children’s programmes. Members are invited to participate in various interactive sessions, offering new tools and insights into quality programming and developing new technologies in children’s programmes.

5 May 2007 09:30 – 11:30 AGENDA MATTERS

Update on animation and fiction projects Update on Drama & Documentary Series Erfurt YNEPrix Jeunesse + IZI Research 2006 results Junior Eurovision Song Contest

11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break 11:45 – 13:00 ELECTIONS

Election of the Chair and the Vice-Chairs Appointment of a new Eurovision Children & Youth Programme Group

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch

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ProgrammeEurovision Children &Youth Executives

35,000 hours of children programmes aired onpublic service channels in 2005:

it would take you 4 years to watch them all!EBU-SIS

14:30 – 15:30 DOCUMENTARY SERIES FOR CHILDREN Can I do it? Working on the brief.

Speakers: Anna Vasova, Head Of Collections, Eurovision TV Marion Creely, Series Executive Producer

15:30 DRAMA SERIES FOR CHILDRENTemptations / Working on the brief.

Speakers: Anna Vasova, Head Of Collections, Eurovision TV Beryl Richards, Series Executive Producer

16:30 CLOSING

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Location: Radisson SAS / SchirmerDate: 4-5 MayContact Person: Nicole Jeanrenaud+41 (0)79 376 00 16

ProgrammeEurovision

Fiction Executives

4 May 2007 09:00 –09:15 OPENING

Eurovision Fiction: from Venice to Lucerne Speaker: Philippe Berthet, Head of Fiction, TSR

09:15 – 09:30 WHO'S WHO? General introductions - "tour de table" Introduction of the new delegates

09:30 – 11:00 INTERACTIVE SESSION: CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN FICTION

CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE MEDIA Speaker: Frans Jennekens, NPS CULTURAL DIVERSITY ON AND BEHIND THE SCREENSpeaker: Sue Caro, BBC CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN FICTION Speaker: Guillaume Chenevière, WRTC

PRESENTATION AND SCREENING OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VRT, SVT AND NPS: Moderator: Guillaume Chenevière, WRTC Panellists: Frans Jennekens, Chief Editor Multicultural Programes, NPS and Eurovision Intercultural and Diversity Group Chair Sue Caro, Senior Diversity Manager, BBC

EmmaSpeaker: Stef Wouters, Head of Fiction, VRT The Knife in my Heart Speaker: Christian Wikander, Head of Drama, SVT Schnitzel Paradise Speaker: Frans Jennekens, Chief Editor of Multicultural Programmes, NPS

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 13:00 PITCHING SESSION - THE BEST EIGHT NEW CO-PRODUCTION PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY EBU

MEMBERS AND SELECTED BY THE FICTION PROGRAM GROUP:

Producer: Nicole Jeanrenaud, Project Manager, Eurovision TV

Blue Sky - NRK Drama, Norway Ben et Thomas - France2 / Pampa Productions, France Eco Cops - RTE/ Magma Films, Ireland Josephine Baker - France2, Studio International, France The Brief Bliss of Liberty - ARD/NDR and DR for Arte, DM Film, Germany Henri IV - ARD/WDR and France2 / Ziegler Film, Germany Selma och Sophie - SVT Drama, Sweden The Emperor of Taste - VRT/ Caviar Films, Belgium

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 – 14:15 PITCHING SESSION

Marks of interest from EBU Members 14:15 – 15:30 SUCCESS STORIES & ON GOING PROJECTS

ON SCREEN Bitter Tropics: Elizabeth Arnac, Lizland Films, and Oliver Kreuter, Bavaria Media How we Hated each Other: Nicole Jeanrenaud, Project Manager, Eurovision TV The Comrades: Nicole Jeanrenaud, Project Manager, Eurovision TV nTrade: Anna Vasova, Head of Collections, Eurovision TV

IN PRE-PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Heidi, 15 years old: Eve Vercel, Dune The Humanists: Marcel Hoehn, T&CFilm AG Maria-Theresia: Nicole Jeanrenaud, Project Manager, Eurovision TV Courier from Warsaw: Nicole Jeanrenaud, Project Manager, Eurovision TV Apnea: Maria Fakli, Head of Fiction, ERT

FESTIVALS & COMPETITIONS Prix Genève Europe: Anna Vasova, Head of Collections, Eurovision TV Roma Fiction Fest: Gaetano Stucchi, Media Consultant

The European Fiction Executives meeting will offer insight into new fiction trends, as well as an opportunity to exchange views on how to tackle the challenge of finding innovative approaches to scriptwriting and programming. Producers will share their experiences of creating high-quality and high-rated fiction programmes and discuss new opportunities for co-productions. Independent producers are invited to pitch new projects.

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15:30 – 16:30 SWISSMADE FICTION How do producers collaborate with television stations in the three main linguistic regions? This session includes screenings of latest Swiss hits in cinema and TV

GERMAN PART OF SWITZERLAND: HERBSTZEITLOSEN, GROUNDING Speakers: Christian Fueter, C-FilmsMadeleine Hirsiger, Head of Drama, SF

FRENCH PART OF SWITZERLAND: MAX & CO Speakers: Robert Boner, Saga Production Philippe Berthet, Head of Fiction, TSR

ITALIAN PART OF SWITZERLAND : CUORE DI GHIACCIO, ROULETTE Speakers: Tiziana Soudani, Amka Films Productions Giulia Fretta, Head of Fiction, TSI

16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break 17:00 – 17:30 ELECTION SESSION - FOR EBU MEMBERS ONLY

AGENDA MATTERS Election of the Chair & the Vice-Chairs Appointment of a new programme group Next meeting of Eurovision Fiction

19:30 Welcome drinks followed by dinner at the Hotel Seeburg Luzern

5 May 2007 09:30 – 11:00 ON-DEMAND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

As broadband take-up is rapidly growing in Europe, on-demand film and TV distribution is taking a central stage. This session looks at the latest delivery options, the emerging challenges for the broadcasters and the rights issues. Moderator: Xavier Comtesse, Fondation Avenir Suisse

VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: THREAT OR OPPORTUNITY FOR BROADCASTERS? In addition to relaying traditional live TV services, IPTV allows consumers to access video-on-demand services. This includes all previously broadcast content, not just movies (ex. all programmes transmitted in the previous 7 days and/or selected content from broadcasters' archives). Speakers:Phil Laven, Director, Technical Department, EBU

HOW TO BE ABLE TO EXPLOIT YOUR CONTENT ON DEMAND? A presentation of business models and the various points to be raised when negotiating the contract. Speaker:Laetitia Gonnet, Contract Lawyer, EBU

