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Rob Dewar boasts a career of over 35 years in the aerospace industry. He has held several key positions in Engineering and in numerous product development programs.

Rob was assigned to define, develop, certify and deliver the C Series to market 鈥� the largest aerospace development program in Canadian history. His role was key to ensuring all certification and customer requirements were met. Rob led the design and full Product Development from the outset of the program in May 2004. The CSeries/A220 is seen as a tremendous success and is well-positioned to be one of the most successful programs in the aviation industry.

La carri猫re de Rob Dewar au sein de l鈥檌ndustrie a茅rospatiale s鈥櫭﹖end sur plus de 35 ans. Il a rempli plusieurs fonctions cl茅s en ing茅nierie et dans de nombreux programmes de d茅veloppement de produits.

Rob a eu pour mandat de concevoir, d茅velopper, certifier et commercialiser le projet CSeries, le plus important programme de d茅veloppement a茅rospatial de l鈥檋istoire du Canada. Il y a jou茅 un r么le d茅terminant dans le suivi des exigences de certification et du client. Il a men茅 la conception et le d茅veloppement int茅gral du produit d猫s le tout d茅but du programme, en mai 2004. Reconnu comme un formidable succ猫s, L鈥橝irbus A220/CSeries est en voie de devenir l鈥檜n des programmes les plus fructueux de l鈥檌ndustrie a茅ronautique.

Raffi Afeyan is a Senior Principal at Flagship Pioneering where he works as part of a team of entrepreneurial scientists exploring innovative ideas, developing the science, intellectual property, and business strategy that form the foundation of breakthrough startups and operationalizing them through their early stages. He is a co-founder of Ampersand Biomedicines, where is also serves as the Chief Innovation Officer.

Raffi has held a variety of roles within Flagship ecosystem companies, primarily focused on the intersection of early research, platform innovation and value creation. Most recently, he was the VP of Product Strategy and Innovation at Cellarity and at Generate Biomedicines. Prior to that he was the Senior Director of Strategic Innovation at Axcella.

Raffi earned his PhD and MS in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University working with Jim Collins in the field of synthetic biology.

Directeur principal chez Flagship Pioneering, Raffi Afeyan 艙uvre au sein d鈥檜ne 茅quipe de scientifiques entrepreneurs novateurs qui explorent des id茅es et d茅veloppent la science, la propri茅t茅 intellectuelle et la strat茅gie commerciale qui sous-tendent les startups de pointe pour les rendre op茅rationnelles d猫s leurs premi猫res phases. Il est 茅galement cofondateur d鈥橝mpersand Biomedicines, o霉 il agit 脿 titre de directeur de l鈥檌nnovation.

Raffi a rempli de nombreux r么les au sein d鈥檈ntreprises de l鈥櫭ヽosyst猫me Flagship, le plus souvent 脿 l鈥檌ntersection de la recherche initiale, des plateformes d鈥檌nnovation et de la cr茅ation de valeur. R茅cemment, il a occup茅 le poste de vice-pr茅sident de la strat茅gie des produits et de l鈥檌nnovation chez Cellarity et chez Generate Biomedicines. Il a pr茅c茅demment 茅t茅 directeur principal de l鈥檌nnovation strat茅gique chez Axcella.

Raffi a re莽u son doctorat et sa ma卯trise en g茅nie biom茅dical de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Boston, o霉 il a travaill茅 avec Jim Collins dans le domaine de la biologie synth茅tique.

Rory J. Altman is a Managing Partner of Altman Solon, a global business strategy consulting firm focused on the telecom, media, and technology sectors, which he co-founded in 2002. In this capacity, Rory has helped telecom companies restructure their businesses and rebuild their networks and operations to serve the broadband and mobile economies. He also works with private equity clients on their investments in these sectors.

Rory also holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Before his career as a business strategy consultant, Rory was a traffic engineer and transportation planner in Chicago, where he designed safe and efficient intersections. He currently resides in Boston.

