Co-founder and mission leader of Mission 1000 tonnes, Jimmy Vigneux, speaker, has over 15 years’ experience in organization management, local development and community mobilization. A graduate in political communications and climate change, Mr. Vigneux is also a professional photographer who has taken part in a number of humanitarian missions. A father of three, he is actively involved in the community to implement actions linked to local consumption, sustainable development, citizen mobilization and international cooperation.
Jimmy Vigneux, speaker, is a graduate in political communication and climate change. For over 15 years, he has led various local development organizations and social enterprises. From 2015 to 2022, he served as Executive Director of the Société de développement commercial (SDC) Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, an organization representing over 300 neighborhood businesses, where he implemented significant changes. An entrepreneur as well, he worked as a professional photographer for several years, participating in humanitarian missions around the world. His inspiring journey also earned him a spot on the Canada C3 expedition in 2017.
Passionate about the planet’s future, Jimmy has been involved for many years in environmental organizations. He trained in India with Al Gore to become an ambassador for Climate Reality Canada. In 2018, he co-founded Mission 1000 Tonnes, which was selected as one of the world’s promising projects to participate in the Youth Leadership Summit in Bali, won several awards including the “Demain le Québec” Grand Prize from the David Suzuki Foundation for the year’s most “green and engaged” project, and received the National Assembly Medal in 2022.
Since 2023, Jimmy Vigneux has served as Executive Director of Stratégies Saint-Laurent, continuing to mobilize citizens for the protection of waterways and to promote the ecological transition of society.