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 13:00 INTERACTIVE SESSION: ON-DEMAND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - WALKING WITH THE

REVOLUTION France tvod.com: the experience of France Télévisions Finance VoD: free VoD vs. VoD for a fee? Emma, a new series you can download on your portable playstation (PSP) Speakers:Pierre Grenet, Marketing and Program Director, FTVI Stef Wouters, Head of Fiction, VRT

13:00 – 15:00 Lunch - first meeting of the newly elected Bureau and Programme Group

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Location: KKL / Club Room 3-8Date: 4-5 MayContact Person: Laura Longobardi+41 (0)79 797 02 71

ProgrammeEurovision Science &Education Executives

4 May 2007 09:00 – 09:30 SHOWREEL

The best of Science and Education in 2006

09:30 – 10:30 KEYNOTE SPEECH With a Q&A Session

MONSTERBACTERIA, MEGA-TSUNAMIS AND CLIMATE SWINDLE - MY WORRIES WHEN WATCHING TELEVISION

Speaker: Carl Johan Sundberg, Karolinska Institute

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 12:30 PLENARY 1: ALL MEDIA FROM THE START

An overview of 360° development and production in the BBC Developing cutting-edge projects in the BBC and in Europe Living Science: Stone Age, ARD/SWR Pushing Education on all Channels - 360° in Italy, RAI

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 – 15:30 PLENARY 2: BEYOND CLIMATE CHANGE

The Planet, SVT Can we Save Planet Earth? Speaker: Jeremy Bristow, BBC Meltdown, WWF

15:30 – 15:45 PLENARY 3: CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIONS

15:45 – 16:15 PLENARY 4: INTRODUCING SUCCESS STORIES Voyage into the Brain; The Antibiotics' Adventure Grassroots; The European Man; Health in Europe

16:15 – 16:45 Coffee Break 16:45 – 18:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS

SCIENCE 1 - MAGAZINES - A GUIDE TO SURVIVAL World of Wonders, France 5 Vetenskapsmagasinet, SVT Abenteuer Wissen, ZDF

EDUCATION 1 – INVOLVING THE AUDIENCE Cleverland, TeleacnotApple Blossom Project, ARD/SWR

LANGUAGE 1 - SCREENINGS 1 Screening of the language programmes and online productions produced during the past year, with professional discussion Toyinima, VRT

18:00 Cocktail in the KKL (kindly sponsored by AthenaWeb)

Be the first to know! This assembly will discuss the newest trends in programme production and exploitation on new screens through interactive sessions with international keynote speakers. Be the first to choose! The best new projects will be pitched by the most innovative independent production companies in Europe. Be the first to share! Successes, experiments, failures, and best practices will be presented and discussed in workshops by the decision-makers in science and education television.

5 May 2007 09:00 – 10:30 PLENARY 5: PITCHING SESSION

7 Wonders of the Solar System, YORK Films, U.K. 2121 Life off Earth Gruppe 5, Germany A Journey under your Skin, Agaton Films, Sweden Child of our World, BBC Open University, U.K.

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Human Rights in Danger, Cinema 88, Germany The Mind of Plants, K Productions, France

LANGUAGE 2 - SCREENINGS 2

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 12:30 PLENARY 6: PITCHING SESSION continued

Tara: Journey through the heart of the climate machine, MC4, France Welcome to the nanoworld, La Compagnie des Taxi-brousse, France Memorial sites V, ARD/SWR, Germany Professionally European, RAI Educational, Italy Risky regions, TeleacNOT, The Netherlands

LANGUAGE 3 - PITCHING SESSION

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 – 15:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS

MASTERCLASS 1: "EUROPE – A NATURAL HISTORY“ (BBC, ORF, ZDF) / WINNER OF THE DESCARTES SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PRIZE 2007

MASTERCLASS 2: "BUG BROTHER" - A MONA LISA AND PARTHENON PRODUCTION FOR FRANCE 5 AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

LANGUAGE 4: MASTERCLASS / FORMATS FOR LANGUAGES Flirt, ARD/WDR House in Italy, YLE

15:00 – 16:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS

SCIENCE 3 - CREATIVE ARCHIVE Creative Archive Project, BBC Cross-Genre Archives, ARD Early Warnings, Late Lessons, DR

EDUCATION 3 - THE FUTURE OF HISTORY Ramp on History, UR Histoclips, Teleac/Not

LANGUAGE 5 - ONLINE LANGUAGE TRAINING Ykltreenit, YLE Ma France, BBC

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 – 17:00 ELECTIONS

Elections Eurovision Science & Education / Language Producers

17:00 – 19:00 CLOSING - FICTION IN FACTION Agrodolce (Bittersweet), RAI Educational Àlia, TV Catalunya Heading for Peace, Spormedia 2057-The World in 50 years, ZDF

19:30 Cocktail and dinner on the Wilhelm Tell Floating Restaurant

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Location: Palace / AmbassadeurDate: 4-5 MayContact Person: Max Johns+49 (0)163 5097238

ProgrammeEBUconnect

4 May 2007 09:00 – 09:15 OPENING

Lilian Llewelyn, EBUconnect President 2007

09:15 – 10:00 PLENARY 1: BRAND NEW “Rebrands” are complex and, at the same time, the bread and butter business for many EBUconnect participants. The conference starts with some of the most remarkable “rebrands” of the last months, including the UK brand S4C, the Welsh Channel and BBC1. Speakers: Dylan Griffith and Dan Witchell, S4C Andy Bryant, BBC Producer: Lilian Llewelyn, S4C

10:00 – 11 :00 PLENARY 2: BACK TO THE FUTURE Eirik Solheim takes the user’s perspective and looks into the New Media, their uses, their brands, and their perspective. Speaker: Eirik Solheim, NRKProducer: Knut Aunbu, NRK

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break 11:15 – 12:00 PLENARY 3: WE ARE GOING TO GET YOU!

