Desiree Tremblay

Background

About Desiree Tremblay

Goal: To stimulate economic development by innovation Ms Tremblay has been in cleantech for the past 21 years (EV and electrical energy). She has held several positions with Dana TM4, a Canadian manufacturer of electric propulsion systems, including; account manager, product strategy, project management, business development. During these years, she has supported Dana TM4 in building its business model in a rapidly evolving market. Within her current role as Manager of innovation strategy and financing, she is responsible for implementing Canadian wide research partnerships, IP agreements and consortiums for demonstrations of electric transportation. Throughout her career, Ms Tremblay has witnessed and helped shape the evolution of the local EV industry from its infancy as a niche market to its penetration into the mainstream. She has also experienced the challenges of financing R&D projects and synchronizing the commercial goals of for-profit companies with the longer-term objectives of R&D institutions and academia. Passionate about innovation stimulating electrification, Ms Tremblay has served as president of InnovÉÉ, a non-profit organization whose goal is to encourage collaborative research in the fields of EV and electric energy production. She also served as Chair of the Institut du Véhicule Innovant, a college-based applied research institute specialized in EVs and autonomous vehicle technology. Ms Tremblay has an expertise in strategic planning, technology roadmapping, financing of innovation, and building large and complex partnerships.