The International Authors Forum invites you to attend the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Where: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016 and Online via Zoom.
When: Monday 08 April at 09:30 EDT
Following the AGM, we’re delighted to host a series of panels focused on AI. They will feature speakers representing an international range of author backgrounds. Topics will cover:
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Authorship: Navigating Copyright, Ownership and Rights: 11:30-12:45 EDT
- Mary Rasenberger – CEO, The Authors Guild (Chair)
- Andrew Foglia – Deputy Director, Office of Policy and International Affairs, US Copyright Office
- Umair Kazi – Director of Policy and Advocacy, The Authors Guild
- Steven Levy – Journalist, WIRED Magazine
- Alison Rodriguez – President, International Federation of Translators
- Michelle Woods – Director, Copyright Law Division, WIPO
AI in Visual Arts: Challenges and Opportunities for Artists’ Remuneration in the Digital Age: 14:30-15:45 EDT
- Janet Hicks – VP, Artists’ Rights Society (Chair)
- Paulina Holmgren – President, Swedish Association of Professional Photographers
- Scott Sholder – Attorney, Associate to Artists’ Rights Society
- Christian Zimmermann – CEO, DACS
Countries’ Updates on AI: 15:45-17:15 EDT
- Mary Rasenberger – CEO, The Authors’ Guild (United States)
- John Degen – IAF Chair & CEO, The Writers’ Union of Canada (Chair, Canada)
- Richard Combes – Deputy CEO, Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society & IAF Secretariat (United Kingdom)
- Josefine Engström – President, Svenska Tecknare (Sweden)
- Alexis Gunderson – Member of the Task Force on Generative AI, National Writers Union (United States)
- Florence Piriou, Secretary General, La Sofia (France)
- Prof. Sihawukele Ngubane – Chair, Academic & Non Fiction Authors of South Africa (South Africa)
Please contact Thanasis Venitsanopoulos at: athanasios.venitsanopoulos@internationalauthors.org to confirm attendance for the AGM either in person or ask for a zoom link to attend virtually.
If you are unable to attend, please let us know and return your proxy to us.