2012 Spotlight on Latin America

From March 22-23, CMW delegates will get an insider’s look at Latin America. With a population of 570 million people, it is home to the 8th largest economy in the world – Brazil. Identified by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in 2010 as one of few international music markets showing growth, Brazil boasts the region’s biggest digital market with revenues growing dramatically over the last few years. Recent developments of its technological platforms (digital and mobile) and business models will be brought to light for the Canadian industry through market overview presentations, seminars, business meetings and networking sessions.

• Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
• Ballroom
  10:00AM - 10:10AM
  (10 minutes)
  Opening Remarks
  WELCOME & OPENING ADDRESS
  

  Introduction

  Minister Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Ministry Of Tourism (Ontario), Canada
  Karen Thorne-Stone, CEO and President, Ontario Media Development Corp. OMDC, Canada
  
• Salon A
  2:30PM - 3:30PM
  (1 hour)
  Featured Session: Spotlight
  MUSICA! WEEK PRESENTS:Spotlight on Latin America
  

  Moderator

  David McLoughlin, Manager, BM&A (Brasil Musica & Artes), Brazil
  

  Mission Participant

  Mariana Soldi, Promoter, TNB Tour N’ Brasil, Brazil
  Felippe Llerena, Executive Director & Content, iMusica S/A, Brazil
  Angel Gambino, VP, Business Development, Brazilian Independent Music Association, Argentina
  Fabricio Nobre, Director - A Construtora Música e Cultura, ABRAFIN: Brazilian Assoc. of Independent Festivals, Brazil
  Alejandra Reuter, Executive Director, Contemporaneo Art Music, Argentina
  Jorge Sadi, Vice President, Farolatino Music & Video, Argentina
  Diana Glusberg, Artistic Director, Niceto Club, Argentina
  Simon Fuller, Quizumba / Kappamaki, Brazil
  Russ Slater, Founder and Editor, Sounds and Colours, UK
  Bernardo Franco, Executive Director, Yimup Digital Music Platform, Colombia
  Paola Wescher, Owner / Promoter/ Booking Agent, Squat International/Beltrano Musical, Brazil
  Pedro Seiler, Promoter, Queremos!, Brazil
  Pedro Menendez, Artistic Director, Contemporaneo Art Music, Argentina
  Andrés May, Director, BAFIM, Argentina
  Philippe Siegenthaler, Booking Agent, Absent Papa Events, Colombia
  Dirk Schade, European Consultant, Brazil Music Exchange, Germany
  

  Mission Participants

  Gustavo Gonzalez, Manager of Documentation and New Projects, Abramus, Brazil
  

  Panelists

  Luciana Pegorer, President, ABMI (Brazilian Independent Music Association), Brazil
  Johanna Pinzon, Promoter / Coordinadora Nacional de Circulación Musical, Instituto Distrital de la Artes, Colombia
  Javier Fainzaig, President, Farolatino Music & Video, Argentina
  Oliver Knust, Director, Discos Rio Bueno, Chile
  Pablo Miyazawa, Editor-in-Chief, Rolling Stone Magazine - Brazil, Brazil
  Fabio Silveira, Label/Licensing/Promoter, Deck, Brazil
  Lucas Mortimer, Executive Producer, Music Minas Program, Brazil
  
• Manitoba
  4:00PM - 5:00PM
  (1 hour)
  INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: LATIN AMERICA (Invite / By Request Only)
  
• Friday, March 23rd, 2012
• Imperial
  8:45AM - 11:00AM
  (2 hours 15 minutes)
  Featured Session
  GLOBAL FORUM: INTERNATIONAL BREAKFAST (Ticked Event)
  

  Keynote

  Robert Levine, Author, Free Ride: How Digital Parasites are Destroying the Culture Business, Germany
  Brett R Danaher, Professor, Wellesley College, USA
  
• Saturday, March 24th, 2012
• IMP/Territories
  5:00PM - 6:30PM
  (1 hour 30 minutes)
  International Reception: Meet the Latin Americans (Invite / By Request Only)
  

Performing artists