Paul Hoffert

“The Bagel Effect” is the term Paul Hoffert uses to describe the empty hole left in traditional institutions as the Internet begins to shift control into the hands of individual consumers. The analogy was used to great effect in his 1998 best-selling book, The Bagel Effect: A Compass for Navigating our Wired World. Mr. Hoffert is not only an author, inventor and academic, but music fans will recognize him as the founder of ‘70s rock sensation Lighthouse, a group that earned nine gold and platinum awards and won three Juno Awards for hits such as “One Fine Morning” and “Sunny Days.”

Mr. Hoffert has developed his expertise in science, research and music into several prominent posts. He is Executive Director of CulTech Research Centre at York University, and of Intercom Ontario, a totally wired, interactive community – the first such community anywhere in the world. He is also Chair of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, President of the Guild of Canadian Film and Television Composers, and a Director of Smart Toronto, the SOCAN Foundation, and the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Mr. Hoffert’s musical scores have earned San Francisco Film Festival, Genie, Gemini and Clio awards, and four SOCAN Film/TV Composer awards.