Meeting
Thursday 21 November
Include and Diversify - Exchange and Unite!
When:
11:00 - 13:30
Where:
BASE, learningROOM 2
Language:
English
Speakers:
Alexandra Bugailiskis / Embassy of Canada to Italy (CA)
Marianna Simeone / Delegate of Québec in Italy (CA)
Davide Fant / Anno Unico (IT)
Gideon Feldman / Attitude is Everything (UK)
Heather Hamilton / In Place of War (UK)
David McLeod / Native Communications Incorporated (NCI-FM) (CA)
Johnny Mox / Stregoni (IT)
Laura Piccinini / Indie Pride APS (IT)
Meg Symsyk / Entertainment One (CA)
presented by Canada Linecheck Guest Country 2019
ALEXANDRA BUGAILISKIS / AMBASSADOR OF CANADA TO ITALY
MARIANNA SIMEONE / DELEGATE OF QUEBEC IN ITALY
DAVIDE FANT / ANNO UNICO (IT)
GIDEON FELDMAN / ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING (UK)
HEATHER HAMILTON / IN PLACE OF WAR (UK)
DAVID MCLEOD / NATIVE COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED (NCI-FM) (CA)
JOHNNY MOX / STREGONI (IT)
LAURA PICCININI / INDIE PRIDE APS (IT)
MEG SYMSYK / ENTERTAINMENT ONE (CA)
HOST: NUR AL HABASH / ITALIA MUSIC EXPORT SIAE (IT)
What is Inclusion? What does diversity mean? Join us to get inspired by people who turned their music passion into concrete action to include and celebrate diversity. Wealth, health and gender should not be a battlefield of inequality and discrimination; people's diversity should be fostered as a unique strength to intrinsically grow. What better disseminator than music could there be?
In the first part of the panel, a series of exciting examples from all around the world will show how alternatives are viable and how change is actually possible, starting with Linecheck's Guest Country 2019, Canada.
In the second part of the panel, there will be a focus on those associations and activities that establish a network to connect and inspire each other. It’s about finding a way out of the echo chamber, to reach new people, change minds and improve the environment. In other words, how do we turn a social endeavour into added economic and cultural value and growth?
After the presentations, we intend to go further and call for social change, through personal reflections on ways to turn the action of today into a world that is united in its
#SoundsLikeDiversity!
Canada “Guest Country” at Linecheck 2019 has been made possible by
Canada “Pays invité” à Linecheck 2019 a été rendu possible grâce à
Canada “Paese ospite” a Linecheck 2019 è reso possibile grazie a
Embassy of Canada to Italy, Délégation du Québec à Rome, FACTOR, MusicAction, Embassy of Canada, Delegation du Québec, SODEC, Canada Guest of Honour Frankfurt Bookfair 2020, AirCanada

Nur Al Habash
Head of Programme / Italia Music Export - SIAE (IT)

Alexandra Bugailiskis
Ambassador / Embassy of Canada to Italy (CA)

Marianna Simeone
Delegate of Québec in Italy (CA)

Davide Fant
Researcher / Anno Unico (IT)

Gideon Feldman
Head of Programmes / Attitude is Everything (UK)

Heather Hamilton
Member of Board of Trustees / In Place of War (UK)

David McLeod
CEO / Native Communications Incorporated (NCI-FM) (CA)

Johnny Mox
Artist / Stregoni (IT)

Laura Piccinini
President / Indie Pride APS (IT)

Meg Symsyk
Vice President, International Marketing & Artist Manager / Entertainment One (CA)
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