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Discovery District in Toronto and Centech, a ecosystem and to network. Now it’s up to us…”
Exchange programs in business incubator which houses the Deeptech
sight and Medtech companies, based in a former

The MEB mission in Canada has planetarium in Montreal. Another important
been particularly valuable for the target for start-ups is Rimouski. “We are
International University of Monaco. Silicon Valley in blue economy. The Novarium
Nadine Vallejos, IUM’s International innovation campus is the only dedicated
Relations Coordinator, has forged ties accelerator in the sector,” says Martin Beaulieu,
with a dozen universities and business Executive Director of SOPER (Société de
schools located in Montreal, Ottawa, promotion économique de Rimouski).
Toronto and Waterloo with a view
to establishing bilateral exchange Monegasque Start-ups
partnerships for students and they “We have a lot to learn from these North
are now spoiled for choice. “Several American cities that place innovation and
of them will soon come to visit the technology at the heart of the economy. In
Monaco campus. We have also made
contact with the Institut de tourisme Monaco, we have hi-tech start-ups incubated
et d’Hôtellerie du Québec(the Quebec at MonacoTech. We took some of them
Institute of Hotels and Tourism), thanks with us on this mission and we hope to
to Ambassador Maguy Maccario-Doyle, take even more on future trips, or to trade
her adviser Jean-Philippe Bertani, fairs such as CES in Las Vegas, as well as
and Honorary Consul General in Collision and Elevate in Toronto” points out
Montreal, Diane Vachon. The ITHQ MEB’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Justin
is also interested in working with the Highman. KeeSystem is among the start-
technical and hotel school of Monaco ups incubated at MonacoTech. Created in Protégez
and the Princesse Grace Hospital. 2019, this company specializing in financial
technologies (WealthTech) has spread its votre entreprise
wings and is now based in Monaco, Switzerland
the Principality. and Luxembourg. It is targeting the Canadian Monaco and Canada,
Philip Culazzo, Founder of the Distillery of market. “With this mission, my objective was “a love story” et vos données client
Monaco, met several different business players to meet potential partners, discover prospects, Monaco will be in the spotlight at the
which enabled him to import and distribute his create links with professional associations and Montreal Cinémania Francophone Film
products in Canada. The perplexing element is check compliance rules with regulators”, says Festival from 2 – 13 November. Yann-
that each province has its own monopoly... The company Founder Pierre-Alexandre Rousselot, Antony Noghès’ documentary, «Albert I,
first and only distillery in the Principality has who believes he has ticked all the boxes. Hilde A fight for peace», will be screened
already entered the French, British, German, Haneuse-Heye’s ambition is the same. The there in the official competition.
Swiss, Singaporean and Japanese markets, President of Blue Wave Software (computer The Principality of Monaco and CYBER SECURE
“by working with the best establishments software publisher) met with a Canadian Canada have officially maintained
such as the Ducasse restaurant in Kyoto.” In company in Montreal wishing to enter the diplomatic relations since 2008. Une réponse adaptée
Montreal, it targets high-end clientele in luxury European market through her Monegasque “These relations are excellent, based pour la maîtrise des risques Cyber
hotels such as the Ritz Carlton, owned by the company. It also makes it possible to export on bonds of friendship and trust as
brothers of Anthony Stent Torriani (Monaco its products developed for Nice airport into well as on the common values of
Asset Management) or the trendy Bar George, Canadian infrastructures. “My contact promoted freedom, democracy, solidarity and - SGI - Crédit photo : Shutterstock
a chic institution with Victorian luxury. Its our software at the Quebec airport network tolerance. Environmental issues, the
orange liqueur competes with Grand Marnier symposium, which was right at the same time of oceans, the Arctic, as well as sport
and Cointreau and could tempt their biggest our mission!” rejoiced the company President. and the Olympic movement, which are
consumers. And Philippe Culazzo envisages his The youngest of the team, Tarek Barbouche, some of HSH Prince Albert II’s fields
of interest, bring the two countries
emblematic carob liqueur becoming popular was playing on familiar ground. The Tunisian- closer,” said Ambassador Maguy
in Canada’s ‘land of the caribou’. Canadian Co-founder of Thoody Consulting lived Maccario Doyle. But according to Réf. 967712 05 2018 -
in Montreal for part of his childhood. At less than Diane Vachon, Honorary Consul General
Focus on innovation 30 years old, he returned there on a mission of Monaco in Montreal, “the love story
Montreal and Toronto rank among the top cities to gauge whether his Monegasque company, between Monaco and Canada began
in the world in terms of online creativity (Google, which develops software solutions and DATA in 1898 when Albert I visited. For us
Microsoft and Méta, have made Montreal their mobile applications for clients including the Canadians, brought up in the spirit of Agence C. SASSI
centre for R&D and artificial intelligence). No Monaco government, can conquer this other the Commonwealth, Monaco is our
wonder then that the Monegasque delegation red and white market. “This trip enabled me to French-speaking monarchy…” 7 rue Suffren Reymond | 98001 MONACO CEDEX | (+377) 93 30 45 88
visited three innovation hubs, including MaRS understand the keys to the complex Canadian
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