Rory J. Altman est directeur associ茅 chez Altman Solon, une soci茅t茅 internationale de conseil en strat茅gie d鈥檈ntreprise dans les secteurs des t茅l茅communications, m茅dias et technologie, qu鈥檌l a cofond茅e en 2002. Rory a 脿 ce titre aid茅 des entreprises de t茅l茅communications 脿 restructurer leurs activit茅s et 脿 reb芒tir leurs r茅seaux et leurs op茅rations pour r茅pondre aux besoins de l鈥櫭ヽonomie mobile et 脿 large bande. Il accompagne 茅galement des clients du secteur du capital-investissement qui investissent dans ces secteurs.

Rory est titulaire d鈥檜ne ma卯trise en administration des affaires (MBA) de la Kellogg Graduate School of Management de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Northwestern. Avant de devenir consultant en strat茅gie d鈥檈ntreprise, il a pr茅c茅demment travaill茅 comme ing茅nieur de la circulation et planificateur des transports 脿 Chicago, o霉 il a con莽u des intersections s茅curitaires et efficientes. Il vit actuellement 脿 Boston.

Frances Bronet, a leader in interdisciplinary learning, is president of Pratt Institute in New York City. Frances has held senior academic and administrative roles at Illinois Institute of Technology, the University of Oregon, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Since joining Pratt, Frances has been appointed to the Future of Workers Task Force by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and Pratt became an inaugural core partner on the New York Climate Exchange, a world-class center on Governors Island. Pratt also partnered with Bank Street College of Education to create an NYC Department of Education design- and social-justice-focused public high school. Concurrently, Pratt built out a major research facility at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, serving the scholarly and applied work of the faculty.

Frances holds professional degrees from 涩里番 as a McConnell Scholar; her graduate degree is from Columbia University. Originally licensed by the OAQ, she has practiced in multiple award-winning offices.

Pr茅sidente de l鈥橧nstitut Pratt de New York, Frances Bronet est une figure de proue de l鈥檃pprentissage interdisciplinaire. Elle a occup茅 des fonctions acad茅miques et administratives de haut niveau 脿 l鈥橧llinois Institute of Technology, 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 de l鈥橭regon et au Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Depuis son arriv茅e 脿 l鈥橧nstitut Pratt, Frances a 茅t茅 nomm茅e au groupe de travail sur l鈥檃venir des travailleurs par le maire de New York, Eric Adams, et l鈥檌nstitut est devenu un partenaire inaugural du New York Climate Exchange, un centre de calibre mondial situ茅 sur Governors Island. L鈥檌nstitut Pratt s鈥檈st par ailleurs associ茅 au Bank Street College of Education pour cr茅er une 茅cole secondaire publique ax茅e sur le design et la justice sociale, relevant du d茅partement de l鈥櫭ヾucation de la ville de New York. Parall猫lement, l鈥檌nstitut a am茅nag茅 au Brooklyn Navy Yard un important centre de recherche destin茅 aux activit茅s et aux travaux appliqu茅s de la facult茅.

Frances est titulaire de dipl么mes professionnels de 涩里番 en tant que boursi猫re McConnell, et d鈥檜n dipl么me d鈥櫭﹖udes sup茅rieures de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Columbia. Initialement agr茅茅e par l鈥橭AQ, elle a exerc茅 dans de nombreux bureaux prim茅s.

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H茅l猫ne Desmarais is a graduate in finance of HEC Montr茅al. For the past twenty years she has committed herself in diverse ways to the economic, educational and cultural development of her province and country. She has had great influence on economic development in Quebec and is a member of a number of boards and committees in the public and private sectors, economic, education and health, including as president of the Board of Directors of HEC Montr茅al.

In 2010, H茅l猫ne she was awarded the Order of Canada and was named to the 鈥淎cad茅mie des Grands Montr茅alais鈥�. In June 2013 she received the title of Officer of the 鈥淥rdre National du Qu茅bec鈥�.

