ATTENDEES

First NameLast NameJob TitleCompany
AdenAbebeCEO & Executive ProducerMiskeen Media
BryanAbramsEditorThe Credits
FrancescaAccinelliSenior Vice President Program StrategyTelefilm Canada
RowanAcromondExecutive AssistantBlack Screen Office
AndrewAddisonSVP, Strategic Communications & Member ServicesCMPA
RhiaAdenExecutive DirectorMosquers Film Festival
AmosAdetuyiPresidentCircle Blue Entertainment
AlfonsAdetuyiPresidentInner City Films
MarciaAdolpheAmerican Sign Language-English InterpreterMarcia Adolphe
AbiolaAgbayewaPrograms Outreach ManagerNational Screen Institute
CéciliaAgnès KeitaAnalyst branding strategistCoven Club Consult.
DoyinAkinladeProducerAfroglobaal Television
IfeAlabaProducerOccupy All Spaces & Co-founder of Elora Media
SofiaAlaniCo-ChairMosquers Film Festival
FlexAleoFounder and ProducerMarvonnay Studios
HodaAliProgramming ManagerBlack Screen Office
WeggonAllenExeuctive ProducerLenz Films Inc.
AlisonAlmeidaExecutive AssistantCameron Pictures
LuisaAlvarez RestrepoDirector, Inclusion & Community DevelopmentACTRA Toronto
MoudrikatAmadiNational Program ManagerBlack Women Film! Canada
BrianAmadiActor/Writer/DirectorFounder of The Art of Being Black; Co-founder of Elora Media
ValerieAmponsahARtsOYA
NancieAndersonASL/English InterpreterPhoenix the Fire
LaetitiaAngbaBoard MemberBSO
MelanieAnthonyProducerIndependent
VinessaAntoineActor/Writer/Director/ProducerVinessa Antoine
Kelly LynneAshtonBSO TeamBSO
Natasha “Courage”Bacchusartistn/a
CaleighBacchusWriterIndependent
CaleighBacchusWriterIndependent
Aissatou NestaBadioProgramming AssistantBlack Screen Office
CameronBaileyCEOTIFF
maxinebaileyExecutive DirectorCFC – Canadian Film Centre
AndreaBainCo-host, The SocialBell Media
DouglasBarrettAdjunct ProfessorSchulich School of Business
IdaBarryStudentTMU
MayaBastianExecutive DirectorDocumentary Organization of Canada
ChristopherBautistaProducerMatista Media
MeghanBaxterDirector, TV DistributionSony Pictures Entertainment Canada
SydnieBaynesFreelance AnimatorBlack Animators Matter (BAM) – Co-Founder
JanineBeachManaging AttorneyPhoenix Entertainment Advisors
PatriciaBebiaExecutive Vice PresidentAfroglobal Television
ChrisBellManager, Content, Netflix CanadaNetflix Canada
YoussefBen RejabCamera AssistantIATSE 667
OriannaBennettStudentU of T
MichelleBerryArtsOYA
TamarBirdTV and Film ProducerSunflower Studios
EricBirnbergPresidentBehind the Scenes Services Inc.
