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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.
→ Alec Chapados
Co-Founder & CEO, DGenz
→ Alexandre Mars
Founder & CEO of Epic Foundation, blisce/ & INFIИITE
→ Andréanne Marquis
President and Founder, Womance & Sans-Façon Cosmétiques
→ Andrew King
Architect & Founder of AKAFLDWRK
→ Beth Goldberg
Head of Research & Development, Jigsaw (Google)
→ Bobby Sahni
Partner & Co-founder at Ethnicity Matters
→ Céline Lippi
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, LUXURY TECH FUND
→ Craig Dykers
Founding Partner, Snøhetta
→ Daphné Cousineau
President EMEAI at Jimmy Choo
→ Debbie Zakaib
Executive Director, La Table Ronde, Collectif de la gastronomie québécoise
→ Diana Williams
CEO and Co-Founder of Kinetic Energy
→ Emilie Baltz
Experiential Artist & Creative Director, Gensler
→ Éric St-Arnaud
Chief Executive Officer, Renaissance Québec
→ Estelle Metayer
President and Founder, Competia
→ Eva Hartling
Founder, The Brand is Female
→ Félix Lajeunesse
Co-founder, Chief Creative Officer, Felix & Paul Studios
→ Georges Laraque
Former professional hockey player & NHL Player Inclusion Coalition member
→ Gideon Maltz
Chief Executive Officer of the Tent Partnership for Refugees
→ Grand Corps Malade
Slam poet, author, and director
→ Harley Finkelstein
President of Shopify
→ Jeff Luini
Executive Producer
→ Jimmy Knowles
Global Head of Experiential Marketing, Canva
→ John Stackhouse
Senior Vice President, Office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada
→ Joy Allen-Altimare
Chief Marketing Officer, Global of Saucony
→ Justin Erbacci
Director General, Airports Council International (ACI) World
→ Katherine Homuth
Founder & CEO of SRTX
→ Kim Adams
Senior Director of Game Development;Pokemon GO at Niantic
→ Kimberly Davis
Senior Executive Vice President at National Hockey League (NHL)
→ Leo Ramlall
Co-Founder & Creative Director, DGenz
→ Martine St-Victor
Communications Strategist and General Manager, Edelman Montréal
→ Matt Klein
Cultural Theorist & Writer of ZINE
→ Michael Goldberg
Partner & Chief Creative Officer of Luna Luna
→ Michael Ventura
Advisor & Author of "Applied Empathy"
→ Nicholas Yee
Sr. Engineering Manager (Gen AI) at Intuit
→ Noire Mouliom
Founder of Métisse
→ Paul Raphaël
Co-founder, Chief Innovation Officer, Felix & Paul Studios
→ Paula Trujillo
Strategy Director of Conexiones Creativas
→ Sarah DiLeo
Head of Studio, NY for Omnicom Production
→ Sasha Luccioni
AI & Climate Lead, Hugging Face
→ Sofia Hernandez
Global Head of Business Marketing + Commercial Partnerships at TikTok
→ Spencer Baim
Head of Brand, Creative and Marketing, Jigsaw (Google)
→ Stanley Vaganov
Founder of Métisse
→ Thierry Reboul
Executive Director of the Paris Olympic Games Ceremonies
→ Thomas Jolly
Artistic Director for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games
→ Tim Fu
Founder and Director, Studio Tim Fu
→ Tommy Bouillon
President, Maçonnerie Gratton, Brique Recyc and Association des Entrepreneurs en Maçonnerie du Québec
→ Tyler Shultz
Whistleblower, Founder, Speaker
→ Willonius Hatcher
Artist, AI Architect, StandUp Comedian
→ Xanthe Wells
Vice President of Global Creative for Pinterest
Georges Laraque
Former professional hockey player & NHL Player Inclusion Coalition member
Georges Laraque played 13 seasons for different National Hockey League (NHL) teams. He was known as “The Rock”, acting primarily as an enforcer on these teams. His best-selling biography, The Story of The NHL's Unlikeliest Tough Guy, goes well beyond the stereotype of the tough guy. It is the story of a true humanitarian, an engaged citizen not only in his immediate community, but on the global stage as well. The son of Haitian immigrants, Georges Laraque campaigned for World Vision to help with Haitian relief and the rebuilding of the Grace Children’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince. Today, he is involved in many charities.
An animal right activist and a spokesperson for PETA, he became a vegan in 2009 and has, ever since, contributed to the vegetarian movement in Montreal. A conscientious environmentalist, Georges Laraque stepped up in July 2010 to be the deputy leader of the Green Party.
Since his retirement, Georges has been very active as a public speaker. He has been invited to hundreds of events across North America. He captivates and inspires his public by addressing current topics such as sports, motivation, racism, bullying, veganism, politics and charities.