Dipl么m茅e en finance de l鈥櫭塩ole des Hautes 脡tudes Commerciales (HEC) de Montr茅al, H茅l猫ne Desmarais se consacre depuis vingt ans au d茅veloppement 茅conomique, 茅ducatif et culturel de la province et du pays. Elle a eu une influence importante sur le d茅veloppement 茅conomique du Qu茅bec et si猫ge 脿 des conseils et dans des comit茅s des secteurs public et priv茅 li茅s 脿 l鈥櫭ヽonomie, 脿 l鈥櫭ヾucation et 脿 la sant茅, notamment 脿 titre de pr茅sidente du conseil d鈥檃dministration de HEC Montr茅al.

En 2010, H茅l猫ne a 茅t茅 d茅cor茅e de l鈥橭rdre du Canada et a 茅t茅 nomm茅e 脿 l鈥橝cad茅mie des Grands Montr茅alais. En juin 2013, elle a re莽u le titre d鈥檕ffici猫re de l鈥橭rdre national du Qu茅bec.

Pasquale Di Pierro is founder and president of Fonex data systems inc., a leading telecom equipment and solutions value-added reseller and manufacturer that has served the telecommunications service provider markets in Canada, USA, and Europe since 1990, and is an angel investor in emerging technologies startups. Prior work experience includes a ten-year tenure at Bell Canada, three years at Nortel Networks and a year at General Motors in various engineering, marketing and management capacities.

Pasquale has been a member of the Order of Engineers of Qu茅bec since 1976, a member of the 涩里番 Faculty of Engineering Advancement Board since 2016 and an active participant in Engine, 涩里番鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering entrepreneurship hub, as a TechAccel awards judge.

Pasquale Di Pierro est fondateur et pr茅sident de Fonex Data Systems Inc, un important fabricant et revendeur 脿 valeur ajout茅e d鈥櫭﹒uipements et de solutions de t茅l茅communications desservant les march茅s des fournisseurs de services de t茅l茅communications du Canada, des 脡tats-Unis et de l鈥橢urope depuis 1990. Il agit aussi 脿 titre d鈥檃nge investisseur dans des entreprises de technologies 茅mergentes en phase de d茅marrage. Il a travaill茅 dix ans chez Bell Canada, trois ans chez Nortel Networks et un an chez General Motors, o霉 il a occup茅 plusieurs postes en ing茅nierie, en marketing et en gestion.

Membre de l鈥橭rdre des ing茅nieurs du Qu茅bec depuis 1976, M. Pasquale est membre du conseil d鈥檃vancement de la Facult茅 de g茅nie de 涩里番 depuis 2016. Il soutient activement le centre d鈥檈ntrepreneuriat Engine de la Facult茅 de g茅nie de 涩里番 脿 titre de juge pour les prix TechAccel.

Eric is a Senior Partner with McKinsey based in Boston. He serves clients across a range of industries on large-scale digital and AI transformations, productivity-improvement programs, and digitally- enabled growth. Eric led McKinsey Digital in North America from 2017 to 2023 during a period of fast growth. This unit is now home to 2000+ technologists and client service professionals. During this time, Eric also pioneered the development of McKinsey鈥檚 Digital and AI client service methodologies and published extensively on the topic. He is the co-author of the bestselling book Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI.

Previously, Eric was the managing partner of McKinsey Canada where he oversaw the development and growth of McKinsey鈥檚 Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver offices.

Eric is a member of McKinsey鈥檚 Shareholders Council, the Firm鈥檚 Board of Directors. He also serves on the boards of the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation and Alloprof, supporting Quebec student education.

