Philippe Kern is the founder and managing director of KEA European Affairs. An important voice for Europe's cinema and music industry, he is a recognised leader in the world of entertainment, culture, sport and digital technology. He is a specialist in copyright, anti-trust and trade law. Kern is former Director of Public and Legal Affairs of PolyGram. He is the founder and secretary general of the European Film Companies Alliance (EFCA) as well as the founder of the Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA) and e.films. Kern graduated in law at the universities of Strasbourg and Paris as well as the College of Europe in Brugge. He speaks French, English and German.
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Recent Posts
- KEA's contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation on Community innovation policy
- 2009, the Year of culture and creativity in Europe, in review
- The EU 2020 Strategy: an opportunity to mainstream culture and creativity in EU policy making
- Reviewing Community innovation policy - A place for culture-based creativity?
- Art and Cultural learning to stimulate creativity
- The Impact of Culture on Creativity
- Towards a European sport policy?
- The Conditional Access Directive: a lesser known instrument to fight piracy
- Creativity: driving local economic development
