How to do business successfully in Quebec, gateway to North America

Conference moderated and facilitated by

David Kassar

Chairman of Mission Internationale, a company specializing in setting up companies to the French-speaking world, laureate of the "Entreprendre" network, EMBA/HEC-CPA, IHEDN auditor.

... with interventions from

Pierre Marc Johnson

Former Premier of Quebec, Chief Negotiator for Quebec of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union ("CETA"), Counsel to the Montreal law firm Lavery, de Billy and Chairman of the Board of CORIM (Montreal Council on Foreign Relations), Quebec, Canada.

Charles Jolicœur

Director, Business Development in Paris for Investissement Québec, a government corporation that assists foreign investors in setting up business in Quebec.

Franck Chaulvet

Director of Was International and specialist in development in Canada.

Laura Torrebruno

International advisor, Direccte Paca.

Bruno Hamon

Chief of the economic action pole of the Marseille Customs.

Véronique Maurel

General manager and co-founder of Ixarys.

Cyril Garde

CEO and co-founder of Enovacom.

Course of the evening

• Welcome by Céline Robert-Chapot, Executive Director of Apex
• Presentation of the Quebec market and how to invest in it, by Charles Jolicœur
• How to negotiate with Quebecers, by Franck Chaulvet
• Trade with Quebec - CETA, by Pierre Marc Johnson, Laura Torrebruno and Bruno Hamon
• Testimonies of company managers, by Véronique Maurel and Cyril Garde
• Questions/Answers
• Cocktail offered by our partners Medef Paca and Union Patronale du Var