As vice-president of the CEFRIO, Josée Beaudoin is responsible for developing the CEFRIO’s innovation projects’ portfolio, as well as managing the team of project managers located in Montréal and Québec City. As such, she supports the design, development, governance, implementation and transfer of projects led in partnership with private, public, academic and institutional organizations.

Her expertise covers the uses digital technology in several industries: large and small businesses, education and health sectors, ministries and public organizations, etc. She has also developed cutting-edge skills in socio-economic development, knowledge transfer and methods for cooperating with the academic world. She acts as secretary for the CEFRIO’s Innovation and Transfer Committee, and takes part in committees and networks of such organizations as TechnoMontréal, Concertation Montréal, Ile du Savoir and the Réseau québécois d’innovation sociale.

She has previously worked for the Government of Québec in the field of economic development, as well as in the corporate training industry in the college network. She is a graduate of Université de Montréal.

Josée Beaudoin will be a facilitator at the Smart Manufacturing Systems workshop, at 2 p.m.