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Jean-Christophe Amado JEAN-CHRISTOPHE AMADO
Sustainability Manager
 Deloitte
Philippe Batani Philippe Batani
President
 Quebec Brewers Association
Chris Bayliss Chris Bayliss
Deputy Secretary General
 International Aluminum Institute
Nihad Ben Salah Nihad Ben Salah
R&D Group Leader
 Héroux-Devtek
Mathieu Boisclair Mathieu Boisclair
Section Chief, Strategic Technology
 Bombardier
Daniel Bouchard Daniel Bouchard
Director of Structures Department
 Ministry of Transportation of Quebec
Martin Brière Martin Brière
President
 Alcoa Global Primary Products – Canada and Africa
Mathieu Brochu Mathieu Brochu
Associate Professor
Department of Mining
and Materials Engineering
 McGill University
Heidi Biggs Brock Heidi Biggs Brock
President & CEO
 The Aluminum Association
Serge Carignan Serge Carignan
Technical Director
 Acquisition and Management of transportation vehicles (AVT)
Martin Caron Martin Caron
Director - Machine Design and Productivity
 CRIQ
James Colgate James Colgate
Director – Planning and Group Strategy
Williams Martini Racing
Darren Colwell Darren Colwell
Director, Africa and Joint Ventures Support, Bauxite & Alumina, Atlantic
 Rio Tinto Alcan
Mahmood Daylami Mahmood Daylami
Secretary General
 Gulf Aluminium Council
(Dubai - United Arab Emirates)
ALAIN DUBREUIL ALAIN DUBREUIL
Researcher
Pierre Ducharme Pierre Ducharme
President
 Marcon
Mario Fafard Mario Fafard
Director
 Regal – Aluminium Research Centre
Ayrton Filleti Ayrton Filleti
Technical Director
Emeritus President
 Abal (Brazilian Aluminum Association)
DAVID K. FOOT DAVID K. FOOT
Canadian Economist and Demographer
 University of Toronto
Anne Fries Anne Fries
Managing Partner
 Concern
Pierre L. Gauthier Pierre L. Gauthier
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alstom U.S. & Canada
Marco Georgiou Marco Georgiou
Head, Aluminium Primary & Products
CRU
Hélène Gignac Hélène Gignac
General director
College centre for technology transfer (industrial ecology) - Centre J.-E. Simard
Mario D. Goncalves Mario D. Goncalves
President
 Patenaude Trempe Van Dalen Inc.
Mario Greco Mario Greco
Director, Ground Transportation Market Sector Team
 Alcoa
David A. Helmick ​David A. Helmick
​Manager - Materials Design
 Carpenter Technology Corporation
Étienne Jacques Étienne Jacques
Chief Operating Officer
 Rio Tinto Alcan primary Metal, North America
Gervais Jacques Gervais Jacques
Chief Commercial Officer
 Rio Tinto Alcan
Pierre Marc Johnson Pierre Marc Johnson
Former Prime Minister of Quebec, Government of Quebec’s Chief Negotiator in the Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union; and Counsel
Lavery de Billy
Jean-François Julien Jean-François Julien
Associate Architect
 Cardin Ramirez Julien
Dr. Raymond Kilmer DR. RAYMOND J. KILMER
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
 Alcoa
Sylvain Labbé Sylvain Labbé
President CEO
 Québec Wood Export Bureau (QWEB)
​LIZA LECLERC ​LIZA LECLERC
​Adaptation Specialist
 Ouranos
Ron Loborec Ron Loborec
National Leader – Energy & Resources Canada
 Deloitte Canada
André Martel André Martel
President and Chief Executive Officer
 Aluminerie Alouette
David McAusland David McAusland
Partner
 McCarthy Tétrault
René Meuser René Meuser
Senior Specialist 
Platform Management
Bombardier Transportation North America
Dr. Raymond Kilmer SIMON-PIERRE MONETTE
Project Leader
 Boston Consulting Group
Kevin Moore Kevin Moore
President
 All Raw Materials Consulting
Larry Moore Larry Moore
Assistant Vice President, Principal Engineer, Mining and Metallurgy
 FM Global
Chief Engineers Group, Executive Offices
 Johnston RI USA
ALAIN NAULT ALAIN NAULT
Vice-president & General Manager
Tomra Canada
André Noël André Noël
Consultant, Project manager
HATCH
Dr. Raymond Kilmer Frederick Penha
​Director - Metals Business Line Management
CME Group
Joe Quinn Joe Quinn
​Vice President of Public Affairs
Aluminum Association
Prabhat Rastogi Prabhat Rastogi
General Manager - Business Development and Innovation
 Severstal
Joseph Sabatini Joseph Sabatini
President
 Innovation Network, LLC
Marc Sarrazin Marc Sarrazin
​Division chief responsible for Bridges and Tunnels
 ​City of Montreal
Dominique Sauvé Dominique Sauvé
Director
 SA2GE - Smart Affordable Green Efficient
Richard A. Schultz Richard A. Schultz
Project Consultant (Former Managing Director)
 Ducker Worldwide
Jean Simard Jean Simard
President and CEO
 Aluminium Association of Canada
STEPHAN SIMARD STEPHAN SIMARD
Director - Research and development
 ​Aluminium technology centre - Automotive and surface transportation
National Research Council Canada (NRC)
Michael Stacey Michael Stacey
Professor - Chair in Architecture, The Nottingham School of Architecture
 University of Nottingham
​Paul Stafiej ​Paul Stafiej
​Vice President Strategy & Business Development
Sonaca Montreal
NIGEL STEWARD NIGEL STEWARD
​Senior Vice President, Technology & Supply Chain
 Rio Tinto Alcan
Bruce Thomas Bruce Thomas
Senior Engineering Specialist, Materials & Processes
Engineering and Product Development
 Bombardier Aerospace
Kim thomassin Kim Thomassin
Managing Partner Québec Region
McCarthy Tétrault
Aviv Tzidon Aviv Tzidon
​Founder & CEO
 Phinergy
Jesús Villegas Jesús Villegas
Vice President
HARBOR Intelligence
Oscar Wehtje Oscar Wehtje
Head of Strategic Projects
London Metal Exchange (LME)
Mark White Mark White
Chief Engineer – Auto Body – Body Engineering Product Development
Jaguar Land Rover
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