Entrepreneurship Without Borders: A Driver of Shared Prosperity

Meet the Speakers

Event Details

📅 Thursday, June 4, 2026
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM
📍 Centre des mémoires montréalaises, Montréal
🎟️ $20 | Limited spots available

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Meet the Moderator

Host and commentator, Meeker works at 98.5 FM on the daily show Le Québec maintenant. He also participates in the Boys Club segment of the show Radio Texto every Friday. Since 2020, Meeker has also been part of the RDS team, contributing to various programs. In addition, he has been a member of the Noovo Info team since its launch in 2021. Meeker also appears weekly in English on TSN 690, CTV, and CJAD.

Meet the Speakers

Founder and Creative Director of Siamanda Collectif and Beberavi Collections, Siamanda Chege develops ethical fashion businesses with social impact in collaboration with women artisans across Africa. Based in Montreal, she works at the intersection of entrepreneurship, sustainability, and women’s economic empowerment.
Elfi Maldonado is the co-owner and president of Qantu, a company founded in 2017 that produces chocolate from Peruvian cacao and has received several international awards. An industrial engineer by training, she holds a master’s degree from Polytechnique Montréal with distinction. She also participated in CECI’s Women Entrepreneurs for Change program in Bolivia, where she supported Saltus Chocolates in improving production processes and expanding into new markets.
Professor in the Department of Management at ESG UQAM and founder of the Center for International and Intercultural Entrepreneurship Studies (CEEII), Kerstin Kuyken specializes in intercultural entrepreneurship, innovation, and knowledge management. Her work focuses on immigrant entrepreneurship, international collaboration, and intercultural dynamics in business environments.
This event is part of CECI’s Volunteer Cooperation Program and is financially supported by Global Affairs Canada.

Please note: Pre-registration is required. This event will be presented in both English and French.

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