CDI, City of Ottawa (CA)

Kwende works in the Cultural Service unit at the City of Ottawa Canada and is a member of the Cultural Development and Initiatives (CDI) team. He is currently leading a music industry development initiative that includes the launch of the MEGAPHONO conference and showcasing festival, and the birth of the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition. Kwende is also DJ Memetic of TIMEKODE and Memeplex Records.

Linda Portnoff is president for the organisation Musiksverige, that gathers the Swedish music industry in order to strengthen the prospects for Swedish music is created, developed and spread in the world. Musiksverige publishes an annual statistical report The music industry in the numbers that describe the Swedish music industry’s economic development.

PhD and Assistant Professor, VIA Design (DK)

Erik teaches at the Design unit at VIA University College. He has a Ph.D. in consumer culture from the Business and Social Science Faculty at Aarhus University, and is project manager of the Innovation Network BrandBase, who has taken initiative to the conference on Public Funding and Market Creation at SPOT+. Erik has also a background as strategic planner in the advertising industry.

Assistant Professor, VIA Design (DK)

Thomas is an assistant professor at Via University College, Entrepreneurship. He has a MA in Experience. Thomas has a long experience as manager and director of music and theatre venues in Denmark and is the founder of the award winning Jazzfestival, Tversted Jazzydays. Thomas Østergaard is also the founder of Horsens latin Jazz Corner and a part of the Scandinavian Soul Community.

Creative Advisor and Assistant Professor, The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg (DK)

Morten Nottelmann is a thinker and tinkerer moving with ease within the vast landscape of the arts. He is and has been active in pretty much all aspects of music production as a booker, curator of festivals, venue-owner, selfpublishing artist and musician. He currently works as an advisor to the creative industry and teach at Royal Academy of Music Aarhus in entrepreneurship.