Summer School on MANAGEMENT OF CREATIVITY in an Innovation Society

My name is Maria Boto Ordóñez and I am graduated in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Valladolid and also in Food Science and Technology from the University of León. After University I did a Master in Development and Innovation of Food Products at University of Barcelona, where I am actually doing my [...]

Lise Boily is a full professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa. She holds graduate degrees in Cultural Anthropology from Laval University and Brown University (USA). Her work focuses on the codification of cultural knowledge in relation with the new “genre” emerging in cultural productions. She studies the distribution of knowledge [...]

Born in Liège (Belgium), I lived in other countries like Guadeloupe, France and Spain during my childhood and adolescence. I came back to Belgium for my university studies and I am currently studying a Master degree in HEC-Management School of Liege University. I am also president of “Entrep’Runners” the entrepreneur’s students association of the University [...]

Annie Branchaud has close to 15 years of experience in the communications industry. After founding Orbite, one of the first Web marketing firms in Quebec, she joined the ranks of Egzakt in 2002, where she held various positions including Web project manager and advertising account executive. Today, Annie is part of the “tri-river” agency’s support [...]

Charles-André is an innovation advisor at National Bank Financial Group. While co-leading the newly launched community of practice on creativity at the National Bank and acting as a facilitator for creativity activities, he is involved in external partnerships such as the Innovation Performance Network, MosaiC and Innovation Watch. Aside from these functions, Charles-André is part [...]

Marc-André studied at Jean-de-Brébeuf and Trinity College School (Port Hope, Ontario) during high school and Cegep. Afterwards, he completed his undergraduate degree in economics at Queen’s University in Kingston. Now at 24 years of age, he is completing his M.Sc. in International Business at HEC Montreal. Outside the class room, he is extremely active with [...]

From an early age, I knew that innovation and creativity would be critical elements of my identity. As a young girl, I fell in love with the wonderful world of Disney. The characters tickled my imagination and unleashed my creativity. This passion pushed me towards drawing and drama classes to explore my artistic side. Developing [...]

Patrick Cohendet is Professor of Economics at the University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg. He is presently visiting professor at HEC Montréal business school in Canada. His research interests include Economics of Innovation, Technology Management, Economics of knowledge and creativity, Knowledge Management. He is the author or co-author of over 50 articles in refereed journals 15 [...]

After more than 20 years as a manager for multinational companies, Gilles Crevier has created a consulting firm specializing in conflict management. His speeches and coaching strategies are very popular with employees and managers, and have served him well as a lecturer at Laval University.

Nathalie Crutzen has a Doctorate in Economics and Management from HEC School of Management, University of Liege (Belgium). Her current research interests focus on entrepreneurship, innovation, strategy and performance management, and corporate and social responsibility.