Umair brings two decades of experience working in the arts, heritage and culture sector. Since immigrating to Canada in 2014 he has worked in curatorial and management roles at the Aga Khan Museum and Harbourfront Centre. He is a fellow at Toronto Art Council's Cultural Leaders Lab and Business / Arts Executive Leadership program. He has an MBA from University of Adelaide and a MSc Cultural Anthropology from the University of Oxford. He serves as a board member for Canadian Association for the Performing Arts (CAPACOA), North York Arts and MusiConnect Asia. 

Alan holds over three decades of music programming and community development experience. As the Founder of Small World Music, since 1997 he has planned and presented concert and festival programming in Toronto, mounting in the order of eight hundred events, supporting the careers of thousands of artists and celebrating with tens of thousands of audience members from diverse communities. From the Small World Centre, to major concert halls and free outdoor stages, a legacy of artistic success and audience engagement continues.

With a decade of experience spanning the non-profit and public administration sectors, Liberty brings a wealth of brand, project management, and audience research knowledge to her work. Yet, it is her desire to build strong partnerships that cultivate deep community engagement that has defined her career. At the Aga Khan Museum, her team led the organization’s traditional and digital marketing campaigns for all programming, including exhibitions and performing arts. Her efforts to broaden the organization’s appeal and develop alliances with leading community partners not only identified new audiences but enabled the museum to establish historical footfall levels. Liberty holds an International MBA from the Schulich School of Business.

Reza is a Toronto based record producer, sound engineer and musician. During his 27 years of studio work he produced, recorded and mixed over 1500 albums and single tracks. Reza is a board member and co-founder of Godot Art Productions, one of Toronto’s leading multi-disciplinary art foundations. Since 2008 he has worked as the lead technician with some of major live venues and festivals in Toronto such as Small World Centre, Tirgan Festival, Harbourfront Centre and Aga Khan Museum where he worked with artists like Zakir Hussain, Angelique Kidjo, Tory Lanez, Kayhan Kalhor, and many more.

Thao Nghiem has a passion for marketing and project management. She is the Founding Director of the Vietnam Music Industry Network (VMIN), host of the annual Vietnam Music Week (VMW), and co-founder of The OMAs - the annual music award in Durham Region, Ontario. Her professional work includes Associate Brand Manager at Unilever, and Label Licensing and Royalties Liaison at the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency, where she was awarded the 2021 Employee of the Year. A Music Business Administration graduate of Durham College, she also holds a Professional Communications degree from RMIT University.

A mom of two, and a travel enthusiast, Safura loves to experience different cultures of the world. After obtaining her education in Accounting and Finance, she worked for a school and volunteered for a non-profit organization in Pakistan. She is passionate about serving humanity and making use of her skills to enable growth of others.

Danielle is a Toronto-based arts manager, researcher, and writer with 7+ years’ experience in administration. Dedicated to community service, her work is grounded in community engagement, arts education, and programming, as well as creating inclusive and accessible spaces that amplify BIPOC voices and communities. She has worked with various arts organizations to facilitate workshops, create programming, and develop fundraising capacity. Danielle has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Ryerson University and received her Graduate Certification in Arts Management from Centennial College.

Shrishti is a practising artist, graphic designer and painter based in Toronto. She’s passionate about telling meaningful stories through her art and design. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Mass Media from India and completed a Graphic Design program for Print and Web at Humber College. Her work is an intersection of paintings and contemporary illustrations. 

Shanlee is an arts and culture enthusiast who has worked in a variety of arts organizations in Ontario . From stage theatre productions to large outdoor festivals, she has worked for the likes of The Second City Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Roy Thomson/Massey Hall, Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, ON, and with the City of Toronto Special Events to name a few. Shanlee has worn many hats within the industry including Ticketing Services, FOH, Food and Beverage, Theatre Operations, Production and Event Coordination, Dressing Rooms and Stage Management, and most recently as Virtual Event Manager. This is Shanlee’s second year with Global Toronto as Production Lead.

Edgar Maldonado is a producer, director, videographer and video editor based in Toronto, Ontario since 2009, who has a range of experience working in Mexico at one of Latin America’s leading media corporations, Televisa. He has also worked as a field and studio producer for Canal Once, Mexico’s leading government educational channel, for the international-award-winning children’s show “Bizbirije”. Since 2009, Maldonado has been working, collaborating, and volunteering in Toronto as an independent videographer and editor for a range of clients including the Salvation Army, LATAM Startups Latin America, Harbourfront Centre, Sofar Sounds Toronto, Cinzano- Vermouth, Good Kind Productions and Small World Music.