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2013 Conference Speakers
Stephanie Abouatallah
Mgr, Social Media & Consumer Generated Content,
Canadian Tire Corp Ltd
Toronto, ON, Canada
@StephanieA7
Gary Adler
Lead Attorney,
National Association of Ticket Brokers c/o Roetzel & Andress
Washington, DC, USA
Joe Aguiar
Manager, English Radio Operations,
CRTC - Gatineau
Gatineau, QC, Canada
JC Ahn
Business Partner, International Director,
VUent
Seoul, Korea
Anu Aittoniemi
Managing Director,
Music & Media Finland (Musiikki & Media)
Tampere, Finland
Omar Al-joulani
VP Touring/NA Concerts,
Live Nation
Beverley Hills, CA, USA
Cathy Allison
Mgr Radio Policy/Applications,
CRTC Central Office - Gatineau
Gatineau, QC, Canada
Eric Alper
Director of Media Relations and Label Acquisitions,
eOne Music
Toronto, ON, Canada@thatericalper
- Hiroshi Asada
BENTEN /Tom’s Cabin
Tokyo, Japan 
Hiroshi Asaeda
Founder & CEO,
Beatrobo Inc.
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Peter Astedt
International Booker,
Live at Heart/Musichelp
Trosa, Sweden
Dagfinn Bach
President and R&D Director,
Bach Technology
Bergen, Norway
Sam Baijal
Artistic Director,
Hillside Festival- Guelph Lake Island
Guelph, ON, Canada
Karen Bair
Leader of Music Business,
Indiegogo
Darryl Ballantyne
CEO,
LyricFind
Toronto, ON, Canada
Jon Bartlett
Founder,
Kelp Records - Megaphono
Ottawa, ON, Canada
David Basskin
President & CEO,
CMRRA
Toronto, ON, Canada
Mike Bell
Director of International Relations,
Filter Creative Group
New York, NY, USA
Ken Benson
President, Research & Consulting,
SparkNet Research & Consulting
Portland, OR, USA@kenbradio
Jennifer Bergen
General Manager, Digital,
Astral Media Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada
Erik Bernotas
VP & GM,
Reverb Live, ReverbNation
New York, NY, USA
Davin Black
235 Films
Toronto, ON, Canada
James Black
Guitarist/Songwriter,
Finger Eleven
Toronto, ON, Canada
- Robert Breen
Industry Relations,
OIART
London, ON, Canada 
Gavin Brown
Musician, Record Producer,
Gavin Brown
Toronto, ON, Canada
Eivind Brydoy
Manager,
Vox Artist Ltd
Oslo, Norway
Ben Buchanan
Agent,
The Windish Agency, LLC
Toronto, ON, Canada
Brendan Canning
Brendan Canning
Ben Caplan
Artist,
Ben Caplan
Christian Castle
Attorney, Managing Partner,
Christian L. Castle, Attorneys
Austin, Texas, USA
Arnie Celsie
Senior Consultant,
SparkNet Communications
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Bernie Cho
President,
DFSB Kollective
Seoul, Korea (South)
Jeff Cohen
President / Comptroller,
Collective Concerts
Toronto, ON, Canada
Josh Colle
City Councillor, Ward 15 Eglinton-Lawrence & Chair of the TTC,
Toronto City Council
Toronto, ON, Canada@joshcolle
Warren Copnick
Dir Nat’l Promo/A&R,
Sony Music Entertainment Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
David Corey
VP Programming,
Bell Media Radio
Toronto, ON, Canada
David “Click” Cox
Manager/ A&R Founder, Stylus Awards,
CLK Creative Works
Toronto, ON, Canada@DavidClickCox
Alan Cross
Broadcasting+Consulting+New Media+Content Creation+Voiceovers+Pro Sports Music,
Alan Cross / Brain Dead Dog Productions
Oakville, ON, Canada@alancross
Russ Crupnick
President,
NPD Group
Port Washington, NY, USA
Jose Cuello
SVP, MTV Creative Music Integration,
MTV Music & Talent Department
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Damian Cunningham
Festival Programmer, Booking & Touring Agent,
Elastic Entertainment
Sydney, Australia
Dave Curtin
Executive Producer, West Coast,
Yessian
Ross Davies
