Amélie Tintin is a cultural strategist and music publisher from Guadeloupe, recognized for her decisive role in the international French-language music industry.

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For over 20 years, she has been creating opportunities and facilitating fruitful collaborations between artists and professionals from the Caribbean, Canada and France. Founder of Gwa Label, she has developed and created festivals, produced artists, participated in numerous television projects (including Music Explorer), and accompanied young Caribbean and French talent towards professionalization in the music industry. As head of Nouvelle Vague in Canada, Amélie develops writing residencies and innovative musical projects that foster the discovery and promotion of emerging artists.

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Her expertise has enabled her to work closely with ADVANCE MUSIC, the Francos de Montréal and other major events, strengthening the presence and visibility of Caribbean artists on international stages. Determined and authentic, Amélie continues to build musical bridges between territories, promoting diversity and cultural innovation.

Pomeline is General Manager of Indie Montréal, a company that has been offering à la carte services to businesses, NPOs and artists for over 10 years. Passionate about development issues, she represents and promotes a diversity of artists from various backgrounds (rock, funk, electro, chanson, world music, folk, etc.). The link between different communities and territories is close to her heart, and she pushes no geographical boundaries in her choice of artists. Her core business remains artist booking and management, but she also has other strings to her bow, such as business development, press relations, consulting and grant applications.

Carlos "Los" Munoz is a Chilean-born Montreal producer and businessman, and a key figure in the Quebec music industry. Co-founder and director of Joy Ride Records, he has over 20 years' experience in music production, artist management and live shows. Under his leadership, the label has become a pillar of French-language hip-hop, with over 1,500 songs, 300 music videos and 1,250 concerts produced in a dozen countries. It has propelled the careers of major artists such as Loud - the first Quebec rapper to go gold and platinum in the streaming era - Rymz and White-B. Joy Ride has won Félix awards, Junos, certifications and Prix SOCAN, and has performed at prestigious venues such as the Bell Centre and Olympia in Paris. Today, Carlos also leads Joy Ride Latino, a new division dedicated to the Latin scene, with artists such as Cruzito, Mariana Gueza and Chilldeiv.

Aicha Tohry practices creative industries law. She assists and represents clients in a multitude of fields, including entertainment, marketing and information technology. A member of the Quebec and Ontario bars, Ms. Tohry is regularly invited to speak at conferences on topics such as copyright, influencer marketing and arts law. A 2016 graduate of Université de Montréal's Faculty of Law, she now teaches entertainment law as a lecturer. She also supervises the intellectual property division of the Clinique juridique de l'Université de Montréal. In 2024, her first book, "Guide pratique sur le marketing d'influence", was published by Éditions Yvon Blais.

Ansfrid Tchetchenigbo is a committed player in the Montreal cultural scene. A former cultural advisor in music at the Conseil des arts de Montréal, he has assisted numerous artists and organizations in the development of their projects. Today, as a cultural funding consultant, he shares his expertise on grant strategies and the resources available to music artists. For many years, he has been interested in the history of the Black Atlantic and the cultures and arts that emerged from it, particularly through music and film. He is also the instigator of Impressions, an ephemeral bookshop showcasing Afrodescendant works. He has collaborated with numerous organizations, including the RIDM, the Montreal Black Film Festival and the Musée des beaux-arts for the exhibition À plein volume: Basquiat et la musique. Passionate about independent music, he was also musical director of university radio station CHOQ.CA.

Rama Sow is a data scientist with a passion for culture. A recent graduate with a master's degree in business intelligence from HEC Montréal, Rama is deeply passionate about using data to enable organizations and individuals to make informed decisions. As founder of The Study and Deli, she pioneered a platform that enables brands, athletes and creatives to harness the power of qualitative research, data science and analytics. In addition, Rama also held the position of data scientist at Cossette, where she provided actionable insights to support strategic initiatives for a diverse client base, including BRP, SAQ/SQDC, Bonjour Québec, Destination Canada, Telus, Amazon Web Services, Loto-Québec and many others.

Koudjo is a composer, publisher, record producer and entrepreneur renowned for his work with some of the biggest names in French rap and francophone music. With over 700,000 albums sold, 4 platinum discs and 5 gold discs to his credit, he has collaborated with Youssoupha, Soprano, Naza and Keblack, Jul, Rohff, Nekfeu, Booba, Connaisseur, Imposs, Sarahmée, Lost and many other artists. He founded his own publishing house, PS23 in 2014 in co-publishing with Warner Chappell France thanks to Adel Khadar (MHD, ZedYun Pavaroti), a first for a Montreal publisher. Koudjo is co-founder with Benny of Qcltur media, a platform dedicated to promoting French-speaking culture. Launched in 2019, the media accumulates over 200 interview contents, 3 million views, 25K subscribers, a compilation album with 23 artists, an Osheaga festival and several media appearances.

