Gabriel LOPES

– Founder CEO @Empathy​​ – President @ABEDESIGN​​ – Adj VP of Culture and Technology @CCBC​​ – Professor of Post-graduate Course Studies in Packaging Engineering at Mauá ​​Institute of Technology.​​ – Creator of Be Open Techshop Eco Innovation System.​​​​ Entrepreneur, designer, professor and scientist with a passion for technology.​​ An agent of innovation, a restless mind, in … Continued

Carlo MARTINO

(Born in Bari, Italy 1965) Architect and Designer. Full Professor of Design at Sapienza University of Rome. Main personal topics of research and education: Design, Cultural and Territorial Identity; Design and Multiculturalism; Design and Natural Capital; Language and Morphological Experimentations; transversally applied in the fields of Product Design, Visual and Graphic Design, Exhibit and Spatial … Continued

Laure CAPITANI

Internationalisation has always been the core business of Laure Capitani, who has been working at the governmental organisation AWEX (Wallonia Export & Investment Agency) for 22 years. More specifically, the last 17 years have been dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of fashion and design in French-speaking Belgium. Convinced of the talent of the Belgian … Continued

Léa BOISVERT

Lea Boisvert has obtained a collegial degree in architectural technology, a bachelors in environmental design, as well as a professional master’s degree in architecture. She has above all else acquired invaluable experience in the institutional and medical world – which she obtained simultaneously with her two first diplomas in Montreal. Her experience stretches abroad as … Continued

Patricia WHEELE

Patricia is someone who likes to put things together. She sees elements that might be disconnected to other people. But she recognizes connections. Everywhere. It’s the puzzle that draws her in. And it’s her unmatched ability to see the whole that makes her such a brilliant interior designer. Patricia has been inextricably immersed in the … Continued

Melissa POMERLEAU

A businesswoman since 1996, Mélissa Pomerleau created her own design and architecture firm. The firm specializes in architectural design plans, design and construction management. She is one of the most innovative businesswomen in construction in 2019, according to Architectural Digest, the magazine on the global economy in architecture. A corporate speaker for more than 18 … Continued

Marc LETELLIER

Marc Letellier has over 40 years of professional experience providing design, project and contract management expertise to public and private sector clients. His career experience spans the breadth of design industry including world exhibitions, hospitality and retail, healthcare, surgical facilities, manufacturing, and clean labs. Marc has focused the past 30 years of his career primarily … Continued

Emilia WECKMAN

Emilia Weckman, Aalto University School of Arts Department of Architecture, Lecturer in Landscape Architecture. Emilia Weckman graduated as landscape architect in 2005. She holds a qualification in teaching/ pedagogy. She has practiced as a designer in the profession landscape architecture mostly as an entrepreneur and consultant through her own practice (LOCI Landscape Architects Ltd until … Continued

Jean-François GUIMONT

A University of Montreal architectural graduate, Jean-François Guimont has been working in the field of construction for more than 25 years. Over the course of his career, he has worked for various renowned architectural firms as an architect and project manager. His career path also led him to explore another dimension of the profession, that … Continued

Hugo GALLAND

How can one still sparkle, smile, share, and recreate when one has spent over 30 years in creation? By approaching each project as if it were the first; by accepting no automatism, and by getting involved with people so that they give the best of themselves. This is the path that Hugo Galland continues to … Continued