Media Invitation - The Montreal Summit on Innovation

Health and Creative Industries: An Inspiring and Winning Partnership

MONTRÉAL, Nov. 5, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Michel Leblanc, president and CEO of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, is pleased to invite members of the press to the Montreal Summit on Innovation (MSI), an initiative of the Quartier de l'innovation, under the leadership of the ÉTS and McGill University.

The Summit will explore synergies between health care and the creative industries. Local and international speakers will present best practices at the intersection of the creative industries and health.

A Hacking Health Design Challenge will also take place.

At a time when we are facing many health challenges, the result of a growing and aging population and a sustained increase in structural costs for health care, our energy and capacity to innovate must contribute to our well-being as a society. The city's creative industries, which have built an international reputation, are an undeniable asset to help tackle these major challenges.

Date:	Thursday, November 6, 2014
Time:	8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Location:	Palais des congrès de Montréal 1001 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle

For details on the day's program, click here.

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

Please confirm your presence with Michelle LLambias Meunier, Advisor, Media Relations, by phone at 514 871-4000, ext. 4042, or by email at [email protected].