TV licence fees need promotion on TV – but how do you best deal with the tricky “carrot & stick” situation? The best and worst cases will be discussed. Speaker: Nick Mason, BBC Producer: Alan James, BBC

12:00 – 12:45 PLENARY 4: SPAGHETTI JUNCTIONThe ideal junction keeps the viewer tuned in, attracts additional audiences for the entire portfolio of channels and entertains on the way. Alan develops the concept of the ideal junction – in very practical terms with numerous examples. Speaker: Alan James, BBC

12:45 – 13 :45 Lunch13:45 – 14:30 KEYNOTE 1: THE ENEMY WITHIN INTERNAL BRANDING

Internal Branding is an often overlooked part of new strategies and campaigns. If the viewers are more convinced than your staff, lots of efforts can be wasted. Some best and worst case scenarios. Speaker: Prashant Malaviya, INSEAD

14:30 – 15:30 PLENARY 5: OFF THE CUFF Creativity is key to the entire EBUconnect world. But what is creativity and how can you unlock it within your team? Speaker: Patrick Damsted, Independent Consultant

15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break WORKSHOP 1 - OWNING YOUR BRAND Many channels work with design agencies to create their channel IDs and then decide to develop the work in-house. Others don't work with agencies at all. This workshop looks at two case studies as a starting point for a discussion. Speakers: Yves Podevyn, VRT Martin Poole, Sway Media WORKSHOP 2 - MEDIA PLANNING Alan will discuss his earlier developed concepts. The audience is invited to share their views and experiences.Speaker: Alan James, BBC

15:45 – 16:45

WORKSHOP 3 - LOVE WORDS (PART 1) Have your speeches lost their sparkle? Are your creative juices drying up? Have your links lost their lustre? Then come to Huw and Alun’s “Love Words“ clinic. A workshop to revive the senses. Speakers: Huw Charles, S4C Alun Ceri, S4C

16:45 – 17:15 WORKSHOP 4 - SHOW ME YOUR BRIEFS Writing a brief (due to popular demand the workshop from 2006 is back). Broadcasters and agencies need to communicate clearly together. RedBee will help both sides understand each other. Speaker: Andy Bryant, RedBee

EBUconnect is for branding and promotional managers. Good television programmes deserve to be seen, and experienced broadcasters need a sophisticated strategy to inform audiences about their programmes and themselves. This involves appropriate branding, marketing, design and presentation. EBUconnect promises to offer at least three good ideas for participants to take home.

WORKSHOP 5 - THE VOICE This workshop will discuss how a voice can shape the design of a whole channel. Speakers: Karina Buckley, RTE Deirdre McAndrew, RTE

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17:15 – 18:00 INAP EBUCONNECT AWARD 2007 - THE AUDIENCE DECIDESCategories:1. Funniest trailer, 2. Best seasonal trailer, 3. Best promo of the year 4. Best total package, 5. Best single design piece, 6. Best multimedia design. Producer: Alex Hefter, SF

18:00 Dinner (TBC)

5 May 2007 09:00 – 09:30 STARTER: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION OR CREATIVE MASTURBATION - JIM VS JAMES

Schedulers and creative promo producers "lock horns" on a daily basis about the most effective strategies. “Jim vs. James” explores the right balance. Speakers: Jim Booth, RTE Alan James, BBC

09:30 – 09:45 OPENING Lilian Llewelyn, EBUconnect President 2007

09:45 – 10:30 KEYNOTE 2: MORE THAN CUCKOO CLOCKS – BRANDING SWITZERLAND How a small country manages its well defined, clearly understandable brand, recognized worldwide. Speaker: Frank Bodin, Euro RSCG Producer: Alex Hefter, SF

10:30 – 11:15 PLENARY 6: CROSSING BORDER AND BOUNDARIES Markus and Klaus will look abroad. Markus will explain his latest work in South Africa, and Klaus will discuss why, as a broadcaster, he looked abroad for help. Speakers: Markus Schmidt, ARD/MDR Klaus Schuntermann, ARD/MDR Producer: Lilian Llewelyn, S4C, EBUconnect President 2007

11:15 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 12:45 UNLOCKING CREATIVE WRITING

Promo producers need their daily dose of creativity when writing. How do you unlock the hidden gems and resources? Speaker: Terry Yetton Producer: Jim Booth, RTE

12:15 – 13:00 SEE WITH YOUR EARSVoices are incarnating channels. Voices are an imminent part of the brand. This sessions will explore more than the colour of sound. Producers:Karl Weege, ARTE Henri L’Hostis, ARTE

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch14:00 – 15:00 WORKSHOP 6 - EYE CANDY

Beautiful examples of creative on screen design.Producer: Donna Byrne, RTEWORKSHOP 7 - SOUND’S GOOD Alexander from Ala Kondre will ask you what is an Audio Station Ident and how do people recognize an Audio Station Ident, discuss the timbre swap experiment and wonders if we transmit programme values through sound logos.Speaker: Alexander Nijmolen, Ala Kondre Producer: Henri L’Hostis, ARTEWORKSHOP 8 - "LOVE WORDS, PART 2" (continuation of the workshop from day 1) Speakers: Huw Charles, S4CAlun Ceri, S4C

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break 15:30 – 16:00 PLENARY 7: NOT ANOTHER BLOODY MOVIE PROMO

Jim Booth will explore promos for movies from various broadcasters. The “comparative campaigns” show cultural and creative differences Speakers: Jim Booth, RTE

16:00 – 16:30 INAP EBUCONNECT AWARD 2007 Who won the prestigious awards? A fun session showing the best of the pack Speakers: Alex Hefter, SF Lilian Llewelyn, EBUconnect President 2007

16:30 CLOSINGLilian Llewelyn, EBUconnect President 2007 EBUconnect President 2008 (TBC)

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AAxel ArnöCommon Focus

Axel Arnö is Chair of the Eurovision Documentary Group and has been a commissioning editor at Sveriges Televi-sion (SVT) since 1996. He was the editor of SVT’s flagship current affairs magazine Striptease and later created and managed the investigative documentary strand “Doku-ment inifrån”. He has commissioned numerous award-

winning domestic and international co-productions such as “Why we Fight”, “The Beautiful Game” and “The Road to Europe”.

Arcas Blanch, PereEurovision Science & Education

Pere Arcas has a degree in Communications from the University of Barcelona. He began his journalistic career in 1980 as theatrical critic in Ràdio 4 (National Radio of Spain). In 1992, he joined Television of Catalonia, where he has worked as Scriptwriter, Director and Executive Producer. Today, he is the Head of the Department of

Programmes and Educational Projects at the Television of Catalonia.arcas.h@tv3.cat

Åsander, IndraEurovision CrossMedia²

Indra Åsander is Senior Vice President, Head of Content and Business Area Mobility Services at TeliaSonera. She has been with the company since April 2001. Previously, she worked as the Divisional Manager for corporate and private customers in Sweden and occupied vari-ous leading positions in different companies within the

Swedish energy market. Ms. Asander obtained a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and completed an Advanced Management Programme at the Stockholm School of Economics.

BBerthet, PhilippeCommon Focus

Philippe Berthet was born in Geneva, Switzerland and has been working for the regional television station Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) since 1980. Prior to his current po-sition as Head of the Fiction Department, which he took over in 1994, he was responsible for purchasing fiction programmes. Since 2005, he has been President of the

Eurovision Fiction group.

