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Confirmed Panelists *

as of October 1, 2006. Click on panelists' names to read their bio.

Paul Anthony CEO, Rumblefish, Inc.

Kevin Arnold Founder/CEO, IODA

Michel Arpin Vice-chairman, Broadcasting and member of the Commission, Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission

Alexandre Auché Director/Booking Agent, High Food International Booking Agency

Stacy Baird Technology and Intellectual Property Consultant, former Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and advisor to U.S. Congressman Howard Berman

Bernie Bankrupt musician, Lesbians On Ecstasy

Eric Baptiste Director General, CISAC

David Basskin President, CMRRA Ltd.

Daniel Beirne Doctor, Said the Gramophone

Howard Bilerman Studio Producer, .

Jean-Robert Bisaillon Founder, SOPREF - YouYou Veille stratégique

Raymond Bisha Radio Promotions Manager - North America, Naxos

John Black Audio-Visual Collections and Services Coordinator, Marvin Duchow Music Library of McGill University

Mario Bouchard General Counsel, Canadian Copyright Board

Mario Bouchard General Counsel, Canadian Copyright Board

Denys Bouliane Professor, McGill University / Schulich School of Music

Michael Bracy Policy Director and Co-founder, Future of Music Coalition

Michael Bracy Policy Director and Co-founder, Future of Music Coalition

Laura Brownell Director Symphonic Services Division, American Federation of Musicians

Win Butler Musician, Arcade Fire

David Byrne .,

Brian Camelio President, ArtistShare

Torquil Campbell Band Member, Stars

Andrew Cash musician, Canadian Music Creators Coalition

Ann Chaitovitz Attorney-Advisor, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Ann Chaitovitz Attorney-Advisor, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Stewart Cheifet Director, Audio & Video, Internet Archive

Mario Chenart Performer and songwriter, .

Terryl Brown Clemons Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of New York

Jean Cook Outreach Director, Future of Music Coalition

Shannon Coulter Director of A&R, Magnatune.com

Mathieu Cournoyer Band Member, Malajube

Patrick Curley President, Third Side Music

Brian Current Composer,

Chris Dahlen Contributing Writer, Paste Magazine, Pitchforkmedia.com, The Onion AV Club

Eric de Fontenay Founder/President, MusicDish

Jeremy deBeer Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law

Gourmet Délice Manager/Record label, Bonsound/Blow the Fuse

Don DeVito Producer, Bob Dylan/Tony Bennett

Don DeVito Producer and A&R, Columbia Records

Nick Diamonds musician, Islands

Peter DiCola Research Director, Future of Music Coalition

Bertis E. Downs Advisor, R.E.M., Athens, LLC

Matthew Dunn CEO, MusicIP

Noémie Dupuy Partner, Wave Generation

Bob Ezrin Producer, Ezrin

Geoff Farina ., Musician

David Fewer Staff Counsel, CIPPIC

William Terry Fisher Professor, Harvard Law School

Ken Freedman Station Manager, WFMU

Dave Frey Team Leader, Silent Partner Management

Brett Gaylor Director, EyeSteelFilm

Michael Geist Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa

Sandra Gibson President and CEO, Arts Presenters

Erik Gilbert VP Content Acquisition, IODA

Bryna Gootkind Manager, Black Sheep Management

Richard Green Acting Manager, Music Section, Library and Archives Canada

Michael Hausman Owner, Michael Hausman Artist Management, Inc.

Michael Hausman Owner, Michael Hausman Artist Management, Inc.

Graham Henderson President, Canadian Recording Industry Association

Paul Hoffert Professor, Harvard University, York University

Dick Huey CEO, Toolshed Inc.

Ian Ilavsky Co-Owner, Constellation Records

Peter Jenner Manager, Sincere Management, Secretary General, IMMF

Peter Jenner Manager, Sincere Management, Secretary General, IMMF

Darren Jukes VP Marketing, Audiobaba Music Genie

Rick Karr Journalist and Educator, neuUNIT(U.S.), Inc. and Columbia University

Joseph H. Kluger Associate, AEA Consulting

Bob Kohn Chairman & CEO, RoyaltyShare, Inc.