CarolineBocciaCoordinator, Sales & DistributionLionsgate
JohnBoothConsulting ProducerCircle Blue Entertainment
MagalieBoutinHead of media relationsThe NFB
LisaBroadfootVice-President, Industry and Business AffairsCMPA
NicoleBrooksHead of ProductionCaribbeanTales Media Group
WarrenBrownConsultantJourneying Media
CaledoniaBrownCo-ProducerCameron Pictures
LaurenBrownStudentTMU
TennilleBrownAssociate Manager, Theatrical SalesParamount Pictures
Jo-AnneBryanFashion Stylist/Artist 
ChandlerBuchananAssociateMonique Lafontaine Communications & Entertainment Law
OmariBureyArtsOYA
TaraBurkeSenior Manager, Marketing & PublicitySony Pictures Entertainment Canada
AndrewBurrows-TrotmanScreenwriter/ShowrunnerPangea Pictures
KatiaCafe-FebrissyDirectorDGC Ontario
PatrickCairnsVPBFM
KevinCameronPresident @ CEOKC Films & Media
DanaCarrabonScreenwriterD&M Creative
KernCarterWriterCRY Creative Ventures
LindaCarterCEOMelange
GailCaseExecutive DirectorThe Black Academy
JamieCasemoreStaff WriterPlayback
JuhiChakravertyResearch CoordinatorCanada Media Fund
KarenChapmanWriter, Director, ProducerSmallaxx Motion Pictures
JeannineCharlesPhotographerAnd ACTION MEDIA XR
ChandaChevannesExecutive ProducerNational Film Board of Canada
JohnChristouDirector Operations PCDMNational Film Board of Canada
StephenChungDirector of PhotographyIATSE 667
AndrewChungBoard MemberRacial Equity Screen Office and Vancouver Asian Film Festival
FerneCohenPresidentAccess Canada
CraigColbyOwner/Executive Producercolbyvision
OllieCoombsArtsOYA
EllaCooperExecutive DirectorBlack Women Film! Canada
KirkCooperFounderFilm Market Access Inc
DelCowieWriter/ProducerMindspray Media
DavidCoxProducerCLK Creative Works
DeborahCoxHonoured and Performer 
ValerieCreightonPresident & CEOCanada Media Fund
JeffreyCrossmanTrade CommissionerGlobal Affairs Canada
DamonD’OliveiraPartner & Chair, Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA)Conquering Lion Pictures
TseDanielDirector Of Development, Bay Mills Studios & Director Of Operations, The Black AcademyBay Mills Studios & The Black Academy
SabineDanielNational Program ManagerBlack Women Film! Canada
AllyaDavidsonExecutive Producer, The Fifth EstateCBC
DeborahDayChief StrategistInnovate By Day
LuciusDechausayExecutive in Charge of ProductionCBC
GabrielaDelgadoSocial Media ManagerLISTO CALISTO
ChristopherDeslogesPresident/FounderToronto Sign Language Interpreter Servic
MayaDespres-BedwardFilmmakerThird Culture Media
ChristinaDiasExecutive Assistant to Elon JohnsonTyler Perry Studios
PatriciaDossSenior EDI AdvisorMontréal
MarciaDouglasExecutive DirectorBell Fund
KadonDouglasConsultantIndependent
EthanDraytonParamountParamount
JamesDuBoseFounder/CEOIn The Black Network
NancyDubuissonCOO & Head of ProgrammingNatyf TV
AiishaDyer-FletcherCamera AssistantIATSE 667
AdrianEdwardsStudentCEE
MarcelleEdwardsProduction ExecutiveBell Media
KedaEdwards PierrePresidentBroken Whole Media Group
IsraelEkanemProducerUBUNTU MEDIA LIMITED
YejideEmioladipupoWriter-DirectorThe Creator’s Creatives
JadeFairmanStudentCEE
Anthony Q.FarrellPresident, CEOCanfro Productions
JoelDirector of Event ServicesSVP, Sales & Business DevelopmentAccess Canada
KrystleFerdinandCo-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion CommitteeACTRA Toronto
GamielaFeregSenior Manager, Media Relations and CommunicationsCMPA
GillianFizetProgram ConsultantOntario Creates
Jessica LeaFlemingDirector, Growth & InclusionCanada Media Fund
MelvynFokuohStudentToronto Film School
AnnFooPicture EditorDGC Ontario
SarahFowlieExecutiveBell
NathanFrancisStudentCEE
TammyFrickCEOAcademy of Canadian Cinema & Television
JustineFungDirector of Culture, CBC UnscriptedCBC
EmilyGagneMarketing & Content ManagerHollywood Suite
OrlaGarriquesMarketing DirectorInner City Films
IteteGateteProducerVisionary Productions Ltd.
MitchGeddesVP, Development & Current ProductionsNeshama Entertainment
RenataGeorgeCreative Operations ManagerParamount
JohnGibsonVice President, External and Multicultural AffairsMotion Picture Association Inc. (MPA)
KennethGiffordFounder, CEOVault Access
LaurenGlintonAssociate Director, DEIBACTRA National
RionGonzalesDirector of PhotographyIATSE 667
EbonyGoodenFounderDeafinitely Digital Inc.
RachelGordonPolicy & Research AnalystDept. of Canadian Heritage
JoelGordonProducer, DirectorV-Formation Productions
BhaviniGoyateInclusion ManagerBritish Film Institute
JohannaGravelleManaging DirectorPanavision Canada
MarshaGreeneShowrunnerIt’s Our Thing Production Inc.
