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About the contest

Organized by the JCCM for over 47 years, the ARISTA Contest, presided by Promutuel Assurance, is designed to reward and showcase promising up-and-coming Quebec business leaders who stand out for their leadership and innovative spirit.

The ARISTA Contest is open to young business people throughout Quebec. Each year, our members review over 500 applications to select the 30 finalists!

A true talent spotlight, the ARISTA Contest rewards personalities and projects with progressive values. Sensitive to those who have already taken the step of social responsibility, the JCCM now wishes to highlight those who have made this choice.

Nº47
Provincial contest for committed young businesspeople
Presented by
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Importants steps

1.

Call for applications

The call for entries for the ARISTA 2024 Competition, chaired by Promutuel Assurance, is now open! You have until March 31 at 11:59 p.m. to submit your application!

Refer a person!
2.

Pre-selection evening

Over a hundred members review and debate the entries to identify the three finalists in each category.

3.

Jury Mornings

After pre-selection, the finalists meet the ARISTA jury members for their category. These business personalities meet the candidate for a 30-minute interview. It is at the end of these mornings that the winners‧e‧s are selected.

4.

Arista Contest Gala

During a prestigious evening, the 10 winners are unveiled in the company of hundreds of personalities from the Quebec business community. It's in a warm and festive atmosphere that we celebrate Quebec talent!

The Honorary President

Geneviève Fortier Honorary President 2024

With their boldness, enthusiasm and leadership, the next generation of business leaders makes a remarkable contribution to Quebec's economic growth and vitality. In so doing, they are shaping a better future in their own image, one that is open and oriented towards innovation and change. At Promutuel Assurance, we're proud to be associated with the JCCM's ARISTA Competition to highlight these promising business personalities. BRAVO to those who will seize this unique opportunity by submitting their candidacy. As Honorary President of the 2024 edition, I look forward to sharing these moments with you, which are sure to be rich and inspiring.

Geneviève Fortier, Chief Executive Officer, PROMUTUEL ASSURANCE

Jury members

The ARISTA Provincial Competition jury is made up of seasoned business personalities. Each year, they prepare to debate and select the sole winner in each of the ARISTA Competition categories.

Quebec young self-employed individual

Émilie Russo
President and Senior Partner, Credo
Rashida Geddes
Director - Investment Support, Anges Québec
Céline Morellon
Executive advisor, Brio boutique de management
Jean-Stéphane Bernard
Senior Advisor, Brio boutique de management
Mano Malu
TD

Quebec young transferee

Khalil Akrout
Vice-President, Strategy and Creativity, National
Marc Belley
Vice-President, Communications and Marketing, Solidarity Fund QFL
Alexis Dionne
Community Partnerships Manager, Air Canada
Mariam Coulibaly
Directeur des partenariats et de la philantropie, MR-63

Quebec young professional

Chantal Godbout
Founder, Tact
Arianne Sansregret
Senior Public Relations Advisor, Sun Life
Jida El Hajjar
Marketing and Business Development Director, Brio boutique de management
Geneviève Desautels
Éduc'alcool

Quebec young techno-creative leader

Andrea Feder
Director, Entrepreneurship Accelerator, Ubisoft
Pelra Azondekon
Marketing and Sales Manager, Hydro-Québec
Jean-Philippe Naim
Acceleration Program Manager, La Piscine
Nanette SENE
General Manager, PME MTL Centre-Ouest

Quebec young international leader

Mary Xi
Partner - Transaction Advisory Services, KPMG
Hector Giraldo
President and CEO, LOJIQ
Rafael Provost
Senior Advisor, Brio boutique de management
Alexandre Genest
Transformation consultant, Brio boutique de management

Quebec young leader: social responsibility

Catherine Houde
President and Partner, Brio boutique de management
Antonine Yaccarini
Quebec Regional Manager, Entrepreneurial Communities, Futurpreneur
Ghani Kolli
President and Partner, Republik
Carla Beauvais
Fondation Dynastie
Paul Evra
Centre Lassalien

Quebec young entrepreneur: start-up

Josianne Marchand
Chief Financial Officer, Individual Insurance, Manulife
Richard Nguyen
Vice-President, Professional Outreach, Ordre des CPA du Québec
Julie Péloquin
Co-founder, Prana
Marie-Chantale Lortie
Director, Philanthropic Development, Fondation du Grand Montréal
Tamara Chanoine
Futurpreneur

Quebec young entrepreneur: arts and culture

Franck Subra
Director of Partnerships and Philanthropy, MR-63
Joana Neto Costa
General Manager, SDC MTL downtown
Isabelle Boisclair
Strategic partnerships and development advisor, Zu
Diane Gistal
Director, Partnerships, BDC

Quebec young entrepreneur: growing enterprise

Michel Drouin
Partner, Brio boutique de management
Hugo Couturier
General Manager, Entreprendre ici
Vicki Joseph
Senior Regional Director, Central Quebec, Investissement Québec
Sylvie Gasana
Programs & Ecosystem Director, Startup Montréal

Quebec Young Executive

Patrick Guilbault
General Manager, Conseil des arts de Montréal
Éric Lauzon
Member of the Board of Directors, Bâtiment durable Québec
Thomas Gobeil
Director, Le Devoir
Felicia Yifan Jin
Editor-in-Chief, Les Affaires
Ariane Richard
Sunlife

Arista Contest Nº47

Organized by the JCCM for over 47 years, the ARISTA Competition is designed to reward and showcase promising up-and-coming Quebec business leaders who stand out for their leadership and innovation.

The ARISTA Competition is open to young business people throughout Quebec. Each year, our members review over 500 applications to select the 30 finalists!

A true talent spotlight, the ARISTA Competition rewards personalities and projects with progressive values. Sensitive to those who have already taken the step of social responsibility, the JCCM now wishes to highlight those who have made this choice.

