Economic mission in innovation at the occasion of the International Cybersecurity Forum in France

In-Sec-M and the Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Quebec, in collaboration with the Québec Government Office in Paris, are organizing an economic mission in the cybersecurity sector, which will visit Paris and Lille from January 31, 2020, on the occasion of the International Cyber Security Forum. The International Cybersecurity Forum (ICF) has established itself as the reference event in Europe for cybersecurity, having attracted nearly 10,000 visitors last year. The FIC is an annual meeting place and exchange for the digital ecosystem around the issues of trust and security, bringing together startups, SMEs and major contractors, the research community, public sector, the military sector as well as investment funds. In the program :

– conferences, round tables, workshops and technological demonstrations;

– a trade show and its B2B matchmaking platform;

– many networking opportunities;

– meetings and group visits.

Goals

Positioning Québec as a partner of excellence for the development of technological solutions and, more broadly, as a business and research partner, this mission aims, among other things, to help innovative companies, research centers and organizations Quebecers working in cybersecurity to:

– Initiate or consolidate technological partnerships with foreign companies in order to fit into the projects of major contractors;

– develop research and innovation collaborations with French, European and international companies and researchers;

– showcase the expertise and state-of-the-art infrastructure of the Quebec ecosystem; • to make reconciliations with foreign players that can accelerate the technological adaptation to European market standards;

– attract investment to vitalize the cybersecurity ecosystem in Quebec;

– perform a technological and competitive watch.

Preliminary program

Sunday, January 26, 2020

Arrived in Paris
Briefing session and information session with the Québec Government Office in Paris (innovation system and funding opportunities, local business practices, etc.)
Start of mission activity (group meal)

Monday, January 27, 2020

Day of meetings and group visits in the cybersecurity sector
Traveling to Lille in the evening

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Participation in the ID Forum, event dedicated to issues of digital identity (round tables, workshops and technological demonstrations) or participation in the Conference on Incident Response and Digital Forensics 2020
Information point with a French expert on cybersecurity
Exhibition of the FIC show
Meetings of groups within the show with major contractors and / or personalized appointments

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Participation in conferences, workshops, technology demonstrations, etc. FIC
Exhibition of the FIC show
Meetings of groups within the show with major contractors and / or personalized appointments
Networking Event Quebec

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Participation in conferences, workshops, technology demonstrations, etc. FIC
Exhibition of the FIC show
Meetings of groups within the show with major contractors and / or personalized appointments
Debriefing session at the end of the mission
Trip to Paris in the evening

Friday, January 31, 2020

End of the mission
Back to Montreal

Registration, Costs and Information

The number of places being limited, they will be allocated according to the order of reception of the requests for registration. Mission cost details remain to be refined and will be provided upon request.

Deadline for registration: December 15, 2019

To register for the mission or for more information, contact:

Nicolas Duguay

Director of Business Development

In-Dry-M

Phone: (514) 914-2785

Email: nicolas.duguay@insecm.ca

Lysanne Picard

International Affairs Advisor

Ministry of Economy and Innovation

Telephone: 514 873-1767, extension 3943

Email: lysanne.picard@economie.gouv.qc.ca

This mission project is subject to change and requires a sufficient number of participants.

Infos (in French): www.economie.gouv.qc.ca/ministere/evenements/evenements/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=24199