Louis Têtu

Louis Têtu

Executive Chairman
Coveo


An award-winning entrepreneur and business executive with 30 years of experience in international technology businesses; Louis Têtu is Executive Chairman of Coveo. Mr. Têtu focuses on identifying strategic opportunities, fostering innovation, and mentoring Coveo’s leadership team to ensure alignment and continued success. A visionary entrepreneur and co-founder of Coveo, Louis supports meaningful engagement with key customers, partners, and stakeholders.

Mr. Têtu was Chief Executive Officer of Coveo from 2008 to 2025. Prior to Coveo, Mr. Têtu co-founded Taleo Corporation, a leading international provider of cloud software for talent and human capital management, listed on NASDAQ in 2005 and subsequently acquired by Oracle for US$1.9 billion in 2012. Mr. Têtu was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors from Taleo’s inception in 1999 through 2007. Prior to Taleo, Mr. Têtu was President of Baan SCS, the supply-chain management solutions group of Baan, a global enterprise software company. This followed Baan’s acquisition of Berclain Group inc., which he co-founded in 1989 and where he served as President until 1996. Mr. Têtu serves on the boards of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and CAE Inc. He previously served on the board of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services inc. and on the board of PetalMD, a leading cloud applications provider in the medical sector. He is an Engineering graduate from Université Laval in Québec City, where he resides, and a commercially licensed helicopter pilot.

Schedule

thursday – 01:35pm Scale Up
Time Icon 25 mins Location Icon Meridian Hall — Main Stage

Built to Last: Canada’s Sovereign Tech Future

What does it take for Canada to build and own the technologies that will shape its future? This conversation brings together leaders from defence technology, advanced R&D, and enterprise AI to explore how Canadian companies can turn homegrown innovation into globally competitive capabilities. From strengthening national security to building critical digital infrastructure, the discussion will unpack what Canada needs to develop, scale, and retain the technologies essential to its economic and technological sovereignty.