About la guilde
La Guilde du jeu vidéo du Québec : more than 300 members and partners!
La Guilde du jeu vidéo du Québec is a non-profit cooperative that brings together independent and international video game developers, creators, educational institutions and related entrepreneurs based in Quebec. As the unified voice of over 330 members and a global leader in the industry, La Guilde is the largest group of its kind in the world.
ITS VISION: AN AMBITIOUS VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY ACTING AS A GLOBAL LEADER AND SETTING THE TRENDS OF TOMORROW’S VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY
THE EXTENT OF ITS MISSION :
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Support member studios by offering them a wide range of services and activities across the province
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Encourage creativity and innovation, while providing support for entrepreneurship
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Act as the unique and proactive representative of the industry to public authorities at all levels, in regards to industrial policies and by setting up promising projects for all
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Contribution to educational institutions to ensure the quality and diversity of the workforce as well as the continuing education
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Creation of partnerships to promote growth, competitiveness and the influence of the entire industry
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Local and international promotion of the Quebec video game industry and support for its development as a global hub
QUEBEC’S VIDEO GAME STUDIOS ARE DEFINING FUTURE TRENDS. OUR TALENTED ENTREPRENEURS CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRIDE OF OUR INDUSTRY.
Quality of the workforce, training, recruitment, diversity, creativity, innovation, support for entrepreneurship, exports, outreach and growth of its members are its leitmotivs.
Jean Jacques Hermans
Executive Director
jeanjacques.hermans@laguilde.quebec
Émilien Roscanu
Senior Director, communications and operations
t. 514-252-5007 #102
emilien.roscanu@laguilde.quebec
Sarah Gougeon
Director, gouvernement relations
sarah.gougeon@laguilde.quebec
Béatrice Desjardins-Gagnon
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisor
beatrice.desjardinsg@laguilde.quebec
Sandrine Pelletier
Senior Manager, Communications and Events
sandrine.pelletier@laguilde.quebec
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of La Guilde is composed of seven administrators elected among the cooperative’s producer members during the Annual General Assembly. Upto two seats may be co-opted in order to round out the Board’s knowledge in pertinent fields of expertise. The Board of Directors:
Christopher Chancey
ManaVoid Entertainment
Chairman
Stéphanie Marchand
Behaviour Interactive
Vice-Chairwoman
Frederic McNamara
Studios Shishi
Danny Lew
Electronic Arts
Administrator, Executive Committee
Yves Bordeleau
Rogue Factor
Administrator, Executive Committee
Francis Baillet
Ubisoft
Claire Buffet
Turbulent / Cloud Imperium Games
Christian Daigle
Frima
Simon Dansereau
Triple Boris
Kevin Kenny
iLLOGIKA
Linda Duchaussoy
Eidos-Montréal
Alexis Gallant-Vigneault
Chasing Rats Games
Étienne Gosselin
Ryan Affaires publiques
Antoine Grégoire-Slight
Fika Productions
Christian Norton
Amber Studios Canada
Nicolas Liorzou
Groupe Keywords Studios
Julie St-Pierre
CFO on demand
Angela Mejia
CleverPlays
Rémi Weiss
Gameloft