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The industry gathers in Quebec City for Grands Remous, the first summit on innovative and sustainable tourism

At the Port of Québec's Ross Gaudreault Terminal

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Relive the Grand Remous 2025

An essential rendez-vous to move from ideas to concrete action

  • Keynote lectures by leading Quebec and international experts to shed light on the most pressing issues, fuel discussions and highlight new opportunities.
  • Creative maelstroms to draw inspiration from best practices
  • Brainstorming workshops to co-create the future
  • New, original ideas to renew the way we use artificial intelligence 
  • Many networking opportunities
  • Local gastronomy and festive evening.
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Le Manifeste des Grands Remous: the status quo is no longer possible

The challenges of climate change and the upheavals in the tourism industry call for a bold response. Les Grands Remous is an invitation to act, to innovate and to transform the way we think about tourism.
‍Change
begins with the first, individual action, before becoming a collective force. This manifesto is a declaration of commitment to building tourism that is more respectful of communities and the planet.
‍Discoverour vision and take action with us.

Consult the Manifesto
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Climate and carbon footprint

Let's take action. Thinking is no longer enough: it's time to act to reduce our carbon footprint and tackle climate issues head-on with concrete, innovative solutions.

Resilience and transformation

Navigating storms. Between technological upheavals and ecological crises, resilience is becoming essential. Let's explore human and digital tools to move forward with impact and agility.

Communities and cohabitation

Cohabitating for mutual enrichment. Tourists and residents must find a respectful balance. Let's talk about models that value local communities while offering authentic experiences.

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AI and data

A powerful tool, but one to be handled ethically. Data and AI can redefine tourism if used wisely. Let's decipher their potential and limitations to get the best out of them.

Social innovation and responsible practices

Game-changing ideas. Beyond buzzwords, let's discuss concrete, measurable actions to build responsible, meaningful tourism.

Immersion and experiential

Redefining the tourism experience. In line with the evolution of tourism towards authentic, immersive experiences, Les Grands Remous puts participants at the center of reflection and action. With innovation and sustainability as the common thread, the solutions proposed at this event can be applied at home!

Programming 2025

2026 programming to follow...

January 30

8:00
 - Duration : 
30min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Dive into the Great Whirlpools 2025

Marie-Hélène Raymond

Ludovic Dublanchet

8:40
 - Duration : 
45 min.
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Conference
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Le Phare
Opening lecture: Jean Lemire "Des vents contraires soufflent sur l'environnement" (Headwinds blowing over the environment)

Jean Lemire

environment
9:25
 - Duration : 
40min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Looking international: best practices in sustainable tourism (English)

Mat Woods, Destination Queenstown

Olivier Occelli, Bordeaux Metropole Convention & Visitors Bureau

economy
environment
social
10:10
 - Duration : 
10min
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Conference
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Le Phare
What's next for the Mountains & Nature community?

Véronique Desmarais, Destination Québec cité

Julien Bergeron, MT Lab Sustainable Tourism Pole

human
social
10:25
 - Duration : 
45min
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Discussion
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La Rive
Discussion group | Olivier Occelli

Olivier Occelli, Bordeaux Metropole Convention & Visitors Bureau

10:30
 - Duration : 
15min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Changing our imaginations to transform our industry

Laurence Giuliani, Akken

human
10:45
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - Les Rapides
Artificial intelligence in tourism: Practical applications and opportunities

IA+Tourism working group

technology
10:45
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - La Houle
The circular economy in action: dare to find concrete solutions to your challenges

RECYC-Québec

Industrial ecology technology transfer center (CTTÉI)

environment
10:45
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - Le Torrent
Collaboration between innovation and tourism ecosystems across the province

Québec international

human
10:50
 - Duration : 
15min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Sustainable tourism: the importance of partnerships from a donor's point of view

Amélie St-Laurent Samuel, FAQDD

human
environment
11:10
 - Duration : 
15min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Learning and best practices: the Grand HR Laboratory in tourism

Julie Dubord, Tourisme Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

11:30
 - Duration : 
15min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Kina8at, a social innovation project to promote aboriginal heritage

Marie-Joëlle Tremblay, Kina8at

social
human
11:55
 - Duration : 
30min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Carbon footprint and social impact: the international tourism dilemma

Geneviève Cantin, Alliance de l'industrie touristique du Québec

environment
social
12:00
 - Duration : 
1h
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Speed consultation
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Espace Maelstrom
Consultation: Implementation of a sustainable development strategy

Fanny Beaulieu Cormier, Tourisme Montréal

environment
12:15
 - Duration : 
2h
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Speed consultation
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Espace Maelstrom
Consultation: Visitor experience

Judith Portier, Overall

emotion
12:15
 - Duration : 
2h
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Speed consultation
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Espace Maelstrom
Consulting: Mobility and flow management

Amélie Cossé, Momentum Transport Canada

environment
12:45
 - Duration : 
1h
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Activity
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Hall - Le Torrent
Lunch-échange | People, the driving force behind sustainable tourism

Pierre Eloy, Touristic

Isabelle Duchesneau, Monastère des Augustines

emotion
12:45
 - Duration : 
1h
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Activity
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Hall - Les Rapides
Lunch-échange | Attractiveness or Innovation: living together or dying alone?

