TechnoMontréal announces the composition of its Advisory Committee on the Quantum Industry

Massive impacts on cybersecurity and computer simulations are already foreseeable with the quantum revolution, but the world is just beginning to understand and demystify the scope of its applications.

In order to carry out this structuring initiative for Quebec’s industry, to ensure that the conditions and development of an innovation ecosystem for quantum technologies are realized, and to draw up a roadmap for this potential new industry of the future (IotF), TechnoMontréal has set up an Advisory Committee with extensive experience in industrial innovation.

TechnoMontréal has launched an initiative through the technology think tank, HUMANITEK, to support and foster the adoption of quantum technologies in Quebec. Driven by economic, environmental and social needs, this innovation ecosystem initiative aims to build and catalyze a thriving industrial sector in Quebec that exploits the concrete promises of quantum technologies.

Massive impacts on cybersecurity and computer simulations are already foreseeable with the quantum revolution, but the world is just beginning to understand and demystify the scope of its applications.

In order to carry out this structuring initiative for Quebec’s industry, to ensure that the conditions and development of an innovation ecosystem for quantum technologies are realized, and to draw up a roadmap for this potential industry of the future (IotF), TechnoMontréal has set up an Advisory Committee with extensive experience in industrial innovation.

The Committee is composed of the following persons:

•  Vincent Aimez, Vice-President Partnerships and Knowledge Transfer at the University of Sherbrooke;
• François Borrelli, CEO TechnoMontréal;
• Richard Bruno, Invited Fellow – Innovation Management Practices and Policies at CIRANO;
• André Fougères, Vice-President Innovation and Technology of the National Optics Institute (INO);
• Charles Lespérance, AVP Venture Capital Ecosystem Development for BDC Capital;
• Shibl Mourad, Research Engineering Director and Program Management, DeepMind Canada

Denis Akzam, a seasoned technology professional and member of several industry associations, will lead the development of the strategic roadmap for the Quantum industry in Quebec. An engineer by training and holder of an MBA in Finance, his experience with Deep Tech is based on a solid knowledge of cutting-edge industries and national innovation systems, as well as different economic frameworks and models that can ensure the competitiveness of firms and territories.

“To assert its leadership in the field of technology, Québec must seize the incredible opportunities that the so-called quantum revolution is bound to bring. To achieve these ambitions, TechnoMontréal – assisted by the Advisory Committee – wants to support Québec along the way to develop an industrial strategy, a roadmap and the means to ensure the dynamism, growth and success of its quantum innovation ecosystem.” François Borrelli, President and Chief Executive Officer of TechnoMontréal

About TechnoMontréal

TechnoMontreal  (not only Montréal) aims to mobilize and catalyze technological innovation ecosystems to set up concrete strategies to support the domain in its innovations and its growth in order to foster cooperation (“coopetition”) and promote this industry creating more than 175 000 jobs throughout Quebec.

The cluster brings together companies from technologies, sustainable mobility, connected health and e-commerce from the private, institutionnal and public sectors. Together they will answer common challenges with structuring projects driven by the industry itself.