/R E P E A T -- Media invitation - Alan Shepard, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University, to speak before the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal/

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE 21^ST CENTURY: INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MONTREAL, Nov. 7, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Representatives of the media are invited to attend a business luncheon hosted by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal on Friday, November 8 at noon. Alan Shepard, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University, will speak during the luncheon.

Dr. Shepard will address the university of the 21^st century ‒ a place where creativity, inventiveness and entrepreneurship converge ‒ and discuss how the modern university's teaching and research activities lend vitality to the city's economy.

Date:	Friday, November 8, 2013
Time:	12 to 2 p.m.
Location:	Le Centre Sheraton 1201 René-Lévesque Blvd. W. Montréal

Opportunities for interviews after the luncheon.

About the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal is made up of some 7,000 members. Its mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater Montréal and to provide individuals, merchants, and local 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

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