Evan Shapiro, known as the cartographer of the media universe, will be a keynote speaker at The Hollywood Reporter ’ s inaugural Access Canada Summit, set to run during the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.

Shapiro, a former top executive at NBCUniversal and Participant Media is expected to bring his trademark provocative mix of graphics, charts and analysis to the Access Canada Summit to reflect on the current, and future, state of the media industry.

Shapiro is also a veteran producer ( Portlandia , Brick City ) and a former president of IFC TV and Sundance Channel. The inaugural three-day Access Canada Summit event in Toronto, set to run Sept. 8-10 during TIFF’s 2025 edition, will spotlight Canadian content producers navigating a global entertainment industry.

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