Program 2026

Energy

Room 401 - MDEIE

Energy Efficiency as a Productivity Driver

Caroline De Vit

Hydro-Québec

Mines and energy

Room 402 - Hydro-Québec

Multilateral Cooperation on Critical Minerals

Isabelle Tremblay-Brosseau

MRNF

Mines

Room 403 - Espace géologue

Geoscience Research Challenge (Master’s and Doctoral Students): Flash Presentations by the Next Generation of Geoscientists

Virginie Daubois

MRNF

Mines

Room 307AB - Institut national des mines

Challenges and Innovation in Surface and Underground Mining

Marcel Laflamme

Norda Stelo

Johanne Voyer

Deloitte

Energy

Room 308AB - Productions Optimales

Developing Co-Constructed Regional Energy Ecosystems: How to Strengthen Local Ownership of Energy Projects

Anouchka Plas

Escouade Énergie

Mines

Room 309B - ACE Services mécaniques

Mine reclamation of older sites: Today’s Requirements

Katherine Donnelly-Laliberté

MRNF

Carol-Anne Ruel

MRNF

Mines

Room 309A - COREM

From Data to Discovery: Applying Artificial Intelligence to Mineral Resources

Shiva Tirdad

Geological Survey of Canada

Mines and energy

Room 402 - Hydro-Québec

Québec-South Korea: Strengthening Critical Mineral Supply Chains

Simon Fraser

MRNF

Energy

Room 401 - MDEIE

Industrial Energy Efficiency: From Strategy to Action

Philippe Dunsky

Dunsky Energy + Climate

Geneviève Gauthier

Econoler

Mines

Room 309A - COREM

Mining Regulations

Renée Garon

MRNF

Mines

Room 403 - Espace géologue

CSM in the Grenville Geological Province

Francis Talla Takam

MRNF

Mhamed El Bourki

MRNF

Energy

Room 308AB - Productions Optimales

Renewable Energy and Public Engagement: A Strategy for Success

Myriam Trudel

Fédération québécoise des municipalités

Mines

Room 309B - ACE Services mécaniques

Asbestos Mine Tailings and Former Sites: Perspectives

Louis Laferrière

Observatoire national de l'amiante

Jean-François Grenier

MRNF

Mines

Room 307AB - Institut national des mines

Reinventing the Mineral Value Chain: The Science of Responsible Mining

Jocelyn Bouchard

Centre de recherche E4m

Marc Constantin

Université Laval

Social acceptability

Scène active

Mining Workforce 2036: Are We Ready for the Next Decade?

Jade Stefanini

Association minière du Québec

Social acceptability

Scène active

Eeyou Istchee Baie-James – Preparing for the Next Wave of Mining and Energy Investment

Martin Loiselle

Société du Plan Nord

Indigenous Space

Room 402 - Hydro-Québec

Partnership, Governance, and Prosperity: What Role for First Nations in Today and Tomorrow’s Development?

Sylvester Trapper

Conseil de la Première Nation Abitibiwinni

Mines and energy

Room 401 - MDEIE

Nuclear Energy: Key Players and Prospects for Québec

Jean-Félix Houle

MEIE

Raphaël Grenier

MEIE

Mines

Room 309B - ACE Services mécaniques

R&D in Mining Environment and Mine Reclamation: Sustainable Results

Sandra Trépanier

MRNF

Gaétan Veillette

MRNF

Mines

Room 309A - COREM

Critical Minerals: Do We Need to Rethink Investment and Development Models?

Caroline Olsen

SGS Canada

Mines

Room 403 - Espace géologue

Archean LCT pegmatites from Quebec

Hubert Mvondo

MRNF

Jérôme Lavoie

MRNF

Energy

Room 308AB - Productions Optimales

Strategic GRS Integration into Energy Mix

Caroline Piché

MDEIE

Mines

Room 307AB - Institut national des mines

ESG in Action: Cross Sector Perspectives in Mining

Stephanie Tremblay

Association minière du Québec

Mines

Room 402 - Hydro-Québec

CSM Network: Research, Energy Production, and Defence

Michel Ratté

RRSMCS

Jean-Nicolas Beaudry

RRSMCS

Mines

Room 309B - ACE Services mécaniques

The Resilient Mine of Tomorrow: From Design to Closure

Annie Larrivée

MRNF

Élodie Lieber

MRNF

Mines

Room 307AB - Institut national des mines

Autonomous Mining: The Quest Continues

Alain Beauséjour

Groupe MISA

Social acceptability

Room 309A - COREM

Initiatives for Fostering Economic Benefits in Host Communities

Martin Gagnon

Société du Plan Nord

Energy

Room 308AB - Productions Optimales

Recycling Wind Turbine Blades to Build the Circular Economy

Anne-Julie Parent

MEIE

Chantal Gendron

MEIE

Mines

Room 403 - Espace géologue

Eeyou Istchee Baie-James: A look back, a step forward

William Chartier-Montreuil

MRNF

Myriam Côté-Roberge

MRNF

Energy

Room 401 - MDEIE

Contributions and Perspectives from the Energy Efficiency Industry

François Dussault

CQ3E

Mines

Scène active

Launch of the lexicon Les 101 mots des minéraux critiques et stratégiques

Marie-Eve Lacombe

UQAT

Mines

Scène active

Podium Mines: when suppliers and mining companies bet on continuous improvement

Carmine Zanni

STIQ

Mines

Room 309A - COREM

Mining 5.0: How People and Data Can Transform the Industry

Nataly Cahuaza

Cimsoft

Energy

Room 401 - MDEIE

Geologic Hydrogen: The Next Big Thing in Energy?

Sylvain Vachon

MEIE

Mines

Room 307AB - Institut national des mines

Old Paradigms, Fresh Ideas: Innovative Perspectives on Gold Research and Exploration in Québec

Silvain Rafini

CONSOREM

Energy

Room 308AB - Productions Optimales

Forest Bioenergy: How Quebec's Forests Can Support Economic Development and the Energy Transition

Nicolas Laflamme

MEIE

Mines

Room 402 - Hydro-Québec

Collaborative Innovation and Circularity in Critical Minerals: Accelerating Sustainable Value Chain Transformation

Caroline Olsen

SGS Canada

Aba Marie Otron

CTTÉI

Mines

Room 403 - Espace géologue

Critical and Strategic Mineral Potential of Quebec’s Subsurface

Mélanie Beaudette

MRNF

Anne-Aurélie Sappin

Geological Survey of Canada

Mines

Room 309B - ACE Services mécaniques

Computer Assisted Petrography and Core Logging

Paul Bédard

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Arnaud L. Back

INRS