MTL Connect Digital Week 2020 | Printemps numérique (MTL connect) | 13 October 2020 | Digital Event

Bringing Together Digital Minds, Digitally
• 6 Days Of Programming
• +400 Speakers
• 50 Countries Represented
• +10,000 Attendees
• Thousands Of Opportunities For Interaction

WHAT TO EXPECT?
A week of 100% online content that will be dedicated to digital transformation in various sectors:
• 6 days of programming
• 9 thematic Pavilions
• 300 hours of content
• 16 hours of live content per day across 3 time zones: EDT / CET / CST
• +400 local and international speakers
• +50 countries represented
• Thousands of attendees
• Various contents: conferences, panels, workshops, networking, technological showcase, Job e-Fair, Expert Consulting Clinic, etc.
• < MTL > TECH AWARDS: an international innovation competition
• Contents in English and French

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
CEOs, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, recruiters, investors, developers, researchers, digital transformation specialists, and leaders who lead digital initiatives in their organizations.

WHAT TOPICS WILL BE DISCUSSED?
Cybersecurity and Digital Identity / AI, IoT and 4.0 / FinTech / City of the Future / Employment / Future of Work / Creativity / Health / Education / Digital Transformation / Technology / Digital Globalization / Sustainable Development / Ecology / Ethic / Data Security and more!

2020 Speakers

Jeanne Holm
Chief Data Officer, City of Los Angeles, USA

Paul-Olivier Dehaye
Founder, PersonalData.IO, Switzerland & Cambridge Analytica case

Alissa Knight
Cybersecurity Influencer, Hacker, Author & Partner, Knight Ink, USA

Sir Rob Wainwright
Senior Partner, Deloitte, Former Executive Director, Europol, Netherlands

Audrey Tang
Digital Minister, Taiwan

Éric Caire
Minister for Government Digital Transformation, Québec

Theodora Lau
Writer, Podcaster & Founder, Unconventional Ventures, USA

Jean-Gabriel Ganascia
Professor & Computer Scientist, Ethical committee of the CNRS (COMETS), France

Denise Johansson
Co-Founder & CEO, Enfuce, Finland

Victor Riparbelli
Co-Founder and CEO, Synthesia, London (UK)

Samuel Bonneau
CEO, FORTICA Cybersécurité, Quebec

Sébastien Ravoux
Innovation Leader, Onepoint, France

Saliou Diallo
CEO and founder, Irokko, Montreal

Sasha Luccioni
Postdoctoral researcher, UdeM, Montreal

Martine Roy
Regional Director, LGBTQ2+ Business Development Quebec & Eastern Canada, TD Bank, Montreal

Nako Mbelle
Founder and CEO, FinTech Recruiters, Toronto

Ramy AlDamati
Founder, TrustyCrypto, UAE

Laurent Therrien
Advisor, Sustainable Development, Public and Government Affairs, Énergir, Montreal

Louis Roy
CEO and founder, Optel Group, Quebec

Jean-Francois Poulin
Senior User Experience Practitioner, City of Montreal, Montreal

Karine Pierre
Partnership-Innovation Manager, Air Pays de la Loire, France

Sebastian Moreno-Vacca
Founder and CEO, A2M, Belgium

Aly Madhavji
Managing Partner, Blockchain Founders Fund, Singapor

Annie Levasseur
Professor, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal

Dr Anino Emuwa
Founder and Managing Director, Avandis Consulting, France

Chetan Choudhury
Advisor, Prime Minister's Office, UAE

Geneviève Desautels
CEO, Amplio Strategies Inc and illuxi, Montreal

Housam Elokda
Operations Manager & Urban Planner - Happy City, Vancouver

Amélie Crouzat
Director and HR Consultant - Sounding Board Consultancy, Montreal

Fehmi Jaafar
Researcher, CRIM | Affiliate Assistant Professor, Concordia University, Montreal

Dr Karim Ganame
Founder and Cybersecurity Expert, StreamScan Cybersecurity, Montreal

Patrick Charland
Full professor, UNESCO Chair Curriculum Development, UQAM, Montreal

Olivier Blais
Co-Founder & Data Scientist, Moov AI, Montreal

Eric Cassar
Founder & Main Architect, ARKHENSPACES, France

Vincent Conitzer
Founder & CEO, Econorithms, Consultant, Avata Intelligence, USA

Jean-Philippe Beaudet
CEO, CTO and Co-Founder, VSekur, Montreal

Esma Aïmeur
Professor & Director of A.I. for Cybersecurity Lab - UdeM, Montreal

Jan Christopher Arp
Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Holt Accelerator, Montreal

Dobah Carre
Senior lawyer and founder, Prudence AI, Montreal

Amir Belkhelladi
Partner, Cybersecurity Leader, Deloitte, Montreal

René Breyel
Founder, AIoT Canada, Montreal

Robert G. Mazzolin
Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, RHEA Groupe, Canada

