ECSA Conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI"
02 June 2026
MEDAA (Rue du Prince Royal 85-87), Brussels
ECSA is pleased to announce that our half-day conference "Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI" is taking place at MEDAA (Rue du Prince Royal 85-87) in Brussels on Tuesday 2 June (12:30-17:30).
The conference will provide a high-level platform to exchange on the relationship between generative AI and authors’ rights as well as the implications of AI on today’s music streaming ecosystem, focusing on creators’ challenges and priorities.
Confirmed speakers include Members of the European Parliament Axel Voss and Emma Rafowicz, a representative from the European Commission, and various stakeholders from across the EU music sector.
Find the full programme below.
Programme
12:30 - 13:00 Registration
13:00 - 13:30 Welcome and conference opening
- Welcome words by Helienne Lindvall, ECSA President
- Opening keynote by the European Commission (tbc)
13:30 - 14:30 Panel discussion – Generative AI and Authors’ Rights: Where Do We Stand?
Dominick Luquer (Secretary General, FIA)
Dr. Kai Welp (General Counsel, GEMA)
Prof. Alain Strowel (Professor, UCLouvain)
Rodolphe Wouters (Policy Officer, Copyright Unit, European Commission)
Moderator: Helienne Lindvall (ECSA President)
14:30 - 14:50 Break
14:50 - 15:10 The study on the discoverability of diverse European cultural content in the digital environment
- Presentation by Martin Clarke, Project manager, Panteia
15:10 - 16:10 Panel discussion – AI, Transparency, and Fairness in Today’s Music Streaming Ecosystem
Helen Smith (Executive Chair, IMPALA)
Nathalie Birocheau (CEO and Co-founder, Ircam Amplify)
Tobias Stenkjaer (Chair of Danish Pop Auteurs, ECSA Board Member)
Moderator: Fabien Miclet (European Affairs consultant)
16:10 - 16:20 Keynote – Emma Rafowicz, Member of the European Parliament
- Keynote by Emma Rafowicz, Member of the European Parliament (Socialists & Democrats, France) and co-rapporteur on the legislative proposal for the AgoraEU programme 2028-2034
16:20 - 16:40 Break
16:40 - 17:00 The presumption of use of cultural content by AI providers
- Presentation by Alexandra Bensamoun, Professor of Law at Université Paris-Saclay
17:00 - 17:10 Keynote – Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament
- Keynote by Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament (European People’s Party, Germany) and rapporteur on the European Parliament resolution “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges”
17:10 - 17:20 Closing remarks
17:20 - 19:00 Reception