Next November, Montreal will host the International Cybersecurity Forum (ICF), a major event in Europe.

The forum, planned for the first time in North America, will take place on November 1 and 2 and will host hundreds of experts in the field.

"Montreal, a true hub of innovation and Tech in North America and benefiting from an ideal geographical position, is the natural meeting point for experts and international institutional players," said the organizers of the event in a statement released on Tuesday.

Combining three different formulas, hundreds of Canadian, American and European experts will be invited to conferences. They will notably discuss topics such as cybersecurity, digital identity, artificial intelligence, quantum and cloud computing.

"Representatives from vital sectors such as energy, finance and transportation, from the three levels of government, from legislation, policy and regulation, from information technology, from education, from research and telecommunications [are also expected]”, it was also indicated.

The five thematic pillars of programming: