DM@X: Digital Media at the Crossroads

The eleventh annual DM@X conference will take place on February 7-8, 2025. It will be held in person at Walter Hall, in the Edward Johnson Building, at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto.

For the bios and photos of the 2025 speakers, see 2025 Speakers

The 2025 program includes a special address by Nathalie Théberge, the CRTC Vice-Chair Broadcasting.

Over the two day conference, sessions will be devoted to topics that include the obligations of streamers, defining and supporting Canadian content, the impact of artificial intelligence on the Canadian creative sectors, and many other issues. Nordicity Group will also update its annual report on the digital media universe in Canada.

For full details, see the Program.

The DM@X conference is organized by representatives of five academic organizations:

• Faculty of Music, University of Toronto;
• MBA Program in Arts, Media and Entertainment Management, Schulich School of Business, York University;
• School of Creative Industries, Faculty of Communication & Design, Toronto Metropolitan University;
• OCAD University; and
• Centre for Innovation Law and Policy, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.

Each of these institutions is concerned with the impact of digital media on content. They also recognize that many other organizations share their interest. Accordingly, 33 other academic or not-for-profit institutions concerned with digital media have been invited to support the conference. The list of these sponsors can be found here.