October 21
Keynote Speaker : Michelle Blanc

Michelle Blanc is a graduate of the first class of Master of Sciences in electronic commerce, with a specialization in management, in Canada. She is the founder and President of Analyweb, a consultancy company specializing in e-business management and marketing.

Mrs. Blanc has been author of numerous scientific, research, didactic and "how to" publications and she animates a blog at michelleblanc.com, which happens to be one of the most influential French blogs in the world according to several sources.

Mrs. Blanc has provided research and advice to Fortune 500 as well as small busnesses, government agencies and associations.

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October 22
Keynote Speaker : Pierre Lavoie

Whether it is because of his impressive success in the Grand Défi, his Ironman victories in Hawaii or the heartbreaking events of his personal life, Pierre Lavoie is a speaker who can move people with his exceptional story! Though this man’s amazing reputation and path in life are very accessible, they go beyond anything we can even imagine.

Starting out as an honest plant laborer, smoker and latent idealist, how this now very much aware father and athlete woke up to a new reality is nothing short of spectacular!

He participated eight times in the most prestigious endurance event on the planet, the Hawaii Ironman, where he took home three prizes. Pierre Lavoie had no idea he would be forced to tackle a much more daunting and dramatic challenge in his personal life, the death of two of his kids from a disease found especially in the Saguenay—lactic acidosis, nicknamed the child killer.

At his talk, Mr. Lavoie will use a simple concept to show us that we can always overcome and conquer any challenge placed in our path if we just face it with the right attitude and dare to leave our comfort zone.