Bodin, FrankEBUconnect

Frank Bodin studied at the Zurich Conservatory and the University of Zurich School of Law. He started his career as a pianist and composer and went on to become Assistant Opera Producer at the State Opera House of Hamburg. In 1992, he started working as copywriter for the advertising agency GGK. He has been Chair & CEO of

Euro RSCG Group Switzerland since March 2001. Mr. Bodin has received over 500 awards received from virtually all major festivals worldwide. He is a member of the jury at the Cannes Festival, Clio Awards, and Jury Chair at the Golden Drum and the AdPrint Festivals. He has been nominated eight times for Advertiser of the Year and has written a number of books, including “Bilder fürs Ohr - Besser im Radio Werben”, and “Katz und aus – Essenzialismen”.

Boner, RobertEurovision FictionRobert Boner has worked as an independent producer since 1975. He has produced around 40 feature films (documentary and fiction) including

the following: “Les Petites Fugues “, Yves Yersin (1979),“Le Petit Prince A Dit”, Christine Pascal (1991), “Mais Im Bundeshuus - Le Génie Helvétique” Jean-Stéphane Bron (2003), “Max & Co” Sam & Fred Guillaume (2007).

Booth, Jim Common Focus / EBUconnect

Jim Booth is the Creative Director of RTÉ, the Irish National Broadcaster and movies are the love of his life. He is very proud to be working for a company that places home production before profit. He is also Chair of Promax/BDA Europe 2007. Mr. Booth commutes weekly between the UK and Ireland, and considers Dublin Airport

his second home.

Bouwsma, JasperEurovision Formats Worskshop

Jasper Bouwsma is Head of Incubation at Swisscom Innovations. Staying on the leading edge of increasingly competitive markets calls for both courage to venture out into unexplored terrain and insight to be able to translate new findings into attractive, user-friendly applications. Swisscom Innovations is the central innovation unit

of Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telecommunications company. Mr. Bouwsma is responsible for the development of venture proposals. With a series of effective methods, his team has coached over 50 proposals to the Swisscom Venture Board. www.swisscom.com/innovationswww.linkedin.com/in/jasperbouwsmawww.cocomment.com

Boyd, FranckEurovision Children & Youth

Frank Boyd has been one of the pioneers of the UK’s new media sector. He is the founder the Arts Technology Centre in 1989 and has worked on a series of innovative creative development programmes in the arts, broadcast, and in education in the UK, Europe, the United States and Australia. As Creative Director of Unexpected Media,

he designs and directs international events, seminars and creative work-shops on new media. He also consults with broadcasters, screen agencies and government departments. Recent projects include the second series of Innovation Labs for the BBC and the highly successful Crossover Lab in Adelaide, Australia. www.unexpectedmedia.com

Brown, LenEurovision Science & Education

Len Brown has specialised in out of the ordinary and interesting programmes for young people through out a long career in TV. Following executive jobs at the BBC and Channel 4 (UK), he started to develop small produc-tion teams based on new technologies and ways of nurturing people and their skills. His current passions are

camera work, writing and creating TV formats for educational program-ming – all of which fit perfectly with Footstep Productions ambitions. www.footstepproductions.com

Buckley, KarinaEBUconnect

Karina Buckley is a biochemist by training and joined RTÉ as a Continuity Announcer and Weather Presenter in 2000. She has studied communications on a postgradu-ate level and enjoys implement her acquired knowledge in the real world, as well as in the weather studio. She spends time conducting science shows that demonstrate

the basic principles of meteorology for a very demanding audience: pri-mary school children. Ms. Buckley also enjoys theatre and dance, and has written on both of these subjects for a number of publications.

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Burnett, ChristinaEurovision Formats Worskshop

She is one of Europe’s leading pitch trainers. Christina Burnett is a Commissioning Editor and has trained professionals in 11 different countries for clients includ-ing Channel 4, most of the UK Screen Agencies, the European Documentary Network, Screen Training Ireland, PACT, the Media Business School, the Council of Europe

and the Amsterdam Forum for International Co-Financing of Documenta-ries. She has also presented pitching events at the Danish TV and Journal-ism Festivals, the Celtic Film and TV Festival and the Open Frame Festival in New Delhi.

Bristow, JeremyCommon Focus

Jeremy Bristow currently works as a producer for the BBC Natural History Unit where he specialises films about the environment. He started his career in journalism and Current Affairs. After witnessing the deforestation during a filming trip to Cambodia in 1995, he decided to concentrate on environmental issues. Since then he has

made films on such issues as the great apes, the tiger, deforestation, whal-ing, salmon and prawn farming and the impact of the El Nino. Last year, he produced two films on Climate Change with Sir David Attenborough. “Can We save Planet Earth” is the second of these.

Breuel, AnnetteEBUconnect

Annette Breuel started as On Air Promoter in at ZDF/Ger-many in 1977. After two years at the Goethe Institute in Rotterdam/ Netherlands, she followed a French call to ARTE in 1992. Her responsibilities there included creating a new corporate identity for the French-German cultural channel. In 1995, she returned to ZDF, where she still

works as a Consultant for both Marketing and Internal Communication.

Byrne, DonnaEBUconnect

Donna Byrne is Deputy Head of Promotions at RTÉ. Cap-tivated by the bright lights and great shops of London, she spent 8 years commuting from her home in Dublin to work for numerous UK Channels. She returned to her Irish roots, and the Irish rain, 10 years ago. RTÉ has been her creative home ever since.

CCaro, SueEurovision Fiction

Sue Caro is a highly experienced television professional. Her experience is in production, commissioning and broadcast management for broadcasters and independ-ents. She is currently working for the BBC in diversity. Initially her role at the BBC focused on ethnic diversity, both in terms of who was working on productions as well

as who appeared on screen. More recently, there has also been a focus on disability and faith. http://www.uni-erfurt.de

Chakkara, RahulEurovision CrossMedia²

Rahul Chakkara is Controller at BBCi and Creative Direc-tor at BBC iPlayer. BBCi is the BBC’s interactive television service available from all BBC channels on digital televi-sion. BBCi is the most successful interactive television service in the world, used by more than 15 million users every month. BBC iPlayer is BBC’s flagship on-demand

product which, subject to BBC Trust’s approval, will make catch up televi-sion and radio programme available via the web and other platforms. Mr.

