Talks

Building Prosperous Cities Through Music

Music can drive economic and social prosperity in your community but requires careful consideration and intentional planning. Creating conditions where music can flourish demands a commitment to make music…

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Panelists:
Rainer Kern, Sandra Wall

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Moderator:
David Schimpky

Good Things Grow In Ontario!

Ontario is a driving force in the Canadian music sector and internationally recognized as a hotbed for talent. With a growing music industry, Ontario based organizations are finding ways to empower audiences, artists…

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Panelists:
Marina Adam, Nicole Auger, Melanie Brulée, Tim Potocic

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Moderator:
Richard Gracious

Mel Brown Music Festival & Symposium: Celebrating Black Music, Making Meaningful Partnerships

Information coming soon…

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Speakers:
Nathan Stretch, Carlos Morgan

Music In All The Alt Spaces

The concept of ‘meanwhile space’ is growing in popularity as we explore ways to better use facilities, infrastructure and workspace that predominately sits idle or vacant beyond the traditional 9am - 5pm work schedule.…

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Panelists:
Nathan Stretch, Laura Simpson, Savanah Sewell, Andrew Chung

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Moderator:
Adam Sturgeon

The ISO Project

In its inaugural year (2022), the ISO Project partnered with the London Music Office, the Forest City Film Festival and the ISO team led by ISO Project Director and Executive Producer Zahra Habib. The Project is committed…

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Speaker:
Zahra Habib

Brighter Futures With Music Education

Music plays a critical role in driving societal change and is known as the universal language that is enjoyed across all class and culture. This panel explores how music education can be introduced at all age levels…

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Panelists:
Michael Kim, Gianna Antonacci, Dr. Rob Carver

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Moderator:
Eleanor Gebrou

Music Strategy 101: Key Elements & How To Get Started

Looking to build a Music Strategy? This 101 presentation will outline the five general phases of a Music Strategy including Research and Benchmarking, Public Engagement, Draft Strategy Design, Internal and Industry…

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Speaker:
Corey Poole

Under The Lights: Learnings From Creative Industries

This segment brings other creative industries to the forefront to share their lessons and learnings. Municipalities have a long-standing appreciation for recreation and the relationship it plays within a community.

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Panelists:
Diane Davy, Zanth Jarvis, Carmen Ford, Eunju Yi

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Moderator:
Everton Lewis Jr.

Driving Recovery Through Music Tourism

Music Tourism is a vital part of any destination marketing organization. Music tourists are known to travel far and wide to catch their favourite artist and spend the necessary dollars along the way…

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Panelists:
Minto Schneider, Cheryl Finn, Erin Benjamin

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Moderator:
Mercedes Caxaj

Creating Space For Creative Spaces

Very little of our cities’ cultural infrastructure (including music venues, alt spaces, studios and rehearsal spaces) is owned by those occupying it. With spiralling land valuation, development pressures…

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Panelists:
Mike Tanner, Demetri Manuel, Heela Omarkhail, John Fleming

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Moderator:
Cathy Parsons

Keynote: Where we've come from. Where we're going

To close off a day of dialogue, London Chamber of Commerce CEO will explore London's City of Music journey to date. How the vision started and where a UNESCO City of Music designation can take London, Ontario.

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Speaker:
Graham Henderson