Alexandra Bugailiskis – Ambassador of Canada to Italy
In August 2017, Alexandra Bugailiskis was appointed as Canada’s Ambassador to the Italian Republic, as well as Permanent Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino, to the Republic of […]
Cedric Bisson – Teralys Capital
Cedric Bisson has extensive experience across Canada, USA and Europe creating, building and advising businesses in biopharmaceuticals, healthcare and the innovation sector in general. He is passionate about growing Canada as a premier environment for innovation, and during his entrepreneurial career as founder, investor or board member has structured and executed over $5 B in […]
Marianna Simeone – Quebec Delegate to Italy
Marianna Simeone is the Quebec Delegate to Italy. She joins the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie after a brilliant career in communication, broadcast journalism and international business development. From 1986 to 2000, Marianna directed the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Montreal. Under her leadership, the local organization grew to be one of […]
François Gingras – Director, Investissement Québec – CRIQ
François Gingras has an MBA and an electrical engineering degree from Université Laval. He began his career in high technology at Nortel Networks and also worked in the food industry at Leclerc Group as Director of Engineering (2005–2015). With strong professional experience in planning and management as well as in industrial automation and advanced technologies, […]
Michael Fratianni – President and CEO, Montreal Gateway Terminals
Michael Fratianni is the president and chief executive officer of the Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership (“MGT”). In this role he oversees all aspects of MGT’s operations, including carrier relations, business development, expansion, safety and the terminals’ impact on the local economy and job growth. Mr. Fratianni is a seasoned senior financial executive with an extensive […]
Carmine Zanni – Manufacturing Advisor, STIQ
Professional services coordinator, Carmine Zanni has a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). He possesses more than 20 years of experience with STIQ during which he has managed several software development projects for supplier management and evaluation and has implemented numerous supplier improvement programs for OEMs and industry supply chains. […]
Dr Alexandra Dawson – Associate Professor, JMSB
Dr Alexandra Dawson is an Associate Professor of Management and holds the CIBC Distinguished Professorship in Entrepreneurship and Family Business at Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business in Montreal, Canada. After graduating at the Università degli Studi in Palermo, Italy, she pursued an MSc Econ at the London School of Economics and a PhD […]
Cecilia Del Re – Councilor, City of Florence
Cecilia Del Re was born in Florence on November 7th 1982. She is an labour lawyer, with a PhD in Comparative Law from the University of Florence. She graduated in Florence with top marks and honours, but interspersed her studies with several semesters abroad; at the University of Leicester in England with the Erasmus program; […]
Mathieu Charbonneau – General manager, CargoM
Mathieu Charbonneau holds a bachelor’s degree in urban and social geography from UQAM and a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from the School of Management Sciences. After teaching at the Collège de Maisonneuve in the geography department, he joined the Association québécoise du transport et des routes (AQTR) in 2004 as technical director. In […]