Director, Member Engagement Radio,
BBM Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Linda Dawe
Founder,
Music Solutions Inc
Sutton, ON, Canada
- Eric De Fontenay
Founder & Pres,
MusicDish, LLC
Astoria, NY, USA 
Ipsa Desai
Strategic Partnerships,
Google
Toronto, ON, Canada
Josh Deutsch
CEO/Chairman,
Downtown Records
New York, NY, USA
Guillaume Deziel
Artists Manager,
Mr. Label
Montreal, QC, Canada
Melanie Doane
Artist,
Melanie Doane
Toronto, ON, Canada
Lynne Dubuc
Admissions Coordinator,
OIART
London, ON, Canada
Chris “Dunner” Duncombe
PD,
CFOX (99.3 The Fox)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Thorsteinn Egilsson
General Manager - The Americas,
Icelandair
Quincy, MA, USA
Rob Farina
Executive Vice President, Content & Platforms,
Astral Media Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada@robfarina
Dave Farough
VP; Brand, Programming & New Media-Corus Radio,
Corus Entertainment Radio
Toronto, ON, Canada@davefarough
Arthur Fogel
Chairman, Global Music and CEO, Global Touring,
Live Nation
Beverley Hills, CA, USA
Andrew Forsyth
Operations Consultant,
The Nielsen Company
Markham, ON, Canada
Derrick Fung
Founder & CEO,
Tunezy - Social E-Commerce Platform for Music
Toronto, ON, Canada@fungmoney
Olaf Furniss
Journalist/Consultant/Event Organizer,
Cindy Gallop
Int’l Business and Brand Innovator; Digital Media Consultant,
IfWeRanTheWorld.com
New York, NY, USA@cindygallop
Richard Glasser
Executive In Charge of Music Film/TV,
The Weinstein Co
Beverly Hills, CA, USA@WeinsteinFilms
Leonard Glickman
Entertainment Lawyer,
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Toronto, ON, Canada
Thomas Golubic
Music Supervisor, "Breaking Bad", "The Walking Dead",
Super Music Vision
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Kevin Goodman
Chief Entertainment Officer,
Front Row Center Inc. Music & Entertainment Marketing
Toronto, ON, Canada@frcmarketing
Chris Gordon
President Radio & Local TV,
Bell Media Radio
Toronto, ON, Canada
Hlynur Gudjonsson
Consul and Trade Commissioner,
Consulate General of Iceland
New York, NY, USA
Emily Haines
Artist,
Metric
Candice Hanson
Partner,
Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman LLP
Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Cortney Harding
Director of Partnerships,
Soundrop
Oslo, Norway
Epe Helenius
Chairman, Partner,
Ratas Music Group OY
Tampere puh, Finland
Fraser Hill
President,
Frazietrain Productions Inc
Toronto, ON, Canada
John Hinnen
VP News, Rogers Media Television and Radio,
Rogers Broadcasting Ltd
Toronto, ON, Canada@johnhinnen
- Ulrika Holmberg
AddMore by Music Branding
Borlange, Sweden 
Mark Isherwood
Director,
Rightscom Limited
London, UK
Tom Jackson
Live Music Producer,
OnstageSuccess.com
Nashville, TN, USA
Paul Jacobs
Vice President, General Manager,
Jacobs Media
Southfield, MI, USA
Ralph James
CEO,
UTA - United Talent Agency
Toronto, ON, Canada
Paul Jessop
Universal Music Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Thorhallur Jonsson
Crunchy Frog/Crunchy Tunes Publishing
Copenhagen, Denmark
Brad Josling
VP of Sales,
Hip Digital Media Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada
Mark Jowett
VP A&R/Int’l and Publishing,
Nettwerk Music Group
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ethan Kaplan
Co-Founder,
Live Nation Labs
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onta Shiroh Kawaguchi
International Dpt, PR, Marketing & Research,
Creativeman Productions
Singapore
Myles Keller
