Agenda

Tuesday, May 22nd

01:30 PM-05:00 PM | NCG

Proximity Days Pre-event

Allen Scott, Andy Pratt and panel discussion presented by HEC Montréal MosaiC Creative Platforms of Montréal presented by la Conférence Régionale des Élus de Montréal (CRÉ)


06:30 PM | Le Main / Plaza

Welcome by the Curator: Jean-François Bouchard


06:40 PM | Le Main / NCG

Robert Safian

Presented by PHI


07:15 PM | Le Main / NCG

Marc Chapman


07:55 PM | Le Main / NCG

Bertrand Cesvet

08:30 PM | Plaza
Cirque du Soleil Inaugural Moment
08:45 PM | PVL
Montréal Connection Cocktail
Wednesday, May 23rd

08:00 AM | PVL
Salon Privé 1 & 2

Connection Meet-ups

Salon Privé 1: Multimedia Sector

Salon Privé 2: Innovation: From idea to execution


9:25 AM | Le Main / NCG

Rex Jung & Tim Barber


10:00 AM | Le Main / NCG

Winy Maas

Presented by La Ville de Montréal


10:40 AM Exploration Time

11:10 AM | Le Main / NCG

Arianna Huffington & Mitch Joel


11:50 AM | Le Main / NCG

Lotfi EL-Ghandouri


12:10 PM Lunch / Exploration Time

01:20 PM | Le Main / NCG

Burning Questions Panel

Shashi Caan, Michael Yanover and Jeff Chu


01:50 PM | Le Main / NCG

Ian Schrager

Presented by Laurentian Bank


02:30 PM | NCG

Fast Company Storytellers Panel

Rachel Shechtman, Andrew Wilson, Masashi Kawamura and Teressa Iezzi

03:20 PM Exploration Time

03:20 PM | Le Collectif

PwC Workshops

1. Aerospace integrators: The weakest link?
2. Mining entrepreneurship within the Plan Nord?*
3. The Napkin Experiment*
4. Unlocking The Value of Sustainability
5. TIC Masterclass: World of opportunities
for Content Creators


04:30 PM | Le Main / NCG

Daniel Lamarre


05:15 PM | Le Main / NCG

Robert Wong

Presented by neuhauz


08:00 PM | PHI Centre, 407 Saint-Pierre St.
Fast Company’s Celebration of the
100 Most Creative People in Business


08:30 PM | PVL
Official opening e-merge exhibit presented by MDEIE
Thursday, May 24th

08:00 AM | PVL
Salon Privé 1 & 2:

Connection Meet-ups

Salon Privé 1: E-merge Expo exhibitors

Salon Privé 2: Financial & Investment Sector


09:25 AM | Le Main / NCG

Jonah Lehrer


10:00 AM | NCG

Patrick Pichette

Presented by La Presse


10:40 AM Exploration Time

11:10 AM | Le Main / NCG

Michael Eisner

Presented by Solotech


11:50 AM | Le Main / NCG

Carl Bass


12:30 PM Exploratory Lunch in Old Montreal

02:00 PM | Le Main / NCG

Fast Company World Changers Panel

Claire Diaz Ortiz, Tal Dehtiar, David Kobia and Jeff Chu


02:40 PM | Le Main / NCG

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Presented by The Claudine & Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation

03:20 PM Exploration time

03:20 PM | Le Collectif

Workshops

1. Unconference: Gamification in the Organization by Living Lab
2. Design Thinking and collaborative Creation by HEC MosaiC Montréal
3. Lego Serious Play™ by HEC MosaiC Montréal


04:30 PM | Le Main / NCG

Sakchin Bessette

Presented by Videotron Business Solutions


05:10 PM | Le Main / NCG

Deborah Dugan & Sid Lee Boot Camp Roll-Out

Presented by Autodesk


05:40 PM | Le Main / NCG

Francis Ford Coppola

Presented by MDEIE


09:00 PM | Plaza & NCG
Illumination Grand Finale Party

09:30 PM | Plaza
Moment Factory Interactive Installation
Friday, May 25th

08:30 AM | PVL

Connection Meet-up
All sectors welcome

09:30 AM | Hangover smoothie

10:00 AM | Le Main / NCG

Startup Mindset Panel

by Startup Fest


10:30 AM | Le Main / NCG

Burning Questions Panel

Tim Barber, Laurent Simon, Mitch Joel, Bonin Bough, Julie Payette et Mouna Andraos, moderated by Lotfi EL-Ghandouri


12:00 PM | Le Main / NCG

What Now?

Looking at C2-MTL 2013


05:00 PM | PVL

E-merge Exhibit

Presented by MDEIE

Open to public | Free access

Saturday, May 26th

09:00 AM – 05:00 PM | PVL

E-merge Exhibit

Presented by MDEIE

Open to public | Free access

NCG | New City Gas Conference Hall

PVL | Pavillon

* Presented in French