C2 2025 | SUSTAINABILITY (DAY 2 )

Come join us at Espace Montréal! We will be there on the morning of May 21 to present two engagement and conversation activities focusing on Montréal’s design and architecture community.

8:30 a.m. Participants welcomed (coffee, pastries)
8:45 a.m. Éclat matinal: Montréal ville UNESCO de Design

Four high-profile guest speakers will take turns sharing their visions and aspirations for Montréal’s design community, inspiring and setting the tone for the day.

Facilitator:
Valérie Poulin, Director, Direction de l'intelligence économique et du rayonnement international, Service du développement économique

Speakers:
Ophélie Fortin, Consultant with Caserne and Producer of the Forum event
Miro Laflaga or Ashley Phillips, Co-founder, Six Cinquième
Sandra Heintz, directrice générale, Index-Design 

9:15 a.m. Practical workshop on inclusive design

Learn more about intentional conversation methods for engaging with and valuing BIPOC talents  (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour).

Word of welcome:
Patrick Marmen, Commissioner and Team Lead, Direction de l'intelligence économique et du rayonnement international, Service du développement économique

Speakers:
Ashley Phillips, Co-founder, Six Cinquième
Miro Laflaga, Co-founder, Six Cinquième
Harry Julmice, Co-founder, Never Was Average
Joanna Chevalier, Co-founder, Never Was Average
 

The Espace Montréal will be bustling throughout the three days of the event, powered by themes ranging from fine dining to digital creativity, fashion, tech, and AI. Stop by and see us!
 

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