The Inevitable Gateway MONTREAL (CNW) - Media representatives are invited to attend the Desjardins Business Luncheon - Business voices of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at noon. Charles Sirois, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Telesystem Ltd., will be our guest speaker.

This will be a unique opportunity to hear the Founder, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enablis Entrepreneurial Network, a non-profit organization created by the G8 at its 2002 Summit.

Mr. Sirois will speak about the role of the state and organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, and the G8 in the face of such great challenges to humanity as global warming, religious intolerance, the threat of epidemics, overpopulation, and water and food shortages, as well as about possible solutions to these major problems.

<< Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Time: From noon to 2 p.m.

Speech - 12:15 p.m.

Where: Palais des congrGes de MontrDeal 1001 place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Montreal >> The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal has some 7,000 members. Its primary mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater MontrDeal and to provide individuals, merchants, and businesses of all sizes with a variety of specialized services to help them achieve their full potential in terms of innovation, productivity and competitiveness. The Board of Trade is Quebec's leading private economic development organization.

-0- 11/10/2009 R /For further information: RSVP with: Julie Desjardins, Advisor, Communications, (514) 871-4000, ext. 4047, jdesjardins(at)ccmm.qc.ca/ CO: BOARD OF TRADE OF METROPOLITAN MONTREAL ST: Quebec IN: SU: MAV -30- CNW 06:00e 10-NOV-09