Ursula Eicker
Canada Excellence Research Chair, Concordia University, Montreal

Mathieu Lavoie
Co-founder and CEO, Flare Systems, Montreal

Gabriel Tremblay
CEO, Delve Labs, Montreal

Sylvain Carle
Partner, Real Ventures, Montreal

Lise Lapointe
CEO and Founder, Terranova Security, Quebec

Philippe Richard Bertrand
Partner, Amplio Stratégies Inc. & illuxi, Montreal

Rahat Yasir
Lead AI Developer, OSEDEA, Montreal

Lionel Merrien
VP Business Development Identity Data Protection, Thales, Montreal

Corentin Lemaitre
Consultant in sustainable mobility and urban planning, C-Mobilité, France

Thierry Karsenti
Full Professor & Director of the Canada Research Chair in Digital Education, UdeM, Montreal

Sandrine Prom Tep
Professor, Digital Marketing, ESG UQAM, Montreal

Johan Saba
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Seed AI, Montreal

Jacques Priol
CEO & Founder, CIVITEO, France

Sean Merat
CEO and Co-Founder, Owl.co, Vancouver

Chloé Freslon
Founder, URelles, Montreal

Stéphane Gervais
VP Executive in strategic innovation, LACROIX Group, France

Imraan Bashir
Executive Director of Cybersecurity, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Ottawa

Romain Menetrier
Founder, Emblock, France

Frédérique Krupa
Director of Human Machine Design Lab, École de design Nantes Atlantique, France

Sylvain Viau
CEO and Founder, DSI Security, Montreal

Cédric Melançon
Consultant, IoT solutions architecture, Alithya, Montreal

Steven Fortier
Co-CEO, Aquantix, Montreal

Natalie Voland
President, GI Quo Vadis inc., Montreal

Toby Messier
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Aquantix AI, Montreal

Jeremy Easterbrook
President & Founder, Index, Montreal

Elsa Bruyère
Co-Founder, Innovation facilitator, Fabrique agile, Montreal

Christophe Muratet
Director, Innovation & Design, Thales, Montreal

Julien Cousineau
Co-Founder & CTO, Flinks, Montreal

Benoît Dupont
Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity, UdeM, Montreal

Nikolaj Van Omme
CEO & Founder, Funartech, Montreal

Christian Kengne
Cybersecurity Consultant, Accenture, Montreal

Serge-Olivier Paquette
Research Lead, Intersecting Cyber Security and Data Science, Delve Security, Montreal

Damien Bancal
Director, Cyber Intelligence Pole, 8 Brains, Montreal

Nicolas Montpetit
Development Agent, CMTL, Montreal

Martin Lemay
Director IT, Devolutions

Stéphane Goyette
Digital Transformation Consultant, FFWDigital, Montreal

Benoit Balmana
CEO, IVÉO, Quebec

Charles Piro
BIM developer, PIRO Cie, France

Nawel Lafioune
Researcher, Public works and Government services Canada, Montreal

Carl Morch
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mila, Montreal

Remy Gendron
Founder and CEO, Ingeno, Montreal

Stéphanie Bouchard
Senior Game Designer in AI, Stockholm Syndrome.AI, Montreal

Lucien Dubois
Vice-Président, Dubois International Inc., Montréal

Vincent Dussault
Strategic Advisor, Transport, Coop Carbone, Montreal

2020 Sponsors and Partners

PUBLIC FINANCIAL PARTNERS:
• Montreal
• Tourisme/Montreal
• CONSEIL DES ARTS DE MONTREAL
• Conseil des arts du Canada
• Quebec

PLATINUM PARTNERS:
• J5
• Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
• WOMA
• V3 PROPULSEUR DE VENTES FUEL YOUR SALES GROWTH
• Deloitte

GOLD PARTNERS:
• lg2
• PME MTL

SILVER PARTNERS:
• Alithya
• DESTINATION CENTRE-VILLE MONTREAL
• SYNTHESE

CYBERSECURITY AND DIGITAL IDENTITY PAVILION PRESENTER:
• Deloitte

AI, IOT AND 4.0 PAVILION PRESENTER:
• Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton

EDUCATION PAVILION PRESENTER:
• Concordia

CREATIVITY / ISEA2020 PAVILION PRESENTER:
• SYNTHESE

CITY OF THE FUTURE PAVILION PRESENTER:
• DESTINATION CENTRE-VILLE MONTREAL

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
• CONSULAT GENERAL DE FRANCE A QUEBEC
• Concordia

TECH ZONE PRESENTER:
• PME MTL

JOB E-FAIR PRESENTER:
• Alithya

ISEA2020 PARTNERS:
• ISEA INTERNATIONAL
• University of Brington
• ELEKTRA

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS:
• NANTES DIGITAL WEEk
• Nantes Metropole
• bedigital.brussels
• REGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITAL
• Quebec

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Lien MULTIMRDIA
• CIEL VARIABLE

IN COLLABORATION WITH:
• Femmes Alpha
• Project Management Institute. Montreal
• LE FiFA 38