Join us for a community-building and networking peer to peer (virtual) experience at our Annual "Canada DAM (Digital Asset Management) Symposium” on Thursday, June 18th, 2026. This engaging event will feature “anchor” showcase presentations from accomplished Canadian DAM professionals and academic scholars, highlighting cutting-edge insights and practices in the field.

We’ll also be celebrating the exceptional talent of DAM students at the School of Graphic Communications Management (GCM) by showcasing the winning projects from the DAM CreativeStudent Challenge during the event.

Attendees will be entered into random drawings to win limited-edition DAM-themed puzzles, designed by GCM students and produced at GCM

To cap it off, one lucky participant will win the grand prize — tuition for one class in the Rutgers DAM Professional Certificate Program, announced at the close of the event.

The event is a collaboration with The Creative School’s Graphic Communications Management (GCM) program at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) represented by Professor Dr. Reem El Asaleh and David H. Lipsey, well-known DAM industry leader, and the Co-Founder, Co-Director & Instructor, the Digital Asset Management Certificate Program at Rutgers University.

Event Information

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Contact Person: Prof Reem El Asaleh (reem.elasaleh@torontomu.ca )

Date: Thursday, June 18th

Time: 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET/ 9:00 am to 12:30 pm PT/ 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm CT

Agenda

Hosts

Co-Founder, Co-Academic Director & Instructor, Rutgers University - The Digital Asset Management Certificate Program

David Lipsey

Professor, Graphic Communications Management, Toronto Metropolitan University | Director, Lab of Excellence in Digital Asset Management (LED)

Dr. Reem El Asaleh

Speakers

More speakers will be added soon.

Frédéric SANUY

CEO & Co-Founder of Activo

Edward Wong

Digital Asset & Systems Manager Arc’teryx

Chad Ming

Digital Marketing Manager at Kubota Canada Ltd

Milene Fabrizio

Digital Content Strategist at Kubota Canada Ltd

Stephanie Lemieux

President of Dovecot Studio Inc.

Director, Digital Transformation, Engagement and Brand at Canadian Museum of History and Canadian War Museum

Robyn Jeffrey

Digital Strategy and Cultural Technology Leader / Founder and Principal, Push Design

Scott Gillam

Director of Clemency Wright Consulting

Clemency Wright

Digital Marketing Advisor at Alberta Municipalities

Melanie Strauch

Master of Digital Media Student

Karan Bisht

Master of Digital Media Student

Phoebe Thai

Kinda Aboushanab

Graphic Communications Management Student

Sheilae Siagian

Graphic Communications Management Student

Sierra Seton

Graphic Communications Management Student

Amanda Edwards

Graphic Communications Management Student

Tess Alfonso

Graphic Communications Management Student

Sponsor

Event Recording

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