Economist and entrepreneur, Youmani Jérôme Lankoandé is CEO of YULCOM Technologies Inc., a Montreal-based engineering and IT development company. Mr. Lankoandé is an administrator at the Office Québec Monde pour la Jeunesse. He acted as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Caisse Desjardins de Saint-Laurent (2017-2018). In 2015 he was selected among the top 20 young leaders in Canada by Action Canada.
He has over ten years of interdisciplinary research experience on technological innovation in Canada and the United States. He is a visiting researcher at ATHGO International (Los Angeles).
Before going into business, Mr. Lankoandé was an economic analyst at Partenariat International. Holder of a master’s degree in political economy from Laval University, he has participated in numerous publications and lectured on technological innovation. He is the author of the book « Political Economy of China’s Direct Investments in Africa » published in 2011 by European University Editions.
As part of his business activities, he has been interviewed by several national and international media including Radio-Canada, TVA, China Daily USA, Arirang TV – South Korea Radio France Internationale, Africa 24 Magazine, L’Economiste, and the Journal de Montreal.
Mr. Lankoandé was president of the Young Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Saint-Laurent (2012-2014) and sat on the board of directors of several organizations including Laval University (2007-2009), Force Jeunesse ( 2009-2010), the Caisse Desjardins de Saint-Laurent (2015-2018) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Saint-Laurent – Mont-Royal (2017-2018).
As part of his business trips he visited the United States, Brazil, Colombia, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Spain, Luxembourg, South Korea, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Tunisia, Gabon, Cameroon, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.
Last week, I had the pleasure of sharing my perspectives on the integration of Artificial Intelligence in fintech, a topic of significant importance.
I want to extend my gratitude to everyone who attended our discussion. I’d also like to thank my fellow panelists for engaging in insightful conversations about the challenges fintech companies encounter when incorporating AI into their products, the regulatory framework necessary to mitigate systemic risks in AI systems during their development, and Canada’s approach to managing the pressures of AI in comparison to other countries worldwide.
Thank you to Wemba OPOTA, Director, Artificial Intelligence Solutions at Microsoft , Lise Estelle Brault, Senior Director, Data Value Creation,Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec), David Nault , Co-Founder Luge Capital
Thanks Lorenze Dsouza, Geraldine Holliday!
A special congratulations to Fintech Cadence for curating such an excellent platform for meaningful discourse.
At the invitation of the Federation of Quebec Chambers of Commerce (FCCQ) I will give a presentation on YULCOM Technologies’ Big Data and Artificial Intelligence services export activities in the Maghreb – March 29, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.!
I am honored to participate in this conference alongside:
– Myriam Paquette-Côté, Director of the Quebec Office in Rabat (BQR)
– Hatem Essoussi, MBA, Senior Director, FIPA-TUNISIA
To register: https://bit.ly/3ICAX2F
This series is organized in collaboration with the network of Quebec chambers of commerce and ORPEXs. Thank you to the partners of the COREX Program: BMO FINANCIAL GROUP, Export Development Canada – EDC and the Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration of Quebec (MIFI).
Thank you Othmane El Amrani Florent Favrel.
I had the honor of being received in audience by the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Colombia, Ms. Nohora Nubia Mercado Caruso.
I thank the Vice-Minister for her encouragement on the occasion of the opening of the regional office of YULCOM in Latin America.
I had the pleasure of talking with several business leaders and guests during our panel on “Tomorrow’s technologies for PME” at the invitation of APASME in Montreal.
Thanks to my co-panelists MM. Johnson, and Ali AMADEE who enriched the discussions on the competitiveness of Montreal companies internationally.
Congratulations to Kelvin K. MO RN Ergonomist EMBA and his team for the success of the #APASME2022 event.
I will give a talk in Montreal on « Tomorrow’s technologies for PME » at the invitation of the Asia Pacific Association Small and Medium Enterprises (APASME).
Location: The Challenger – 2525 Rue des Nations, Montreal
At the invitation of the Governor of the State of Vermont (United States), I participated in the economic mission of Quebec entrepreneurs in Burlington – USA, along with several Canadian business leaders.
Thanks to VT Agency of Commerce & Community Development, EVOL and the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada for the support!
More info https://lnkd.in/e8URbZG5
In its latest issue, Business Africa magazine focused on YULCOM’s activities in Africa.
South Korea’s national English-language television channel, Arirang TV, did me the honor of inviting me to their set. It was a pleasure talking with Andrew Lim about artificial intelligence and the cities of the future.
I will be speaking at the World Smart City Expo in Seoul – Korea, about our work on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Smart Cities. The conference will be held on Aug. 31st at 10:00 am
Many thanks to the Government of Quebec in Seoul and the Industrial Cluster AIoT Canada for the invitation!
Many thanks for the support Andrew Lim, Hyelim Juliana KIM (김혜림).
YULCOM was invited by the College of Europe and the Innovation Research Network to present its R&D activities and its prospective analyzes on Artificial Intelligence within the framework of the Innovation Forum 2022.
To this end, I will give a communication in Bruges – Belgium this Thursday, May 05 at 3:10 p.m. CEST.
Thank you to the General Delegation of Quebec in Brussels for facilitating YULCOM’s participation in this event.
More information – https://lnkd.in/eNSvCS7W
I will give a communication in Paris, on the internationalization of YULCOM and on my career as an entrepreneur, at the invitation of the AIMF this Sunday, March 20, 2022.
360 Music Factory Paris XVIII – 32 Rue Myrha, 75018 Paris, (line 2, 12, 4)
Info & free registration: https://bit.ly/3i1f8vs
I will be giving a talk today on the state of technological innovation in Quebec, Canada, at the invitation of @Action Canada. It is an honor to reunite with Canada’s 2021/2022 Emerging Young Leaders.
At the invitation of DESTL and Investissement Québec, I had the opportunity to share YULCOM’s experience on Lean 4.0 & Digital Continuity, and artificial intelligence with several leaders of the innovation ecosystem in Quebec including BOMBARDIER, Investissement Quebec, Pfizer, BDC, Hypertec Group, Adfast, Proden during the 2021 Industrial Excellence Forum chaired by Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation of Quebec this 25-Nov-2021
This morning in Paris, I had the honor of being received by Ms. Claire Deronzier, Delegate for Francophone and Multilateral Affairs and Mr. Julien Cormier, First Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the General Delegation of Quebec in Paris (DGQP ).
Thank you for all the support you give to Quebec companies active in France like YULCOM Technologies to perform better in the European market.
I will give a presentation to the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM) on October 07, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. as part of the thematic series « On the road to internationalization with Investissement Québec International ».
Thank you to the CCMM and Investissement Québec for giving me this forum to share YULCOM’s experience internationally.
More info at https://bit.ly/2Ysmli1
I granted an interview to the bimonthly CIO MAG which is interested in the activities of YULCOM in the world and particularly in Africa.
Extract:
« I would like to insist on the transfer of knowledge because, it must be remembered, knowledge remains the main infrastructure of developed countries. Less arms, more brains has never been so relevant in the era of economics. knowledge. Diasporas, African leaders and development partners will therefore benefit from devoting time, effort and resources to it. »
Read more at https://lnkd.in/eVGvCsj5
The CEO of YULCOM Technologies, Youmani Jérôme Lankoandé, will co-host a panel on digital innovation with the following experts:
The event organized by POLY-TEA from École Polytechnique de Montréal will be held on February 09 at the premises of OVH Canada at 6:00 p.m.