Lionel Flasseur, Agence One Provence

Grégory Guzzo, Antidots

13:00
 - Duration : 
1h
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Speed consultation
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Espace Maelstrom
Consultation: AI and tourism working group

Nicolas François, Agence Régionale du Tourisme Grand Est

Jean-Philippe Duchesneau (Groupe Écorécréo)

technology
13:55
 - Duration : 
45min
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Discussion
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La Rive
Mat Woods discussion group, Governance & regenerative tourism (english)

Mat Woods, Destination Queenstown

social
economy
14:00
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - Le Torrent
Best practices in stakeholder consultation and mobilization towards the ecological transition of the tourism ecosystem

Design and animation by Tourisme Montréal

social
14:00
 - Duration : 
30min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Tourism and technology: Creating authentic, human experiences (English)

Richie Karaburun, New York University

technology
emotion
14:00
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - La Houle
How to promote intersectoral cohabitation on public land

Tourisme Gaspésie

Quebec ecotourism adventure

environment
social
14:00
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - Les Rapides
Innov-actions workshop: compasses and best practices for sustainable tourism

Tourisme Durable Québec

Sustainable tourism innovation cluster, MT Lab

environment
economy
14:00
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - Les Rapides
Innov-actions workshop: express your innovation needs

Frédérick Roussel, MT Lab

environment
economy
14:30
 - Duration : 
30min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Revealing AI's potential: how Quebec companies are creating sustainable solutions

Nancy Laramé, IVADO

technology
15:00
 - Duration : 
45min
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Discussion
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La Rive
Discussion Groups | Laurence Giuliani : A moving debate for sustainable tourism

Laurence Giuliani

social
15:10
 - Duration : 
15min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Tourism video and AI: heightened emotion or distorted reality?

Nicolas François, Agence Régionale du Tourisme Grand Est

technology
emotion
16:00
 - Duration : 
15min
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Conference
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Le Phare
The 3 biggest travel trends for 2025 (English)

Dan Christian

technology
emotion
16:20
 - Duration : 
40min
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Panel
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Le Phare
FAQ - What are the Big Moves that will transform our industry in 2025?

MT Lab

Destination Québec cité

17:15
 - Duration : 
45min
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Discussion
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La Rive
Apéro | A plea for new KPIs in innovation and sustainability

Paul Arseneault, UQAM

Christelle Taillardat, Aube en Champagne Tourism and Convention Bureau

17:15
 - Duration : 
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Espace Maelstrom
A festive evening under the Quebec City stars!

January 31

8:10
 - Duration : 
15min
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Le Phare
Guided breathing and meditation session

Augustine Monastery

8:30
 - Duration : 
30min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Innovation at the heart of the transformation of a creative industries organization

Alexandre Teodoresco, Les 7 Doigts

technology
innovation
experiential
9:15
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - Le Torrent
Sustainable tourism and natural environments: a question of balance

Manicouagan-Uapishka Biosphere Region

economy
social
environment
9:15
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - La Houle
Adapting to climate change: accelerating the tourism sector's transition to action through peer-to-peer learning

Ouranos

House of Social Innovation

environment
human
social
9:15
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Workshop
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Hall - Les Rapides
Regenerative tourism and social desirability

Collectif Territoire

human
social
economy
9:15
 - Duration : 
15min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Accelerate your ecological transition with clean technologies

Ecotech Québec

environment
9:15
 - Duration : 
45min
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Discussion
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La Rive
Discussion Group | AI for Destination Management Organizations

Pierre Bellerose, IA+Tourism Working Group

Jean-Luc Boulin

technology
9:15
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Speed consultation
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Espace Maelstrom
Consultation: Visitor experience

Judith Portier, Overall

emotion
9:15
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Speed consultation
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Espace Maelstrom
Consulting: Mobility and flow management

Amélie Cossé, Momentum Transport Canada

environment
9:15
 - Duration : 
1h30
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Speed consultation
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Espace Maelstrom
Consultation: IA+Tourism working group

IA+Tourism working group

technology
9:40
 - Duration : 
15min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Rapid action with decarbonization solutions

Olivia Wu, Coop Carbone

environment
10:00
 - Duration : 
1h
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Speed consultation
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Espace Maelstrom
Consultation: Implementation of a sustainable development strategy

Fanny Beaulieu Cormier, Tourisme Montréal

environment
10:00
 - Duration : 
30min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Pitching innovative and sustainable solutions

MT Lab

technology
social
emotion
10:30
 - Duration : 
30min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Francophonies de l'Innovation Touristique experts share their methods

