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2020 Conference Speakers
Dallas Austin
Grammy Award Winning Producer,
Vivian Barclay
General Manager,
Warner Chappell Music Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Abe Bashton
Founder/CEO,
Beatstars
Austin, TX, USA
Pierre Bouvard
Chief Insights Officer,
Cumulus Media/Westwood One
New York, NY, USA
Matt Britton
Founder & CEO/Youth Demographic Expert/Best Selling Expert,
Suzy
New York, USA
Marc Brown
Founder,
Byta
Sweden
Laura Carter
VP, Urban Marketing,
Interscope Records
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Uwonda Carter Scott, Esq
Entertainment Lawyer,
The Carter Law Firm, PC
Atlanta, GA, USA
Mark Chipello
VP, Head of A&R,
Position Music
LA, CA, USA- Sarah Chipon
Assistant,
UTA - United Talent Agency
Toronto, ON, Canada 
Warren Copnick
Director, National Promotion Radio,
Sony Music Entertainment Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Zac Crouse
Recreation Therapist/Musician,
Amy Davies
VP, Strategy & Creative,
VICE
Toronto, ON, Canada
Ross Davies
Radio Consultant,
Canadian Music Week CMW
Mississauga, ON, Canada- Tonya Dedrick
Administration Assistant,
Screen Composers Guild of Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada - Marty Diamond
Head of East Coast Music,
Paradigm Agency
New York, NY, USA 
Chris “Dunner” Duncombe
Director of Streaming and Podcasting,
Corus Entertainment
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Martin Elbourne
Creative Director, Co-Founder,
Glastonbury Festival / The Great Escape
Redhill, Surrey, UK
Paul Farberman
President,
Paul Farberman Entertainment Inc
Manhattan Beach, CA, USA
Rob Farina
Head of Radio Content, Strategy and iHeartRadio,
Bell Media Radio
Toronto, ON, Canada
Dave Farough
Programming | Talent Coach,
Toronto, ON, Canada
Jesse Flores
Sr. Director, Label & Business Development,
INgrooves Music Group
Los Angeles, CA, Canada
- Ashlee Froese
Lawyer,
Froese Law
Toronto, ON, Canada 
Steven Goldstein
CEO/Founder,
Amplifi Media
Westport, CT, USA
Marta Gorska
Progresja Music Zone
Poland
Maureen Holloway
Mornings,
CHFI-FM (98.1) Toronto's Perfect Music Mix
Toronto, ON, Canada
@maureenholloway
Jordan Howard
A&R/Creative Director,
CCS Rights Management
Toronto, ON, Canada
Timur Inceoglu
Talent Buyer,
MRG Concerts
Toronto, ON, Canada
Ralph James
Agent,
APA Agency
Toronto, ON, Canada
Steve Kane
President,
Warner Music Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Paul Kaye
VP Product & Talent,
Rogers Broadcasting
Toronto, ON, Canada
Roger Lanctot
Director of Automotive Connected Mobility,
Strategy Analytics
Oak Hill, VA, USA
Cheryl Link
Director of Sync & Creative,
peermusic Canada Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada- Toby Louie
Executive Director, Corporate Policy & Planning,
BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Canada 
Lukasz Lubiatowski
5am Artists Sp. z o.o.
Poland
Melissa MacMaster
Owner,
902 HipHop
Andrea MacNeil
Co-Founder,
Fit on Tour
Toronto, ON, Canada
Margaret McGuffin
Executive Director,
Music Publishers Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada- Molly McLachlan
Head of International,
10k Projects (Tripple Redds Team)
Los Angeles, CA, USA 
Adam Miller
Director, Business Analytics & Measurement Research,
Numeris Canada
Don Mills, ON, Canada
Lukasz Minta
Promoter,
Live Nation Poland
Poznan, Poland
Jennifer Mitchell
President,
Red Brick Songs/Casablanca Media Publishing
Toronto, ON, Canada
Miro Oballa
Lawyer,
Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP.
Toronto, ON, Canada
Paola Palazzo
Promoter, VP talent,
Live Nation Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Grant Paley
Agent,
Paquin Entertainment Group
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Steve Parkinson
Group Managing Diretor,
Bauer Media
London, UK
- Raymond Perkins
Director of Culture,
Roots Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada 
Dale Peters
Dale Speaking Ltd.
Toronto, ON, Canada- Amanda Presson
Head of City Operations,
Sofar Sounds 
Stefanie Purificati
Agent,
APA Agency
Toronto, ON, Canada
Michael Raine
Senior Editor,
Canadian Musician Magazine
Niagara, ON, Canada
Debra Rathwell
Executive VP, Global Touring & Talent,
AEG Live (NY)
New York, NY, USA
Stephen Riff
Promoter,
Embrace
Toronto, ON, Canada- Raymond Roker
AEG Global Partnerships,
Goldenvoice / AEG Live / Coachella
Los Angeles, CA, USA 
- Taylor C. Rowley
Music Supervisor,
Taylor C. Rowley
Los Angeles, CA, USA 
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Singer/Songwriter,
Lisa Schwartz
Programming Director,
Philadelphia Folk Festival
Old Pool Farm, PA,
- Sammye-Ruth Scott
Director of A&R,
Atlantic Records
Atlanta, USA 
Fabrice Sergent
Co-Founder & CEO,
Bandsintown Group
New York, NY, Canada
Ed Shapiro
Partner,
Reed Smith
New York, USA- Spencer Shewen
Artistic Director & Festival Manager,
Riverfest Elora
Elora, ON, Canada 
Steve Stewart
CEO & Co-Founder,
Vezt Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Piotr Szulc
Revolume
Poland 
Patti-Anne Tarlton
Chairman Ticketmaster Canada, and EVP of Venues & Promoters for North Americ,
ticketmaster Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada- Pawel Trzcinski
Founder,
Distorted Animals Booking and Promotions
UK 
Megan Twohey
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist,
She Said
New York, NY, USA- Jeff Vidler
President,
Audience Insights Inc.
Toronto, ON, Canada - Karolina Wanat
OFF Festival Katowice
Katowice, Poland 
Steve Waxman
Entertainment Career Guidance,
I.M. Steve Waxman
Ajax, Canada- Sarah Williams
Lawyer,
Big Picture Legal
London, UK 
Chris Woo
Head of A&R,
Tap Music
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Music Director,
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