
News of the Firm Oct 9, 2024
Tech 360 Forum: Growth and Inflection Points
Discover Quebec’s technology ecosystem through three main themes: artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and financing, during our Tech 360 Forum, which will be held on October 9, 2024, from 8 am to 1 pm at PHI Centre in Old Montreal.
This event offers a unique opportunity to hear from and interact with experts and leaders in these fields. Seize the opportunities of the current technological ecosystem and understand its challenges!
The event will be held in both French and English.
8:00 AM
Welcome and arrival of participants
- A breakfast will be served.
8:30 AM
Welcome speech
- Julie Doré
Managing Partner at BCF. - Andréanne Auger
Partner and Patent Agent at BCF.
Panel 1 – 8:45 AM
AI in Business – State of Play and Integration
Our guests will discuss the state of the AI market and how to approach the development or adoption of AI in business.
Guests:
- Frantz Saintellemy
President & Chief Executive Officer
LeddarTech; - Jason Stanley
Research Lead (Trust & Governance Applied)
ServiceNow; - Alex Shee
Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Invisible; - Yves Lostanlen Ph.D
Former Managing Director EMEA
Element IA
Moderators:
- Paul Gagnon
Partner, Lawyer
BCF; - Misha Benjamin
Partner, Lawyer
BCF;
Panel 2 – 9:40 AM
The Importance of an Optimized IP Strategy
This panel will bring together seasoned entrepreneurs to discuss the importance of an optimized IP strategy in the path to growth in innovations and technologies in Quebec.
Guests:
- Jean-Yves Pikulik
Director, Intellectual Property
Genetech; - François Cartier
Senior Patent Agent
Sandvick; - Todd Bailey
Chief Intellectual Property Officer & General Counsel
ScaleAI; - Martin Vézina
Tax Partner and the National Leader for the Global Investment and Innovation Incentives practice, Deloitte Canada; - Emeric Richard
Tax Manager
Deloitte Canada;
Moderators:
- Julien Lacheré
Partner, Patent Agent
BCF; - Oleksiy Malashenko
Partner, Patent Agent
BCF;
Panel 3 – 10:45 AM
Trends and Challenges in Business Financing
This panel will bring together experts from the financing ecosystem (VC – Private Equity) to discuss the role of IP at each stage of organizational financing.
Guests:
- Richard Chénier
General Manager
Québec Tech; - Vincent Fraser
President & CEO
Croesus; - Frédéric Bastien
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Amiral Ventures; - Lally Rementilla, CPA, CMA
Managing Partner, Intellectual Property-Backed Financing
BDC Capital;
Moderators:
- Tuba Yamaç
Partner, Patent Agent
BCF; - Annie Gauthier
Partner, Lawyer
BCF
Discussion – 11:30 AM
Fireside chat with Antoine Bisson from Poka and Benjamin du Haÿs from Mobeewave
Our guests will share their successes and the challenges they faced throughout their journeys, culminating in two significant technological achievements in Quebec.
Guests:
- Antoine Bisson
Co-founder and CTO
Poka; - Benjamin du Haÿs
Co-founder and CEO
Mobeewave
Moderators:
- Paul Gagnon
Partner, Lawyer
BCF; - Julien Lacheré
Partner, Patent Agent
BCF;
Networking lunch – Noon
Join us for this unique event and seize the opportunity to network with other CEOs and business leaders in the Quebec ecosystem.
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