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From the scientific, economic and research communities, the Ambassadors promote our metropolis around the world and help generate significant economic and intellectual benefits for Montréal and Québec.
By getting involved in hosting an international conference in Montréal, hundreds of specialists have brought their peers together, shared their expertise and advanced their discipline. These accomplishments testify to the essential role they concretely play in the progress of knowledge and the vitality of the city’s key economic sectors.
Their commitment, with the support and expertise of the Palais des congrès de Montréal and Business Events Montréal (Tourisme Montréal) teams, has contributed to making Montréal the top-ranking city in the Americas for hosting international conferences.
The Ambassadors Club is led by Catherine Morency, engineer and professor at Polytechnique Montréal, and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Human Mobility. A leading expert in urban mobility, she played a key role in securing the World Conference on Transport Research, held at the Palais in 2023. With her powerful leadership skills, vast network, and commitment to the promotion of Montréal, Professor Morency guides the Club with vision and dynamism.
A joint initiative of the Palais des congrès de Montréal and Business Events Montréal (Tourisme Montréal) launched in 2024, the Knowledge Collective is a strategic partner in attracting international conferences to our metropolis.
This single point of contact offers personalized support and concrete resources to streamline the process for specialists from various fields who wish to host their peers and contribute to positioning Montréal on the international scene.
With the expertise, resources and networks of the Palais des congrès and Business Events Montréal, these world-class specialists are supported every step of the way, from the bidding process to organizing the event.
A flagship business tourism event in Québec, the Palais des congrès de Montréal’s Ambassadors’ Gala highlights the exceptional contribution of world-class specialists from key Québec sectors whose commitment has helped bring major conferences to Montréal. During the Gala, these leading lights are inducted into the Palais’ Ambassadors Club.
The next Ambassadors’ Gala will be held on April 1, 2026.