Speakers 2017
C2 Montréal unites global trailblazers, business innovators, entrepreneurial icons, social game changers and a host of other engaging thought provocateurs at the top of their creative game. In taking the C2 stage, these world-renowned speakers representing a diverse array of industries have a common goal: to inspire creative solutions for commercial problems.
We’re not done yet. Even more exciting speakers are on tap to be announced in coming weeks, so keep your antennae tuned.
Steve Wozniak
Co-Founder, & Chief Scientist,
Dr. Rajesh Aggarwal
Director, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning at McGill University
Paul Allard
Co-Founder and Chief Ecosystem Officer, impak Finance
Navdeep Singh Bains
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada
Assaf Biderman
Founder and CEO, Superpedestrian & Associate Director, Senseable City Lab at MIT
Linda Boff
Chief Marketing Officer, GE
Jean-François Bouchard
Chief Creative Officer and Creative Guide, Cirque du Soleil
Joel Beckerman
Composer and Founder, Man Made Music
Prof. Yoshua Bengio
Co-founder, Element AI & Director, Montréal Institute for Learning Algorithms
Brian Behlendorf
Executive Director, Hyperledger
Dror Benshetrit
Designer and Principal, Dror
Ian Bernstein
Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Sphero
Eric Boyko
On the “Entrepreneurial ecosystems: It takes a village to build a startup” panel in the 360 Big Top
Co-Founder, President and CEO, Stingray
Diane Brady
Interviewer
Journalist, Author and Media Executive
Monika Bielskyte
Creative Strategist & , ALLFUTUREEVERYTHING
Leonard Brody
Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist
Richard Brown
On the “Creative leadership in a dynamic marketing landscape” panel in the Cabaret
President, H&R Block Canada
Gregory Charles
Interviewer
Musician, Radio and Television Host
Kirpatrick Day
Onstage with Frank Giustra, discussing the work of The Radcliffe Foundation and the launch of The Ascend Initiative, in the 360 Big Top
Executive Director, The Ascend Initiative
Simon De Baene
Co-Founder and CEO, GSOFT
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
Founder, Joyus & theBoardlist
Wesley Chan
On the “Entrepreneurial ecosystems: It takes a village to build a startup” panel in the 360 Big Top
Managing Director, Felicis Ventures
Magaly Charbonneau
On the “Entrepreneurial ecosystems: It takes a village to build a startup” panel in the 360 Big Top
Business Development Specialist, Intel Security
Katie Emery
Director of Global Marketing, The Washington Post
Harley Finkelstein
Chief Operating Officer, Shopify
Cal Fussman
Consultant and Writer-at-Large, Esquire
Jean-François Gagné
Co-Founder and CEO, Element AI
Frank Giustra
CEO, Fiore Group of Companies
Founder, Radcliffe Foundation,
Founder, Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership
Founder, Lionsgate Entertainment
Gabriella Gómez-Mont
Founder and Director, Laboratorio para la Ciudad
Peter Grimaldi
Creative Strategist, Facebook
Mindy Grossman
CEO, HSNi
Claude Guay
General Manager of Global Business Services, IBM Canada
Jurgen Hecker
Interviewer
Senior Economics Editor, Agence France-Presse
Jessi Hempel
Interviewer
Head of Editorial, Backchannel
Laura Henderson
SVP of Marketing, BuzzFeed
Tom Herbst
On the “Creative leadership in a dynamic marketing landscape” panel in the Cabaret
Head of Global Marketing, The North Face
Amanda Hill
Chief Marketing Officer, A+E Networks
Heather Hiscox
Interviewer
News Anchor and Host, CBC News Now
Anne-Marie Hubert
Interviewer
Managing Partner for Québec, EY
Christine Jakovcic
On the “Creative leadership in a dynamic marketing landscape” panel in the Cabaret
Chief Marketing and Consumer Excellence Officer, Molson Coors Canada
Brad Keywell
Co-Founder and CEO, Uptake
Justin Kingsley
Interviewer
Creative Strategist and Writer
Félix Lajeunesse & Paul Raphaël
Co-Founders and Creative Directors, Félix & Paul Studios
Nathalie Le Prohon
VP of Healthcare, IBM Canada
Amy Liu
On the “Rethinking the City of Tomorrow” panel in the 360 Big Top
VP and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution
Miguel McKelvey
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, WeWork
Prof. Gautam Mukunda
Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
Maestro Kent Nagano
Music Director, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Kyle Nel
Executive Director, Lowe’s Innovation Labs
Prof. Dava Newman
Chief Science Officer, thinxmachine
Marie-Joëlle Parent
Interviewer
Executive Producer, Journalist and Author
Joanna Peña-Bickley
Global Chief Experience Officer, thinxmachine
Valérie Pisano
Chief Talent Officer, Cirque du Soleil
Dr. Naveen G. Rao
VP and General Manager, Artificial Intelligence Products Group at Intel
Karim Rashid
Industrial Designer and Principal, Karim Rashid Studio
Jennifer Reingold
Interviewer
Global Head of Content, Egon Zehnder
Bob Richards
Founder and CEO, Moon Express
Marissa Roberto
Interviewer
Host, Writer and Producer
Fernando Romero
Founder and Director, FR-EE
John Rossant
Hosting the “Rethinking the City of Tomorrow” panel in the 360 Big Top
Founder and Chairman, New Cities Foundation
Georges St-Pierre
Mixed Martial Artist and UFC World Champion
Gary Shapiro
President and CEO, Consumer Technology Association
Michael Slaby
Head of Mission, Timshel
Sean Stanleigh
Managing Editor, Globe Edge Content Studio at The Globe and Mail
Hugues Sweeney
Interviewer
Executive Producer, National Film Board of Canada
Dr. Michelle Thaller
Deputy Director for Science Communication, NASA
Philip Thomas
Hosting the “Creative leadership in a dynamic marketing landscape” panel in the Cabaret
CEO, Ascential Events
Neilson Vignola
Director of Creation, Cirque du Soleil
Lauren Wesley Wilson
Founder and President, ColorComm
Christian Yaccarini
President and CEO, Société de développement Angus
Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & Founder, Grameen Bank
Randi Zuckerberg
Founder and CEO, Zuckerberg Media