Your Roots - Your Power and Your Future
Business, Culture & Innovation
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September 13, 2025
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Enjoy a Day to Redefine the Future:
The Opportunity Your Destiny Was Waiting For!
September 13, 2025, Palais des Congrès, Montreal, at Éditions Maison de Vie Québec (EDITIONS PER ANKH QUEBEC) welcomes you to Affaires, Cultures & Innovation. Don't miss THE unmissable event that will bring together 400 influential leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries from the African diaspora and their allies.
Get ready for an immersive day. Engage in impactful dialogues that will explore entrepreneurship, the strength of the African diaspora, the potential of cultural innovation, the challenges of geostrategy, the depth of spirituality, and the essence of leadership. This is a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and contribute to a future we are shaping together.
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HISTORY
The Past, a Source of Strength for the Future.
How can your ancestors' legacy illuminate your path and catalyze your current success? Discover the resilience strategies, ancestral philosophies, and wisdom that have guided the African diaspora through the ages. Understand how these lessons can be applied to forge a prosperous future here in Quebec and globally.
SPIRITUALITY
The Inner Anchor of Your Journey.
How can you cultivate inner strength and find deeper meaning in your quest for success? Explore spirituality as an essential pillar of well-being, clarity, and perseverance. Learn how traditions and practices can anchor your leadership, inspire your innovation, and inform your entrepreneurial decisions for a more aligned and fulfilling life.
INNOVATION
The Engine of Your Creative Potential.
Your boldest ideas... how can you transform them into concrete projects that impact your field and your community in the age of AI? Innovation is within everyone's reach. Explore disruptive approaches, ingenious business models, and cutting-edge technologies. Learn how to create unique value and position the African diaspora in Quebec as a key player in creativity and solutions for the 21st century.
LEADERSHIP
Shape Your Influence, Leave Your Mark.
What leader lies within you, ready to transform their influence into a lasting legacy? Leadership is a skill to be cultivated. Discover the principles of authentic, resilient, and inspiring leadership, drawing on role models from the African diaspora. Learn how to unite, motivate, and leave a meaningful legacy that honors your past and propels your future.
Meet the Inspiring Voices
Leaders, Artists & Visionaries Prepare to be inspired by individuals whose exceptional journeys—whether in business, on stage, or behind the scenes—resonate with boldness, vision, and perseverance.
Magatte WADE
Magatte Wade is a Senegalese entrepreneur who was raised in France. She gained initial fame for a TEDTalk she made in 2017 about what she argues is an excessive regulatory environment in Africa, which forces young Africans to emigrate for economic reasons.
Georges Laraque
Georges Laraque is a Canadian former ice hockey player noted for being one the most successful hockey enforcers of his time. Laraque retired from hockey in 2010 after the Montreal Canadiens bought out his contract. After being drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 1995, Georges still finds the team closest to his heart.
Jean Fils-Aimé
Dr. Jean Fils-Aimé holds a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Theology from the University of Montreal (2003). He specializes in issues of religion and culture in modernity.
Patrick MBEKO
Patrick Mbeko is a Canadian-based writer, geopolitical analyst, independent consultant, and commentator of Congolese origin. He's particularly recognized for his deep investigations into African conflicts, especially in the Great Lakes region
Dorothy RHAU
Dorothy Rhau is a Haitian-Canadian comedian, social entrepreneur, and activist. She is the first French-speaking Black female stand-up comedian in Quebec and Canada, and the founder of Audace au Féminin and the Salon International de la Femme Noire (SIFN). Through her work, she champions diversity, inclusion, and economic empowerment for Black women, creating platforms that celebrate leadership and foster opportunities for growth and visibility.
Dominique ANGLADE
Dominique Anglade is a Canadian engineer, businesswoman and former politician who served as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition of Quebec from May 11, 2020 to December 1, 2022
N.Y.S.Y.M.B LASCONY
N.Y.S.Y.M.B. Lascony is a Congolese-born historian, writer, documentary filmmaker, and cultural activist. He has spent decades traveling across Africa and the diaspora, documenting heritage, traditions, and history through films, books, and lectures. Founder of CIMAROONS LTD and the PanAfrican Jazz Orchestra, Lascony is dedicated to preserving African knowledge and promoting cultural identity on a global stage.
Your Participation
An Investment in Your Future and Your Impact "Business, Culture & Innovation" is a priceless opportunity for personal and professional growth. Here’s what you will ACHIEVE by joining us.
Grow Your Network
Connect with 400 professionals, entrepreneurs, and leaders who share your vision and aspirations.
Create powerful alliances. Be inspired by authentic success stories and innovative ideas that resonate with your own journey.
Practical tools: Leave with actionable strategies and practical tools for your projects and your development, starting the day after the conference.
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Our Partners
Agents of Change - We are proud to collaborate with organizations that share our commitment to excellence and innovation.
Our Commitment
Take Concrete Action for the Community. Each registration for "Business, Culture & Innovation" is also an act of contribution. 1% of all revenue generated will be directly donated to a local community cause that works for youth empowerment and the development of entrepreneurship in Quebec.