DIGITAL MEDIA AT THE CROSSROADS (DM@X) · FEBRUARY 5–6, 2027 · WALTER HALL, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Canada’s cultural future is being decided now

Trade talks, global platforms, and AI are changing who owns Canadian stories, who pays for them, and whether audiences find them. Hear from the front lines at the thirteenth annual DM@X conference.

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2027 Speakers

The people moving media forward.

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2027 Program

Cultural Sovereignty in Jeopardy: Canada’s Way Forward

Gather with digital media regulators, policymakers, guild and union leaders, producers, creators, and leading researchers to hear the latest from the people closest to the decisions shaping Canadian cultural sovereignty. Panels include:

  • The Next Cultural Shift: Audiences, Economics and Voice
  • Who Holds the Power? Retaining Ownership for Cultural Sovereignty
  • AI at Work: Canadian Creators on the Front Lines
  • What Works for Canadian Culture? Policy, Investment and Lessons from the Sectors
  • Finding Canada’s Audiences: Reach, Engagement and Discoverability
  • Beyond Broadcasting: Who Will Finance and Deliver Canadian Stories?
  • Culture at the Trade Table: What’s at Stake for Canada?
  • Building Canada’s AI Future: Data, Infrastructure and Responsible Adoption
  • AI and Democracy: How to Shape the Information We Trust?

Plus Next Voices graduate presentations and a closing keynote (to be announced).

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Downtown, On Campus

Two essential days of insider insight and networking.

February 5–6, 2027, a Friday afternoon and a Saturday, at Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. Your ticket covers every session, all networking events, and the Saturday lunch. DM@X is a walk or TTC ride away, and creator, faculty, and student rates [2027 rates to follow] make it easy to be part of the conversation.

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Registration

Join us February 5–6, 2027.

Join digital media regulators, policymakers, guild and union leaders, producers, creators, and leading researchers at DM@X 2027. [2027 rates to follow]

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About DM@X

If your work or research touches Canadian culture, this is your conference.

Film and television, music, books, news, and games are how the country knows itself, and DM@X puts them all on one program.

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