Marie-Pierre Ippersiel (Chair)

Marie-Pierre Ippersiel is the President and Chief Executive Officer of PRIMA Québec, the Advanced Materials Research and Innovation Hub. She has more than 25 years of experience in research and innovation, with expertise in innovation policy, technology transfer, industrial clusters, and collaboration among industry, academia, and government.

Since joining PRIMA Québec in 2016, Dr. Ippersiel has led the organization’s activities in supporting collaborative research and innovation projects involving companies, research institutions, and public-sector partners. Prior to PRIMA Québec, she served for more than six years as Vice President of Écotech Québec, where she contributed to the development of Quebec’s clean technology sector. Earlier in her career, she was a Research Advisor at the Montréal Metropolitan Community, where she worked on regional economic development and innovation policy, including the implementation of the Greater Montréal Economic Development Plan and its cluster strategy.

Dr. Ippersiel has also held several governance and advisory roles within Canada’s research and innovation ecosystem. She is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and serves on the boards of the Groupe Equilibrum and DistriQ, Quebec’s Quantum Innovation Zone. She previously co-chaired the Government of Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body and has participated in the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference.

She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Studies from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS).

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