Chakkara joined the BBC from NDS Ltd, where he was Director of Market-ing & Interactive Television. Previously, Rahul was at Procter & Gamble.www.bbc.co.uk

Chenevière, Guillaume Eurovision Fiction

Guillaume Chenevière chairs the World Radio and Televi-sion Council, a civil society initiative to promote public service broadcasting worldwide. He is Director of the Media and Society Foundation, implementing universal media quality management standards. He was Execu-tive Director of the first World Electronic Media Forum,

organized by the EBU and UNDPI during the World Summit on the Infor-mation Society in 2003. Guillaume Chenevière has a Master’s Degree in sociology from the University of Geneva. He joined TSR, the French Swiss national television station in 1975 as Head of Entertainment and Culture programmes and he became controller of programmes in 1986, and then Director General from 1992 until his retirement in 2001.www.coalitionsuisse.ch

Chiariglione, LeonardoEurovision CrossMedia²

Leonardo Chiariglione obtained his Ph. D. from the Uni-versity of Tokyo in 1973. During his career, he launched several initiatives. Among these are MPEG in 1988,DAVIC in 1994, FIPA in 1996 and his latest initiative, the Digital Media Project in 2003. He is currently CEO of the consulting company CEDEO.net that advises a number of

multinational companies in the area of digital media. Dr. Chiariglione has received several awards, including the Consumer Electronics Award and the Kilby Foundation Award. www.chiariglione.org/index.asp

Cleverly, JesseCommon Focus

Jesse Cleverly is Head of Co Production and Acquisi-tions for the Drama and Animation Department at BBC Children’s. The Drama and Animation Department produce, commissions, and acquires all live action drama and animated content for the 6 - 11 year old audience. During his time in this role, Mr. Cleverly has developed

and executive produced six live action television series, and overseen the production and the delivery of a number of large animation commissions and acquisitions including Aardman Animation’s “Shaun the Sheep”. Prior to this he was a producer of adult drama for the BBC.

Costello, MatthewEurovision Children & Youth

Matthew Costello’s innovative work includes ground-breaking and award-winning novels, games, and televi-sion. His early novel “Beneath Still Waters” was recently filmed for Lions Gate and Filmax for world-wide release. His television work includes programming for PBS, The Disney Channel, The Sci-Fi Channel, the BBC and many

others. Mr. Costello has scripted dozens of best-selling games including the critically acclaimed “The 7th Guest” and “Doom 3”.www.mattcostello.com

Creely, MarionEurovision Children Documentary Series

Marion Creely is an international award winning documentary film maker. She has worked in all areas of broadcasting, specialising in children’s programmes since 2002. Ms. Creely is the Executive Producer of the Eurovi-sion Children’s Documentary Series, leading production teams from over 20 countries from Europeand the Middle

East. Under her leadership, the series has won awards at many film festi-vals, including the Prix Jeunesse. Marion Creely also works as a trainer and coach for young producers and has given master classes at the EBU, the

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ABU, Zeppelin and RTE. She is also sought out as a speaker on child media issues and has presented research at the Children’s Festival at Sithengi, Cape Town.Marion.Creely@rte.ie

DDamsted, PatrickEBUconnect

Patrick Damsted is associated with the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies as an expert on new media and advertising. Furthermore Mr. Damsted works as an independent consultant facilitating creativity and innova-tion in media companies. Before he worked for TV2,Denmark.

De Kerckhove, Derrick Eurovision CrossMedia²

Derrick de Kerckhove is Director of the McLuhan Program for Culture & Technology and Professor at the University of Toronto, specialising in French. He was an associate at the Centre for Culture and Technology from 1972to 1980 and worked with Marshall McLuhan for over ten years as a translator, assistant and co-author. He

co-edited the book “The Alphabet and the Brain” with Charles Lumsden, which scientifically assesses the impact of the Western alphabet on the physiology and the psychology of human cognition. A further publication, “Brainframes: Technology, Mind and Business” addresses the differences between the effects of television, computers and hypermedia on corporate culture, business practices and economic markets. Mr. Kerckhove’s latest book, “Connected Intelligence” was launched in 1997.www.utoronto.ca/mcluhan/derrickdekerckhove.htm

FFeichtenberger, KlausEurovision Science & Education

Klaus Feichtenberger is Austrian and studied German and English Literature, Translation Studies and General Linguistics in Graz and Southampton. He has worked as a university lecturer, freelance translator, interpreter, writer, journalist, photographer, and cameraman, he has also worked with ORF Natural History Unit and ORF/BBC NHUs

in addition to being an independent film producer.

Fueter, Peter-ChristianEurovision Fiction

Peter-Christian Fueter is co-founder of C-FILMS AG, a Swiss production company which focuses on theatri-cal and TV movies as well as TV series and documen-tary films. Before that he was a producer of business, documentary, art, television and feature films for over 30years with Condor Films, a leading Swiss film company.

His countless international prizes include an Academy Award as one of two producers for Xavier Koller’s film “Journey of Hope” (Best Foreign Language Film). His latest achievements include “Mein Name ist Eugen” (“Rascals on the Road”) and “Grounding - the last days of Swissair”. Since 1997, he has also been working as Executive Producer on the popular Swiss TV series “Lüthi und Blanc”.

GGaudry, Pierre-FrançoisEurovision Science & Education

Pierre-François Gaudry joined Mona Lisa Productions in 2001 as a Producer, Author and Director of Develop-ment. Over the last 6 years, he has written, developed and produced a large number of Science and Discovery

Documentaries, including some episodes of the award-winning series “Squatters” about the Microscopic Living World, “Hunters of the Extraor-dinary”, “Heroes of Nature”, “Under the Sign of the Snake” directed by Luc Jacquet, the internationally acclaimed special “From Kiss to Baby”, inner adventure about the birth of life.

Gonnet, LaetitiaEurovision Fiction / Eurovision Children & Youth

Laetitia Gonnet has a postgraduate degree in Business Law from the Jean Moulin University in Lyon, France, and a postgraduate degree in Copyright & Related Rights Law (UK, USA, and EU) from King’s College, London. She started her career as a lawyer at Danone SA and Evian. She joined the EBU in 2004, where she works in the

Legal Department as a contract lawyer. Her main role is to draft contracts negotiated by Eurovision TV.

Gottschau, JakobEurovision Science & Education

Jakob Gottschau has a Master in Science and Technology. He has produced and directed several historical documen-taries for the Danish and the Scandinavian market includ-ing a six part series about: “The History of Immigrants and Refugees in Denmark” and “The Miraculous Poison” about the history of DDT. His latest production is an eight

part series about the history of the global environment: “Late Lessons from Early Warnings”. In addition to these projects, Mr. Gottschau works as Executive Producer for the EBU collections “People on the Move” and “Grassroots”.

