C2 Montréal 2023 | C2 Montréal | 24 May 2023 | Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, 900 René-Lévesque Blvd W, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4A5, Canada

This events connects people and organizations from diverse backgrounds, fields and industries in order to drive development in all its forms. We believe that society is at the heart of business. Which is why we put people’s stories and perspectives at the centre of the conversation.

2023 Speakers

Tony Hawk
Pro Skateboarder, Entrepreneur and Founder of The Skatepark Project

Laura Wasser
Attorney, Author, Entrepreneur and Family Law Expert

Yoshua Bengio
Full Professor, Université de Montréal & Founder and Scientific Director, Mila – Quebec AI Institute

David Bensadoun
Chief Executive Officer, ALDO Group

Yuval Noah Harari
Historian, Philosopher and Best-Selling Author

Chris Burkard
Explorer, Photographer, Creative Director and Author

Dr. David Suzuki
Award-Winning Scientist, Environmentalist, and Broadcaster

Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Executive Director, David Suzuki Foundation & Culture and Environment Activist

Michelle Shnaidman
Founder and CEO, Bellesa

Harley Finkelstein
President, Shopify

Charles Melcher
Founder and CEO, Future of StoryTelling (FoST)

Natasha Pickowicz
Chef and Writer

Martine St-Victor
Communication Strategist and General Manager, Edelman Montréal

Vince Kadlubek
Founder and Director, Meow Wolf

Sandra Rodriguez
Creative Director and Producer; Emerging Media Sociologist

Timothy Caulfield
Professor of Health Law and Science Policy & Best-Selling Author

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
Speaker, Facilitator and Ambassador for Mental Health and Women’s Rights

Robert Egger
Central Kitchen Originator

Julie Snyder
Host and producer

Dan Ariely
"James B. Duke Professor of Psychology & Behavioral Economics at Duke University "

Reggie Snowden
Co-Founder and President, Ghost Note

Steven Jumper
Co-Founder and CEO, Ghost Note

DeVonn Francis
Chef and Founding Director, Yardy World

Victor Montagliani
President, Concacaf & Vice-President, FIFA

Douglas Rushkoff
Author and Host of Team Human, Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at CUNY/Queens

Dana Cowin
Founder, DBC Creative

Neil Carty
VP, Head of Cosm Studios & Labs

Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit
AI Creative Developer, PHI Studio

Maude Huysmans
Co-Founder and Designer, Club Sexu

Tracy Chadwell
Founding Partner, 1843 Capital

Scott Moir
Partner and Head Coach, Ice Academy of Montreal

Vinaya Sharma
Innovator, The Knowledge Society (TKS)

Viola Seda
Innovator, The Knowledge Society (TKS)

Minh Anh Dong Nguyen
Innovator, The Knowledge Society (TKS)

Jacob Appleton
Innovator, The Knowledge Society (TKS)

Joe Armstrong
Vice-President, Single Synthetic Environments & Immersive Technologies, CAE

Madison Hubbell
Coach and Choreographer, Ice Academy of Montreal

Jamal Othman
CEO, Ice Academy of Montreal

Romain Haguenauer
Co-Founder and Head Coach, Ice Academy of Montreal

Jean-François Archambault
Founder and Director, La Tablée des Chefs

Catherine Bérubé
CEO & Associate, Cycle Central

Félix Lajeunesse
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Felix & Paul Studios

Stéphane Rituit
Co-Founder & CEO, Felix Paul Studios

Chris Ferriera
VP Creative, Behaviour

Paul Raphaël
Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder, Felix & Paul Studios

Nathalie Girard
Senior Head of 2D, Rodeo FX

Jessica Bagby
Head of Roto Paint, Rodeo FX

Josée Chapdelaine
Head of the Creature FX Department, Rodeo FX

Joey Hunter
Chief Creative Officer, Entropico

Caroline Monnet
Multidisciplinary Artist

Rachel Cheng
Photographer and Consultant

Vincent Dumoulin
Senior Research Scientist, Google DeepMind

Ross Goroshin
Research Scientist, Google Brain

Thomas Desmeules
Head of Real-Time Technologies, Media & Entertainment Technologies, Solotech

Claudia Cattai
Ceremonies Unit Director, Balich Wonder Studio

Gabriel Filippi
Climber, Speaker and Ambassador, Protect Our Winters

Arianne Dufour
Development and Partnership Director, Protect Our Winters Canada

Shekoofeh Azizi
Senior Research Scientist, Google Research, Brain Team

Joanie Pietracupa
Editor-in-Chief at VÉRO Magazine, Journalist and Author

Hon. Randy Boissonnault
Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance

Ariane Bélanger
Executive Director, Le Grand Costumier

Johan Reboul
Author and Founder, Le Jeune engagé

Jackie Vandinther
Senior Producer, Video and Social, Narcity Canada

JT Rooney
President, XR Studios

Dimitri Gourdin
CEO, Zú

Chloe Sorvino
Author & Journalist, Forbes

Jean Roberge
Executive Vice President and Head of Renewable Energy Business Unit, Greenfield Global Inc.

