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Confirmed List of Industry Speakers:

Shannon Abel
Industry Programming, Toronto International Film Festival Group

Susan Abramovitch
Partner
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Avi Armoza
Founder
Armoza International Media

Velma Barkwell
Founder/Music Supervisor
East End Music Productions

Vibika Bianchi
Director of Original Productions
W Network Corus Entertainment Inc.

Eden Bluestein
M.A.C Senior Artist
M.A.C Cosmetics

Karla Bobadilla
Director of Business and Legal Affairs
Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund

Roberta Bratti
Manager Sound Operations
Deluxe

Caitlin Callahan
M.A.C Senior Artist
M.A.C Cosmetics

Vanessa Case
VP Content, Slice and National Geographic Channel
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc.

Jennifer Chen
General Manager, Ouat Media Distribution

Corrie Coe
Director, Programming Administration
CTV Television Inc.

Marina Cordoni
President
MAZ Entertainment

Valerie Creighton
President
Canadian Television Fund

Diane Davy
Program Director, Business Management for Media Professionals
WIFT-T

Deborah Day
Director
D.Day Film Productions

Shauna de Cartier
Founder/President
Six Shooter Records

Jeff DeWolde
VP Technology
Deluxe

Aron Dunn
Manager of Creative Development
Portfolio Entertainment


Patricia Ellingson
Creative Head of Children's Programming
TVOntario

Tara Ellis
Vice-President of Dramatic Content, Alliance Atlantis


Peter Emerson
President
Oasis International

Laura Fleury
Senior Director, Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming
A&E Television Networks

Ricardo Figueroa
MSEE, Hybrid and Digital Director
Kodak

Joan Fisher
Vice President Legal & Business Affairs
Decode Entertainment Inc.

Dominic Gardiner
Director of Programming UK
Jetix

Don Gaudet
General Manager of Programming
SUN TV / Quebecor Media Inc

Melissa Gibson
M.A.C Senior Artist
M.A.C Cosmetics


Kevin Gillis
Executive Producer and Managing Partner
Breakthrough Animation

Michael Goldsmith
Director, Original Content, Teletoon

Hilary Goldstein
Associate
Goodmans LLP

Sara Goodman
Writer/Director

Joan Hartogs
Co-owner
Landmark Media Inc.

Brett Hendrie
Managing Director
Hot Docs: Canadian International Documentary Festival

Paul Hoffert
CEO
Noank Media

Prentiss Holman
Director of International Sales
Oasis International

Gregor Hutchison
Post Production Supervisor

Judith James
Chair WIF/GM Alliance
Partner Dreyfuss/James Productions

Jane Jankovic
Acting Commissioning Editor, The View From Here Documentaries
TVOntario

Joan Jenkinson
Director, Independent Production,
SVOX

Christina Jennings
Chairman Co-CEO
Shaftesbury Films Inc.

Richard Kanee
Supervising Producer CHUM Interactive, Music and Youth Services
CHUM

Martin Katz
President
Prospero Pictures

Andrew Kay
Kay and Warburton Chartered Accountants

Elizabeth Klinck
Researcher and Clearence Specialist
E Klinck Research

Torill Kove
Director,
The Danish Poet

Naoko Kumagai
Manager of Communications, Toronto International Film Festival Group

Nancy Laing
Director Program Development and Business Affairs
Joe Media Group

Lucie Lalumière
VP and GM Interactive, Television
Corus Entertainment Inc.

Helen LeBeau
Vice President of Studio Operations
Nelvana Limited

Anton Leo
Comedy Creative Head
CBC Television

Alexandra Levi
Managing Partner
Element Financial Group

Leesa Levinson
Executive Director
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACCESS!