Membership Development Director,
PRS for Music
London, UK
Simon Kellman
Director, Distribution & Syndication,
Conde Nast Entertainment
New York, NY, USA
Rich Kidd
Producer/Rapper/Song-Writer & Director,
Rich Kidd
Toronto, ON, Canada
Sanae KIKUCHI
Product Manager,
KSR Corporation
Tokyo, Japan
Siiri Kilpia
Artist Manager,
Helmi Promotion OY/ Club for Five
Helsinki, Finland
Chan Kim
CEO/Chief Producer,
Fluxus Inc. (Fluxus Music) LIAK (Record Label Industry Association of Korea)
Seoul, Korea (South)
Soo Been Kim
Music Partnerships Manager,
YouTube
New York, NY, USA- Audrey Kimura
SXSW Music Asia, Benten Tokyo/Tom’s Cabin,
BENTEN
Tokyo, Japan 
Tapio Korjus
President & CEO,
Rockadillo Records
Tampere, Finland
Rod Kukla
Sr. Director of A&R,
Mascot Label Group
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Steve Ladurantaye
Head of News and Government Partnerships,
Twitter Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada@sladurantaye
Nicholas Lakas
Director of Strategy,
Interbrand
Toronto, ON, Canada
- Adam Leber
Manager,
Adam Leber 
Chang eui Lee
Director,
Happy Robot Records
Seoul, Korea
Jake Lee
President,
LEEway MediaComm Networks
Adam Lewis
Owner,
Planetary Group
Boston, MA, USA
Colin Lewis
VP,
The Agency Group (LA)
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Darrick Li
Senior Account Manager,
comScore Media Metrix
Toronto, ON, Canada
Andrew Loog Oldham
Writer/Producer,
Andrew Loog Oldham
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Evan Lowenstein
Founder and CEO,
Stageit
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Heather-Anne MacLean
Mgr, Engagement & Influencer Relations,
Salesforce
Fredericton, NB, Canada@MacLeanHeather
Daniella Macri
Communications Mgr, Glaceau vitaminwater & smartwater,
Coca-Cola Canada@vitaminwater_ca
Andy Maize
Skydiggers singer and board member, Unison Benevolent Fund,
Unison Benevolent Fund
Toronto, ON, Canada
Sam Margolis
Mgr of Brand Partnerships,
Sonicbids
Boston, MA, USA
Steve Martin
President North America,
The Agency Group, USA
New York, NY, USA
Takeshi Matamura
President,
Village Again Records
Chiba-ken, Japan
Terry McBride
CEO & Co-Founder,
Nettwerk Music Group
Vancouver, BC, Canada
John McCauley
Sr. Director, Marketing,
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Inc. MLSE
Toronto, ON, Canada@johnmccauley
Steve McClure
Exec Editor,
McClureMusic.com
Tokyo, Japan
Chuck McCoy
Broadcast Media Consultant,
Chuck McCoy International Media Services
Toronto, ON, Canada
Walter F. McDonough
General Counsel and Co-Founder,
Future of Music Coalition -Legal
Needham, MA, USA@waltermcdonough
Allan McGowan
VIP-NEWS Editor,
VIP-BOOKING
London, UK
Mark McKay
Director, Content Strategy,
Sonic Boom / NATIONAL Public Relations
Montreal, QC,@markmckay
Doug McVehil
Sr. VP Music Programming,Talent & Content Operations,
VEVO
New York, NY, USA
Charlie Millar
Director, Storefront Content Acquisition,
Research In Motion (RIM)
Waterloo, ON, Canada
Tim Millar
Protest the Hero
Scarborough, ON, Canada
Catherine Moore
Adjunct Professor - Music Technology and Digital Media,
University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
Toronto, ON, Canada@CMooreDTM
Eric Moore
Managing Director,
Huge
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Bruce Morrison
General Manager,
Ticketfly Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Ralph Murphy
VP International and Domestic Membership Group,
ASCAP - LA
Los Angeles, CA, USA@RalphMurphy
Takashi Nakagawa
Software Engineer,
Beatrobo Inc.
