Lectures

The region: Key to sustainable development?

• Claude Villeneuve, Professor and Director of the Chaire en Éco-conseil, Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Forestry (secondary and tertiary wood processing)

• Trends and business prospects in the North American prefabricated construction sector, by François Robichaud, F. Eng., M.Sc, Researcher, Forintek Canada Corp.
  
  
• Lumber supply in the region, by Alain Chabot, F. Eng., Value-Added Industry Advisor, Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region, Forintek Canada Corp.
  
  
• Innovation from a business model standpoint, by Jean-Marie Chabot, Vice-President, Corporate Development, IPL

Agri-food marketing in small-scale distribution networks

• Moderated by Pierre Sauvé, Professor, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

• André Michaud, Director of Development and Marketing, Corneau Cantin
  
  
• Karène Richer, Coordinator, Centre AgroTIC+
  
  
• Bernard Flebus, President and Production Manager, Les Chocolats Martine
  
  
• Normand Bourgault, Professor specializing in consumer behaviour and its application to regional product marketing,Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

The Kyoto Protocol and its impact on the development of the forestry sector

• Claude Villeneuve, Professor and Director of the Chaire en Éco-conseil, Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Water

• The main global issues, by Sylvie Paquerot, Postdoctoral Researcher, Canada Research Chair on Globalization, Citizenship and Democracy, Université du Québec à Montréal
  
  
• Water resource: Trends and opportunities, by André Délisle, Eng., M.Sc.A., Consultant in scientific and environmental communication, President of Transfert environnement

Reasons for failure in product development

• Mr. Guy Belletête, Executive Director, Institute for Product Development

How major buyers choose their suppliers

• Richard Blanchet, Director – Customer Service and Quality, Sous-traitance industrielle du Québec (STIQ)