BECOMING EXPORT READY

Taking Canadian Music to the World

CAAMA International Marketplace in collaboration with Billboard Canada presents BECOMING EXPORT READY – Taking Canadian Music to the World. Recorded November 20, 2025 at Billboard Canada – 40 Under 40. Produced by CAAMA in collaboration with Billboard Canada.

Join us for a panel of industry pros share best practices & insight on how they took Canadian music to the world

The panel features Patti Jannetta Baker, President – CAAMA (Introduction); Micah Barnes, Singers Playground, The Nylons, Canada’s Got Talent (Moderator); PANELISTS: Jeffrey Crossman, Canadian Trade Commissioner, Cultural Affairs Officer, Trade Commissioners Service, Global Affairs, Government of Canada; Paul Farberman, Entertainment Law and Management; Richard Trapunski, National Editor, Billboard Canada.

The webcast will be available from 7:00 AM on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Q_D6fzTxQQA

CAAMA ‘Meet the World’ Virtual B2B Meetings: Join CAAMA on Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026 for a session of virtual Business-to-Business (B2B) meetings. This is an opportunity to meet online with foreign talent buyers, festival and promoters from around the world, many of whom are involved with Billboard-related activities in other territories.

CAAMA gratefully acknowledges support from the CanExport Associations program and Canada’s Trade Commissioners Service, Global Affairs Canada, Government of Canada as well as the entire Billboard Canada team who helped make this possible.