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At a time when platforms, algorithms and artificial intelligence are redefining the creation, distribution and access to works, the cultural sector must rethink its means of action.
How can we preserve our ability to create, circulate and promote our content in a digital environment largely structured by global players?
On October 15, MTL connect will bring together artists, researchers, cultural organizations and digital experts to explore the links between creation, discoverability, heritage and cultural sovereignty.
Cultural sovereignty in the age of algorithms
With Alain Saulnier — Author, speaker and media and digital giants expert
Algorithms now shape a significant part of what we see, hear and discover online. In an environment dominated by major platforms, how can we preserve our collective ability to promote our works, stories and culture?
This keynote will offer a reflection on the new power dynamics at play in the digital cultural space: platform concentration, content discoverability, data control and the rise of artificial intelligence.
Alain Saulnier will explore the levers to strengthen our cultural sovereignty and restore real agency to creators, institutions and audiences.
Panel with Dave Hawey — École NAD-UQAC,
Stéphane Nepton — Printemps numérique,
Shirin Abu Shaqra — École NAD-UQAC
Immersive reality, digital archives, interactive creation and new forms of mediation are transforming how we tell the story of heritage.
This panel will explore how digital technologies can help document, preserve, reinterpret and transmit tangible and intangible heritage, while creating new experiences for audiences.
Through various projects and perspectives, the Speakers will also reflect on the necessary conditions for technological innovation to serve collective memory, communities and the longevity of our heritage.
Design Thinking in the service of social innovation
With Alexandra Marin — Société des arts technologiques
How can we transform work practices, digital culture and technologies into real levers for social impact?
This co-creation workshop will draw on the design thinking approach of the SAT’s Living Lab to invite participants to question their creative processes, their ways of collaborating and the role of technology in their projects.
Through guided discussion and collective exercises, the workshop will explore an approach to innovation more focused on impact, accessibility and community needs, particularly through open and adaptable solutions such as open-source technologies.
Presented by Culture pour tous
What if cultural data could become a common good serving the sector rather than a resource captured by major platforms?
This masterclass will present Culturepédia, an initiative aimed at structuring, linking and promoting cultural data to improve content discoverability and strengthen the capacity of organizations.
An opportunity to understand how better data control can support the visibility of works, facilitate their circulation in the digital environment and contribute to building a cultural ecosystem that is more autonomous and collaborative.
Quebec digital creation: asserting our uniqueness in a global market
Presented by Xn Québec
Quebec has recognized expertise in digital creation and immersive experiences. In a globalized sector where technologies, distribution platforms and economic models are evolving rapidly, how can we consolidate this advantage and preserve our ability to create according to our own ambitions?
This meeting will highlight companies, studios and projects that contribute to the excellence of Quebec digital creation.
It will explore the necessary conditions to support innovation, foster local intellectual property, develop new markets and strengthen the international reach of the ecosystem.
Explore MTL connect 2026
Culture & Creativity is one of the major themes that will shape MTL connect 2026.
Conferences, panels, masterclasses, workshops and meetings: discover all the sessions that will make up four days of reflection, encounters and exchanges around the major digital issues.