Speakers

Speakers 2019

Come to meet these entrepreneurs, creative, developers, specialists in digital and technological
tools, involved in digital research, currently redesigning their environment to adapt to the digital
transformation, or even developing new ideas on the uses and impacts of the digital in various
sectors.

MTL connect: Digital Week aims to look across the board at the main questions related to digital development, focusing on its economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts in various sectors of activity. Montreal Digital Week will contribute to facilitate the transfer of expertise between different ecosystems and encourage the cross-fertilization of knowledge. This event
aims to support organizations and various sectors in their digital transformation process and to promote digital innovations at the local, national and international levels.


Speakers

Ann Cavoukian

Ann Cavoukian

Distinguished Expert - Privacy by Design Centre of Excellence - Ryerson University, Toronto
Éric Caire

Éric Caire

Minister for Government Digital Transformation
Nadine Khouzam

Nadine Khouzam

Analytics manager, Facebook Connectivity
Michaël Daudignon

Michaël Daudignon

Founder - Motivment
Axelle Lemaire

Axelle Lemaire

Director - Terra Numerata, Roland Berger

Francky Trichet

Francky Trichet

Adjoint au maire - Innovation & Numérique (Nantes)
Joëlle Pineau

Joëlle Pineau

Directof - Facebook AI research
Vincent Bureau

Vincent Bureau

Expert and Founder - DPOsolutions Inc.
Shaza Diallo

Shaza Diallo

Associate - Gradiant AI
Nectarios Economakis

Nectarios Economakis

Partner - The PNR

Carl Mörch

Carl Mörch

Chercheur et Maître de conférence - UQAM
François W. Croteau

François W. Croteau

Responsable de la ville intelligente, des technologies de l'information et de l'innovation, de l'enseignement supérieur et de la performance organisationnelle
Karim Jerbi

Karim Jerbi

Associate Professor in Systems Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuroimaging - Montreal University
Benoit Macq

Benoit Macq

Professor director of the laboratory pilab.be and former prorector - UCLouvain | Louvain La Neuve, Belgium
Hélène Godin

Hélène Godin

Chef de la création, Factry

Philippe Beaudoin

Philippe Beaudoin

Senior Vice-President Research and Co-Founder - Element AI
Patrizio Carlucci

Patrizio Carlucci

Head of Innovation Lab - ECCO shoes - Amsterdam
Michael Kamel

Michael Kamel

Partner, Transaction, PwC
Antonio Gomez Palacio

Antonio Gomez Palacio

Director, DIALOG

Michael Lewrick

Michael Lewrick

Head of Innovation Labs - Deloitte - Zurich (Swiss)
Isabelle Dépatie

Isabelle Dépatie

Director research lab, Element Ai
Matthieu Dugal

Matthieu Dugal

Radio Host
Hugo Gagnon

Hugo Gagnon

Neuf Architectes
Sasha Luccioni

Sasha Luccioni

Postdoctoral Researcher - MILA

Riddhi Mody

Riddhi Mody

Product Owner, User experience specialist, SAP
Robert Guisti

Robert Guisti

Design Strategy, Research & Education, Institut Whitout Boundaries
Julian Maroda

Julian Maroda

CEO, Norsfell
Mathieu Beaulieu

Mathieu Beaulieu

Founder of Proteus
Raquel Penalosa

Raquel Penalosa

Landscape Architect

Otto Akermann

Otto Akermann

Managing Director, Pharma & Life Sciences PwC Canada
Octavio Kulesz

Octavio Kulesz

CEO at Editorial Teseo
Abderrahman Ourahou

Abderrahman Ourahou

Founder of Pixsens
Michel Lauzon

Michel Lauzon

CEO of Aedifica
Michael Jemtrud

Michael Jemtrud

Titre Associate Professor, McGill Architecture

Nadia Seraiocco

Nadia Seraiocco

<MTL> connecte Moderator
Azad Chichmanian

Azad Chichmanian

Architecte, Associé, Neuf Architect
Rachade Hmamouchi

Rachade Hmamouchi

Founder - Iaso Genetics
Katerina Frago

Katerina Frago

Manager Sustainability and Climate Change
Yves Perreal

Yves Perreal

Director of advanced studies - Thales Transport

Erik Grab

Erik Grab

Vice- President of Michelin in charge of Strategic Anticipation and Innovation for the Group.
Josée Lanoue

Josée Lanoue

Directrice générale TECHNOCompétences
Erik Poirier

Erik Poirier

Vice-President - Groupe BIM du Québec
Xavier Peich

Xavier Peich

Cofounder - SmartHalo
Payam Lazemi

Payam Lazemi

Research Manager - Vastechpro

Jean-François Tremblay

Jean-François Tremblay

CEO - Jalon MTL
Nicolas Simard

Nicolas Simard

Research Scientist - Stradigi AI
Hadrien Laporte

Hadrien Laporte

CEO - SmartPixel.tv
Marc Jahjah

Marc Jahjah

Maître de conférences chez Université de Nantes
Alain Sayegh

Alain Sayegh

Director - New technologies integration - Hydro-Québec

Susan Keenliside

Susan Keenliside

Gestionnaire principale de programme par intérim, Installations - Chambre des Communes (Ottawa)
Megan Beange

