Program 2025

Mines

Room 403 – Espace géoscientifique

Geological Heritage of the Quaternary: Sedimentary Archives and Applications

Hugo Dubé-Loubert

MRNF

Alex Proulx

MRNF

Mines

Room 301AB – INMQ

Creating a Value Chain for CSMs: Valorization of Secondary Minerals and By-Products

Valérye Desbiens

MRNF

Caroline Olsen

SGS Canada

Mines

Room 303AB – Corem

Building the Next Generation of Miners Together: Rethinking Training, Attraction, and Regional Roots

Véronique Morency

MRNF

Karine Lacroix

INMQ

Mines

Room 304AB – SOQUEM

Discover How the Vortex Journey, a Program Led by the MISA Group, Drives Technological Innovation in Québec’s Mining Industry

Alain Beauséjour

Groupe MISA

Mines and energy

Room 402 – Hydro-Québec

A Governmental Québec-United Kingdom Collaboration

Isabelle Tremblay-Brosseau

MRNF

Jocelyn Douhéret

MRNF

Energy

Room 401 – MEIE

Deploying the Renewable Natural Gas Sector in Quebec: Toward a Local, Sustainable and Strategic Energy Future

Caroline Piché

MEIE

Energy

Room 302AB – Productions Optimales

AI and Energy Management

Mathieu Trudelle

MEIE

Mines

Room 303AB – Corem

Decarbonation in the Extraction and Beneficiation of Ore

Claude Gagnon

Corem

Mines and energy

Room 402 – Hydro-Québec

Québec and the United Kingdom: A Discussion on the Economic Opportunities

Isabelle Tremblay-Brosseau

MRNF

Mines

Room 301AB – INMQ

Research and Innovation Projects in the Mining Sector and the Research Chair on the Valorization of Asbestos Residues

Annie Larrivée

MRNF

Patricia Nya

MRNF

Mines

Room 304AB – SOQUEM

Mining Sites Reclamation: Case Studies and Environmental Challenges

Sophie Turcotte

Carol-Anne Ruel

MRNF

Energy

Room 401 – MEIE

Developing Regional Energy Ecosystems (REEs) by Capitalizing on the Implementation of Thermal Networks

Nicolas Laflamme

MEIE

Mines

Room 403 – Espace géoscientifique

Eeyou Istchee James Bay: Deciphering its Secrets

William Chartier-Montreuil

MRNF

Myriam Côté-Roberge

MRNF

Energy

Room 302AB – Productions Optimales

Anticipating/Planning the Energy Mix for 2050

Benoit Marcoux

Independent

Indigenous Space

Room 402 – Hydro-Québec

Indigenous Peoples: Exploring Opportunities in the Mining Industry

Armand MacKenzie

First Phosphate

Mines

Room 301AB – INMQ

Challenges and Innovations in Open-Pit and Underground Mining Operations

Marcel Laflamme

Norda Stelo

Johanne Voyer

Deloitte Canada

Energy

Room 401 – MEIE

The Role of Photovoltaic Energy in Quebec’s Energy Mix

Éric Léger

MEIE

Social acceptability

Room 303AB – Corem

Building Social License: Key Levers to Activate Early On

Marie-Hélène Léger

MRNF

Patricia Nya

MRNF

Mines

Room 304AB – SOQUEM

Geoscience Research Challenge — Flash Presentations by Master’s and Doctoral Students

Virginie Daubois

MRNF

Mines and energy

Room 302AB – Productions Optimales

International Best Practices Related to the Circularity of the Mining Sector and Critical and Strategic Minerals

Pierre-Luc Gravel

MELCCFP

Mines

Room 403 – Espace géoscientifique

Gold and Copper in the Superior Province: Current Situation, Future and Prospects

Jérôme Lavoie

MRNF

Jean-Luc Pilote

CGC-Québec

Mines

Room 306AB

Éléments08: Science, Strategy, and Partnerships in Support of CSMs

Idrissa Karaboily

CTRI

Mines

Stage Hydro-Québec

Strategic Planning to Benefit From Business Opportunities in the North

Guy de Grandpre

Cyclone Metals

Martin Loiselle Loiselle

Société du Plan Nord

Paul Lavoie

Développement économique Sept-Îles

Gabriel Striganuk

Société ferroviaire et portuaire de Pointe-Noire

Mines

Stage Hydro-Québec

Strategic infrastructures in northern territories: conditions for success and financing for the mining sector

Myriam Blais

Société du Plan Nord

Mines

Room 301AB – INMQ

Copper in Quebec: Perspectives and Exploration Projects

Gabriel Lauzon

SOQUEM

Patrice Roy

MRNF

Mines

Room 304AB – SOQUEM

Sustainable Mining: Reducing Impact, Strengthening Commitment

Stéphanie Tremblay

AMQ

Mines

Room 402 – Hydro-Québec

CSM Research Results + Global CSM Issues

Michel Ratté

CRITM

Social acceptability

Room 303AB – Corem

Mine Reclamation: A Strategic Issue for Social Acceptability, Financial Investors, and Insurance Companies

Isabelle Lévesque

MRNF

Gaétan Veillette

MRNF

Energy

Room 401 – MEIE

Decarbonize!

Andrée-Anne De Gagné

GAAMA

Energy

Room 302AB – Productions Optimales

Geological Reservoirs for an Efficient Energy Transition

Mehdi Amine Guemache

MEIE

Mines

Room 403 – Espace géoscientifique

Geochronology: An Essential Pillar of the Geosciences — tribute to Jean David

Adina Bogatu

MRNF

Mines

Room 402 – Hydro-Québec

Key Research Findings in Mining and Environment by the RIME UQAT-Polytechnique

Bruno Bussière

IRME

Social acceptability

Salle 302AB – Productions Optimales

Energy Transition and Social Acceptability: From Research to Practice

Véronique Yelle

Transfert Environnement et Société

Mines and energy

Salle 401 – MEIE

Industrial and Mining Decarbonization

Philippe Thellen

MEIE

Sandra Côté

MRNF

Mines

Salle 303AB – Corem

Magmatism and Tectonics: Intersecting Perspectives on Archaean Metallogeny

Silvain Rafini

CONSOREM-UQAC

Morgane Gigoux

CONSOREM-UQAC

Mines

Salle 301AB – INMQ

SIGÉOM: 30 Years of Innovation — From Data Integration to Machine Learning

Mona Baker

MRNF

Erwan Gloaguen

INRS-ETE

Mines

Room 403 – Espace géoscientifique

Geological Discoveries in the Grenville Province: Mapping, Research and Exploration Advances

Hélène Legros

MRNF

Mines

Salle 304AB – SOQUEM

Results of the MRNF-FRQ Research Program on Sustainable Development in the Mining Sector

Louis Bienvenu

MRNF

Margaux Gourdal

FRQ