• Foster collaborations between accelerators, incubators and other ecosystem actors by ensuring more efficient sharing of resources, knowledge and good practices developed in the network
• Grow the number and quality of entrepreneurial projects supported, raise the level of service offered and increase the  value created by the network
• Consolidate the network’s representation and advocate the role and impact of business acceleration and incubation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Management Team

Louis-Félix Binette Executive Director

Anick Patenaude Chief operating officer

Akina Matsuo Lead — systemic data and impact

Claude Arsenault Lead — acceleration projects

Catherine Cosgrove Lead — development and partnerships

Joyce McLean Lead — networks and community

Chloé Planès Lead — talents and communications

Alexandra Ferland Analyst — project optimization

Hazar Baran Technician accountant

Philippe Paquin-Hirtle Project manager — operational efficiency

Emy Bourdeau Project Manager - Events and Social Media

Fanny Vadnais Project Manager - Acceleration Roadmap

Juliane Choquette Lelarge Content creator

Mitacs internship

Abdelkader Chetoui – Supervised project in quantitative analysis

Supervised by Mario Samano, HEC Montréal

Rosanna Schropp – A typology of startup support programs across the province of Quebec

Supervised by Kerstin Kuyken, ESG UQAM

Gabriel Leclerc – The appeal of industrial and territorial clusters for startups + An exploration of environmental and social impact of startups

Supervised by Pr Jacques Baronet and Valérie Grandbois D.B.A, Université de Sherbrooke

Board of Directors

Sébastien Tanguay – Capitale-Nationale

Managing Director, LE CAMP

Chloé Legris – Vice-President

Executive Director, Espace-inc

David Santelli – Secretary-Treasurer

President, Rhizome Stratégies

Paule De Blois – Capitale-Nationale

President—executive director, Sovar

Sylvain Carle

Partner, Real Ventures

Alain-Olivier Desbois

Senior Manager, SVX Investissement d'impact

Noor El Bawab

Director of Programs, Zú

Robert Dutton

Adjunct Professor, HEC Montréal

Marie-Pier St-Hilaire – Capitale-Nationale

President, Edgenda