En tant qu鈥檃ssoci茅 principal de la soci茅t茅 McKinsey, bas茅e 脿 Boston, Eric Lamarre accompagne des clients d鈥檌ndustries diverses dans leur transformation num茅rique et d鈥橧A 脿 grande 茅chelle, ainsi que dans leurs programmes d鈥檃m茅lioration de la productivit茅 et de croissance par le num茅rique. Directeur de McKinsey Digital en Am茅rique du Nord de 2017 脿 2023 pendant une phase de forte progression, la division compte aujourd鈥檋ui plus de 2000 technologues et professionnels du service 脿 la client猫le. Pendant cette p茅riode, il a aussi pilot茅 le d茅veloppement des m茅thodologies de service client de McKinsey en mati猫re de num茅rique et d鈥橧A, et publi茅 abondamment 脿 ce sujet. Il a co茅crit le livre 脿 succ猫s Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI.

Pr茅c茅demment, Eric a 茅t茅 directeur associ茅 chez McKinsey Canada, o霉 il a supervis茅 le d茅veloppement et l鈥檈xpansion de leurs bureaux 脿 Montr茅al, Toronto, Calgary et Vancouver. Il est membre du Conseil des actionnaires de McKinsey et si猫ge aux conseils d鈥檃dministration de la Fondation de l鈥橧nstitut de cardiologie de Montr茅al et d鈥橝lloprof, un organisme soutenant l鈥櫭ヾucation des jeunes 茅l猫ves qu茅b茅cois.

Marc Novakoff is Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at Jarislowsky Fraser, a leading investment firm, managing institutional and private portfolios. Previously, Marc held positons with CIBC World Markets in investment banking (Industrial Growth Group) in New York City.

Marc holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Marc Novakoff est directeur g茅n茅ral et gestionnaire de portefeuille chez Jarislowsky Fraser, une soci茅t茅 d鈥檌nvestissement r茅put茅e, o霉 il g猫re des portefeuilles institutionnels et priv茅s. Il a pr茅c茅demment occup茅 des postes dans le secteur des services bancaires d鈥檌nvestissement chez CIBC World Markets (Industrial Growth Group) 脿 New York.

Marc est titulaire d鈥檜n ma卯trise en administration des affaires (MBA) de la Harvard Business School et est analyste financier agr茅茅.

Frank Panarello has extensive business development experience in a variety of industries including electronic manufacturing, LED lighting and RF/Microwave communications. He was one of the founders of Trilogix EMS in 1989 and still serves as its President. His ability to assemble and direct a strong, focused team allowed him to achieve the company鈥檚 goal of developing, manufacturing and marketing high鈥恜erformance products at globally competitive prices while maintaining profitability.

Frank has an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business and a Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering from 涩里番. He resides in Montreal.

Frank Panarello a une solide expertise en mati猫re de d茅veloppement des affaires dans plusieurs secteurs, notamment la fabrication 茅lectronique, les syst猫mes d鈥櫭ヽlairage 脿 DEL et les communications RF/Micro-ondes. Il est l鈥檜n des fondateurs de Trilogix EMS, soci茅t茅 茅tablie en 1989, dont il est encore aujourd鈥檋ui le pr茅sident. Son aptitude 脿 constituer et 脿 diriger une 茅quipe performante et focalis茅e a permis 脿 l鈥檈ntreprise d鈥檃tteindre son objectif de d茅velopper, fabriquer et commercialiser 脿 l鈥櫭ヽhelle mondiale des produits de haute performance 脿 prix comp茅titifs, sans pour autant compromettre la profitabilit茅 de la soci茅t茅.

Frank est titulaire d鈥檜ne ma卯trise en administration des affaires (MBA) de la Richard Ivey Business School. Il vit 脿 Montr茅al.

Jackie Seto is the Principal of Side People Consulting LLC providing leadership and business advising to non-profit and tech companies, with a strong focus on helping next generation women leaders and minority run start-ups. Jackie has spent over 30 years of her career in the Semiconductor Industry with over 20 years at Lam Research, a Semiconductor Capital Equipment Manufacturer, where she led research, next generation product development and marketing for multiple businesses. She specialized in turnarounds, leading floundering product lines and sites into profitable businesses. She is currently on the Board of Directors for Ultra Clean Technology, a supplier in the semiconductor industry.

Jackie resides outside of Portland, Oregon.