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Paige Nienaber
VP Fun & Games,
Clifton Radio and CPR (Clifton’s Promotions Ranch)
Scandia, MN, USA@LayoverPaige
Ken Nishikawa
Director,
Atelier E.A.U
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ross Noble
TC Media Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada
- Michelle Oakes
Blame The Mgmt
Copenhagen, Denmark 
Tomoya Ogawa
booking department staff,
Billboard Live (Hanshin Contents Link Corporation)
Tokyo, Japan@billboardlive_t
Aya Ohi
GM/ Int’l Repertoire,
JVC Victor Entertainment, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Thomas Ovesen
COO,
Done Events
Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE
Paola Palazzo
VP Industry Relations & Event Development,
Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment
Century City, CA, USA@paolapalazzo
Chris Pandoff
President,
Corus Entertainment Radio
Toronto, ON, Canada
Steve Parker
President,
Media BemBem Inc
L’Ange Gardien, QC, Canada
Michael A. Perlmutter
Music Supervisor, Producer,
instinct entertainment
Toronto, ON, Canada@Michaelinstinct
Laurie Peters
Counsellor and Head of Public Affairs,
Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan@LJPinTOKYO
Scott Phillips
Senior Manager, Ticket Operations,
Air Canada Centre / MLSE
Toronto, ON, Canada@scottph
Chris Potter
Strategic Partnerships,
YouTube
San Bruno, CA, USA
Jeff Price
CEO & Founder, Audiam & Founder, TuneCore,
Audiam
USA
Piia Puntola
Production Coordinator,
FremantleMedia Finland
Helsinki, Finland
Erik Qualman
Best Selling author,
Socialnomics and Digital Leader; Equalman LLC
Cambridge, MA, USA@equalman
Jesper Reginal
Co-founder/owner/MD/A&R/CEO,
Crunchy Frog/Crunchy Tunes Publishing
Copenhagen, Denmark@crunchyfrogdk
Mike Rice
Owner,
RPM Promotion
Toronto, ON, Canada- Garth Richardson
Producer Co- Founder, 
Gggarth Richardson
Producer, Nimbus Co-Founder/Partner,
Nimbus School of Recording Arts Ltd.
Vancouver, BC, Canada@NimbusRecording
Benji Rogers
CSO,
PledgeMusic
New York, NY, USA
Karl Rogers
Co-Founder & CEO,
IROCKE
Hermosa Beach, CA, USA
Brett Rosenberg
Producer/Songwriter,
Brett Rosenberg
Toronto, ON, Canada
Derrick Ross
President,
Slaight Music
Toronto, ON, Canada
Mitch Rubin
Global Head, Music Publishing Business Affairs, Smart Devices/ Entertainment,
Microsoft Mobile Oy
New York, NY, USA@R2Glare
Chris Ruen
Author,
Chris Ruen
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Armine Saidi
V.P. of Business Development, Musigram,
MusiGram
San Francisco/Montreal, CA/QC, USA/Canada@itsarmine
Dai Sakamoto
Booking Director,
Hanshin Contents Link Corporation
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroshi Sato
Marketing Planning & Development, Booking Manager,
Cotton Club Japan Inc.
