All bookings are subject to change.
2012 Conference Speakers
Eric Alper
Director of Media Relations and Label Acquisitions,
eOne Music Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
@thatericalper
Janet Baker
Director, Administration & Synchronization,
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Canada)
Toronto, ON, Canada@SonyATVMusicPub
Josh Barkin
CEO,
Stagename Inc.
Toronto, ON,
David Basskin
President & CEO,
CMRRA
Toronto, ON, Canada
Mike Bell
Director of International Relations,
Filter Creative Group
New York, NY, USA
John Bissell
Music Supervisor,
Mothlight Music
Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Dave Bookman
Evening Host,
102.1 The Edge (CFNY)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Steve Bootland
International Artist Development / Consultancy/Mgr,
ThePortugalMusicScene
Setubal, Portugal@PTMusicScene
Bernie Breen
Manager,
Bernie Breen Management
Toronto, ON, Canada
Antony Bruno
Strategic Advisor/Community Manager,
NARM’s DigitalMusic.Org
Greenwood Village, CO, USA@AntonyNBruno
Kevin Campbell
Director, Brand Experience and Marketing,
Virgin Mobile Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada@virginmobilecan
Marilyn Carino
Artist,
Mudville
New York, NY, USA
Christopher A. Case
RAI Grant Insurance Brokers
Toronto, ON, Canada
Minister Michael Chan
Minister of Tourism and Culture,
Ministry Of Tourism (Ontario)
Toronto, ON, Canada@MichaelChanMPP
Caroline Chia
Managing Director,
EastWest Entertainment Group
Taipei, TAIWAN
Kerry Cockrill
Brand Entertainment,
Research In Motion
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Barry Cole
President,
Spot music / Blue Mountain Music Publishing
New York, NY, USA
Jody Colero
Owner,
Silent Joe
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Dave Cool
Bandzoogle
Hudson, QC, Canada
Alan Cross
Broadcaster/Journalist,
Alan Cross / Brain Dead Dog Productions
Oakville, ON, Canada@alancross
Damian Cunningham
Booking Agent & Music Festival Consultant,
Peats Ridge Festival
Sydney, AUSTRALIA@peatsridge
Gourmet Delice
President/ Co- Founder,
Bonsound
Montreal, QC, Canada
Kevin Doyle
Owner,
Kevin Doyle Music
London, ON, CANADA
Bob D’Eith
Executive Director,
Music BC Industry Association
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Randy Eckhardt
President,
Eckhardt Consulting
San Francisco, CA, USA
Isabel Espuelas
Head Content Industries Department,
ICEX, Spanish Institute For Foreign Trade
Madrid, Spain@ICEX_
Dave Farough
VP; Brand, Programming & New Media-Corus Radio,
Corus Entertainment Radio
Toronto, ON, Canada@davefarough
Ana Figueiredo
Director and Booking Agent,
Fabulous Generation Agency / PAD Artist Collective
Lisbon, Braga, Portugal@FabGeneration
Simon Fuller
Quizumba / Kappamaki
Brazil
Darren Gallop
CEO,
Marcato Digital Solutions Inc.
Sydney, NS, Canada
Giovanni Gallucci
Online Media Consultant, Digital Photographer & Filmmaker,
Giovanni Gallucci
Austin, TX, USA@giovanni
Javier Garcia Calvo
Senior Trade Advisor,
Economic & Commercial Office of Spain - Canada - Embassy of Spain
Ottawa, ON, Spain
Jian Ghomeshi
Host,
CBC Radio / Radio-Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Richard Glasser
Executive In Charge of Music Film/TV,
The Weinstein Co
Beverly Hills, CA, USA@WeinsteinFilms
Jim Griffin
Managing Director,
Onehouse LLC
The Plains, VA, USA
Philip Gumbley
Director, Operations,
FACTOR
Toronto, ON, Canada
Trevor Guy
Vice President,
Last Gang Records
Toronto, ON, Canada
Candice Hanson
Partner,
Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman LLP
Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Will Hodgkinson
Journalist,
MOJO Magazine
London, UK
Rochelle Holguin
Sr. Director, MTV Creative Music Integration,
MTV Music & Talent Department
Santa Monica, CA, USA@MTV
Adam Hurstfield
Exec Producer & President,
RockStar Academy / XOXO Entertainment
Vancouver, BC, Canada@adamhxoxo
Mark Isherwood
Director,
Rightscom Limited
London, UK
Jack Isquith
Senior VP, Strategic Development,
Slacker Personal Radio
San Diego, CA, USA@digmusicinsider
Peter Jenner
Manager /MD,
Sincere Management
London, England, UK
Nicholas Jennings
Journalist/Producer,
www.nicholasjennings.com
Toronto, ON, Canada
Craig Johnston
DF Concerts
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Richard Jones
Manager,
Key Music Management Ltd.
Manchester, England
Anthony Jouet
Co-owner & MD,
Fource Entertainment S.R.O
Czech Republic
Antonis Karydis
Founder and CTO,
Mativision LLC
Athens, GR, Greece
Simon Kellman
Manager, Syndication Operations,
Patrik Larsson
A&R / Head of label,
Uniform Beat – a division of Playground Music Scandinavia
Stockholm, SWEDEN@HeadlockPatrik
Robert Levine
Author,
Free Ride: How Digital Parasites are Destroying the Culture Business
Berlin, Germany@RobertBLevine_
Adam Lewis
Owner,
Planetary Group
Boston, MA, USA
Marc Lloret
Promoter/Artistic Director,
Mercat de Musica Viva de Vic / popArb Festival
Barcelona, Spain@MercatMusicaVic
Len Lytwyn
Chairman & Executive Director,
Musicians Rights Organization Canada (MROC)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Ian MacKay
President,
Re:Sound Music Licensing Company
Toronto, ON, Canada
Julie Martel
Executive assistant to Andre Menard,
Festival International De Jazz De Montreal
Montreal, QC, Canada
George Massenburg
Producer, Schulich Distinguised Chair,
GML Inc.
