TEDxSherbrooke Street West

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• Damien Siles

  Président-directeur général du Conseil québécois du commerce de détail

  Damien Silès Président-directeur général du Conseil québécois du commerce de détail depuis le 9 janvier 2023 Doté d’une solide formation en commerce international, Damien Silès occupait depuis 2014 le poste de directeur général du Quartier de l’innovation de Montréal. Il a auparavant été, pendant six ans, directeur général de la Société de développement social de Ville-Marie, premier courtier social en Amérique du Nord, qu’il a fondée en 2008. L’action qu’il a menée à la barre de cet organisme a été saluée par les médias et lui a valu d’être nommé à deux reprises Personnalité de la semaine La Presse-Radio-Canada (février 2011 et juin 2013). De 2002 à 2008, il a également été directeur du membership et des ventes à la Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain, poste qui lui a permis de tisser de solides relations avec le milieu des affaires québécois.

• Esti d'Franglais

  Podcasters

  Incoming

• Ian Selvarajah

  Entrepreneur

  Incoming

• Jennifer Watters

  AI Entrepreneur

  Jennifer Watters has cried at more movies than she'll admit, and she's done apologizing for it. She's built a career on a single idea: feeling deeply isn't a liability, it's the advantage a machine will never have. A literature + communications major who landed in big tech, Jen spent nearly a decade at Autodesk leading audience strategy for the artists behind the world's games and visual stories. Now, through JenAI, she helps brands use AI responsibly while showing up unapologetically human. AI can predict patterns, but only we can make meaning.

• Keroles Riad

  CEO at O Nanotech & enuf

  Dr. Keroles B. Riad is a Valedictorian and former Public Scholar at Concordia University where he received a Ph.D. degree from the individualized program developing new materials for 3D printing His research focuses on nanoparticle synthesis and catalytic applications. He is now working to explore the ability to make graphene via the industrially established flame spray pyrolysis nanoparticle synthesis technology. He recently created "O Nanotech Solutions inc.", a startup aiming to commercialize flame-made metal oxide quantum dots reducing their cost by an order of magnitude. His second company enuf is a spin-off B-corp of the “Waste Not, Want Not” student initiative he started at Concordia University in 2016, for which he received the Quebec Lieutenant-Governor Youth Medal.

• Marie Saintonge

  Marie Saintonge is a Canadian-Brazilian flutist, composer, producer and educator dedicated to creating bridges between cultures through music. Drawing from her life and artistic practice between Québec and Brazil, she brings together Brazilian traditions, jazz, improvisation and global influences to create spaces for connection, dialogue and discovery. Her mission is to use music as a universal language—bringing people together, celebrating cultural diversity and inspiring curiosity through spontaneous and meaningful musical encounters.

• Mawuli Campbell

  Creative Marketing Strategist

  Incoming

• Sarah DeGrâce

  Entrepreneure

  Sarah (elle/she) est une artiste engagée, créapreneuse et activiste en santé mentale basée à Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). Autiste avec TDAH, elle combine storytelling et entrepreneuriat d'impact pour accompagner les gens et amplifier les histoires qui sont trop souvent dans l'ombre.

• Sebastián Novoa

  I’m Sebastián, a Peruvian musician who recently moved to Montréal. I’ve been playing music for over 15 years, spending most of my time somewhere between guitars, stages, studios, and rehearsal rooms—playing, writing, producing, and teaching. I’ve toured with my bands around Peru, the US, and Colombia, and now I’m starting a new chapter in Canada. Montréal means new musicians, new projects, a new language, and plenty of things to discover (and probably a few things to get lost in along the way). While I’m getting to know the city, I’m still doing what I love: making music, teaching, working with audio, meeting creative people, and finding new excuses to play.