Québec City Convention Centre
International Symposium Creative Cities, Regions and Territories
900, Honoré-Mercier Avenue

8:30 a.m. - BACKGROUNDER ON THE SYMPOSIUM

• Réal Jacob, Symposium Leader, Director of Executive and Continuing Education Member, HEC Montréal, Canada. 

• Nathalie Normandeau, Honorary Co-chair of the Symposium, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Regions and Lead Minister for the regions of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Canada.

 9 a.m. - OPENING CONFERENCE

• Louis L. Roquet, Honorary Co-chair of the Symposium, President and COO, Desjardins capital de risque, Montreal, Canada.

9:45 a.m. – Health break

10 a.m. –  WORSHOPS
Instructional approach

• Creative Cities- Workshop 1
  

  How can IT be instrumental in the implementation of a creative city strategy?
  *Simultaneous translation for this workshop.



• Lead facilitator: Patrick Cohendet, Visiting Professor and Director, Department of International Business and, Laurent Simon, Associate Professor, HEC Montréal, Canada.

Conférenciers

• Carole Walton, Director, Create Boston, United States.
• Andy Curtis, Knowledge Start Management, Creative Sheffield,   Great Britain. Presentation [Video]


• New Business Models in Quebec Businesses - Workshop 2
  

  How did technologies facilitated the creation of a successful business model for two regional enterprises?



• Lead facilitator: Vincent Tanguay, Vice-President (Québec), Innovation & Transfer, CEFRIO, Canada.
  

Speakers

• Christian Côté, President & CEO, Serres Jardins-Nature, New Richmond, Gaspésie, Canada.
• Roger Gauthier, President, Centre d'interaction Proximédia inc., Rouyn-Noranda, Canada. Presentation


• Creative Business Networks: To Build on Winning Combinations - Workshop 3
  How to have the edge on competition in 2010?
  *Interprétation simultanée pour cet atelier.


• Lead facilitator: Réal Jacob, Director of Executive and Continuing Education Member, HEC Montréal, Canada.
  

• Paul-Arthur Huot, President & CEO, Pôle Québec Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada. Presentation
• Alain Boucher, vice-président, Finances et Développenent des affaires, ALCOA, Canada. Presentation

 12:15 p.m. – CONFERENCE LUNCH

• Claude Pinault, Assistant Deputy Minister, Bureau de la Capitale-Nationale, Québec City, Canada.

 14 p.m. - KEYNOTE CONFERENCES
Reinventing Economic Support Policies for Cities and Regions: It’s Time to Go Offensive! 

• Lead facilitator: Réal Jacob, Director of Executive and Continuing Education Member, HEC Montréal, Canada. 
   

Speakers

• Nicolas Crosta, Director of the Regional Development Program, Public Governance and Territorial Development Branch, OECD, Paris, France. Presentation
• Lars Bo Jeppesen, Dirctor, Danish User-Centered Innovation Lab, Copenhagen, Denmark. Presentation
  Commentateurs

Commentators

• Jacques Proulx, President, Solidarité rurale du Québec, Canada. (Invited)
• André Joyal, Associate Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada.

16:30 p.m. - NETWORKING COCKTAIL

The cocktail party provides a unique opportunity for deeper discussions and exchanges among participants, guest speakers and exhibitors of the Symposium.