Matthieu Cardinal
Matthieu Cardinal is Vice President, FinTech Development and Corporate Affairs at Finance Montreal. He heads the FinTech Development unit of the organization and works to develop Montreal’s FinTech scene locally and internationally. He manages the Montreal FinTech Station and is Co-President of the Canada FinTech Forum organizing committee. Mr. Cardinal is a member of the […]
Marie-Lise Dion
Marie-Lise Dion is the Director of Business and Strategic Initiatives at Montréal InVivo. Montréal InVivo is the Greater Montréal’s Life Sciences and Health Technology Cluster (LSHT), a non-profit organization for economic development within the industry. It aims to create a business environment that fosters innovation and development of public and private organizations in the LSHT […]
Marc Gilbert
Marc Gilbert is a core member of the Industrial and Consumer practices at The Boston Consulting Group. He is a member of BCG’s Operations practice and he leads the firm’s Montreal office. He also spends time advancing artificial intelligence (AI) in Canada. Marc is a core member of BCG’s Centre for Canada’s Future. In that […]
Manuel Morales
Manuel Morales became the Chief AI Scientist at the National Bank of Canada in May 2018. The main task of this accomplished researcher from the Université de Montréal will be to head the research and implementation of technological solutions in the area of artificial intelligence at National Bank in order to improve customer experience. Manuel […]
Françoys Labonté – Chief Executive Officer, CRIM
With more than 25 years of experience in the IT sector, Françoys Labonté has been the Chief Executive Officer of CRIM since 2015. He has a solid scientific background combined with several years of experience in the development and commercialization of innovative technologies in the field of information technology. After obtaining his Ph.D. from the […]
Andrea Lodi
Since 2014, Professor Lodi has held the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Data Science for Real-Time Decision-Making at Polytechnique Montréal—the nation’s leading research chair in the field of operations research. Internationally recognized for his work on mixed linear and nonlinear programming, Prof. Lodi is focused on developing new models and algorithms to quickly and efficiently […]
Stefano Cattorini – General Director, BI-REX
Stefano Cattorini is the General Director at BI-REX, a public-private center assisting SMEs in adopting Industry 4.0 enabling technologies through technology advisory and assessment, design and validation of innovative solutions, and training. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Law from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, a Master’s degree in Commercial Law from Bocconi University […]
Sanzio Bassini
Sanzio Bassini joined CINECA in 1979; in 1981 he was nominated responsible for the scientific computing systems installed at CINECA, and in 1984 he joined the Italian Supercomputer Project that introduced the first supercomputer of this class in Italy. In 1996 he was appointed High Performance Systems Division Manager. In 2006 he was appointed Director […]
Rita Cucchiara – Forum AI 2019
Rita Cucchiara has been a Full Professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) in the Department of Computer Engineering and Science since 2005. She has an Electrical Engineering Degree and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Bologna. She is very accomplished and has achieved many milestones throughout her career. […]
