RDV Réseau – November 13, 2025

CRIAQ’s RDV Réseau in Longueuil

On November 13th, CRIAQ and the City of Longueuil invite you to a RDV Réseau on Sustainable Aerospace.

Join us to discuss the challenges related to the sustainability of the aerospace sector and the possibility of developing research and innovation projects that are beneficial for Quebec, Canada, and internationally.

Preliminary Program

9:00 AM: Welcome – Coffee and pastries
9:30 AM: Opening remarks

• City of Longueuil

• Espace Aéro (Pascal Désilets, General Director) and Développement économique de l’agglomération de Longueuil (DEL) (Julie Ethier, Chief Leader)

• CRIAQ (Guillaume Côté, President & CEO)

9:45 AM: Experience sharing within the Longueuil hub

• H55 Canada (Étienne Ferland, General Director)

• Pratt & Whitney Canada (François Belleville, Director, New Technology Development)

• ÉTS (Patrick Germain, Director, Aerospace Engineering / Georges Ghazi, Professor, Systems Engineering and Aerospace Engineering / Flavio Noca, Professor, Aerospace Engineering)

• Centre technologique en aérospatiale (CTA) (Frédéric Parent, General Director)

10:30 AM: Networking break

11:00 AM: CRIAQ updates and special presentations

• CRIAQ news, portfolio, and project calls (Nicolas Dodane, Director of Programs / Etienne Leclerc-Jolette, VP Partnerships & Strategy)
• Presentation of two new CRIAQ members: CertX (Wolfgang Berns, Chief Operating Officer) and Ablatec (Samuel Paradis, President)
• Status update on Strix co-funding (INTAD) (David Nolet, Program Portfolio Manager) and CRIAQ (Arnaud Déau, Senior Project Portfolio Manager)
• Presentation on Sustainable Aerospace: From Waste to Data – Activating the Feedback Loop for a Circular Industry (Samira Keivanpour, Associate Professor, Polytechnique Montréal)

12:00 PM: Networking lunch

1:00 PM: End of the event

Registration information

In an effort to use public funds and contributions from our members and partners responsibly, as well as to limit food waste and reaffirm our commitment to sustainable development, the registration fees for the RDV Réseau are set at 80$ per person. Please note that registration fees will be reimbursed for CRIAQ members upon proof of participation.

For those who wish to support Carbone Boréal, it’s possible to transfer your refund to offset your CO₂ emissions. Please select the corresponding option when registering.

Our aim is to offer you an environment conducive to innovation and collaboration while acting responsibly and sustainably. If you have any questions, we invite you to contact us: evenement@criaq.aero.

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