International digital innovation contest.
October 15 and 17, 2024 - NAD-UQAC School, Montreal.
Innovation
award
This award celebrates the creativity and innovation of companies
from here and abroad
Women in Tech award
This award celebrates female leadership in impactful organizations and companies
Youth digital litteracy award
This award highlights projects that contribute to the development of digital skills in young Quebecers
Francophone cultural discoverability award
This award recognizes projects that promote the discoverability of Francophone cultural content
Why
participate?
By submitting your application, you’re already a winner
- Enjoy two free online accesses to the event (value of $138 +tx.).
- Benefit from visibility in the context of the event, propelling your project towards international business opportunities.
For the finalists:
- Get free full access (value of $499 + tx). This ticket gives you access to the entire event, both online and in person.
- Showcase your project to a panel of professionals in person and online.
- Get a chance to win several prestigious prizes.
Key dates
- Sunday, July 21, 2024 - 11:59pm (EST) : Deadline for submitting your application.
- Tuesday, October 1, 2024 : Announcement of the finalists on our social media platforms.
- Tuesday, October 15, 2024 : Finalist presentations in front of the jury and an audience of industry professionals on the MTL connect main stage (at NAD-UQAC school, Montreal).
- Thursday, October 17, 2024 : Awards ceremony and presentation live on the MTL connect main stage (at NAD-UQAC school, Montreal).
Conditions of entry
- Be able to travel to NAD-UQAC school, Montreal, on October 15 for the presentation and on October 17 for the awards ceremony.
INNOVATION AWARD:
- Participate as an entrepreneur or project leader in one of the following categories: start-up, NPO, SME or large enterprise.
- Enter your project that will change tomorrow's habits in one of the 4 topics of MTL connect 2024.
WOMEN IN TECH AWARD:
- Participate as a woman in a leadership position in a company, association or as an investor.
- Support collective initiatives and more sustainable and equitable practices, thanks to new technologies and digital tools.
- Enter your technology project in one of the 4 topics of MTL connect 2024.
YOUTH DIGITAL LITERACY AWARD:
- Participate as a company, institution, organization or school.
- Work, for instance, with young people in Quebec.
- Present a digital literacy project in one of the following sectors: education, citizenship or culture.
FRANCOPHONE CULTURAL DISCOVERABILITY AWARD:
- Participate as a non-profit, for-profit or cooperative legal entity.
- Work in the field of discoverability of French-language cultural content.
Jury 2024
INNOVATION AWARD
Emmanuel Cameron
Principal Associate, Interface&co
Carole Bitoun
Export Program Manager, CEIM
Christelle Rousseau
General Manager, CCI Française au Canada
WOMEN IN TECH AWARD
Sarah Legendre Bilodeau
CEO, Videns Analytics
Valérie Coutu
President, JOVACO Solutions
Sandrine Ralaiarison
Président, Réseau Francophone des Affaires – Madagascar
Stéphanie Jecrois
Co-founder and General Manager, Technovation Montréal
FRANCOPHONE CULTURAL DISCOVERABILITY AWARD
Noémie Deber-Filioux
Communications Manager, CyberCap
Anne Laurence Buteau
Social Innovation Lab Owner, Digital Moment
Bruno Santerre
Program Coordinator and Professor Multimedia, Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne
Sandrine Prom Tep
Full professor, Marketing Department, UQAM – École des Sciences de la Gestion
PRIX DÉCOUVRABILITÉ CULTURELLE FRANCOPHONE
Viêt Cao
Director of Innovation and Data Analytics, Synapse C
Destiny Tchéhouali
Professor of international/intercultural communication, Université du Québec à Montréal
Véronique Marino
CEO, LaCogency
Winners 2023