Paul Arseneault, UQAM

Jean-Luc Boulin

11:00
 - Duration : 
40min
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Conference
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Le Phare
Closing conference with keynote speakers

Ludovic Dublanchet

Marie-Hélène Raymond

The speakers

Alexandre Teodoresco
VP Strategy, Development and Innovation, 7 Doigts de La Main

Amélie Cossé
Director and co-founder, Momentum Transport Canada

Amélie St-Laurent Samuel
Assistant General Manager and Public Affairs, FAQDD

Catherine Pelletier
Offer structuring coordinator, Tourisme Montérégie

Chantal Quintin
Research and Knowledge Transfer Specialist, Ouranos

Christelle Taillardat
Director, Aube en Champagne Tourisme et Congrès

Dan Christian
Travel industry leader | Speaker | Consultant | Host of the "Travel Trends" podcast

David Viens
Assistant General Manager and Director of Natural Environments and Green Infrastructures, CRE Capitale-Nationale

Fanny Beaulieu Cormier
Sustainable Development Advisor, Tourisme Montréal

Frédérick Roussel
Executive Vice President, MT Lab

Gabrielle Leclerc-Vincent
Director - Strategic Initiatives, Ecotech Québec

Genevieve Turner
Director, Tourisme Durable Québec

Geneviève Aubry
General Manager, Collectif Territoire

Geneviève Blouin
Tourism Development Advisor, Destination Québec cité

Geneviève Cantin
CEO, Alliance de l'industrie touristique du Québec

Grégory Guzzo
Associate Director at Antidots - Positive Technologies for All / Investor @Timefortheplanet

Guillaume Travert
Destination Development Director, Tourisme Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Hélène Gervais
Environmental consultant, RECYC-QUÉBEC

Isabelle Duchesneau
Founding Director & Head of Strategic Development, Le Monastère des Augustines

Jean Lemire
Climate Change Representative, Ministère du Québec - Relations internationales et Francophonie

Jean-Luc Boulin
Tourism Consultant | President of JLB Tourisme

Jean-Philippe Chartrand
Director of Development and Sustainable Tourism, Tourisme Gaspésie

Jean-Phillipe Duchesneau
Co-owner, Éco-Récréo | Vice-President, Groupe de Travail IA + Tourisme

Jennifer Pinna
Circular Economy Advisor, Centre de transfert technologique en écologie industrielle (CTTÉI)

Judith Portier
Associate Designer and Executive Director, Studio Overall

Julie Dubord
General Manager, Tourisme Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

Julien Bergeron
Director, Sustainable Tourism Innovation Cluster, MT Lab

Julien Mauroy
President, ChangeCourse Conseil

Laura Meyo Amaya
Advisor - Innovation, Ecotech Québec

Laurence Giuliani
Author | Co-founder, Akken | Speaker

Lionel Flasseur
General Manager, Agence One Provence

Ludovic Dublanchet
Consultant, host and lecturer in tourism, #Dublanchet

Lysandre Michaud-Verreault
Member of the MT Lab Board of Directors

Léa Hupé-Mongeon
Offer structuring and development consultant, Tourisme Côte Nord

Marc-Antoine Vachon
Full Professor Marketing Department, Transat Chair in Tourism - UQAM

Marie-André Blanchet
Director, Cruises and Port Ecosystem, Port of Québec

Marie-Hélène Raymond
Visitor Experience Strategy Coordinator, Musée des Beaux Arts de Québec

Marie-Joelle Tremblay
Director, Kina8at

Marie-Julie Gagnon
Author, columnist and travel journalist Marie-Julie Gagnon

Martin Lessard
General Manager, MT Lab

Mat Woods
General Manager, Destination Queenstown

Nancy Laramée
Director of Partnerships, Ivado

Nicolas François
Director, Digital Division, Agence Régionale du Tourisme Grand Est | Creator of the "IA, Tech & Travel Café" newsletter

Olivia Wu
Strategic Advisor, Coop Carbone

Olivier Donzelot
Vice President, Tourisme Durable Québec | Co-owner Hotel Nomad

Olivier Occelli
Director, Bordeaux Métropole Convention & Visitors Bureau

Paul Arseneault
Professor of Tourism Marketing, UQAM

Pierre Bellerose
Chairman, IA + Tourism Working Group

Pierre Eloy
CEO, Touristic

Pierre Kanapé
Development and eco-advisor, Aboriginal Tourism

Richie Karaburun
Clinical Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism, New York University

Robert Mercure
General Manager, Destination Québec Cité

Sarah Libersan
Consulting analyst - Strategic support, Maison de l'Innovation Sociale

Solène April
Analyst-Consultant | Pôle d'innovation en tourisme durable, MT Lab

Stephane Jeannerot
Business Development Manager, Aventure ecotourisme Québec

Vincent Bussières
Project Manager, Manicuagan Uapishka Biosphere Region

Véronique Desmarais
Director - Sustainable Destination Development, Destination Québec cité

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