From left to right: Suzanne Fortier, McGill University Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Pierre Lemonde, President and CEO of CORIM, Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor to Canada, Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist of Quebec, Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, President and Chief Executive Officer of CIRANO

On February 28, 2020, CIRANO was of a partner of the Science and Innovation luncheon organized by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations (MCFR) where Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor to Canada, spoke on "Making Canada a Scientific Partner of Choice in International Research".

Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin, President and Chief Executive Officer of CIRANO, introduced Ms. Nemer. The event was attended by, among others, Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist of Quebec, and Suzanne Fortier, McGill University Principal and Vice-Chancellor.