Co-founder Cirque du Soleil
President and CEO, Groupe Le Massif
Concerned about
his fellow man and the future of the planet,
young people and the disadvantaged, Daniel
Gauthier long ago decided to remain true to his
passions. From one partnership and project to
the next, his contribution to managing the
companies he develops is based on the values of
respect, fun and reaching for the next level.
His passion for what is both human and extremely
creative was most notably expressed at Cirque du
Soleil, which he co-founded with Guy Laliberté,
where he met the organizational challenge of
managing with an international outlook. He is
currently working on an original concept for a
large-scale recreational tourism project called
Le Massif de Charlevoix, involving a ski resort,
a destination train, signature lodging, spas and
much more. This project, slated for completion
by 2013, spans over a territory of 120 square
kilometres, where creativity and freedom prevail
in a concept that is furthest from artificial.
Daniel Gauthier has plied his trade in the world
of arts and culture, and the business world, for
many years now. As co-president of Cirque du
Soleil for more than 15 years, he played a major
role in ensuring the success of the
multinational entertainment giant, adopting
working methods that were often unique, and
consistently original.
For the past few years he has been piloting Le
Massif de Charlevoix, a $230 million tourism
development project, a true “experience
laboratory” in Charlevoix. With technological
and environmental showcases as part of his
tourism concept, Daniel Gauthier wants to
contribute in building nothing less than a
better world.
Besides seeking to position this region of
Quebec as a world-class travel destination, his
objective is quite simple: reinvent tourism in
the same way that Cirque du Soleil reinvented
the entertainment industry a quarter-century
ago.
Encompassing sustainable development, public
consultations, special relationships with the
community and with stakeholders, landscape
conservation, his project already has all the
makings of a unique … “anti-resort.”
Here, Daniel Gauthier addresses the broad
outline of his vision, guided by the most
expansive sense of the word INNOVATION.
World famous cosmologist and science
communicator
Biography
adapted from a lecture program at the University
of California, Berkeley.
Born in Montreal, Hubert Reeves resides in
France where he is a Director of Research at the
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, a
position he has held since 1965. Reeves, whose
specialty is in the area of nuclear
astrophysics, is an expert on the origin of the
light elements, such as helium, deuterium and
lithium. He is also a well-known popularizer of
science and appears frequently on French
television. He has authored many books that are
bestsellers in France, including Atoms of
Silence (1985), and The Hour of Our Delight
(1990).
Reeves is highly regarded for his environmental
work, as well. Much of his writing has focused
on ecological issues and he has been a principal
player in numerous international conferences and
television programs on the subject. He is a
distinguished member of several prominent
environmental associations and councils.
During his time with us, Reeves will pair
astronomic and ecologic perspectives to deliver
insights into how humans might remain here on a
radically changing earth in livable, sustainable
conditions.
Astronomy and ecology.
These two subjects are related to our existence
here, today, on this planet.
The first one: astronomy, is about our past history.
It is all about how we came to exist as human
beings, resulting from a long evolution, starting in
the Big Bang some fourteen billion years ago,
through the formation of galaxies , stars , and
biological evolution on Earth .
The second one: ecology, is about our future; how to
remain here in livable conditions for us, our
children and our grand-children.
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