Founder of a multitude of organizations (including the Quebec Esports Federation, the Virtual Guardians Foundation and Boreal eSports), François Savard, a.k.a. Leonin, is a recognized reference in Canada with regards to the electronic sports market, the online community and the prevention of various problems present in the digital world.

Academic conferences and presentations

See this page for the updated list: https://savard.work/en/research/ Conferences, workshops and round tables in which I participated: 2022-07 – Montreal Comiccon 2022 2021-05 – ACFAS 2022 Conférence annuelle 2021-09 – Consultation on the use of screens and the health of young people (Québec Gov.) 2021-05 – AéMDC XIXe Colloque (UQAM) 2021-05 – Interactive Symposium 2021…

Pilot Project: Adapted Esports

Client : Parasports QuébecDate: January to March 2021Type: Coordination and research project “The past year has brought its share of challenges to Quebec athletes. Some para-athletes, who are more fragile, have been even more affected by the sanitary measures implemented to counter COVID-19. In order to break the isolation, Parasports Quebec is entering the electronic…

FGV Discord Server

Date: August 2020 to February 2023 (closure of public service) Organization: Virtual Guardian Foundation (VGF) Project: Virtual Guardian Community Role: Project Manager and Instructor, then volunteer support worker Description Free service for prevention and awareness of various issues on the web in the form of a server on the digital platform Discord. (https://discord.com/invite/MfN4w2d) This server, in…