Jackie Seto est directrice de Side People Consulting LLC, une soci茅t茅 de conseil en gestion et en affaires pour les organismes 脿 but non lucratif et les entreprises technologiques ax茅e sur l鈥檃ide aux dirigeantes de la prochaine g茅n茅ration et aux startups issues des minorit茅s. Elle a travaill茅 plus de trois d茅cennies dans l鈥檌ndustrie des semi-conducteurs, dont plus de 20 ans chez Lam Research, un fabricant d鈥櫭﹒uipements de semi-conducteurs o霉 elle a pilot茅 la recherche, le d茅veloppement de nouveaux produits et la mise en march茅 pour plusieurs entreprises. Elle s鈥檈st sp茅cialis茅e dans les redressements et dans la transformation de lignes et de sites de produits en difficult茅 en entreprises rentables.

Jackie si猫ge actuellement au conseil d鈥檃dministration d鈥橴ltra Clean Technology, un fournisseur de l鈥檌ndustrie des semi-conducteurs. Elle vit pr猫s de Portland, en Oregon.

John Tentomas, Founder and President of Nature鈥檚 Touch Frozen Foods Inc. has led the company to become a prominent player in the frozen-food market across North America and Asia since its establishment in 2004. Before venturing into the frozen-food industry, John garnered valuable experience during his five-year tenure at Dow Chemical and through ownership of several businesses in the Greater Montreal Area. Recognized for his expertise and leadership in the industry, he was appointed Chair of the American Frozen Foods Institute in 2023.

John currently resides in Orlando, Florida.

John Tentomas est fondateur et pr茅sident de l鈥檈ntreprise Nature's Touch Frozen Foods Inc. Depuis sa cr茅ation en 2004, l鈥檈ntreprise est devenue un acteur de premier plan sur le march茅 des aliments surgel茅s en Am茅rique du Nord et en Asie. Avant de se lancer dans l鈥檌ndustrie du surgel茅, John a acquis une solide expertise en tant que propri茅taire de plusieurs entreprises dans le Grand Montr茅al et en travaillant cinq ans chez Dow Chemical. Reconnu pour ses comp茅tences et son leadership dans le domaine, il a 茅t茅 nomm茅 pr茅sident de l鈥橝merican Frozen Foods Institute en 2023.

John vit actuellement 脿 Orlando, en Floride.

Lorne Trottier is a co-founder of Matrox, a privately held company known for its innovative products in the domains of computer graphics, video and imaging. He was awarded the Prix Lionel Boulet by the Gouvernement de Quebec in 2003 and was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2007. In 2016, he was promoted to Officer of the Order of Canada.

Lorne holds a BEng and MEng degree from 涩里番, and he was awarded doctoral degrees honoris causa by 涩里番, in 2006, and l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al, on the recommendation of l鈥櫭塩ole Polytechnique, in 2011.

Lorne Trottier est cofondateur de Matrox, une soci茅t茅 priv茅e reconnue pour ses produits innovants dans les domaines de l鈥檌nfographie, de la vid茅o et de l鈥檌magerie. Il a re莽u le prix Lionel Boulet du gouvernement du Qu茅bec en 2003 et a 茅t茅 nomm茅 membre de l鈥橭rdre du Canada en 2007. Il a 茅t茅 promu officier de l鈥橭rdre du Canada en 2016.

Lorne a re莽u un doctorat honoris causa de l鈥橴niversit茅 涩里番 en 2006, puis de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Montr茅al en 2011, sur la recommandation de l鈥櫭塩ole Polytechnique de Montr茅al.

Ram Panda is the co-founder of Invera Inc., which offers packaged business software solutions for the global metal industry, with clients primarily in the听US听and Europe. In his role as the president of the company, Ram鈥檚 primary occupation has been to guide the product architecture and functionality aspects.

