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
or
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