MiaGreenridgeStudentFilm
LyndraGriffith-HarndenEntertainment LawyerEdwards Creative Law
TabithaGroveDirector of DevelopmentWhizbang Films
AgustinGuevaraAcquisitions OfficerTVO
NicoleGuileDevelopment CoordinatorShaftesbury
VictoriaGyamfi-KumaniniExecutive AssistantParamount+
CarrieHabertVice President, ProgrammingAccess Canada
MelanieHadleyVice-President, Industry, Partnerships and GrowthIndigenous Screen Office
MatinHaeriTalent Management and DEI LeadTIFF
SoryaHaidariHR ManagerPanavision Canada
FarrellHallChief Inclusion and People Officer9 Story Media Group
TrevorHampdenDirectorBSO
JasonHarveyEVP & Head of BET+BET+
MandeqHassanCoordinatorAO Consulting
RobertHaughtonChild and Family TherapistRobert Haughton
JordanHaylesPicture EditorDGC
AndreaHechtEvent ManagerAccess Canada
LeonardHenryProducerDelectant Media Inc.
AlexandraHickoxFilmmakerUndivided Productions
KarenHillwriter/producerUp Hill Productions Inc.
DwayneHolnessCreative DirectorCorex Creative
TracyHolnessHolness GuestHolness Guest
JenniferHolnessPresidentHungry Eyes Media Inc.
KofiHopeCo-FounderMonumental
DavidHopeExecutive DirectorThe AFC
LaurenHowesManaging DirectorDoc Institute
MelanieHoyesDirector of InclusionBritish Film Institute
NancyHuSenior Coordinator, Talent Development ProgramsAcademy of Canadian Cinema & Television
KaylonHuntVice PresidentViola Davis’s JuVee Productions
DanielHusbandsCreative ProducerH-Band Studio Inc
Amanda JeanHydeASL Interpreter 
OreoluwaIbitayoProduction DesignerToffy Pictures
AmanyIbrahimAdminAfrican Women Acting AWA
WunmiIdowuExecutive ProducerLetura Productions
RobertJamesNews DirectorHGPTV
PatriceJamesEPIC Symposium ManagerDoc Institute
Kerry-AnnJamesStudentPOV Film
SashaJamesFilm Industry Professionalnone
JuanJaramilloArtistic DirectorDancing Hands Theatre
MichaélJarvisFilmmakerDarchien Pictures – Jarvis Bros.ca
JakubJasinskiSenior Manager, Events & Member ServicesCMPA
FitchJeanProducer/DirectorExalta Productions
RichardJean-BaptisteVP, Business Innovation, Executive ProducerAttraction
JoanJenkinsonCEOBlack Screen Office
MatteoJenkinsonWriter DirectorMelograno Films
Elon D.JohnsonVice President of Production and DevleopmentTyler Perry Studios
KimberleyJohnsonASL-English InterpreterSelf-employed
LorethaJonesExecutive ProducerCreative Mining Company
Kelly-AnnJonesCMFCMF
AndreaJosephStudentU of T
ShantJoshiPresident | Executive ProducerFae Pictures
CarelKabambaArtsOYA
EvangelineKabuyaFilm DirectorSelf-employed
FloydKaneShowrunner, ProducerFreddie Films Inc.
ChrisKelleyDirector of Scripted TelevisionCounterfeit Pictures
AndrewKellyVice President, Scripted Development, TelevisionLionsgate Canada
EileenKennedyFilm CommissionerThe Regional Municipality of Durham
AshlyKetheswaranManager of Distribution and SalesLionsgate
ChimikaKhonjeStudentCEE
IanKimanjeProducerFilm Garage North
DavidKinesPresidentHollywood Suite
ChristineKlecknerExecutive DirectorNational Screen Institute
NauzaninKnightDirector1844 Studios
MitraKnightDirector1844 Studios
DanyaKnowlesIndustry Services CoordinatorScreen Nova Scotia
JeanetteKongProducer and PresidentJiang Media Inc.