Nº47
Provincial contest for committed young businesspeople
Presided by
Assurance Noir rgb

Testimonial

«This incredible opportunity made me grow, deepen and validate this entrepreneurial vocation.»

"The Arista contest was a great opportunity for me to go beyond my comfort zone, and it boosted my confidence. It wasn't necessarily fear, but that famous question I sometimes ask myself: should I take part? Well, the answer is yes! This incredible opportunity made me grow, deepen and validate this entrepreneurial vocation. I even had the privilege of sitting in front of a panel of experts who asked me questions about my career path. Now, when people ask me what my background is, my answer is: in French, English or Creole?"

Fabiola Geneste
Fabiola Geneste

Finaliste ARISTA 2021 et Fondatrice de Cuisine Lakay Lola

Quebec Young Executive

The candidate must assume an executive position, that is to say performing tasks that include supervising personnel or managing an area of activity, within an Enterprise or an Organisation and on the Reference date.

WSP

Quebec Young Professional

The candidate must, for the majority of their professional activities:

  • practise their profession and be members in good standing of a recognized professional order governing the practice of their profession in Quebec; or 

  • be members of a professional association supervising the practice of their profession; or

  • practise their profession in exchange for financial retribution specifically related to their training and skills within an Enterprise or Organisation.

The candidate must have been practising their profession for at least one (1) year prior to the Reference date.

Quebec Young Self-Employed Individual

The candidate must work by themselves, either directly or through an Enterprise of which they are the sole shareholder or shareholder with Related persons, at least one year prior to the Reference date. They must conduct business with one or more Enterprises or Organisations. They must not have employees and must not have had employees in the course of the year prior to the Reference date.

Quebec Young Transferee

The candidate must have acquired an Enterprise or taken over the management as a Partner, Director General (DG), President or Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an existing Enterprise or Organisation, must hold a voting position or exercise factual control in the Enterprise and exercise a significant influence over the operations and strategic orientations of the Enterprise. The acquisition or the takeover of an Enterprise by a current employee, an external individual or a member of the same family are accepted. The change of administration must have occurred at least one (1) year prior to the Reference date.

Quebec Young Entrepreneur: Start-up Business

The candidate must have founded an Enterprise, must hold a voting position or exercise factual control in the Enterprise and exercise a significant influence over the operations and the strategic orientations of the Enterprise. The candidate’s Enterprise must have been in operation for at least six (6) months prior to the Reference date. The candidate’s Enterprise must show innovation and strong potential for development.

Note: If the Enterprise has been in operation for more than two (2) years, the candidate can register as Young Entrepreneur: growing enterprise, if significant results were achieved.

Quebec Young Entrepreneur: Growing Business

The candidate must have founded the Enterprise, hold voting power or exercise factual control, and exercise significant influence on the Enterprise’s operations and strategic orientations. The candidate’s business must have been in operation for at least two (2) years prior to the Reference date, and show significant results in developing revenue and creating value (for example: number of employees, revenue, profit, economic fallout, positive social impact, visibility for the city and province, etc.).

Quebec Young Entrepreneur: Arts and Culture

The candidate must have established or must manage a non-profit Organisation, must hold a voting position or exercise factual control in the Organisation and must exercise a significant influence over the operations and the strategic orientations of the Organisation. The Organisation must operate in the cultural field and must pursue a professionally artistic mission: visual arts, cinema, video arts, digital arts, performing arts (dance, theater, circus arts), multidisciplinary arts, aboriginal arts, architecture, music and literature. The candidate's Organisation must have been in operation for at least one (1) year prior to the Reference date.

Quebec Young International Leader

The candidate must be primarily and directly responsible for initiatives beyond Quebec’s borders (rest of Canada and/or internationally) that must have been underway for at least 6 months prior to the Reference date. For example, initiatives can be: the export of goods and services, business acquisitions, the creation of a new division or the practice of their profession. The initiative must have a positive effect on Quebec’s economic development and its influence in the rest of Canada and internationally. The candidate must work for an Enterprise or an Organisation with a business address located in Quebec.

Quebec Young Leader : social responsability

The candidate must be chiefly or directly in charge of initiatives, projects or businesses having a positive impact on the pillars of sustainability (society, economy, and environment). The project must have been implemented before the Date of reference. The Enterprise or Organisation for which the candidate works does not have to focus on sustainability as its main vocation or mission.

Québec Young Leader : technological innovation

The candidate must primarily or directly be responsible for initiative(s), project(s), or business(es) that have a positive impact on the pillars of sustainable development (society, economy, and environment). This project must have been implemented before the reference date. The company or organization for which the candidate works does not necessarily have to have sustainable development as its primary vocation or mission.

Prix Reconnaissance John-Molson

Le prix Reconnaissance John Molson, remis tous les ans lors du gala ARISTA organisé par la Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal (JCCM), vise à souligner le leadership et l’implication citoyenne d’un.e membre ou d’un.e ancien.ne membre de la JCCM.

Prix Fondaction

Importants steps

1.

Call for applications

The call for entries for the ARISTA 2024 Competition, chaired by Promutuel Assurance, is now open! You have until March 31 at 11:59 p.m. to submit your application!

Refer a person!
2.

Pre-selection evening

Over a hundred members review and debate the entries to identify the three finalists in each category.

3.

Jury Mornings

After pre-selection, the finalists meet the ARISTA jury members for their category. These business personalities meet the candidate for a 30-minute interview. It is at the end of these mornings that the winners‧e‧s are selected.

4.

Arista Contest Gala

During a prestigious evening, the 10 winners are unveiled in the company of hundreds of personalities from the Quebec business community. It's in a warm and festive atmosphere that we celebrate Quebec talent!

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