Frantz Saintellemy

President & COO, Leddartech Inc

Frantz Saintellemy is an internationally recognized expert in advanced technologies with 25 years of experience in automotive, IoT, sensing, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence. An entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, and philanthropist, he is currently President and COO of LeddarTech, a leader in automotive ADAS and AD, fusion and perception software solutions. In addition to his leadership role LeddarTech, he is currently the Chancellor and Chair of the Board of the University of Montreal.

Mr. Saintellemy is also the co-founder and Chair of the Board of Groupe 3737, a non-profit organization, that is an incubator / accelerator and entrepreneurial innovation hub. Groupe 3737 helps entrepreneurs and tech companies start, grow, and succeed, with the strategic objective of developing more entrepreneurs, creating more successful companies, more jobs and more wealth.
Groupe 3737 is a diverse, inclusive and equitable entrepreneurial innovation hub that provides unique services and support to visible minority founders. With over $20M in private investments, Groupe 3737 is one of the largest privately funded entrepreneurship eco-systems in Canada. Everything the Groupe 3737 does ties back to collaboration and helping others and its community.

Mr. Saintellemy has successfully founded or co-founded several start-ups with multiple exits and has published several patents and papers. In addition to his angel investing and mentorship to entrepreneurs, he sits on several boards and committees including University de Montreal, Sharethrough, APMA, AQT, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and a founding member of Quebec’s Innovation Board.

Mr. Saintellemy is an experienced public speaker with over 600 conferences, keynotes and presentations across the globe on technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, and more recently on a new series he refers to as “Competitive Fitness™”.