AlisonKorogyiSenior Production Executive, Original ProgrammingBell Media
QueenyKuffourArtsOYA
AwaniKulkarniDevelopment ExecutiveShaftesbury
JuleKumariaSVP Marketing & Content DistributionHollywood Suite
JenniferKuzmykPlaybackPlayback
MoniqueLafontaineLawyerMonique Lafontaine, Entertainment and Communications Law
JackLafortunePresidentJED Lab Productions
JackLafortuneExec ProducerJED Lab
KerryLai FattVP Sales and New Business DevelopmentGreenSlate
AdannaLaingStudentCEE
LiaLangworthyWriter/ProfessorTMU
AudreannaLarteyProject Lead, Business & RightsCBC/Radio-Canada
SaskiaLauferStudentFilm
SallyLeeExecutive DirectorCISF (Canadian Independent Screen Fund for BPOC Creators)
MehernazLentinNational Director, Feature Film English MarketTelefilm Canada
MargaretLewisSr. Relationship Manager – Media & EntertainmentRBC
Jadiel D.LewisARtsOYA
SharonLewisDirector/Filmmaker/ActressSpeaker
TiffanyLiangRelationship ManagerRBC
Jo-AnneLiburdCommunications ConsultantJLiburd Communications
ElizabethLimHead of EDIBlue Ant Media
SamLintonVP, Production and Development, Global MediaBlue Ant Media
DavidLloydDirector/Writer/ProducerDCP
JoyLoewenVice President, Growth & InclusionCanada Media Fund
WinnieLukExecutive DirectorDisability Screen Office (DSO)
LauraMackenzieExecutive DirectorScreen Nova Scotia
MichaelMacLennanSocial Media ManagerLISTO CALISTO
DanielMaddenFilmmaker/VideographerOptical Opium Productions
DevinMaheshManagerOntario Creates
SusanMakelaSr Director, Acquisitions, Rights & InventoryParamount Streaming Canada
BarbaraMamaboloExecutive in Charge of Current Production, DramaCBC
JasonManziStudentPOV Film
MichaelMapongaCEO, Maponga Studios | Founder, AfroLandTVAfroLandTV
ZachMarcoviciExecutive in Charge of Development, DramaCBC Drama
Kelsey-AnnMariaProduction ExecutiveBell Media
LeaMarinDirector of Development, Drama, Scripted ContentCanadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC)
MicolMarottiPlaybackPlayback
AndyMarshallPresident/Producer/DirectorMahaica Point Media Inc.
SuzanneMarshallSenior Manager, ProgrammingHollywood Suite
RichardMarshallStudentCEE
EldonMascollExecutive ProducerFreedom Park Media Group
LisaMathisPresidentBranch Out Productions
LeandroMatosProgramming ConsultantAccess Canada
CarolynMauricetteFounderAccess Threshold
MichelleMcCreeCommissioning EditorCBC
KylaMcDonaldStudentCEE
BerendMcKenzieWriter/ProducerSmall Brown Package Productions
AlexisMcLarenProduction ExecutiveBell Media
AlliaMcLeodSenior Advisor Content DevelopmentCBC/Radio-Canada
JamarMcNeilRadio Host, Media Personality, Producer 
JoshuaMeffulStudentU of T
ParitoshMehtaManagerOntario Creates
EricaMeus-SaundersProducerStory-Book Entertainment Inc.
AtienoMigunaStudentCEE
HenjiMiliusLead PhotographerOne Optix Studio
SilvanaMillerDevelopment ExecutiveOYA Media Group
GiselleMillerDirectorOrange Rose Productions
RobinMirskyExecutive DirectorRogers Group of Funds, Rogers Communications Inc.
AnthonyMitchellPlaybackPlayback
VanessaMitchellPlaybackPlayback
NadineMondestinArtistic DirectorPratik
AnneMoraisGrant WriterAnne Morais Grant Writer
OliviaMorganResearch Assistant, Data EquityCanada Media Fund
NatassiaMorrisBusiness ManagerBlack Screen Office
MercedesMorrisExecutive MemberACTRA Toronto
NikitaMorrisProducerCNMA Creations Inc.
