Minister Champagne to welcome European Commission’s Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager in Montréal

September 24, 2024 – Montréal, Quebec 

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will meet with Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and Commissioner for Competition, in Montréal to discuss matters of mutual interest and address bilateral and global issues.

Minister Champagne and Executive Vice-President Vestager will also participate in the unveiling of the MonarQ quantum computer and in a fireside chat on economic security, artificial intelligence, research and innovation, and competition policy reforms. The fireside chat is part of a luncheon organized by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. A media availability will follow the unveiling.

Unveiling of the MonarQ quantum computer

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Time: 9:15 to 10:15 am (ET).

Location: Montréal, Quebec

Members of the media are asked to contact Valérie Harvey at valerie.harvey@calculquebec.ca to receive event location details and confirm their attendance.

Fireside chat at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations luncheon

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Time: 12:50 pm (ET). The luncheon is from 11:30 am to 1:45 pm (ET). The Minister will be available to speak to media after the luncheon.

Location: Montréal, Quebec

Members of the media are asked to contact Gustavo Serra at gustavo@mercureconseil.ca to receive event location details and confirm their attendance.