Digital Revolution: attracting foreign businesses and talent to Greater Montréal
Montréal International took advantage of its presence at the first AI Forum at C2 Montréal to launch the Montréal, World-Class Tech Hub video, which positions Greater Montréal as a leader in cutting-edge sectors such as artificial intelligence, video games and visual effects.
Presented by Hubert Bolduc, President and CEO, the video showcases the stars of Montréal’s new economy, including:
- Yoshua Bengio (Université de Montréal, IVADO/MILA)
- Dax Dasilva (Lightspeed)
- Jean-François Gagné (Element AI)
- Marie-Josée Lamothe (Google)
- David Nault (iNovia Capital)
- Sam Pasupalak (Maluuba/Microsoft)
- Joëlle Pineau (McGill University)
- Louis Têtu (Coveo)
«Greater Montréal is riding a wave of unprecedented global success, and this video is a great way to tap into that incredible momentum by using images to promote the city’s know-how, creativity and expertise».
Mr. Bolduc −President and CEO, Montréal International
Montréal International unveiled record results for fiscal 2016, including over $1.347 billion in foreign direct investment.
« About 75% of the foreign companies that received support from Montréal International are in high-tech sectors, and 20% are in AI » Mr. Bolduc added.
With the highest concentration of deep learning researchers in the world, artificial intelligence is currently experiencing explosive growth in Greater Montréal. « Even The New York Times had words of praise for our AI sector, » Mr. Bolduc pointed out.
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Produced by TCB Médias (Martyrs, Funkytown, Des jeunes gens modernes), the video was made in partnership with the Ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation, Colo-D, Investissement Québec, National Bank, Fasken Martineau and PwC.
« We are committed to promoting Greater Montréal’s value proposition internationally, especially to foreign talent and businesses. I encourage you to share this video on your networks to show the entire world that Greater Montréal technological hub is more attractive than ever, » Mr. Bolduc added.
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