Megan Beange

ervices publics et Approvisionnement Canada - Gouvernement du Canada (Ottawa)
Charles Piro

Charles Piro

BIMExtend.
Christian Dautel

Christian Dautel

Director of ENSA
Alain Dufour

Alain Dufour

Secrétaire générale, SMDD
Charles-Mathieu Brunelle

Charles-Mathieu Brunelle

Director - Montreal Space for Life
Jeffrey Schnapp

Jeffrey Schnapp

Chief Visionary Officer and co-founder " Piaggio Fast Forward
Ilias Benjelloun

Ilias Benjelloun

Ecosystem Builder, Inter-Preneurship Catalayst, and Buzzwords Maker
Nol Van Genuchten

Nol Van Genuchten

Creative Vice-President - Triotech

Suzanne Guèvremont

Suzanne Guèvremont

Executive Director - Pole in digital arts and creativity
Annie Veillet

Annie Veillet

Director, Data and Analytics
Pierre-Antoine Gourraud

Pierre-Antoine Gourraud

Professor and hospital practitioner - University of Nantes
Hassan Sefrioui

Hassan Sefrioui

Programme Manager, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Justine Decaens

Justine Decaens

Project manager - Groupe CTT

Valérie Bécaert

Valérie Bécaert

Director Research Group and Scientific Programs - Element AI
Jean-Hugues Roy

Jean-Hugues Roy

Teacher - UQAM
Gilles Savard

Gilles Savard

CEO - IVADO
Elizabeth Stefanka

Elizabeth Stefanka

CEO and Cofounder - Stefanka
Marie-Pascal Pomey

Marie-Pascal Pomey

Professor - University of Montreal

Jean-François Connolly

Jean-François Connolly

Research Advisor - Entrepreneurship - IVADO
Stéphane Gervais

Stéphane Gervais

VP Executive in strategic innovation  - LACROIX Group
Neila Mezghani

Neila Mezghani

Titulaire de la chaire du Canada en analyse de données biomédicales Le centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Sébastien Gambs

Sébastien Gambs

Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Privacy-preserving and Ethical Analysis of Big Data since

Michel Davina

Michel Davina

Ambassadeur, Université Laval
Ariane-Li Simard-Côté

Ariane-Li Simard-Côté

Diréctrice général - Paris Design Summit
Françoys Labonté

Françoys Labonté

General Manager CRIM – Computer Research Institute of Montréal
Mehdi Merai

Mehdi Merai

CEO - Dataperformers
Johanne Tremblay

Johanne Tremblay

Professeure titulaire - Université de Montréal, Département de Médecine

Jean-Philip Poulin

Jean-Philip Poulin

Coordinator - Innovation corporative, Centech
Sébastien Vaillancourt

Sébastien Vaillancourt

Coordinator - Thales Recherche et technologies
Benoit Furet

Benoit Furet

Professor - Manager of Batiprint3d Project - University of Nantes (France)
Anik Shooner

Anik Shooner

Architect, Partner, Cofounder - Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes
Marine Imbert

Marine Imbert

Cofounder and CEO - OuiHop’ Canada

Florian Grond

Florian Grond

Postdoctoral researcher - McGill University
Patrick Gagné

Patrick Gagné

CEO - OSMO
Étienne Crevier

Étienne Crevier

Founder and Director - BiogeniQ
Fadjiah Collin-Mazile

Fadjiah Collin-Mazile

Data Scientist - Shopify
Guillaume Nepveu

Guillaume Nepveu

President at Chaac Technologies Inc

Hélène Mercier Brûlotte

Hélène Mercier Brûlotte

General Manager - car2go
Marie-France Laurin

Marie-France Laurin

Project DIrector - iveo
Fabrice Brunet

Fabrice Brunet

Chief Executive Officer - CHUM
Nawel Lafioune

Nawel Lafioune

Partner, Head of the Research and Development Department - C-INNOV
Andrée-Anne Jeansonne

Andrée-Anne Jeansonne

Lawyer - Legault Joly Thiffault (LJT) Avocats

Jérôme Fihey

Jérôme Fihey

Storyteller and productor - Cyanéa, Cabinet de curiosité (Nantes, FR)
Mickael Deraed

Mickael Deraed

CEO of ITDM
Stéphane Bédard

Stéphane Bédard

President and CEO - B-TEMIA Inc.
Dominique Behar

Dominique Behar

Coordinator - Réseau Éco-Événement (REEVE) - Nantes (France)
Pascal Beauchesne

Pascal Beauchesne

Partner - Arche Innovation

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Come to meet these entrepreneurs, creative, developers, specialists in digital and technological tools, involved in digital research and in the development of new ideas on the uses and impacts of the digital in various sectors!