Latest Convention Speaker Line-Up Announced

The CAB is pleased to announce that the following speakers have been confirmed to date for the 2008 CAB Convention:

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Konrad von Finckenstein, Chair, CRTC
Dr. Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor, The Economist
Philip Graf, CBE, Deputy Chairman, Ofcom
Jeremy Gutsche, Founder, Trendhunter.com

Confirmed Moderators and Panelists:

Michel Arpin, Vice-Chair Broadcasting, CRTC
Philippe Bailly, President, NPA Conseil
Mathieu Béjot, Executive Director, TV France International
Gary Belgrave, President, Radio Marketing Bureau
Charlotte Bell, Senior Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs, Canwest
Mike Bendixen, Program Director & News Director, CJAD 800 AM, Astral Media Radio
Mirko Bibic, Chief Regulatory Officer, Bell Canada
Georgina Blanas, Director, NBRS Marketing and Fund Development
Paul Brenner, Vice-President of Integrated Technologies, Emmis Communications/President, Broadcaster Traffic Consortium, LLC
Robert Buchan, Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
André Bureau, Chairman of the Board, Astral Media inc. and Counsel, Heenan Blaikie LLP
Richard Cavanagh, Partner, CONNECTUS Consulting Inc.
Mario Cecchini, Vice-President, Quebec, Corus Quebec
Shan Chandrasekar, President and CEO, Asian Television Network (ATN)
David Cravit, Executive Vice-President, ZoomerMedia
Kathy Cunningham, National Sector Leader, Communications and Media, KPMG
Ross Davies, Vice-President, Programming, Astral Media Radio G. P.
Chris Dornan, Director, Arthur Kroeger School of Public Affairs, Carleton University
Nathalie Dorval, Senior Advisor, Regulatory Affairs and Intellectual Property, Astral Media Inc.
Andrew Eddy, Vice-President Content Distribution and Strategy, Corus Entertainment Inc.
Jeffrey Elliott, Founder & Co-CEO, GlassBox Television Inc.
Taylor Emerson, Vice-President and General Manager, Interactive Services Division, Pelmorex Media Inc.
Sophie Émond, Vice-President, Regulatory & Government Affairs, Astral Media Inc.
Ken Engelhart, Senior Vice-President, Regulatory, Rogers Communications Inc.
Mike Farrell, Partner and Chief Strategic Officer, Youthography 
Lyndon Friesen, President, Golden West Broadcasting Ltd.
Brian Glick, Product Manager, YouTube
David Goldstein, Senior Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs, CTVglobemedia Inc.
Frank Graves, President, EKOS Research Associates Inc.
Richard Gray, Vice-President and General Manager,  CHUM Ottawa / 'A' Ottawa, CTVglobemedia Inc.
Patrick Grierson, President, Canadian Broadcast Sales
John Harding, Executive Director, North American Broadcasters Association (NABA)
Mark Hayes, Partner, Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
Scott Hutton, Executive Director, Broadcasting, CRTC 
Matthew Johnson, Media Education Specialist, Media Awareness Network
Cal Johnstone, President, RTNDA Canada /News Director, 'A' London
Bill Keenan, Director of Technology Operations, CTV Digital Media Group
Hal Kneller CPBE, DRB, Director, International Broadcast Business Development, iBiquity Digital Corporation
Claude Laflamme, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Regulatory, Astral Media Radio
Mark Laver, Associate Vice-President, Ipsos Reid
Christian Leblanc, Senior Partner, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
Johanne Lemay, Co-President, Lemay-Yates Associates Inc.
Bernard Lord, former Premier of New Brunswick and President & CEO, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA)
David Lucatch, President & CEO, Intertainment Media Inc.
Gary Maavara, Vice-President and General Counsel, Corus Entertainment Inc.
Jim MacLeod, President and CEO, BBM Canada
Dr. Minelle Mahtani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning, and the Program in Journalism, University of Toronto
Ross Mayot, Vice-President, Community Development, CARP
Margot Micallef, Chair and CEO, Vista Broadcast Group
Sen. Jim Munson, Senate of Canada
Brenda Nadjiwan, Co-Chair, SABAR (Strategic Alliance of Broadcasters for Aboriginal Reflection)
Geoff Norquay, Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group
Greg O'Brien, Editor & Publisher, cartt.ca
Glenn O'Farrell, President & CEO, Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
Heather Ostertag, President & CEO, FACTOR
Kim Parlee, Anchor, Business News Network (BNN)
Margot Patterson, General Counsel and Vice-President, Legal Affairs, Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
Robert Pilon, Cultural Policy Consultant
Deepta Rayner, Partner, Research Solutions Inc.
Troy Reeb, Senior Vice-President, News & Current Affairs, Global News and CH News, Canwest
Glenn Reitmeier, Vice-President, Technology, NBC/ Chair, Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 
Ben Reneker, Senior Analyst, SNL Kagan
Mark Richer, President, Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
Roberto Rocha, Technology Reporter, Montreal Gazette
Elizabeth Roscoe, Executive Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Public Affairs Planning, Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
Jonathan Savage, Vice-President Digital Media, Score Media/The Score
Robin Sears, Senior Partner, Navigator Limited
Dan Shelley, Director, Digital Media, WCBS-TV
Adam Shine, CFA, Analyst, National Bank Financial
Gary Smith, President, Bell Video Group
André St-Amand, Vice-President, Programming, Réseau Rythme FM/Cogeco Diffusion Inc.
Michael Starling, Technology Officer and Executive Director, NPR Labs / Chair, NABA Radio Sub-Committee 
Mark Sutcliffe, Host, CFRA, CTVglobemedia Inc.
Neil Sweeney, Senior Vice-President, North America, StreamTheWorld
Paul Temple, Senior Vice-President, Regulatory and Strategic Affairs, Pelmorex Media Inc., The Weather Network/MétéoMédia
Rosemary Thompson, Deputy Bureau Chief, CTV News
Michael Tippett, Founder/Chief Marketing Officer, NowPublic.com
Hon. Brian V. Tobin, former Premier of Newfoundland and Sr. Business Advisor, Fraser Milner Casgrain
Gabriel van Loon, Senior Legal Counsel, Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
Earl Veale, Director of Operations, Splice Interactive Media, Corus Radio Interactive Group
Domenic Vivolo, Senior Vice-President, Marketing & Sales, Astral Television Networks
Wayne Williams, Program Director, FLOW 93.5 FM, Milestone Radio Inc.
Andrée Wylie, Lawyer, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Robert K. Yates, Co-President, Lemay-Yates Associates Inc.
Kaan Yigit, President, Solutions Research Group Consultants Inc.
Renato Zane, Vice-President, News, OMNI Television, Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Madeline Ziniak, National Vice-President, OMNI Television, Rogers Broadcasting Limited

For complete information on the 2008 Convention program, please click here.