We are Numana

We catalyze innovative ecosystems that create more value for the technology industry and Quebec.

TechnoMontréal is becoming Numana

We’ve created a new name to better communicate who we are and where we’re going: Numana.

The name Numana is optimistic, technological and people-centred; it’s focused on the future. It epitomizes our desire to develop new technologies for the people of tomorrow.

At Numana, we’re a catalyst for technological ecosystems. With our partners, we bring innovative people together to create more value for the technology industry and for Quebec as a whole.

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Numana brings technology players together around industry-led, growth-generating projects.

Founded in 2007, Numana is a non-profit organization that makes significant contributions to economic and social vitality by bringing stakeholders from the private, institutional and public technology sectors together around common goals and joint initiatives.

We contribute to value creation and foster innovation by building bridges between various industry players. To this end, we implement a vertical market approach to technology development in partnership with industry leaders and clients.

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Our vision

To make technological innovation a collective resource.
Our aim is to increase the impact of technologies to transform each strategic market for the Quebec of the future.

Our mission

To accelerate the innovations of today to generate technologies for the people of tomorrow.

Our promise

To catalyze innovative ecosystems that create more value for the technology industry and Quebec.

How will we fulfil this promise?

With our leadership and innovation:

We identify challenges. We analyze data and predict future needs. Thanks to our Think Tank, our team, our industrial and academic members and our partners, we play a leading role in innovation. We produce a variety of relevant documents, including studies, reports and white papers. That’s our visionary side.

With our project office:

Companies and government bodies come to us to solve specific problems. We’re a single point of accountability. We develop and oversee growth-generating projects that have major social and economic value. That’s our practical side.

With our mobilizing and collaborative efforts:

We build strategic innovation ecosystems. We accelerate their creation, facilitate them and ensure their growth. We’re a gathering point for companies and organizations in the Quebec technology industry. We appeal to both talented people and the technology industry. That’s our unifying side.

With our promotional and advocacy work:

We have about a hundred members and partners. They include technology companies, universities, research centres and other innovative organizations. We are a representational voice in the development of public policy. We actively promote the industry. That’s our promotional side.

Our team

Executive team

Jacques Mcneill
Advisor, sustainable technology

Roxanne Barbeau
Advisor, Marketing and communications

Board of directors

David Bertrand

Hospitalis,
Chief Executive Officer

François Bertrand

Polytechnique Montréal,
VP Research and Innovation

Serge Beaudoin

Université de Sherbrooke,
Director of Business Partnerships

Charles Despins

ÉTS,
Dean of Research

François Borrelli

Numana,
Chief Executive Officer

Stéphane Godbout

RCMM,
Executive Director

Louis-Sébastien Guimond

UQAM,
Vice-Rector of Information Systems

Mourad Shibl

Google,
North America Research Engineering Lead at Google DeepMind

Éric Larochelle

Larochelle,
President

Benoit Simard

Telus,
Vice-President, Marketing

Jean-Philippe Paradis

Bell,
President, Bell Technical Solutions

Sylvain Giguère

CMM,
Advisor

France Bigras

Concordia University,

Vice President and Head of Information Technology

René Poirier

Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada,

Senior Advisor and Economist, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector (SIPS), Quebec Region

Sylvain Simard

MEI,
Advisor, ICT Management

Stéphane Rouleau

Spiria,
CEO, Co-founder

Roch Tremblay

Radio-IP,
COO

Jean-François Boulianne

Oracle,

Senior Sales representative cloud platform (public sector)

Sophie Marin

InnovSA,

President

Antoni Cormier

MAMH,
Consultant, Operations and Partnerships Department
Secretariat for the metropolitan region
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing