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Be inspired by the world's top thinkers
C2 Montréal speakers are an engaging mix of world-renowned personalities, business leaders, innovative creatives, social game-changers and industry experts, as well as the next generation of bold forward thinkers.
→ 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
→ Mouna Andraos
Co-founder, Daily tous les jours
→ Ian Daly
Independent Brand Consultant and Lead brand & Partnerships for VIIRA
→ Sébastien Ouimet
Head of Filmed & Immersive Entertainment, Le groupe Cirque du soleil
→ 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
→ Patrick Robert
Vice-President, Investment Process Digitization, Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec
→ Arielle Johnson
Director's fellow at the MIT Media Lab and chief science officer at Good Eats
→ Valérie Beauchesne
Senior Director, Media Solutions, La Presse
→ 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
→ Manon Brouillette
Chair of the Board of Directors, Hydro-Québec
→ 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
→ Luc Vinet
Executive Director, Ivado
Catherine Bérubé
CEO & Associate, Cycle Central
Catherine joined Cycle Capital in 2014, a climate technology innovation center. As a partner, she is responsible for the company's impact investing practice, investor relations and public affairs for the Cycle Capital platform and the Cycle Momentum accelerator. In addition, Catherine sits on the boards of the Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN), the SWITCH Alliance and Venture for ClimateTech. She is also a member of CVCA's Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Sustainable Finance Committee.
Catherine coordinated the “Bioenergy” working group of the Government of Quebec’s Green Economy Plan, and is a member of the advisory committee of the PRI – Quebec Chapter.