Simon Brault, speaker (Arts and Identity, Session V) at FAST FORWARD: Imagining the Future, ISPA's 62nd Annual Congress, in New York City on January 12-14, 2010.  View the full Schedule of Events.

Simon Brault

Simon Brault, a native of Montreal, was named the National Theatre School’s CEO in 2008 and has held several key administrative positions with the NTS since 1981.  He is in his second term as Vice-Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts.

In 1997, he initiated Journées de la culture, a Quebec-wide cultural event; in 2002, he led a 20-member delegation at the Sommet de Montréal and founded Culture Montréal; in 2007, he headed the steering committee of the Rendez Vous 2007 – Montreal, Cultural Metropolis.

Mr. Brault is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the CGA, and a recipient of the 2009 Keith Kelly Award for Cultural Leadership.  Simon Brault is presently a member of the International Advisory Board of the Musagetes Foundation.

On September 23, 2009, Mr. Brault launched his first book of essays titled Le FACTEUR C - L'Avenir passe par la culture, published by La Presse / Éditions Voix parallèles.  In it, he explains the rise of arts and culture on global public agendas, especially in a time when more than half of the world’s population lives in an urban setting.  The book is presently being translated into English and is slated for release in May 2010.