Submissions for Match Point Accepted until September 14

Match Point – a pitching competition for digital music start-ups from the Nordic countries, Baltic states and Russia – invites submissions until September 14. Match Point takes place at Music & Media Finland conference on October 22 and is a part of Music & Media Innovation Forum – a dedicated program for digital enterprises and professionals looking to vest in the digital business of music.
Match Point is a pitching competition and a networking platform aimed at innovative companies looking to enter or boost their profile in the digital music business. Match Point provides an outstanding opportunity to showcase a company, product or a service to a carefully selected panel of experts, comprising venture capitalists, start-up pioneers and media representatives. Coordinated networking and mentoring sessions ensure that no company leaves the event without new contacts and opportunities in hand. Music & Media Innovation Forum is organized by Music & Media Finland conference in co-operation with Music Export Finland and TAG Strategic.

Submissions are accepted to Match Point pitching competition until September 14, 2011. More information on how to submit your pitch can be found at www.musex.fi/innovationforum.

Music & Media Innovation Forum, October 22, 2011
www.musex.fi/innovationforum

Music & Media Finland, October 20-23, 2011
www.musiikkimedia.fi

Music Export Finland
www.musex.fi

TAG Strategic
www.tagstrategic.com

Further information
Music Export Finland
Mr. Tuomo Tähtinen, Project Manager
Email: tuomo@musex.fi
Tel. +358 20 730 2230

Music & Media Innovation Forum is co-organized by Music Export Finland and TAG Strategic. Music Export Finland is an export organization, whose task is to help Finnish music industry increase its export revenue, and a strategic partner of Music & Media Finland conference. TAG Strategic is a digital entertainment consulting firm providing expert strategy, market intelligence, product ideation, business modeling and business development services to multinational companies and select emerging businesses. TAG accelerates business development for its clients and delivers market leadership and sustainable, defensible advantage in the dynamic and rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Music & Media Finland is organised by Suomen Musiikki & Media-Tapahtumat S.M.M. Oy. The most important Finnish event for the music and related industries is organised in co-operation with Lost in Music Ltd and Music Export Finland. The international program is funded by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Creative Tampere, ESEK and LUSES.

Designated sessions in the international program are a part of the Finnish Music Express project, which is coordinated by the Sibelius Academy and Music Export Finland in co-operation with the Finnish Music Information Centre Fimic. The Project is funded by the European Social Fund, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment Häme and the City of Helsinki.