Grenet, PierreEurovision Fiction

Pierre Grenet is Marketing and Programme Director at France Televisions Interactive (FTVI), which coordinates and develops interactive programmes and services for France Télévisions. From 1989 to 2002, Mr. Grenet worked for France Telecom, where he was Product Man-ager and subsequently Director of the Online Directories

Department and Voilà. He was also co-Director of the online platform Wanadoo.

Gresta, GabrieleEurovision CrossMedia²

Gabriele Gresta is Executive Vice Chair of Digital Magics Group. He started his career in software development has worked in the UK, USA and Australia. An expert in new technology and media, Mr. Gresta has gained extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of content produc-tion, crossmedia and viral projects, participative TV and

new TV formats. In 1995, he founded the crossmedia agency Bibop Re-search International. Since 2003, he has followed the development of the first interactive web TV. In 2004, he launched Digital Magics to dealwith the innovative market of digital content. Gabriele Gresta is also the inven-tor of MyCast, a patented web, mobile and television platform that offers video-participative services to Editors (web, telcos and broadcasters).www.digitalmagics.com

HHorn, MikeEurovision Formats Workshop

Mike Horn is a famous South African explorer, extreme adventurer and athlete, having accomplished what many have deemed impossible. In 2006, Mr. Horn conducted the first ever night expedition to the North Pole, starting from the northernmost point of Russia and ending two months later at the North Pole. During this trip, he was

equipped with a communication device developed by Swisscom Innova-tions. In 2008, he will start a new expedition: the circumnavigation of the

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world. This will be carried out without any motor-powered transport, over the North Pole and South Pole, crossing the seven continents, passing numerous islands and sailing across several oceans. www.mikehorn.com

Huw, CharlesEBUconnect

Charles Huw is a continuity announcer at S4C, Wales. He is quoted as saying: “Writing and performing is in my blood. I once ran away to the circus, but they brought me back because I cost too much to feed. Then I ran away to S4C where I have to pay for my own meals”.

IIsings, LidewyEurovision Formats Workshop

Lidewy Isings is Head of Cross Media Series & Film at Swisscom Innovations. She has 20 years of interactive media experience ranging from hosting a talk radio show to developing interactive formats for Television, Internet and programming for IPTV (Bluewin TV). She has always been involved in emerging media trends, the latest being

the trend of Cross Media. She provides triple screen formats to guarantee the viewers continuous storytelling across all screens.www.myspace.com/lidewy

JJames, AlanCommon Focus / EBUconnect

Alan James started his career in advertising, after gradu-ating in Economics from University College London. He worked for Dorland and then moved onto to Ogilvy and Mather, where he became Television Buying Director for its media arm, The Network, handling negotiations for clients such as Guinness, Ford and IBM. Mr. James joined

the BBC in 1998 as its first Head of Media Planning. He oversees the use of promotional airtime across all BBC Television Channels; domestic, international and commercial including UKTV, national radio networks and BBCi, the BBC’s online and interactive service.

Jennekens, FransEurovision Fiction

Frans M.G. Jennekens graduated from the University of Nijmegen and the University of Amsterdam with a degree in educational science, specialising in child behaviour and mass communication. He started his career in documentary production for both radio and television. Mr. Jennekens then went on to become director of

the Boundless Sound Festival in Amsterdam for three consecutive years. Since then, he has worked as chief editor of a daily TV news programme for the station Netherlands 3. He has been responsible for multicultural programmes there since 2001. Mr. Jennekens has won numerous prizes, including the Broeksz Prize for best documentary in the Netherlands in 1992 and 1994, the ADO Media prize for best multicultural documentary in the Netherlands in 1993, and the Prix Europa/Iris for best multicultural programme in Europe in 2000.

KKujala, TapioCommon Focus

Tapio Kujala is the Head of Learning and Science Depart-ment in Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE). Previously, he worked as Commissioning Editor of Learning and Science for YLE Teema channel. Before YLE, Mr. Kujala

worked as the Head of Training in the Media department of a polytechnic school for nine years.

LLaven, PhilipEBU TV Assembly, Eurovision Fiction, Eurovision CrossMedia²

Philip Laven is Director of the Technical Department of the EBU. He joined the EBU in May 1997, having previ-ously worked for the BBC, where most of his work was associated with R&D, including being Chief Engineer R&D with responsibility for all of the BBC’s R&D activities. As Controller of Engineering Policy from 1993 to 1997, he

played a leading role in the development of the BBC’s policy on many tech-nical developments, such as the introduction of digital audio broadcasting and digital television. www.ebu.ch/en/technical/index.php

L’Hostis, HenriEBUconnect

Henri L’Hostis has over 20 years of experience in radio & TV. Currently, he is Head of Broadcasting and Sound Design at ARTE, where he is responsible for on-air design, programme trailers and promotions, broadcast schedul-ing, management of audio-visual archives, programme copies and technical quality checks as well as the multi-

lingual broadcast control room. Before joining ARTE, he worked as sound designer for La Sept and as sound designer and director at Radio Notre Dame in Paris. Since 1985, he has freelanced for various French radio and TV channels as sound director and sound designer. Mr. L’Hostis has a degree from the Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle in Paris. He has won a range of awards with his work, including Promax, from ADC Art Directors Club in Berlin, Medientage in Munich, EBU “Presentation”, EBUconnect, and the Red Dot Award in Essen.

Llewelyn, LilianCommon Focus / EBUconnect

Lilian Llewelyn has worked in television for almost twenty five years. Having started as a production assistant in the days of reversal film and two inch tapes, her career in-cludes stints as a researcher, librarian, editor and promo-tions producer before finding her way into presentation. She is currently Head of Presentation at S4C, the Welsh

language television broadcaster.

Lodiers, PatrickCommon Focus

Patrick Lodiers has been a programmer and host for the Dutch public broadcaster BNN for 6 years. BNN focuses on young people, 16 to 35 years old. Mr. Lodiers created the appreciated TV series “Couscous and Cola”, about a young debating club with roots in Marokko, Ghana, Afghanistan, Egypt, among others. He follows their lives

in Amsterdam and they discuss controversial issues such as Theo van Gogh, Irak, and many others. “Couscous and Cola” is the first DutchTV series broadcast by Al Jazeera. Mr. Lodiers also hosts the highly popular programme “The Lama’s”.