Tokyo, Japan 
Marc Scarpa
Producer / Director x factor digital, Grammy live, incubus hq,
Simplynew
Los Angeles, CA, USA@marcscarpa
Steven Scharf
President,
Steven Scharf Entertainment
New York, NY, USA
Franz Schuller
President,
Indica Records
Montreal, QC, Canada
- Koji Seo
Senior Manager, Business Development,
Avex Music Publishing
Tokyo, Japan 
Sander Shalinsky
EBA Founder/President, Rezolute Music,
Shalinsky & Company LLP
Toronto, ON, Canada@Insanador
Shain Shapiro
Managing Director - Sound Diplomacy and Co-Founder - Music Cities Convention,
Sound Diplomacy
London, UK
Jimmy Shaw
Artist,
Metric
Victoria Shepherd
Executive Director,
Connect Music Licensing (formerly AVLA)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Tom Silverman
Founder & Director,
The New Music Seminar
New York, NY, USA
Mary Simon
Canadian Radio Star Coordinator,
Canadian Music Week CMW
Mississauga, ON, Canada@marysimonsings
Adrien Simonnet
Music Supervision & Media Development,
Music Supervision & Consultancy for Film/TV, Trailers, and Ads
Paris, France
Greg Simpson
Owner/President,
Greg Simpson Music Services
Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Cherie Sinclair
Owner/Exec Producer,
The Field Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada
Doug Singer
WME Entertainment
Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Jonas Sjostrom
Owner & CEO,
Playground Music Scandinavia
Stockholm, Sweden
Paul Ski
Adviser to the President, Media,
Rogers Broadcasting
Toronto, ON, Canada
Clare Sohn
Executive Managing Director,
Chili Music Korea
Seoul, YangCheon-Ku, Korea (South)@chilimusickorea
Ryan Spalding
Director of Marketing,
Dine Alone Records/Bedlam Music
Toronto, ON, Canada@dinealonemusic
Tamara Stanners
Program Director - 102.7 the PEAK,
CKPK-FM (102.7 The Peak)
Vancouver, BC, Canada@tamarastanners
Mark Steinmetz
Director of Music Programming,
CBC
Toronto, ON, Canada
Brian Stewart
CEO,
Tribute Entertainment Media Group
Toronto, ON, Canada
Shelagh Stoneham
Senior VP & General Manager, Brands & Marketing Communications,
Rogers Communications Inc
Toronto, ON, Canada
Mark Swierszcz
Manager MuchMusic.com,
Bell Media Radio
Toronto, ON, Canada
Maggie Szabo
Artist,
San Bruno, CA, USA
Patti-Anne Tarlton
Chairman Ticketmaster Canada, and EVP of Venues & Promoters for North Americ,
ticketmaster Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Gary Taylor
EVP International,
Gary Taylor Management Co/CMW
Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Vanessa Thomas
SVP, Sales, Nielsen Music, North America,
The Nielsen Company
Markham, ON, Canada@NielsenCanada
Jonny Thompson
GM International,
Nichion - Music Publisher
Tokyo, Japan
Karen Thorne-Stone
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Ontario Creates
Toronto, ON, Canada
Julia Train
Communications & Administrations Director,
Musicians Rights Organization Canada (MROC)
Toronto, ON, Canada@___jtrain- Jon Trausti Saemundsson
Project Manager for Marketing & Tourism,
The City of Reykjavik 
Geoffrey Trio
Booking Agent/Programmer/Label/Management,
Code One Entertainment/ Indica Australia
Cronulla Beach, NSW, AUSTRALIA@GTrio
Jenny Tsao
Mgr of Programming Services & Mktg Operations,
Arbitron, Inc.
Dallas, TX, USA
Keiko Tsuyama
Mike Turner
Music Supervisor, Director of Strategic Development & Creative,
CH Music Investments
Los Angeles, CA, USA@mptmusic
Lauren Tutty
Radio Promoter,
Lauren Tutty Promotions
Liverpool, NS, Canada
Yvonne Valnea
President,
Last Tango Productions
Toronto, ON, Canada
Tony Van Veen
CEO & President,
Disc Makers & CD Baby
Pensauken, NJ, USA
Tero Viikari
promoter / venue manager,
k l u b i
Tampere, Finland
Madonna Wade-Reed
Music Supervisor,
Whoopsie Daisy
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Cadence Weapon
Artist,
Upper Class Recordings
Toronto, ON, Canada
Justin West
Founder & President,
Secret City Records
Montreal, QC, Canada
Wesley Williams
Artist,
Maestro
Toronto, ON, Canada
Anya Wilson
Publicist and Radio Tracker,
Anya Wilson Promotion & Publicity
Toronto, ON, Canada
Director X
Music Director,
Director X
Atsuko Yashima
Executive Producer, Artistic Director,
Tokyo Jazz Festival
Tokyo, Japan
Joel Yashinsky
CMO & SVP of Marketing and Consumer Business Insights,
McDonalds Restaurants of Canada Limited
Toronto, ON, Canada
Ania Ziemirska
Talent Coordinator, Bookkeeper, Singer-songwriter,
Songwriters Association of Canada SAC
Toronto, ON, Canada@SongwritersofCa
Sid Zuber
Founder/Owner,
CMA - Creative Marketing Agency
Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