Wendy Levy
Director of Creative Programming
Bay Area Video Coalition


Jenny Lewis
Casting Director
Jenny Lewis Casting


Kathryn Lo
Associate Director, Program Development and Independent Film
PBS

Derek Luis
Executive Director, Independent Production
SUN TV / Quebecor Media Inc

Dan Lyon
Feature Film Unit Director
Telefilm Canada

Larry Mah
Project Manager and Team Leader
Innoversity

Marcia Martin
Vice President Production
CHUM

Gabriella Martinelli
President
Capri Films

Dan Matthews
Studio Manager and Head of Post Production,
Sullivan Entertainment

Gaye McDonald
Vice-President Marketing Ventures - Brand Partnership
CanWest Global MediaWorks Inc.

Tom McGillis
Executive Producer, Fresh TV

Jerry McIntosh
McIntosh Media

Dan McMullen
Senior Account Manager
Royal Bank - Media & Entertainment

Trina McQueen
President
Hutton-Bellevelle Inc.

Anne Medina
Jounalist, Broadcaster, Producer

James Minns
Lawyer
Shibley Righton LLP

Julio Munhoz
Chronopia Communications

Susan Murdoch
Producer
QVF Inc.

Zarqa Nawaz
Creator
Little Mosque on the Prairie

Nghia Nguyen
Vice-President and General Counsel
Breakthrough Entertainment

Margaret O'Brien
CFO/COO
Barner-Alper Productions Inc.

Alex Olegnowicz
President
Imarion

Lisa Olfman
Co-Founder and President
Portfolio Entertainment

Pati Olson
Producer
Bogart Productions

Marcy Page
Producer in Animation
National Film Board

Tara Parker
Associate
Goodmans LLP

Carrie Paupst-Shaughnessey
Creative Analyst, Feature Film Unit
Telefilm Canada

Mark Prasuhn
Chief Operating Officer/General Manager and Senior Vice-President, Programming
SVOX

Karl Pruner
President
ACTRA Toronto

Kit Redmond
President
RTR Media

Russ Robertson
Vice President, Sales
Deluxe

Mickey Rogers
Mickey Rogers Media

Joy Rosen
Co-Founder and President
Portfolio Entertainment

Eliana Russi
International Manager 
ABPI-TV Brazilian TV Producers

Patricia Scarlett
President
Scarlett Media

Linda Schuyler
CEO
Epitome Pictures Inc.

Christine Shipton
Vice President of Original Programming
CanWest Global MediaWorks Inc

Bonita Siegel
Director, Original Productions.
Corus Kids TV
Corus Entertainment

Elizabeth Skoler
Senior Vice President Business and Legal Affairs and Co-productions
MTV Networks

Maribeth Solomon
Composer
Guild of Canadian Film Composers

Carolyn Stamegna
Partner
Goodmans LLP

Michael Steinberg
COO and Legal Counsel, Ellis Entertainment

Paul Stephens
The Film Works

Anna Stratton
Producer, Founder
Triptych Media

Catherine Stuart
Principal, Aver Media

Taylor Sullivan
Sullivan Entertainment

Sheldon Teicher
Barrister & Solicitor

Gail Thomson
Director, Audience, Brand & Marketing
SVOX

Nick Thorogood
Media Consultant

Michael Tough
Leasing Manager
Toronto Film Studios Inc.

Elke Town
Story Editor,
StoryWorks

Esther Van Messel
CEO
First Hand Films World Sales Switzerland

Thomas Walden
Behind the Scenes Services INc.

Sandra Walmark
Manager, Original Production
Astral Television Networks
The Family Channel Inc.


Richard Warburton
Kay and Warburton Chartered Accountants

Carol Whiteman
President & CEO, Creative Women Workshops Association
Producer, The Women In the Director's Chair Workshop

Barbara Williams
Senior Vice President, Programming & Production
CanWest Global Media Works Inc.

Christine Wilson
Deputy Program Director
CBC Television

Daniel Wineman
Manager Acquisitions and Co-productions
Cartoon Network

Sadia Zaman
Chair, WIFT International Summit



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