Mumbai – Nokia announced the launch of Nokia Music Connects, India’s largest and first of its kind music forum, in association with Hong Kong based Music Matters and leading Indian media portal Indiatelevision.com’s radioandmusic.com. The industry event is envisaged as an annual gathering of the Indian music business scheduled to be held this year at The Taj Landsend, Mumbai on August 26. The day-long conference is supported by the umbrella organization of the music industry, Indian Music Industry (IMI), and will comprise of a series of high-powered panels featuring key industry executives including regulatory heads, music label honchos, advertising gurus, corporate leaders as well as leading creative professionals. Nokia Music Connects promises to be a truly international affair. Joining India’s music industry leaders will be Seymour Stein, the man who discovered Madonna, Talking Heads, the Pretenders and the Ramones, Neil Warnock, the agent who brought Michael Jackson, Bryan Adams & Deep Purple to India and Rob McDermott, mega rock group Linkin’ Park’s manager.