In the presence of:
- Honorable Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal and Co-Organizer of GSEF2016
- Honorable Won-Soon Park, Mayor of Seoul and Co-President of the Global Social Economy Forum
- Mr. Bernard Sévigny, President of the Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ)
- Mrs. Dominique Anglade, Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation, Government of Québec