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MTL Reunion – Reinventing ourselves, together!
The events community has been especially affected by the pandemic. On Wednesday October 28, 2,000+ of us met digitally to dream up tomorrow. At the invitation of the Palais, the industry’s leading influencers and organizers addressed the present reality and the future of events.
(Re)Experience the MTL Reunion contents!
We are happy to offer you the video recordings of MTL Reunion on demand. Come back to this page regularly, videos will be added shortly.
A photo album of the event is posted on Flickr.
Content library
Conference
The future of innovation is green and inclusive
by Frantz Saintellemy
Conference
Building the future together
by Sherrif Karamat
Conference
The global aviation industry and its challenges
Conference
The future of conferences:
Evenful… or event-empty?
In the Prism with Chris Curtis and Sherrif Karamat
In the Prism with Chris Curtis and Andy Nulman
Geneviève Borne’s Flash Interviews
Geneviève Borne’s Flash Interviews
The Palais from a New Perspective
Extraordinary common spaces
This is the Urban Agriculture Lab of the Palais des congrès de Montréal
CITE Event Technology and Innovation Centre!
Organik, wellness brokers
MTL Reunion – An optimal hybrid event solution
Opening Remarks
Caroline Proulx
Member for Berthier, Coalition avenir Québec,
Minister of Tourism,
Minister responsible for the Lanaudière Region
Valérie Plante
Mayor of Montréal
Robert Mercure
President and CEO,
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Hosts
Rebecca Makonnen
Geneviève Borne
Christopher Curtis
START OF EVENT AND OPENING WORDS
Robert Mercure
President and CEO,
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Valérie Plante
Mayor of Montréal
Caroline Proulx
Member for Berthier,
Coalition avenir Québec,
Minister of Tourism,
Minister responsible for
the Lanaudière Region
Featured speakers
THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION IS GREEN AND INCLUSIVE
Frantz Saintellemy
President and COO,
LeddarTech
and Cofounder of Groupe 3737
BUILDING THE FUTURE TOGETHER
Sherrif Karamat
CEO, Professional Convention
Management Association (PCMA)
Carina Bauer
CEO, IMEX Group
Carol McGury
Executive Vice President,
Events and Education Services, SmithBucklin
David Peckinpaugh
President, Maritz Global Events
James Rees
President, International Congress
and Convention Association (ICCA)
THE GLOBAL AVIATION INDUSTRY AND ITS CHALLENGES
Rebecca Makonnen
Luis Felipe de Oliveira
Director General,
Airports Council International World
Mark Galardo
Vice President, Network Planning
and Alliances, Air Canada
Yves Lalumière
President and CEO, Tourisme Montréal
Philippe Rainville
President and CEO,
Aéroports de Montréal
THE FUTURE OF CONFERENCES: EVENTFUL… OR EVENT-EMPTY?
Andy Nulman
Co-founder and CEO,
Play the future
Mitch Joel
Founder, Six Pixels Group
Philippe Telio
Founder, Startupfest
Marie-Pier Tessier De L’Étoile
Co-founder and CEO,
Îlot 84 / Aire commune
Montréal: City of innovation
We hope you seized this opportunity to gather new ideas and inspiration for your next events. Thank you to all our speakers, and to all the participants who attended. Our city is resilient and known for its unique brand of creativity. Together, let’s reinvent ourselves.