Emy Stantcheva is Executive Director of MusicOntario, the provincial Music Industry Association (MIA) dedicated to supporting the music industry in Ontario through outreach programs and opportunity creation. Since joining MusicOntario in 2013, Emy oversees all aspects of its operations and programming, fulfilling the association’s mission to bridge gaps for emerging artists and entrepreneurs through professional development, access to resources, showcasing, and networking. Emy comes from a robust background of event and festival management, music grantwriting, publicity, marketing, media, freelance copywriting, and artist management.

Raised in the East Coast, Sam Rayner has been in the music scene for over eight years as an artist and industry professional. He moved to Toronto in pursuit of more experience and later began working for True North Records, concentrating in Digital Assets and A&R.  Sam joined the CIMA & MusicOntario team in 2016 as Membership Services Coordinator where he oversees day-to-day membership relations, Sam also serves as FACTOR’s  Regional Educational Coordinator  (REC).

Savannah "TAYOW" Taylor is a interdisciplinary artist, actress, event producer, and marketing specialist. As an artist she has honed her craft under the moniker TAYOW with integrity and self-awareness. As an event producer, she brings with her 7 years of experience. Along the way she founded Nina's Daughters, organizing professional development initiatives and opportunities for black women artists in the GTA. Additionally, she serves as the Executive Director of Chow Nation overseeing the annual festival, Toronto Chowfest, which celebrates Trinbago culture through music, food, and a Trini cultural ethos called "liming”.