Nathaniel Krenkel Label Head, Team Love

Grant Lawrence Radio Host, CBC Radio 3

Jeff Leake Assistant Program Director, XM Satellite Radio

Larry LeBlanc Canadian Bureau Chief, Billboard

Daniel Levitin Professor, McGill University

Daniel Levitin Professor, McGill University

Gary Lucas Recording Artist, Mighty Quinn Records

Lindsay Lynch Operations Manager, MapleMusic.com

Benjamin Masse President and Founder, Double V3

Michael McCann Producer / Composer, Behavior Music Inc.

Mac McCaughan Worker, Merge Records / Portastatic

Walter McDonough General Counsel, Future of Music Coalition

Walter McDonough General Counsel, Future of Music Coalition

Mike McGuire VP Mobile Devices and Consumer Services, Gartner

Mike McGuire VP Mobile Devices and Consumer Services, Gartner

Mike McHargue President, Pixel Records, Inc.

Martin Merlino Martin Merlino Marketing and Promotion Director, Audiogram Records

Alistair Mitchell CEO, Puretracks Inc.

Stacey Mitsopulos Lawyer, Taylor Mitsopulos Burshtein, Entertainment Lawyers

Laura Nenych Professor, Ryerson University

Molly Neuman Director Label Relations, eMusic

Terry O'Brien Relationship Manager, SOCAN

Glenn O'Farrell President and CEO, Canadian Association of Broadcasters

Heather Ostertag, C.M. President and CEO, FACTOR

Richard J Paradis President, Le Groupe CIC

Sandy Pearlman Visiting McGill Scholar and Producer, Blue Oyster Cult, The Clash

Sandy Pearlman Visiting McGill Scholar and Producer, Blue Oyster Cult, The Clash

Matthew Perpetua Editor, Fluxblog

Michael Petricone Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association

Richard Pfohl General Counsel, Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)

Tina Piper Professor, McGill University

Harry Poloner Vice President, Membership Group, ASCAP

Simon Pressey Technical & Artistic Director of Audio, Ubisoft

Tim Quirk VP, Music Content and Programming, RealNetworks, Inc.

Tim Quirk VP, Music Content and Programming, RealNetworks, Inc.

Jeff Remedios ., Arts & Crafts Records

Pierre-Daniel Rheault President, SOCAN

Susan Rogers CIRMMT Fellow, McGill University

Andrew Rose New Media, Pop Montreal / Secret City Records

Margo Saulnier Assistant Director of Artistic Planning, Boston Pops

Laurent Saulnier VP Programming, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal

Catharine Saxberg Executive Director, Canadian Music Publishers Association

Patti Schmidt Executive Producer/Host: Brave New Waves, CBC Radio 2

Ryan Schreiber Editor and Founder, Pitchfork Media

Keith Serry Communications Director, Canadian Music Creators Coalition

Steve Skrzyniarz CEO, Soundflavor

Hart Snider Filmmaker, Independent

Barry B. Sookman Partner, McCarthy Tétrault

Helen Spitzer Freelance Music Critic, Eye Weekly

Paul Spurgeon Vice President Legal Services & General Counsel, SOCAN

Chip Sutherland Executive Director, Radio Starmaker Fund

Chris Taylor Owner, Lawyer, Taylor Mitsopulos Burshtein, Entertainment Lawyers

Jessica Thompson Mastering Engineer, Peerless Mastering

Jenny Toomey Executive Director, Future of Music Coalition

Marie-Chantale Turgeon Blogger & New Media Consultant, Vu d'ici - Seen From Here Blog

Daniel Turp Parti Québécois member, National Assembly of Quebec (Mercier)

Marcy Rauer Wagman Director, Music Industry Program, Drexel University/MAD Dragon UNLTD

Willem Wanrooij Head Public Affairs, Buma/Stemra

Jeff Waye Label Owner, Ninja Tune / Big Dada / Counter / Third Side Music

Frédéric Weber Board Chairman - Composer, SODRAC

Alan Willaert International Representative, American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada

Carl Wilson Writer, The Globe and Mail; Zoilus.com

Frank Yang Publisher, Chromewaves.net

Brian Zisk Cofounder and Technologies Director, Future of Music Coalition
* subject to change