Les évènements eCOM and Retail Council of Canada taking a leadership role in bringing the digital economy to life with the unveiling of a powerful line-up at eCOM MTL (Montréal)

MONTRÉAL, Sept. 5, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Les évènements eCOM and the Québec Division of Retail Council of Canada (Conseil Canadien du commerce de détail) are proud to unveil the final program for eCOM MTL 2017 taking place on September 13 and 14 at Centre Mont-Royal in downtown Montréal.

As corporations are transforming their businesses to embrace the digital economy, it's imperative to bring together leaders that can inspire, teach and share their experiences and the line-up of speakers at eCOM MTL 2017 delivers that and much more.  Business luminaries such as Alexandre Gagnon, Vice-President of AMAZON Canada & Mexico, Marc Brincat of THE ECONOMIST (U.K.), Manon Brouillette, President of VIDEOTRON, Jean Bédard, President of LA CAGE, Lionel Pimpin, Senior Vice-President Digital at BANQUE NATIONALE DU CANADA, and Nicolas Duvernois, President of PUR VODKA will be on stage to help businesses embrace and leverage the digital economy.

In addition, GOOGLE, MOMENT FACTORY and IBM WATSON will debate the future of artificial intelligence and YOUTUBE will showcase the pivotal role content plays in our connected world. 

The list of presenters is outstanding and these and many more:

• Kyle Kemper, BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
• Riad Hijal, SAP HYBRIS
• Bruno Leclaire, TRANSAT
• Luc Parenteau, SOPREMA
• Nathalie Dzepina, KEURIG
• Michael Albo, DATA SCIENCE INSTITUT
• Saad Chafki, LA COOP FÉDÉRÉE
• Simon Olivier, AGROPUR
• Louis Morissette, GROUPE KO
• Cassie L. Rhéaume, LADIES LEARNING CODE
• Janell Shiplet, ARITZIA
• Marie-Claude Elie, GOOGLE CANADA
• Elizabeth Stefanka, STEFENKA
• Josée Girard, RIO TINTO
• Simon De Baene, GSOFT
• Sébastien Morin, MIREGO
• Peggy Boustany, SHOPIFY

A digital event with rich content is what Stéphane Ricoul, President and founder of eCOM, believes is instrumental in helping businesses grow and prosper in a connected society.

"The importance of delivering a content-rich program that allows businesses from different economic sectors to take full advantage of the digital economy, to understand its impact on our growth and financial wellbeing is not an option but a duty for us as we launch the 7^th edition of eCOM MTL.  A program of this magnitude allows us to cement our position as a leader in digital knowledge sharing", noted Mr. Ricoul.

For Retail Council of Canada, the partnership with Les évènements eCOM was a important step towards providing relevant and cutting edge learning.     

"This amazing conference allows our retailers to dive deep into the industry's digital transformation, discussing real challenges and opportunities facing retail and other sectors thus providing participants with the tools required to ensure their continued growth and ongoing success", added Ms. Brisebois.

About

Les évènements eCOM, building on its success

Founded in 2010 by Stéphane Ricoul and Martin Gagné, Les évènements eCOM brings together all business sectors linked to the digital economy.  Its mission is to help businesses remain successful, increase their competencies and provide an environment where they can excel within the digital economy.  Since our inception of its first event in 2010, growth has been the mainstay of Les évènements eCOM.  Over the last 7 years, we have created eCOM MTL (Montréal), eCOM SBK (Sherbrooke), eCOM RIM (Rimouski), eCOM TRV (Trois-Rivières) and the OFF eCOM bringing together more than 900 businesses from different sectors (transportation, distribution, food, etc.), more than 4,000 participants, hundreds of events and networking opportunities for more than 500 partners and exhibitors. 

Retail Council of Canada

Retail Council of Canada (RCC) has been the Voice of Retail in Canada since 1963.
RCC is a not-for-profit, industry-funded association representing more than 45,000 store fronts of all retail formats across Canada, including department, specialty, discount, and independent stores, and online merchants. RCC members account for over 70% of all retail sales in Canada (excluding gas and automobiles). The retail sector is the largest private-sector employer in Canada with more than 2 million Canadians working in the industry. 

SOURCE Retail Council of Canada

Marco Parent, Public relations consultant, TACT intelligence-conseil, Tel. : [phone], [email protected]; Stéphanie Aubin, Director, Public and Government Relations, Retail Council of Canada, Tel. : [phone] ext. 332

Related Links

https://www.retailcouncil.org/