Olivier Laroche is a jack-of-all-trades in the arts and communications. For 25 years, as a bassist, he accompanied a host of artists from all horizons and musical genres. He has also studied acting and worked as a television host. From 2018 to 2021, he was an entertainment agent, which gave him a better understanding of the needs of venue and festival programmers. He is the founder of Ateliers Pimp ton show, a professional and personalized show design and stage coaching service. With his experienced outside eye, Olivier Laroche proposes simple, concrete solutions to optimize the impact of all types of musical performances. He brings out the full communicative potential of his clients and helps transform their shows into unique experiences. His working method can be adapted to all styles of popular music: rock, blues, metal, folk, funk, jazz, chanson, hip-hop, electro, world music, traditional, etc.

Sébastien Charest has been working in the Canadian music industry for 20 years. He has worked at MusiquePlus, the Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendante du Québec (GAMIQ), M pour Montréal and the Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ). He is now self-employed, specializing in rights management, offering artists, managers and small businesses the service of registering and managing repertoires with management companies.

With a 25-year career in communications and entertainment, Pierre-Paul Boisvert specializes in independent and emerging francophone artists. Over the years, his work has contributed to the discovery of numerous talents. The first Quebec cultural relations specialist to obtain the PRP (Public Relations Professional) designation, he has received numerous nominations and awards in Quebec and internationally (ADISQ, GAMIQ, Gala Country, Global Awards, GRAMMY). His love of the public and new artists is undoubtedly his daily driving force.

Patrice Agbokou is a seasoned musician and producer, active in the cultural milieu for over two decades. In 2011, he founded PASA Musik, a structure dedicated to promoting cultural diversity and supporting emerging talent on local, national and international stages. Thanks to his artistic expertise and in-depth knowledge of distribution networks, Patrice works to build bridges between cultures, promoting projects that combine a deep-rooted sense of identity with openness to the world. He is actively involved in developing tours, producing shows and showcasing artists from often under-represented backgrounds.

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Daniel Lafrance has been a music publisher since 1976. He has also worked as a record producer, manager, tour manager and director. After running his own publishing house for three decades, he has been Managing Director of music publisher Éditorial Avenue since the early 2000s. Daniel Lafrance is founder of the Association des Professionnels de l'Édition Musicale (APEM) and honorary life member of ADISQ, which has awarded him the Félix for Publisher of the Year nine times at its annual Gala. He also received the Christopher J. Reed Award in June 2013 for his commitment to the professional publishing community and his exceptional contribution to the practice and recognition of the profession. More recently, in 2017 and again in 2020, he was named Publisher of the Year by SOCAN.

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Daniel Lafrance has served on several boards, including those of ADISQ (secretary and treasurer from 1985 to 1996), Musicaction (vice-president from 1992 to 1996), SODRAC (from 1990 to 2008) as vice-president and SACEM representative, CINARS (treasurer from 1989 to 1992) and APEM (founder, president from 2003 to 2011 and vice-president from 2011 to 2016). He also served on the CMRRA Board of Directors from 2009 to 2019 and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Today, he represents the publishing sector on SODEC's Commission du disque et du spectacle de variétés, sits on the Board of Directors of Music Publishers Canada, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, SOCAN's Governance Committee and chairs the SOCAN DR (reproduction rights) Committee.

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Daniel Lafrance has been giving workshops and lectures in Canada and France, as well as courses on behalf of APEM for over twenty years. He is co-author of a book entitled L'édition musicale, de la partition à la musique virtuelle, published in 2010 by Éditions Berger and distributed in Canada, France, Switzerland and Belgium. A second, updated and enriched version of the book was published in autumn 2018. He also published Après la disruption, innover en édition musicale in November 2020.

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Anaelle Rako designs strategic ecosystems to help independent artists master grants, financing and creative development. Founder of Dossier Intelligent, she combines artistic intuition and analytical rigor to simplify applications and propel authentic projects. Trained in fine arts and music, with over ten years' experience in the industry, she has secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding for Canadian musicians and producers. Her method reveals invisible patterns and guides transformative strategies. Bilingual French-English, she values transparency and fairness, and is uncompromisingly frank about pushing creative boundaries. She also creates digital tools and AI workflows to automate repetitive tasks, so that creators can focus on the essence of their art.