Habi Gerba
President, Gazelles President and Spokesperson, Junior Chamber of Commerce of Montreal (JCCM)

Stefani Bardin
Founding Partner, unstuck: innovation consultancy

Alexandre Teodoresco
Vice President of Strategic Development and Innovation

Roger T Duguay
Global CEO & Board Services Practice, Boyden

Vyara Ndejuru
Co-Founder and COO, Mirage

Jay Rinsky
Founder and CCO, Little Cinema

Joanna Griffiths
Founder and President, Knix

Alexandre Miasnikof
Head of Hybrid Events, Media & Entertainment Technologies, Solotech

Sabrina Hémond
Founder and President, Hot Poc

Darcy Troy-Pollack
Vice President, Immersive Experiences and Content Partnerships, MGM Resorts

Arielle Johnson
Director's fellow at the MIT Media Lab and chief science officer at Good Eats

Alexia Barrier
Sailor, professional skipper and president, 4myplanet

Karen Brodkin
Executive Vice President of Content Strategy and Development, Endeavor & Co-Head, WME Sports

Daniel Lamarre
Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board, Le groupe Cirque du soleil

Hyla Nayeri
Co-Founder, 437

Stephen Kiely
CEO, Dentsu Canada

Pico Velásquez
Founder and CEO, VIIRA

Philippe Laperrière
Founder and CEO, Fuga

Satvinder Flore
Executive Vice-President – Energy, Resources and Industry, WSP Canada

Tom Ramsden
CEO, Sid Lee US

Sean Stanleigh
Head of Globe Content Studio, The Globe and Mail

Angelic Vendette
CMO, Alo Yoga

Marie Belzil
Creative Director, Moment Factory

Jonathan St-Onge
Executive Director - Signature Experiences, Moment Factory

Wendy Euler
Age Activist, Model, Writer and Podcast Host

Rei Inamoto
Founding Partner, I&CO

Debbie Zakaib
Strategic Advisor

Marc Ghobriel
Chief Financial and Strategy Officer, FlightHub Group

Pierre Thirion
Digital Artist, Designer and Creative Developer

KROY - Camille Poliquin
Multidisciplinary Artist

KROY - Jonathon Anderson
Director, Design + Technology Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University

Institut du Nouveau Monde
Institut du Nouveau Monde

Grand Poney - Jacques Poulin-Denis
Jacques Poulin-Denis, Artistic and General Director, Grand Poney

Grand Poney - Sophie Breton
Sophie Breton, Assistant Choreographer, Grand Poney

Khoa Lê
Filmmaker, Entrepreneur and Pleasure Merchant at Afterglo

Atelier Retailles
Sophie P-Voyer, Founder and Visual Artist, Atelier Retailles

La Société des Plantes
Patrice Fortier, Artist and Seed Producer, La Société des plantes

Azamit .
Creative Director and Curator

Studio Sage
Magali Rack, founder of Studio Sage

Véronique Grenier
Author and philosophy teacher

Cath Laporte
Creative director, artist, farmer and immersive experience facilitator

Tout Feu Tout Femme
Catherine Pelletier-Voyer, choreographer and cultural facilitator

2023 Partners

FOUNDING PARTNER:
• Cirque Du Soleil

HOSTING PARTNER:
• Nouveau

MAJOR PARTNER:
• Quebec

PARTNERS:
• Canada
• Montreal

CORPORATE PARTNERS:
• Claudine & Stephen Bronfman
• Kyu
• Tourisme Montreal
• Google
• Google Cloud
• Mila
• Cisco | Meraki
• Conseil de Finnovation
• Scale AI
• la Chamber de Commerce
• CDPQ
• Cadillac
• Fasken
• Power Corporation Du Canada
• Factry
• MAC
• LA French Tech
• Oui L'agence
• Gutsy
• Beworks
• Sidlee Architecture
• Osheaga
• Surmesur
• Boyden
• Grand Costumier
• Tastet
• Hub

ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS:
• Quartier des Spectacles Montreal
• JCCM
• MTL INTL
• Montreal Centre Ville

EXPERIENCE PARTNERS:
• Fairmont
• Pvm
• Braindate
• Normal
• Cult
• Zu
• Fost
• Solotech
• New City Gas
• Vans
• Abp
• A5 Hospitality
• Elysium
• Image Salon
• UNLTD