For 20 years, Alain Dufour has been working in various fields of democratic and economic development. Carrying out several missions in Africa and Europe for various organizations including the United Nations, he also shows a great interest in architecture, design and economic development. Project Director at Montréal International, a foreign investment prospecting agency in Montréal, he played a key role in obtaining, in front of 34 cities, the relocation of the International Design Alliance (IDA), which brings together three of the main international organizations in the field of design: Icsid, ICOGRADA and IFI. His knowledge of design and economic development issues and players make him a key person in the development of Quebec design.