4 April 2024

09:00 – 10:35

Amphi 4

Déborah Cherenfant

Déborah Cherenfant is an award-winning women’s entrepreneurship strategist with an impressive track record since her arrival in Quebec in 2005. She has been passionately involved in economic development for over 15 years, and now sits on more than eight boards and working committees. With a trilingual degree in economics and entrepreneurship, over the years she has set up a number of initiatives promoting women and diversity in business. Déborah is an outstanding speaker, trainer, interviewer and moderator, and her expertise is often called upon in many circles. She was news commentator on Radio-Canada’s Tout Un Matin from 2021 to 2023, and has been a contributor to the TV program Les Débatteurs on Noovo since 2022.

Debate: Innovation Challenges: a tool for Quebec’s energy transition?

In the midst of the energy transition, industries and municipal organizations are looking to move away from fossil fuels and towards green energy. Is it possible to set up partnerships between these two sectors, with a view to sustainable development? Can the Innovation Challenges, led by Alliance Métal Québec for the Industrial Metal Fabrication (IMF) sector, enable them to accelerate this transition and break down the barriers? Innovation Challenges, initiated by Alliance Métal Québec, receives a grant from the MEIE as part of the Défis innovation Québec measure. Find out how local SMEs are rising to the challenge of developing products that currently don’t exist to meet the needs of municipal organizations. Join this essential discussion that will build bridges between these different realities.