ChancelleMulelaTraining coordinatorIATSE LOCAL 634
Alpha NickyMulowaFilmmakerBichon Noir Studios
AmberMunroApprenticeship, Outreach & Equity ManagerDGC Ontario
KingsleyMunuProducerLenz Films Inc
Monica IyahMustelierDirector | Writer | ProducerClark Park Films
KeziahMyersExecutive DirectorADVANCE, Canada’s Black Music Business Collective

NatalieNadeenCommunications and Public Engagement ManagerReelworld Screen Institute
RomanNeubacherBusiness RepresentativeIATSE 667
AnnaNewalloProgram ConsultantOntario Creates
KathleenNewman-BremangDeputy Director, GlobalRefinery29 Unbothered
DavidNganduDirector, Editor, WriterLetDavidCutIt.Inc
MilesNicholasStudentPOV Film
BethNobesTraining CoordinatorIATSE 667
LoreenNobleStudentPOV Film
IanNsengaProducerVisionary Productions Ltd.
AlexanderNunezActor, Writer 
ThandiO’GradyIndustry AnalystPictureNL
RogersOfimePresident/ FounderBlack Film and Music Festival Manitoba (BFM)
ananyaohriconsultantAnanya Ohri
KikeOjo-ThompsonPartnerDeloitte Canada
PeterOkeMedia ProducerForcados Media
MarvaOllivierreCEO , ProducerDOE Eye Media Productions Inc.
TolulopeOlowo-okereOperations ManagerBlack Screen Office
TofunmiOlowogorioyeWriter, Director, and ProducerToffy Pictures
SeyiOluwatimilehinStudentPOV Film
KelvinOmoriArtsOYA
Angela NnenneOnuoraProducer/DirectorThis Naija Girl Studios
UcheOnuoraChief Business OfficerThis Naija Girl Studios
JeffreyOrridgeChief Executive OfficerTVO Media Education Group
IvanOssadirectorindependent
SelenaOsundeStudentTMU
MichhelleOtubu-UfuomaStudentTMU
AmandaParrisCreator, Host, and Executive ProducerCBC’s For the Culture with Amanda Parris
VickyPattersonProducerVicky k Entertainment
SandrinePechels de Saint SardosFilm CommissionerOttawa Film Office
MurryPeeterswriter/director/actorMugaliyombo Media
TaviaPereiraCouncil MemberACTRA Toronto
GaitriePersaudArtist and founderPhoenix The Fire
AliciaPetrusaSenior Relationship Manager, Media & EntertainmentRBC
VanessaPfaffFounding Executive DirectorCultures of Care
KeishaPhoenixxScreenwriterScreenwriter
MargueritePigottFilm CommissionerCity of Toronto
KardeishaProvoProducerKaleidoscope Network
QuincyRabyVP, OperationsHollywood Suite Inc.
PrasannaRanganathanDEIAB Advisor, Producer and Board MemberPrasanna Ranganathan Consulting
AbelRangelExecutive & Office CoordinatorScreen Nova Scotia
FabriceRavierProject CoordinatorTelefilm Canada
MeganReidVice President, Scripted DevelopmentMedia Res
AlexRetzerDevelopment ManagerFreddie Films Inc.
LondonRichStudentCEE
JodineRichardsIndustry LiaisonCEE
JulianRitchieExecutive Director/Writer/ProducerListo Calisto
BillRobertsonProducerBillfilms
CarleenRobinsonCEOMedia Business Institute (MBI)
MichaelRobsonExecutiveTelefilm Canada
ChristineRodriguezWriterMontrealismo
Jean-YvesRouxFounder & CEONatyf TV
DanaRutledgeBusiness AgentIATSE 667
EmmanuelSMrEmglion productions
LeonardoSalgadoPhotographerSelf
MorganSalterContent Creator Fund ManagerScreen Nova Scotia
JillSamsonDeputy Director, Portfolio Management, CMF Program AdministrationTelefilm Canada
ChristinaSang-StCatherineProducer/WriterAmorita Productions
PatriciaScarlettCEOMedia Business Institute (MBI)
TroyScottDirectorDirectors Guild of Canada
AmaSecherePublicistBell Media
IkoroSekaiManager, TIFF Next WaveToronto International Film Festival
JessicaShadlockDirector, Creative AffairsBoat Rocker Studios, Scripted