Lyngse, LisbethEurovision Science & Education

Lisbeth Lyngs has been working as a Freelance Direc-tor since 1992 and has produced several documentary films for Danish Television and The Danish Film institute. Among them; “Heading for Peace” a feature film for children, winner of Japan Prize, Special UNICEF Award and City of Basel Prize 1988-1992. She is also Editor of

a magazine about upcoming programmes on Channel 1 and production of radio programmes for Channel 1 – culture and current affairs.www.spormedia.dk

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MMalaviya, PrashantEBUconnect

Prashant Malaviya joined INSEAD in 1999. Prior to that he was tenured Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He obtained his Ph.D. in Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, MBA (with honours) from the University of Delhi, India, and he has an engineering

degree (with honours) from the Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India. Before entering the world of academia, Professor Malaviya worked for Nestlé and Tata Engineering in India. Professor Malaviya conducts research on customer psychology and consumer behaviour. He applies insights from consumer research to better understand how marketing actions, such as brand positioning, marketing communication, product design, and cus-tomer service, influence consumer judgments and choices, and customer satisfaction and relationships. He has also worked as a consultant for vari-ous companies in the US, Europe, and Asia.

Maniura, PeterCommon Focus

Peter Maniura is currently the Head of Television Classi-cal Music and Performance for the BBC. His production department is responsible for all the BBC’s key factual and performance output of music and dance programmes including The BBC Proms, opera from the Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne and ballet productions. He has

over 15 years experience as a director and producer of both documentary and live event programmes and pursues his programme making alongside his current managerial and strategic commitments at the BBC. Peter was appointed a member of the Royal Victorian Order in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Honours for his work in producing Prom at the Palace at Bucking-ham Palace as part of the Jubilee celebrations.

Mason, NickEBUconnect

Nick Mason studied Economics at Reading University be-fore joining HSBC as business analyst in their Credit Card Acquiring Division in 1993. He joined the Revenue Man-agement Unit of the BBC in 1997. He has had a number of roles within the unit and is currently the Head of Sales & Marketing, responsible for delivering over £3.5bn of Li-

cence Fee income per annum. In addition to his sales & marketing respon-sibilities, Mr. Mason also led a major EU governed procurement, which will save the BBC over £100m over 6 years. He has also negotiated several of the commercial agreements through which the TV Licence is collected.

PPetersen, TanyaEurovision Science & Education

Tanya Petersen is Head of Television at WWF Interna-tional in Geneva. She works closely with press, online colleagues and the broadcast industry to spread the conservation message. In 2006, she directed a four part series on Climate Change for the Al Jazeera International channel.

Poole, MartinEBUconnect

Martin Poole is a media and branding consultant advising broadcasters and agencies on brand strategy, positioning, marketing and promotion. He works both with in-house teams and with agencies to develop effective branding and promotional. Sway Media was set up in 2006 and has worked on rebranding strategies for TV4 in Sweden,

and various projects for Canal Digital in Scandinavia, The Walt Disney Company, The Biography Channel, VRT, Chellomedia and SBS in Holland. Mr. Poole has 17 years of experience with agencies such as Novocom, the BBC (now Red Bee) and Bruce Dunlop & Associates and has worked with broadcasters in Europe and the Middle East.

RRichards, BerylEurovision Children Drama Series

Beryl Richards has been executive producing the Chil-dren’s Drama series for the last three years. She also writes and directs TV drama, specialising in children’s drama and comedy. Ms. Richards has helped create many popular series, for which she has been awarded three BAFTA’s, an RTS, a British Comedy Award, the Prix

Jeunesse, and two International EMMY nominations. Her recent credits are “All about Me”; “Dead Gorgeous”; “My Life as a Popat”. Ms. Richards also consults on children’s drama for ITV and Ragdoll Productions. She has written three feature scripts, two are currently in development.

SSchmidt, MarkusEBUconnect

Markus Schmidt worked in advertising before he became Creative Director of Germany´s leading entertainment channel ProSieben. In 1999 he founded the award win-ning in-house agency SevenSenses. Since 2005 he is CEO and Creative Director of UnitedSenses, the global creative network with offices in L.A., New York, Munich, Copen-

hagen, Moscow, Johannesburg and Beijing. He has won over 100 BDA & Promax awards and together with his partners, recently finished major media-branding projects around the world.

Smith, JoeEurovision Science & Education

Joe Smith has written books on the green movement, climate change (with Stephen Peake), and the media and global environmental issues. He is currently developing (with Andrew Simms) an edited volume “Do Good Lives Have to Cost The Earth?”. Mr. Smith is Co-Director of the Cambridge Media and Environment Programme which,

since 1996, has run seminars on environmental change and development issues for senior media decision makers, mainly from BBC news and TV. www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/staff/jsmith/info.html

Smith, KarenCommon Focus

Karen Smith was appointed Creative Director of BBC Entertainment Production for BBC Vision Studios in November 2006. She is currently Creative Head of Format Entertainment at the BBC. Ms. Smith joined the BBC in October 2003 as Executive Producer of Strictly Come Dancing, winning many awards including a Rose D’or,

an RTS, a Broadcast award, plus two Bafta nominations. In July 2004, she became Editor and went on to make “Strictly Dance Fever”, “Strictly Ice Dancing”, “Strictly African Dancing”, “Just The Two Of Us”, “Hard Spell”, “Star Spell” and the “VE Day Special, We’ll Meet Again”. Formerly, she was Editor of ITV1’s, This Morning and Series Producer of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy for BBC One, as well as The Games for Channel 4.

Solheim, EirikEBUconnect

Mr. Eirik Solheim is project manager and Strategic Advi-sor at the New Media Department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He leads projects involving en-hanced TV, broadband, mobile and IPTV. His experience

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includes years of work as a consultant in the media and entertainment industry for Accenture and he is also a successful blogger with the award winning site called eirikso.com. www.eirikso.com

Soudani, TizianaEurovision Fiction

Tiziana Soudani is a Swiss national. After her studies and many years of experience in the TV industry, she founded her own production company, Amka Film Productions, in 1988. Since then, she has been committed to producing independent works mainly in Europe but also in Africa and elsewhere. Amka Films has produced and copro-

duced fiction films (among them “Vodka Lemon” by Hiner Saleem, winner of the Controcorrente competition at the 2003 Venice Film Festival; box office hit and winner of 9 David di Donatello “Pane e Tulipani” by Silvio Soldini in 2000; “Waalo Fendo”, Swiss Film Prize best fiction in 1998, by Mohammed Soudani), documentary films and TV productions.

Sundberg, Carl JohanEurovision Science & Education

Carl Johan Sundberg is Coordinator of Science & Society in the President’s office at the Karolinska Institute. He is a medical doctor and researcher in molecular exercise physiology focusing on “genes, physical activity and health”. He has designed three medical exhibitions at science centres, worked in the medical units of Swedish

and American media and published a biology book for 12-16 year-olds. Mr. Sundberg is Course Director for Science Based Companies, Medicine for Journalists and Popular Science Communication. He has received the Karolinska Institute Prize for Teaching Excellence, a Certificate of Commen-dation for Communication in the Life Sciences from EMBO, the Ångpan-neföreningen’s Prize for Research Communication and the European Commission’s Descartes Communication Prize for Excellence in Science Communication. He is Vice-President of Euroscience and founder of the Euroscience Open Forum.

