The SME-Startup Connection Tour: The Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Stop

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Digital perspectives by CoLab

The 5th stop of the SME-Startup Connection Tour was in Alma on May 27, 2025. It happened during the second edition of the Digital Perspectives event by COLab social innovation and digital culture presents the second edition of its Digital Perspectives event.

Objectives of the event:
  • A clear understanding of the steps to follow to succeed in your digital projects.
  • Practical tools and concrete ideas to move from theory to action.
  • The opportunity to create links with a support ecosystem ready to support you.
  • A renewed vision of digital transformation as a growth driver, adapted to SMEs of all sizes and sectors.

Programming

  • 8:30am - Conference “AI and human capital: training, managing and innovating” by Bruno Guglielminetti
  • 9:45am - Conference “The learning organization in the digital age” by Isabelle Quimper (Businesses and Communities) and Louis Cousin (FORGESCOM)
  • 10:45 a.m. - Digital Squad Conference
  • 1:00 p.m.- Conference “Enter the world of Emerging Technologies and me! ” by Noah Redler
  • 2:15 p.m. - Conference “Succeeding change: Human and organizational strategies for agile transitions” by Stéphanie Guérin-Tremblay (MNP) and panel “Regional partnership for the digital transformation of businesses” with Sarah Thériault (Innovation 02), Aurélie Pinceloup (CoLab) and Carl Tremblay (Economic Development Alma Lac-Saint-Jean) with Sarah Thériault (Innovation 02), Aurélie Pinceloup (CoLab) and Carl Tremblay (Alma Lac-Saint-Jean Economic Development)
  • 3:30 p.m. - “Tech & Innovation” conference by Richard Chénier (Québec Tech)
  • 4@7 presented by Québec Tech (free entry)