Franklin, TN, USA
Matt McDonald
Vice Pres, Artists & Events. Showcase Director,
CMJ Network Inc
New York, NY, USA@CMJnetwork
Allan McGowan
VIP-NEWS Editor,
VIP BOOKING
London, UK
Andre Menard
1st Vice President,
Festival International De Jazz De Montreal
Montreal, QC, Canada
Pedro Menendez
Artistic Director,
Contemporaneo Art Music
Buenos Aires, Argentina
George Merrill
Songwriter,
San Francisco, CA, USA
Alfredo Moré
Management,
Misondecuba Productions
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Andrea Morris
Director, Media Marketing,
AM to FM Promotions
Toronto, ON, Canada
Ralph Murphy
VP International and Domestic Membership Group,
ASCAP - Nashville
Nashville, TN, USA@RalphMurphy
Fabricio Nobre
Director - A Construtora Música e Cultura,
ABRAFIN: Brazilian Assoc. of Independent Festivals
Goiania, GO, Brazil@fabricio_nobre
Brian Ohl
GM. Regional VP, Facility Management,
Global Spectrum/John Labatt Centre
London, ON, Canada@GlobalSpectrum
Terry O’Brien
Education & Outreach Manager -Membership,
SOCAN - West Coast Office
Vancouver, BC, Canada@SOCANTerry
Dan Panaitescu
International Bookings,
Sziget Festival
Budapest, Hungary
Emmanuel Patterson
Promoter / Director of Festivals,
Live Nation Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada@LiveNation
Sandy Pearlman
Schulich Visiting Scholar, Schulich School of Music, Mcgill University, Montreal,
McGill University
San Rafael, CA, USA@McGillU
Johanna Pinzon
Promoter / Coordinadora Nacional de Circulación Musical,
Instituto Distrital de la Artes
Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Joel Plaskett
Artist,
Alejandra Reuter
Executive Director,
Contemporaneo Art Music
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Paul Rodgers
Music Legend/ Songwriter/ Performer,
Millennium Management/Chris Crawford
Bellingham, WA, USA
Mathieu Rousseau
Bonsound
Montreal, QC, Canada
Mahito Sakai
Publisher/SVP Business& Gen. Affairs, Publishing, Admin & Corp. Planning,
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Nuno Saraiva
Consultant/Manager,
SCL Management / PAD Artist Collective
Alcochete, Portugal@nunosaraiva
Catharine Saxberg
Executive Director,
Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA)
Toronto, ON, Canada@CMPA_Mentorship
Dirk Schade
European Consultant,
Brazil Music Exchange
Berlin, Germany
Franz Schuller
President,
Indica Records
Montreal, QC, Canada
Eddie Schwartz
SAC President/Songwriter/Producer,
Songwriters Association of Canada SAC
Toronto, ON, Canada
Joey Scoleri
Senior VP, Strategic Marketing, Live Nation North America,
Live Nation Global Touring
Beverley Hills, CA, USA@RadioVendetta
Dr. Nagendra Sethumadhavrao
Director Sales and Strategy,
Ignis Technologies
Bangalore, India
Shain Shapiro
CIMA Canadian Independent Music Association
Greg Simpson
Owner/President,
Greg Simpson Music Services
Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Nathan Stein
Manager, A&R,
Bedlam Music Management / Dine Alone Records
Toronto, ON, Canada@dinealonemusic
Seymour Stein
Chairman, Sire Record Group,
Warner Music Group - NY
New York, NY, USA
Patti-Anne Tarlton
COO/SVP,
TicketMaster Canada Ltd.
Toronto, ON, Canada
Vanessa Thomas
SVP, Sales, Nielsen Music, North America,
The Nielsen Company
Markham, ON, Canada@NielsenCanada
Karen Thorne-Stone
CEO and President,
Ontario Media Development Corp. OMDC
Toronto, ON, Canada
Helena Tomas
Management,
Solnado Records
Portugal
Julia Trainor
Music Supervisor,
mOcean
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Julian Tuck
Music Programmer,
CBC Radio Music
Toronto, ON, Canada
Lauren Tutty
Radio Promoter,
Lauren Tutty Promotions
Liverpool, NS, Canada
Stevano Ugo
Executive Producer & Artist (UGO Crew),
Stevano U-G-O
Los Angeles, CA,
Yvonne Valnea
Last Tango Productions
Toronto, ON, Canada
Jacco Van Lanen
Manager / Promoter,
Double Vee Concerts
Rotterdam, AG, The Netherlands@DOUBLEVCONCERTS
Paola Wescher
Owner / Promoter/ Booking Agent,
Squat International/Beltrano Musical
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dan Weston
Producer / Mixer,
Dan Weston
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Anya Wilson
Publicist,
Anya Wilson Promotion & Publicity
Toronto, ON, Canada
Brandon Young
Director of Music Affairs,
Activision Publishing / Blizzard
Santa Monica, CA, USA@BlizzardCS
