CMW Speakers
Adam Lowenberg
Chief Marketing Officer, Primary Wave Music Publishing
Allen Kovac
CEO/Founder, Better Noise Music
Andrea “Drea” Gomez
Artist Relations & Special Projects, Creative Titans
Anja Karadeglija
Parliamentary Reporter, National Post
Asante Haughton
Host/Mental Health Advocate
BANNERS
Musician
Bif Naked
International Recording Artist, Bestselling Author, Activist
Bob Lefsetz
Publisher, The Lefsetz Letter
Brittney King Brock
President of Operations/General Manager, 10K Projects
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Singer/Songwriter
Byron Wilson
Founder/CEO, 1851 House Inc.
Cameo Carlson
President, mtheory Nashville
Carianne Marshall
Co-Chair/Chief Operating Officer, Warner Chappell Music
CARYS
Artist/Songwriter
Chantal Kreviazuk
Platinum-selling, Juno Award-Winning Artist
Charlie Deakin Davie
Songwriter, Producer and Artist
Chris Mortimer
SVP, Head of Digital Marketing, Interscope Records
Chris Blackwell
Founder, Island Records
Cory Litwin
Executive Vice President, Hallwood Media
D-Sisive
JUNO-Nominated Rapper
Dallas Austin
GRAMMY Award-Winning Producer, Songwriter, Musician & Film Producer
Dalton Higgins
Publicist, Author
Dan Kanter
Multi-Instrumentalist, Songwriter, Producer, Musical Director and Performance Coach
Dan Kimpel
Writer, Dan Kimpel Music Media
Dani Oliva
Founder, Oliva Law Group, P.C.
Daniel Cownden
Director, Data Science, INgrooves Music Group
Danny Zelisko
President, Danny Zelisko Presents
Dave Stelling
Sr. Manager Publicity, Warner Music Canada
David Bottrill
3x GRAMMY Award Winning Producer & Mixer
David Zedeck
Partner & Co-Head of Music, UTA
David Silbaugh
Talent Buyer/Entertainment Relations/Production Supervisor, Summerfest
David Hazan
Head of North America, Midem
Debra Rathwell
Executive VP, Global Touring & Talent, AEG Presents
Denise De’ion
Producer, Artist, and Songwriter
Dermot McCormack
President, LiveXLive
Desmond Child
GRAMMY Award Winning Songwriter/Producer
Diane Pinet
President, Bloc Notes Music Publishing
Duane Gibson
Co-Founder, Northern Power Summit
Ebonie Smith
Award-Winning Music Producer, Audio Engineer and Singer-Songwriter
Ed Hill
VP, Media Group, Beatport
Emily Lazar
Founder/Chief Mastering Engineer, The Lodge
Emmanuel Legrand
US Editor, Music Week
Fabrice Sergent
Co-Founder and Managing Partner , Bandsintown Group
Gabriel Cowan
CEO, Audio Design Desk
Gail Mitchell
Executive Director, R&B/Hip-Hop, Billboard Magazine
Gavin Brown
Producer/Songwriter
Geoff Osler
CEO/Co-Founder, S!NG
Gina Waters Miller
Senior Vice President/General Manager, Entertainment One
Govindh Jayaraman
Head Coach/Team Lead , IMBA Medical
Greg Johnston
President, Songwriters Association of Canada SAC
Hazel Savage
CEO/Co-Founder, Musiio
Hill Kourkoutis
Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Artist
Ian Montone
Founder, Monotone Inc.
Ian Andre Espinet
Entrepreneur, Creative, Community Advocate, Iconic Arts & Entertainment Inc.
