Photo: Cassandra Kerwin

BLIQ Photonics co-founder Mathieu Champagne was the first to speak at the panel discussion during the 15th OSEntreprendre Challenge. Co-founder of J’entreprends Québec, Jeff Drolet, and co-founders of Lexya, Jean-Michel Veillette and Marc-Antoine Paquet, listen attentively.

Young entrepreneurs gathered at CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence on April 4 to enjoy a cocktail reception followed by a panel discussion featuring four businesspeople.

The results of the 20th OSEntreprendre Challenge, a provincewide entrepreneurial skills competition which attracts over 40,000 participants yearly, were announced at the end of the evening.