EricaShallowDeputy Director, Business Affairs, English MarketTelefilm Canada
ChrisSharpeProducerBlack Film Space Manitoba
PemShulmanFilmmakerSoul Sisters Films
MarwaSiam-AbdouNational Outreach ManagerDirectors Guild of Canada
JoffreSilvaWriter/DirectorMacuco Films
KeiraSilverglenWriterIndependent
StaceySilversteinVice President of OperationsAccess Canada
StacySimpsonSocial Media ManagerBlack Screen Office
RebeccaSinghProducer, Audio DescriberSuperior Description Services
RyanSinghProducer/DirectorRyan Singh Enterprises
RaïssaSintcheuAuthor & FilmmakerRaisin Productions
K’SenSjulianStudentTMU
CameronSkuraSenior Relationship ManagerRBC
CourtneySmallFilm Critic, Creator Black Canadian FilmCourtney Small
LydianSmithStudentCEE
PatrickSmithDirector, Regulatory AffairsCMPA
JeremySmithEVP, Distribution & SalesElevation Pictures
ItaliaSmithArtsOYA
ShaneleSoaresWriter/ DirectorYameen Productions
NicholasSokicNews EditorPlayback
GarimaSoodChair- CORE Committee, Camera AssistantIATSE 667
BiancaSpenceProgram ConsultantOntario Creates
CheSpencerFounder / EPLVL UP DIGITAL / TRYPTYC VFX
JanakanSrimuruganDesignerJKN Studio
ElizabethSt. PhilipDirector, Program DevelopmentTVO
IanSteamanWriter / ProducerOutsoul Productions
LascellesStephensManagerDeborah Cox Productions
SharonStevensVP, ProgrammingHollywood Suite
AaliyahStrachanPartnership and Fundraising CoordinatorReelworld Screen Institute
Anne-MarieStuartDirector of CommunicationsDirectors Guild of Canada – Ontario
KristaSuhVP of DevelopmentBranch Out Productions
AnjolaSulemanArtsOYA
KerrySwansonCEOIndigenous Screen Office
TichaonaTapambwaDirector, Sales & ProgrammingAccess Canada
HeatherTayBSO Career AccelertorSolve Consulting
WandaTaylorScreenwriter/ProducerFirst Day Films
LouisTaylorMedia CreatorShining Trauma Pictures
DillonTaylorDevelopment Executive, Prime Time DramaShaftesbury
TaraTaylorProducerAfromations Media Productions Inc.
LuwamTekesteFilmmakerSixth Cinema Inc
ChitinthiTemboFinancial EducatorWSB
TamaraThermitusLawyer EmeritusMe Tamara Thermitus Ad.E
AmandaThomas-ChughtaiCostume DesignerATC Designs
DahliaThompsonManager, Business & RightsCBC
RTThorneDirector, Screenwriter & ProducerBackHome Corp
DavidTobiaszSpecialist – Strategic PlanningBell Media
MélissaToussaintExecutive AssistantBlack Women Film! Canada
Robert “bobby.t”TyndaleProducer/ DirectorVersion Me Media
Jessica “Seeka”TyndaleProducer / WriterSeeka Sings
AnyaVagabovaProgram ManagerTO Schools Program
DeniValchevCoordinator, TV Digital Distribution, CanadaLionsgate
LindsayValveLead Consultant / ResearcherUnity
ShirenVan CootenOwner/Producer-FilmmakerB-kwe Company
JulieVenerusDeputy Director, CMF’s Program Administration TeamTelefilm Canada
StefanVernaDirectorBlack on Black Films
EtanVlessingCanadian Bureau ChiefHollywood Reporter
KipolaWakilongoProducer/FilmmakerIndependent
TristonWalkerProducerTriston Walker Independent
MayaWardStudentTMU
LanetteWare-BushfieldCEOA WWB Production, Inc.
HaydnWazelleCo-Founder / ProducerDada Ibis Media
DianaWebleyEvents DirectorCaribbeanTales Media Group
KiaraWilsonStudentUniversity of Toronto
MarlonWilsonFilmmakerMusic For Mavericks
CathyWongEquity and DiversityTelefilm
TayoYannickCamera AssistantIATSE 667
LiYehDirector, Strategic Planning, Original ProgrammingBell Media
DgdvevZakiyaAnalystCMF
AkhajiZakiyaResearch AnalystCMF
TsenuZellekeCommunications CoordinatorOttawa Film Office