Jamie Roberts
Communications Consultant, Former VP, Publicity, Better Noise Music
Jasper Donat
CEO, Music Matters Asia / Branded Ltd
Jeff Straughn
Chief Branding Officer, Primary Wave Music Publishing
Jennifer Mitchell
President, Casablanca Media Publishing and Red Brick Songs
Jennifer Decilveo
GRAMMY, Brit and Mercury Nominated Record Producer & Songwriter
Joel Baskin
Vice President, The Feldman Agency
Joey Scoleri
Head of Industry Relations, Live Nation
John Phelan
Director General, ICMP
John Ozier
EVP, Creative at Reservoir, National Chair at AIMP, President of Nashville Chapter
Jordan Howard
A&R/Creative Director, CCS Rights Management
Josh Rabinowitz
Founder/Music Consultant, Brooklyn Music Experience
Josiah Hughes
Senior Online Editor, Exclaim! Media
Junia Abaidoo
Co-Founder/Chief Operating Officer, LVRN Records
Justin Shukat
President, Primary Wave Music Publishing
Justin Gray
Songwriter, Record Producer, Music Executive and Tech Entrepreneur
Kam Lal
Founder/CEO, Notetracks
Karen Bliss
Canadian Correspondent, Billboard; founder, Samaritanmag.com
Karina DePiano
Music Director/Keyboardist
Karine Delage
Owner, Karyzma Agency
Kate Durio
CEO of North America, Sound Diplomacy
Ken Galloway
Show Creator
Kevin Liles
Co-Founder / CEO, 300 Entertainment
Laurie Kirby
Co-President, FestForums
Lawrence Mestel
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Primary Wave Music
Leigh Andrzejewski
Executive, Music Innovation, UTA
Linda Bush
Vice President, Artist and Label Relations, Cadence Music Group
Lorraine Lawson
CEO/Founder, LVS & Company
LU KALA
Artist
Marc Brown
Co-Founder, Byta
Marcie Allen
President of Music Experiential Agency, MAC Presents
Margaret McGuffin
CEO, Music Publishers Canada
Martin Elbourne
Advisor/Booker, Glastonbury Festival
Marty Silverstone
Partner/SVP Creative, Head of Sync, Primary Wave Music Publishing
Mary Kay Huse
Co-Founder & CEO, Mandolin
Matt Gorman
Owner, Ocean Town Music
Mauricio Ruiz
Founder/CEO, 8 Til Faint
Melinda Newman
Executive Editor, West Coast and Nashville, Billboard
Melissa MacMaster
Founder, 902HipHop Inc.
Merck Mercuriadis
Founder/CEO, Hipgnosis Songs Fund LTD
Micah Barnes
Voice, Performance & Career Coach
Michael Huppe
President/CEO, SoundExchange
Michael Raine
Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Musician Magazine
Michael Chugg
Founder/CEO, Chugg Entertainment
Michael McCarty
Chief Executive Officer, Kilometre Music Group
Mikaela Allen
Marketing Manager, DistroKid
Mike Lawless
Head of Music, Canada, Amazon Music
Mikey Rishwain
Label Rep, Joy Ride Records
Mishelle Pack
Creative Manager, A&R / Synch at, Sony Music Publishing
Mitch Forster
Director, Sales, Tixr Canada
Moon Vs Sun
Chantal Kreviazuk & Raine Maida
Natalia Nastaskin
Chief Content Officer, Primary Wave Music Publishing
Nile Rodgers
Producer/Composer, Musical Icon, Multiple Grammy Award winner / Producer / Composer, Nile Rodgers Productions LLC
Patti-Anne Tarlton
EVP, Live Nation Global Lead at Ticketmaster
Paul Goldman
Founder/CEO, Muserk
Peter Coquillard
Head of International, Milk and Honey
Portia Sabin
President, Music Business Association
Raine Maida
Multi-Platinum, Juno Award Winning Artist, Chief Product Officer, S!NG inc.
Ralph James
Agent, APA
Rob Stevenson
Partner, 300 Entertainment
Robert Dippold
President, Digital Strategy & Marketing, Primary Wave Entertainment
Robert Singerman
SVP, International Publishing, LyricFind Inc.
Rodney Murphy
President of A&R/Acquisitions, Kilometre Music Group
Russ Tannen
Chief Revenue Officer, DICE
Ryan Press
President, A&R, Warner Chappell Music
Sam Hollander
Songwriter/Producer/Hit Maker
Sara Dempsey
Global Director of DSP Strategy, Partisan & Knitting Factory Records
Sarayu Caulfield
Junior Manager, Friends at Work
Shaun Frank
Canadian DJ, Singer-Songwriter & Record Producer
Shirley Halperin
Executive Editor, Variety
ShoShona Kish
JUNO Award-Winning Touring Artist
Simon Wheeler
Director of Global Commercial Strategy, Beggars Group
Stefanie Purificati
Agent, APA
Suzy Shinn
Producer/Songwriter/Engineer
Thaddeus Rudd
Co-Owner/Co-President, Mom+Pop Music
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault
Minister of Canadian Heritage
Theo Battaglia
Head of Creative, 10K Projects
Timbaland
Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-Winning Producer & Artist
Todd Perry
Vice President, A&R & Business Development, Create Music Group
Toni Wallace
Co-Head of Global, UTA
Uwonda Carter Scott
Founding Partner, Carter + Woodard
Vince Degiorgio
President/Founder, CYMBA Music Publishing
Wendy Ong
President, TaP Music
Will Griggs
Chief Experience Officer, HIFI
Zaena x Jason Maek
Artist
Zubin Thakkar
Platinum-Selling Producer, Engineer, Songwriter, Musical Director & Guitarist