TThomson, ColetteEurovision Science & Education

Colette Thomson has been working in educational pro-gramming since 1985, first in radio and later in television and Interactive. She has produced series and directed programmes for the BBC, Teleac/Not, YLE Finland and been involved in various EBU co-productions. With her company, Footstep Productions, she has just completed

work on “Flirt English” for WDR Germany – a 12x10 minute English Lan-guage teaching mini drama. www.footstepproductions.com

Tuominen, SakuEurovision Science & Education

Saku Tuominen is CCO and Executive Producer of Zodiak Finland. He is responsible for all development and content for the company. He started in television as a producer in the late 80s and has been a producer in almost 100tv-series. He is also leading the development of a wide variety of TV-formats optioned in more than 30 countries

and licensed in 10 countries. Mr. Tuominen has a degree from the Helsinki Business School of Economics. He has also served as the chair of the As-sociation of the Finnish Independent Producers (SATU) for many years.

Tyler, PaulEurovision Science & Education

Paul Tyler set up a media company in Copenhagen at the start of 2006. He was then commissioned to develop a number of cross-platform proposals for the BBC. Over this same period, Denmark’s Radio (DR) hired Paul to produce their Saturday night prime-time entertainment show “Førstvælger”. Prior to creating Gameware Media,

Mr. Tyler spent eleven years at the BBC in both television and web content production. www.gamewaremedia.com

VVizard, JaneEBU TV Assembly

Jane Vizard has a degree in Law and was called to the Bar in November 1977. During her training, she was a part-time Research Assistant in the House of Commons. She joined ITV (Independent Television Companies Associa-tion) as Legal Adviser in 1979 and the EBU Legal Commit-tee in 1981. She left ITCA to join Yorkshire Television in

1988 and went on to work as and Assistant Legal Adviser for the BBC in 1989. She then returned to the EBU Legal Committee. She was appointed Head of Statutory and Commercial Legal Affairs for the BBC in 1990 and Head of Corporate Legal & Intellectual Property in 2000. Ms. Vizard will take up her new post as Director of Legal and Public Affairs at the EBU headquarters in June 2007. http://www.ebu.ch/en/legal/index.php

WWeege, KarlEBUconnect

Karl Weege studied music and moved on to become soundmaster at the theatre in Frankfurt/Main (Germany). In 1992 he was hired to help start ARTE, the Franco-German cultural channel as audio designer. He lives and works in Strasburg, France.

Wheeler, NevilleEurovision CrossMedia²

Neville Wheeler is a Senior Manager at Cisco’s Media so-lutions Group responsible for strategic Content & Media partnerships, strategy and business development across Europe. Previously, he was the Global Lead - Media and Entertainment, for Cisco’s strategic consulting arm, the Internet Business Solutions Group. Before joining Cisco,

he was MD EMEA for SightPath (acquired by Cisco). Before that he was GM of Fujitsu Europe Limited, MD of MultiLink Europe Limited and held MD roles at NetGuard UK Ltd and LanOptics PLC. During his early career, Mr. Wheeler held sales and support roles with a mainframe switching specialist and with a Super Computer manufacturer. He holds a DMS from Henley Management College and an MBA from Brunel University, UK. http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/media/

Wouters, StefEurovision Fiction

Stef Wouters started his career with a broad range of positions, including Location Hunter , Floor Manager, Director, and Line Producer of several drama series at BRT-BRTN-VRT. His productions include Windkracht 10 (Gail force 10), Stille Waters (Silent waters), Flikken (Cops), and Witse – conception & startup. Since 2001, he has

worked as Head of Production for VRT-television, Head of Production for Skyline Film & Television, Producer at ASPE - VTM drama series 10x90min,Creative Producer, Fiction & Crossmedia Platforms, and Head of Fiction. Currently, he is Head of Drama Production at VRT.

Schuntermann, Klaus WEBUconnect

Klaus W. Schuntermann has always been fascinated with television. To the disappointment of his parents, he also excelled at this activity. Striving to find some balance, he was given drawing and painting lessons. He soon exhibited great creative skills. With these three virtues, his future professional career was thus already set. Having

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Lucerne informationLocation & HistoryLucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and in many respects the most important city in Central Switzerland. It is the cultural centre of the region and the fourth biggest Swiss agglomeration. Lucerne owes its development firstly to its geographical location on the important north-south transport axis, sandwiched between the Swiss Plateau and the Alps at the threshold to Central Switzerland, and secondly to the uniquely picturesque scenery of this region.

ClimateLucerne is situated at the end of Lake Lucerne at 436 meters above sea level and nestled between gently rolling hillsides. The relatively low to medium temperature should not discourage you. Warm and cold temperatures are fairly well balanced with the changing seasons.

CurrencySwiss Franc / CHF

LanguageGerman

SightsChapel BridgeConstructed in the first half of the 14th century as a part of the city’s fortifications and named after St. Peter’s Chapel, which is located nearby.

Water TowerThis octagonal tower - over 34 meters high (111.5 ft.) - was built around 1300 as part of the city wall and used as an archive, treasury, prison and torture chamber.

Jesuit ChurchThe first large sacral Baroque church in Switzerland; constructed in 1666 by Father Christoph Vogler for the Jesuits.Franciscan ChurchTypical medieval Gothic mendicant architecture, built in the second half of the 13th century. Water SpikeTechnically, this is a unique sight. The so-called «spikes» are lowered into or withdrawn from the water manually to regulate the water level of Lake Lucerne. Spreuer BridgeThis bridge was completed as a part of the city fortification in 1408.Musegg WallA part of the rampart walls built in 1386; the wall is still almost entirely intact. Three towers are open to the public: Schirmer, Zyt and Männli. Old City SquaresHistorical buildings clad in frescos border the Old Town on the right bank of the River Reuss at a few picturesque squares. Hof ChurchMain cathedral for the city, as well as the St. Leodegar and St. Maurice religious center. A Benedictine monastery was founded here in the 8th century.Lion Monument“The dying Lion of Lucerne” is one of the world’s most famous monuments.

For further information, visit Lucerne Tourism:Luzern Tourismus AGZentralstrasse 56002 LuzernTel. +41 (0)41 227 17 17Fax +41 (0)41 221 17 18luzern@luzern.org

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