Ram has been a member of the Faculty Advisory Board since 2007.听He served on the 涩里番 Board of Governors for 10 years, and in 2022, became听Lead Planned Giving Ambassador for 涩里番鈥檚 Bequests and Planned Gifts unit.听Passionate about sustainability and 涩里番鈥檚 role in the community, he is also one of the philanthropic drivers of the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED).听

Ram Panda est cofondateur d鈥橧nvera Inc., une entreprise qui propose des solutions informatiques int茅gr茅es au secteur mondial de la m茅tallurgique, et dont la client猫le est principalement situ茅e aux 脡tats-Unis et en Europe. 脌 titre de pr茅sident de la soci茅t茅, Ram se consacre essentiellement 脿 orienter l鈥檃rchitecture et la fonctionnalit茅 du produit.

Membre du Conseil consultatif de la Facult茅 de g茅nie depuis 2007, Ram a si茅g茅 au Conseil des gouverneurs de 涩里番 pendant 10 ans. En 2022, il est devenu l鈥檃mbassadeur principal des dons planifi茅s de la division des legs et des dons planifi茅s de 涩里番. Engag茅 avec passion dans le d茅veloppement durable et la contribution de 涩里番 脿 la collectivit茅, il est 茅galement l'un des principaux moteurs philanthropiques de l'Institut Trottier pour le d茅veloppement durable en ing茅nierie et en conception (TISED).

Fil is currently retired and involved in four start-ups: Exterra Carbon Solutions (transforming mineral waste into sustainable resources), Perseverance metals (critical minerals exploration), Nurau (AI-powered mid-management support platform) and Claynosaurz (trans-media IP incubator advancing the intersection of technology and animation).

Previously, Fil was Managing Director and Co-Head of BMO Capital Markets Quebec, responsible for BMO Financial Group trading activities in Quebec, from 2017 to 2023. He has been in banking since 1987, working in New York, Toronto, London and Montreal. His roles have included business leadership in Global Trade and Banking (2015-2017), Institutional Relationship Management (2005 to 2015), Sales and Trading Quebec (2000-2015), Securities Sales International (1997-2000), and Derivative Trading and Market Making (1992-1996).

Throughout his career, Fil has been involved in community work, including siting on boards of educational institutions, hospital foundations, and DE&I committees. He is a strong believer in the power of a winning and healthy culture.

Fil holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario.

De nos jours 脿 la retraite, Fil participe au lancement de quatre jeunes entreprises : Exterra Carbon Solutions (transformation des r茅sidus min茅raux en ressources durables), Perseverance Metals (exploration de min茅raux critiques), Nurau (plateforme de soutien 脿 la gestion interm茅diaire propuls茅e par l鈥橧A) et Claynosaurz (incubateur IP transm茅dia au carrefour de la technologie et de l鈥檃nimation).

Fil a auparavant occup茅 le poste de directeur g茅n茅ral et de copr茅sident de BMO March茅s des capitaux, en plus d鈥櫭猼re responsable des activit茅s commerciales de BMO Groupe financier au Qu茅bec, de 2017 脿 2023. Depuis 1987, il s鈥檈st distingu茅 dans le domaine bancaire, notamment 脿 New York, Toronto, Londres et Montr茅al. Il a assum茅 des fonctions de direction dans les domaines du commerce international et des services financiers (2015-2017), des relations institutionnelles (2005-2015), des ventes et de la n茅gociation au Qu茅bec (2000-2015), de la vente de titres sur le march茅 international (1997-2000) ainsi que des transactions sur produits d茅riv茅s et de la cr茅ation de nouveaux march茅s (1992-1996).

Tout au long de sa carri猫re, Fil s鈥檈st engag茅 dans des actions communautaires. Il a si茅g茅 au conseil d鈥檃dministration d鈥櫭﹖ablissements d鈥檈nseignement et de fondations hospitali猫res, ainsi qu鈥櫭� des comit茅s pour la diversit茅, l鈥櫭﹒uit茅 et l鈥檌nclusion. Il croit profond茅ment au pouvoir d鈥檜ne culture dynamique et prosp猫re.

Fil d茅tient un MBA de l鈥橧vey Business School de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Western Ontario.