WOMEX 11 Guide

Women of the WorldNetworking MeetingSaturday 11:00 – 11:45Conference 3Coordinated by Allie Silver (USA/Argentina), ZZK Recordswith Deborah Cohen (USA)Building on last year’s conference, ‘Women of the World’,this year’s session will be comprised of successful womenaround the globe who have had remarkable and longcareers in the music business, multiple careers crammedinto one lifetime, in most cases. This networking sessionwill stimulate discussion to dissect how women inthe industry have survived through creativity, agility,adaptability and attempt to define and pass on the toolsfor staying active and relevant in the shifting sands of anever-changing industry in times of crisis. This networkingsession will be the second in the ongoing series,’Womenof the World’, to be presented annually at WOMEX, eachyear with a different emphasis on women’s roles in thebusiness and to connect women within the industry.Jazz & World Networking MeetingSaturday 12:00 – 13:00Conference 3Coordinated by Europe Jazz NetworkThere’s much common ground in the jazz and worldmusic spheres. In many festivals and venues, theprogramming responsibllity for these two areas oftenreside in the same individual. If you are a jazz professionalwith an interest in world music, or a world musicprofessional with an interest in jazz, then come alongto this network meeting, the first of its kind at WOMEX.Coordinated by Europe Jazz Network, an 80 memberorganisation active in 25 countries, this is an opportunityfor programmers, labels, artists, media and otherstakeholders active in the creative space where jazz andworld music interact, to forge new contacts, create newpartnerships and identify practical steps toward greaterintegration of jazz and world music. It’s an area wheregreat protential lies waiting to be untapped.CO n f e r e n c eNetworking Meetings & Presentations› Network/The World According to Jazz› Conference/Session 11151