Business Affairs Clinic

TIME & LOCATION

Wednesday 12 November, 2:00 pm

End Time: 4:00 pm

The Mac Foyer

About

How do I clear access for a filming location? What about my talent contracts? And protecting IP? Protecting my Data? Why not take the opportunity to spend 5 minutes with some of our experts to see if you can get the legal, financial and business affairs guidance you need to help you produce your content.

The Business Clinic is sponsored by Millar McCall Wylie, a leading Northern Ireland Commercial and Private Client law firm, committed to providing legal solutions and advice throughout your business and personal journey.

Chair

SPONSOR

Panel

Hesham Sabry

Media & Entertainment Lawyer, Sabry Business Affairs

Hesham is an experienced media and entertainment lawyer with a particular focus on the television industry. His media law practice, Sabry Business Affairs, provides legal and business affairs advice to production companies, broadcasters and associated organisations in the media production community. Prior to forming his own practice, Hesham worked in-house at the BBC and the British Film Institute. Hesham’s areas of expertise include development, production, finance, distribution and rights management.

Catherine Grimes

Music Business Affairs Manager & Supervisor

Experienced Music Business Affairs Manager & Supervisor with a demonstrated history of working in music rights within the broadcast media industry for over 30 years . Skilled in music supervision, rights negotiation , score commissioning, strategy and team management, investment and commercial deals in relation to music. Long standing relationships with sync & creative teams within record labels & music publishers as well as artists, composers , agents and producers , particularly in UK and USA

Zoe Robinson

Business Partner, BBC Northern Ireland

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Louise Cavanagh

Associate Director, Millar McCall Wylie Solicitors

Louise is an associate director in Millar McCall Wylie Solicitors, a leading legal firm in Northern Ireland in Media and Entertainment Law. Representing both Northern Ireland Screen and international and local film and TV producers, Louise regularly gives legal advice on: Chain of Title, Option Agreements, Writing Agreements and Co-Production Agreements Financing Contracts, Cashflow and Gap Funding Agreements and Inter-Party Arrangements Distribution, Sales and Broadcaster Agreements Services and Contributor Agreements Releases and Location Agreements

Claire Ryan

Chief Executive and co-founder, ITUS Secure Technologies

ITUS Protect empowers companies to understand vulnerable areas for cyber risk in their business and offers solutions to remediate that risk.