Media invitation - The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal presents its Strategic Forum on needs and opportunities relating to the healthcare establishments

MONTREAL, Oct. 25, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Mr. Michel Leblanc, President and CEO of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, is pleased to invite media representatives to the Strategic Forum of the Board of Trade, which will focus on opportunities in the healthcare sector, on Friday, October 26, 2012, at 7 a.m.

In recent years, there has been massive investment in healthcare in our city. In addition to redrawing the face of Montréal, projects ensuing from this investment have created a great many jobs and business opportunities.

This Forum will be the occasion to discover the potential of this dynamic sector and to find out about progress in the major projects and those that will mark the year, but also to explore potential partnerships with healthcare and social services institutions.

GUEST SPEAKERS:

INTRODUCTION

Welcome
Michel Leblanc, President and CEO, Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal

Introduction
Fabrice Brunet, Executive Director, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and President, Conférence des Centres hospitaliers universitaires du Québec

NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES RELATING TO QUEBEC'S HEALTHCARE ESTABLISHMENTS

Moderator
Lise Denis, General Director, Association québécoise d'établissements de santé et de services sociaux (AQESSS)
Normand Rinfret, Director General and CEO, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Gertrude Bourdon, Chief Executive Officer, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ)
Jacques Turgeon, Director of Research, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Montréal (CHUM)
Jean-Claude Tardif, Director, Research Centre, Montreal Heart Institute
Serge Marchand, Scientific Director, Centre de recherche clinique Étienne-Le Bel, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS)
Pierre Chartrand, General Director, Centre of Excellence for Cellular Therapy, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

PRESENTATION ON SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATED BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES

Moderator
Joanne Castonguay, Associate Vice-President, CIRANO
Construction partnerships
Jean-Pierre Normand, Eng., PMP, Associate Vice President, Project Management Department, CIMA+
Consulting partnerphips
Emilio Imbriglio, Partner in charge of the Corporate Finance Consulting Group and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
Biomedical technology partnerships
Heather Chalmers, General Manager, Healthcare Systems, GE Healthcare Canada
IT partnerships
Paul Lepage, Senior Vice President, TELUS Health Solutions

ROUNDTABLE: HOW TO SHOWCASE OUR LOCAL EXPERTISE ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS?

Moderator
Michelle Savoie, Chief Executive Officer, Montréal InVivo
Panelists
Fabrice Brunet, Executive Director, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and President, Conférence des Centres hospitaliers universitaires du Québec
Michael Churchill-Smith, Chair of the Board of Directors and CEO, MMI Montreal Medical International Inc.
Arvind K. Joshi, Director General & CEO, St. Mary's Hospital
Marc Lepage, President and CEO, Génome Québec
Hartley S. Stern, Executive Director, Jewish General Hospital

WRAP-UP

Fabrice Brunet, Executive Director, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center and President, Conférence des Centres hospitaliers universitaires du Québec
Michel Leblanc, President and CEO, Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal

This event will be followed by a networking buffet and a trade show, where exhibitors will have the opportunity to promote their organization and meet potential partners and suppliers.

AIDE-MÉMOIRE

Date:	Friday, October 26, 2012
What:	Strategic Forum - From 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where:	Palais des congrès de Montréal
	1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
Time:	7 a.m. - Registration for media accreditation (Hall - Level 2)
	7 a.m. - Buffet-style breakfast and networking (Room 210BF)
	7:25 a.m. - Beginning of the Forum (Room 210AE)
	12:30 p.m. - Networking buffet and trade show (Room 210BF)

The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal has some 7,000 members. Its primary mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater Montréal and to provide individuals, merchants, and businesses of all sizes with a variety of specialized services to help them achieve their full potential in terms of innovation, productivity and competitiveness. The Board of Trade is Quebec's leading private economic development organization.

SOURCE: BOARD OF TRADE OF METROPOLITAN MONTREAL

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