Christine Renaud

An internationally recognized Montreal entrepreneur, Christine Renaud is the founder of Braindate, a pioneering technology that transforms events into peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing experiences. Built without venture capital, Braindate was named one of the world's most innovative companies by Fast Company in 2025, and was a finalist for two Webby Awards in 2023. It is now used by global leaders such as Hubspot, TED, SXSW, and NVIDIA. With a Harvard education in education and guided by deep values of authenticity and community, Christine designs spaces where collective intelligence can fully express itself. Her unique voice inspires those who wish to undertake differently — with boldness, benevolence, and purpose. A sought-after speaker (SXSW, IBTM, C2 Montreal), she candidly addresses the realities of entrepreneurship, the power of courageous conversations, and the urgency of reinventing success in an era where loneliness must give way to human connection.