Olivier has a degree in urban planning. He has been working in public participation, communications, public relations, and press relations in Montreal since 2007. He has been an employee, advisor or volunteer for more than 50 public, private and associative organizations in the Greater Montreal area, working on files related to municipal affairs, the environment, economic and commercial development, as well as tourism and cultural development. As a press attaché regularly sought out by organizations involved in cultural initiatives, he volunteers for the MAC Spring Committee for the Fondation du Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.

Jeanne is an arts consultant with more than 28 years’ experience in the sector across Canada and abroad.  She is a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL), holds an MBA in Management Consulting, and owns and operates LeSage Arts Management in Toronto with a focus on strategic human resources, organizational development, facilitation and strategy.  Jeanne is the author of “Reporting and Investigation Mechanisms for Workplace Harassment in the Arts” for the Cultural Human Resources Council – which includes key recommendations for the sector.

Columnist, strategist and speaker specialized in digital communications and social media, Nellie Brière develops strategies and offers training on these topics (INIS). Particularly experienced in the fields of culture, youth, citizen mobilization and information media, she supports organizations and projects that want to expand their reach and achieve their goals through digital and social networks. She has worked for ARTV, Radio-Canada, several unions. Self-employed since 2015, she has been working with several major national and international organizations. As an expert, she often makes interventions in the media and has participated in several productions on the subject.

A graduate of the Ontario College of Art & Design University, Ebony L. Haynes is a New York-based Canadian author, curator and gallerist. Haynes worked as director of the Martos Gallery in Manhattan where her curatorial efforts combined historical investigations with contemporary art practice. Guest professor and critic at the Yale School of Art, Haynes launched the Black Art Sessionsthis summer, offering free classes to black students interested in learning more about the art market.

Camille Larivée is a street artist, independent curator, writer, and cultural worker based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyaang (Montréal, QC). They holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art History and a certificate in Feminist Studies from the University of Quebec in Montreal. Camille was the first Wikipedian-in-residency at Artexte Centre and is part of the advisory committee for the Reading Together: Reliability and Multilingual Global Communities organized by Art+Feminism.

Benjamin J. Allard is an artist, radio producer, and educator based in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). From 2018 to 2020, he hosted radio atelier, the cultural workers’ radio show at CIBL. His texts were published by Inter magazine, The New Gallery, and QOQQOON. He completed a BA in Communication Studies (Concordia) and an MFA in Visual Arts (UBC).

Myriam Achard has nearly 25 years of experience in the field of culture and communications. She worked at Spectra where she was in charge of press relations for major Montreal events including the Jazz Festival, the Francofolies and Montréal en lumière. She also worked at the Berlin Festival and the Cannes Festival. As head of new media partnerships and public relations at Phi, she has worked alongside Phoebe Greenberg in the development and promotion of the Canadian and international avant-garde art scene for the past 14 years.

Samuel Arsenault-Brassard is an artist who specializes in the conception of art and spaces in virtual and augmented reality, as well as virtual sculpture and speculative architecture. Recognized for his expertise in VR art, Samuel Arsenault-Brassard has conceptualized the architecture of the “Museum of Other Realities” and curated VR/AR art shows (ELLEPHANT gallery, 2019-2020 and Art Mûr, 2021).

Nicolas S. Roy is the President and Executive Creative Director at Dpt. He has been producing and creating experiential projects for emerging platforms for over the last 15 years. Through a multidisciplinary practice that combines creation and technology, he has designed experiences for institutions such as the National Film Board of Canada, Google, Cirque du Soleil, Ubisoft, France Télévisions, Samsung and ARTE.

Éric Trépanier is Director of Business Intelligence at Synapse C, whose mission is to promote and share expertise in data development in arts and culture in Quebec and Canada. Éric has a solid knowledge of consumer behaviors. He has carried out numerous mandates involving market studies, customer profiles, competitive intelligence and data enhancement, enabling organizations from various sectors to better define their positioning and strategy with respect to data.

Benjamin J. Allard is an artist, radio producer, and educator based in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). From 2018 to 2020, he hosted radio atelier, the cultural workers’ radio show at CIBL. His texts were published by Inter magazine, The New Gallery, and QOQQOON. He completed a BA in Communication Studies (Concordia) and an MFA in Visual Arts (UBC).

Martin Blais is a communications professional. His studies in journalism led him to work in the newsroom of the daily newspaper Le Devoir for several years, then in the areas of board game publishing and human resources. He joined Galerie Simon Blais, where his responsibilities include communications, in 2020.

Gareth Brown-Jowett is the Co-owner and Co-director of Patel Brown Gallery, Toronto with over 15 years’ experience managing contemporary art spaces and curating exhibitions.  Gareth Co-founded the /edition Art Book Fair that runs in partnership with Art Toronto, Canada’s largest International Art Fair.  In addition to this, he currently and has previously served on numerous committees and boards throughout the city including The Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto, The Power Plant, The Canadian Art Foundation, SNAP!, CANFAR, the Royal Ontario Museum, and C Magazine.

Erika Del Vecchio is the project manager, sales consultant and registrar at Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain. After working for four years at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montreal, she now sits on the Printemps du MAC as auction curator. She completed a bachelor’s degree in Art History (Concordia University), a minor in Literature (UQAM) and a DEC in Commerce.

Emily Robertson completed a double major in Art History and Studio Arts and earned her Master’s degree in Art History from Concordia University. After spending seven years as an Art Consultant and co-founding an urban art gallery in 2013, Emily returned to her love for contemporary art and opened Galerie Robertson Arès in July 2019 with François Arès. Having worked with major collectors and collections throughout Canada and the United States, Emily is actively involved in the Montreal art scene with extensive experience participating in international art fairs.

A librarian specializing in databases and holding an MBA, Josée Plamondon is a digital information consultant. She supports initiatives such as the production of structured data for websites and data sharing for market intelligence. She also conducts training courses to popularize metadata production and search engine functionality.