Dynamic MTL

**Call for papers**

Hello everyone! The Web à Québec - WAQ is calling upon all interested speakers to take part in its 2020 edition!

For its 10th edition, the Web à Québec (WAQ) is recruiting more than 80 conference speakers from all over the world.

If you’re an expert in one of the following fields: **Communication, Marketing, Web programming, Design or Innovation**, and wish to share your knowledge during the biggest digital francophone event in North America, then you may be what WAQ is looking for!

To consult the list of selected themes for this new edition, click on the following link :

Mots-clés et sujets de pistes du WAQ (2020) Mots-clés et sujets de pistes du WAQ (2020) Keywords and potential topics for the WAQ (2020) Les mots-clés énumérés ci-dessous servent à diriger de manière générale les interventions. N’hésitez pas à soumettre des interventions touchant des mots-clés absents de la liste, mais qui rejoi...

DynamicMTL Vol. 15 - Sustain Speaker Spotlight:

Melany Dobson, VP of Brand Development at Hudson H**p

A leader in the cannabis startup ecosystem, Melany leads brand strategy and creative direction for Hudson H**p and its portfolio of brands, including Treaty.

In Melany’s previous role as executive assistant for Humboldt Brothers, a major cannabis company, she gained expertise in local regulation and state legislature; and as co-founder and COO of People Need People, a temporary cannabis labor firm, Melany designed plant-to-product systems, managing more than 40 contracted laborers. Seeking to unite her commitment to climate change and regenerative land management, she worked as a research and lab contributed at Hudson Carbon before joining Hudson H**p.

Having grown up nearby on an organic farm, Melany is motivated by the potential of cannabis as the future of food, fuel, fiber and medicine.

See you on Sept. 17 at Phi: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dynamicmtl-vol15-sustain-tickets-71263869151

DynamicMTL Vol. 15 - Sustain - Sustain Speaker Spotlight:

Corey Page Spencer, Chief Executive at Nudie Jeans

Corey Page Spencer is the Chief Executive of Nudie Jeans Co. in North America. After touring North America in a band after high school Corey moved from South Carolina to New York City to pursue a BA in Literature at New York University. While finishing his degree he took a job on the sales floor at Bloomingdale's on 59th street. This is where he first encountered Nudie Jeans and the world of sustainable apparel. After some years on the floor he was then hired as the denim buyer for the iconic mens store Atrium where Nudie was the top selling brand. After being accepted into a Masters program at Columbia University in the City of New York he took an internship at Want Agency which had launched Nudie Jeans in North America some years before. He has spent the last two years at the helm of the Nudie Jeans Inc, The North American subsidiary, where he oversees the retail and wholesale divisions.

See you Sept. 17 at Phi Centre tickets available: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dynamicmtl-vol15-sustain-tickets-71263869151

DynamicMTL Vol. 15 - Sustain Speaker Spotlight:

Tamy Emma Pepin
is an award-winning strategist and content producer, and a lifelong learner. She is the founder of Un peu plus loin, a creative services agency of multidisciplinary, multicultural and multimedia big picture thinkers who find solutions that strengthen brand purpose and help build meaningful relationships in the digital age. In July 2019, Pepin inaugurated ORB, a members' lounge and multifunctional space available for rentals at the heart of Montreal's AI hub. Pepin has worked with brands such as Netflix, CNN, Global Citizen, SID LEE, Huffington Post, C2 Montréal and L'Oréal Paris, to name a few. She is a graduate of McGill University, where she received a BA in Cultural Studies, later attending Leeds University in Broadcast Journalism and Communications. In 2018, she received a Certificate of Achievement from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

See you Sept. 17 at Phi Centre tickets available: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dynamicmtl-vol15-sustain-tickets-71263869151

If we were to ask you what typefaces, sustainable development, J***y Depp and middle class-art have in common, what would you say?"

Our answer is a Tiny Letter called Flavie Fridays - https://tinyletter.com/flaviefriday

Every Friday we have been getting incredible and tiny letters written by Flavie Halais in our inbox. Those have inspired our themes at Dynamic, and to a certain extent started transformative conversations. Here's an excerpt about the practice of journalism and the intangible financial goals pre-set by baby boomers that won't achieve:

"My industry hasn't recovered; in fact practicing journalism as a freelancer is more of a hobby these days (a dangerous one, should I add,) because it's become impossible to live from my trade. Even if I managed to do a full 180 and get a full-time, high-paying job in another field, I would never make up for the money I didn't put aside for retirement, the investments I didn't make, and the house I didn't buy over the past 10 years."

So here's a thank you to Flavie for inspiring us, and a note to you reading this: get on that list today, you might receive a letter in your inbox tomorrow: https://tinyletter.com/flaviefriday

Our Youtube channel is back with videos from all our past event! Be sure to subscribe:

DynamicMTL DynamicMTL is a quarterly design event series in Montréal, Canada. Since 2014, we've featured some of the leading speakers in the realms of tech and design. ...

We're excited to announce our third speaker for Dynamic MTL v. 14 - New Values:

Cynthia Savard Saucier is director of design at Shopify and co-author of Tragic Design (O’Reilly). She has a knack for strategic design, ergonomics, and problem-solving. Her wide range of experience has brought her broad recognition as a leading expert in e-commerce and UX. In addition to her day job, Cynthia is regularly invited to speak at events around the world, where her playful approach both startles and captivates. She is very comfortable with people mispronouncing her name.

Tickets are already sold out, but we're not leaving anyone behind: the event will be live-streamed on FB, Tuesday at 6pm!

And we are sold out!

Stay tuned for the live stream of the conference.