After New York City, San Francisco & Paris, the 9th edition of La French Touch Conference comes to Toronto in partnership with Mars Discovery District and under the aegis of the Consulate General of France in Toronto. As always, this 2-day event will bring together 250+ innovation and business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, academics and officials of all nationalities to create new opportunities for investment and economic growth between France, the US, and Canada. Discover the program here! Check out some videos of past events! On Thursday, March 28th 2019, join our impressive lineup of outstanding speakers including: Kareen Rispal (French Ambassador in Canada) Marc Trouyet (French Consul in Toronto) Riva Walia (Managing Director, France Canada Chambre of Canada) Don Tapscott (Executive Chairman, Blockchain Research Institute) Katia Houbiguian (CMO, Microsoft Canada) Antoinette Benoît (CMO, MacDonald's Canada) Catherine Lautier (Chief Strategy Officer, Mediacom Canada) Badr El Fekkak (VP, Managing Director at VIRTUE Worldwide – The Creative Agency by Vice Media) Dominique Gaiardo (VP, General Manager Transport & Solutions, Thalès) Alex Norman (Co-Founder, TechTO), Paul Allard (President & CEO, Impak Finance) Vanessa Grellet (Executive director, Consensy) Glenn O'Farrell (President & CEO, Groupe TFO Media) Ludovic Andre (Managing director, CIC Capital) Hugo Finkelstein (Co-Founder & CEO, LGO Markets) Sébastien Gendron (Co-Founder & CEO, Transpod) Alain Ballu (President, Nissan Canada Financial Services) Marc-Antoine Ducas (Co-Founder & CEO, Netlift) Florian Blanc (Managing director, Geev) Alexandre Boucherot (Co-Founder & CEO, Ulule) and many more! On Friday, March 29th, join us on a unique Tech Tour to visit the bustling tech hub of Kitchener-Waterloo including leading tech incubator and accelerator Communitech, Google, Thalmic Labs, the University of Waterloo’s driverless and electric car department WatCar and meet the local entrepreneurs, investors, and officials community! (ticket sold separately – more information coming soon) Our sponsors & partners: Consulate General of France in Toronto, MaRS Discovery District, AAGEF Ontario, TechTO, Le Club Canadien de Toronto, France Digitale & others to be revealed in the following days! About La French Touch Conference : La French Touch Conference celebrates innovation and entrepreneurship by bringing together talented French and international entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors to connect business ecosystems around the world, support economic growth internationally and promote innovative entrepreneurs and cross-border initiatives. Since 2014, the New York City, San Francisco and Paris editions of this international business event have gathered 390+ speakers and 4,500+ participants and generated $50M of capital raised and $1.5M worth of business deals signed.
starting on 2019-03-28 09:00:00
Address:
101 College Street
M5G 1L7 Toronto
Canada
