Our list of honored guests for the Montreal Gala keeps growing!

Join a carefully selected audience and take advantage of a unique opportunity to build meaningful connections in a prestigious and engaging setting, bringing together nearly 100 organizations recognized for their commitment to parity.

As the Gala approaches, we are delighted to unveil new personalities who will be joining us on September 2 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.

• Eugénie Audebert : Director Canada | Air France KLM

• Dominic Bégin : President and Chief Executive Officer | Organon Canada

• Denis Dubois : President and Chief Executive Officer | Desjardins

• Jean-Robert Elie : Senior Managing Director and Head of the Montreal Office | WTW

• Mathilde Grammont : Consul General of France in Montreal

• Michael Keroullé : President and Chief Executive Officer, Americas | Alstom

• Emmanuelle Legault : President and Chief Executive Officer | Palais des congrès de Montréal

• Marjorie Michel : Minister of Health of Canada | Government of Canada

• Marie-Eve Robitaille : Division President, Professional Talent Solutions | Randstad Canada

As a reminder, here are the personalities who had already been announced:

• Kathy Baig : General Director and Chief Executive Officer | École de technologie supérieure

• Caroline Codsi : Founding President | La Gouvernance au Féminin

• Anne-Marie Croteau : Dean of the John Molson School of Business | Concordia University

• Patrick Decostre : President and Chief Executive Officer | Boralex

• Magali Depras : President | French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Canada

• Christa Dickenson : President and Chief Executive Officer | CPAC

• Marie-Claude Dumas : President | WSP Canada and Co-Chair of the 2026 Gala

• Geneviève Fortier : Chief Executive Officer | Promutuel Assurance

• Anouk Gagné : President and Chief Executive Officer | CNESST

• Denis Giangi : President | Rolls-Royce Canada

• Carolena Gordon : Global Senior Partner | Clyde & Co

• Frédéric Guichard : President | Danone Canada and Co-Chair of the 2026 Gala

• Shahir Guindi : Partner, Chair Emeritus | Osler Hoskin & Harcourt and member of the Advisory Committee of La Gouvernance au Féminin

• Anik Lapointe : Senior Vice President, Internal Audit | National Bank and member of the Advisory Committee of La Gouvernance au Féminin

• Monique Leroux : Chair of the Board | Priorat Capital and member of the Advisory Committee of La Gouvernance au Féminin

• Pierre Osterrath : Chief Executive Officer | Société Générale Canada

• Yves Ouellet : President and Chief Executive Officer | Autorité des marchés financiers

• Alain Primeau : President | UAP inc.

• Julie Roy : General Director and Chief Executive Officer | Telefilm Canada

• Denis Thivierge : President and Chief Executive Officer | CIMA+

• Pierre-Jules Tremblay : General Manager | Ubisoft Montreal

• Anik Trudel : Chief Executive Officer | Lavery and member of the Advisory Committee of La Gouvernance au Féminin

Two powerful voices who will help make this evening a memorable moment

We are especially pleased to welcome the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health of Canada, as well as the talent of Cindy Royer, who will be our mistress of ceremonies, to make this evening a powerful celebration of parity and leadership.

Born in Haiti, Marjorie Michel has been the federal Member of Parliament for Papineau since 2025 and Minister of Health of Canada. The first Black woman to be appointed deputy chief of staff to a Canadian prime minister, she has long been committed to better representation of women from diverse backgrounds in decision-making circles.

The presence of the Honourable Marjorie Michel at our Gala is an honour and a powerful symbol of the importance of advancing the representation of women in positions of power and decision-making.

For more than 15 years, Cindy Royer has kept Quebec informed and conducted more than 3,500 live interviews, with the rigour, agility and humanity that have become her signature.
Today, she puts that expertise to work for leaders who want to communicate with greater clarity, authenticity and impact.

Who better to guide an evening devoted to organizations advancing parity?
With her mastery of live broadcasting, her warmth and her remarkable talent for helping others shine, Cindy will give our Gala its full voice and reach.