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.
Dr. Rajesh Aggarwal
Director, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning at McGill University
Assaf Biderman
Founder and CEO, Superpedestrian & Associate Director, Senseable City Lab at MIT
Prof. Yoshua Bengio
Co-founder, Element AI & Director, Montréal Institute for Learning Algorithms
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
Richard Brown
On the “Creative leadership in a dynamic marketing landscape” panel in the Cabaret
President, H&R Block Canada
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
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
Frank Giustra
CEO, Fiore Group of Companies
Founder, Radcliffe Foundation,
Founder, Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership
Founder, Lionsgate Entertainment
Tom Herbst
On the “Creative leadership in a dynamic marketing landscape” panel in the Cabaret
Head of Global Marketing, The North Face
Christine Jakovcic
On the “Creative leadership in a dynamic marketing landscape” panel in the Cabaret
Chief Marketing and Consumer Excellence Officer, Molson Coors 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
John Rossant
Hosting the “Rethinking the City of Tomorrow” panel in the 360 Big Top
Founder and Chairman, New Cities Foundation
