Speakers

Andre Bezanson
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dalhousie University (speaker)

Pierre Bilodeau,
Chief Operating Officer
International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada)

Joe Blomeley
Senior Associate, Canadian Council of Chief Executives

Rachel Brighton
President, Finest Point Periodicals Limited (moderator)

David Burns, VP Research
University of New Brunswick

Dr. Anthony Charles
Director of the School of the Environment and a professor at Saint Mary’s University

Dr. Martha Crago
VP Research, Dalhousie University

Thomas J. Duck
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University

Kevin Dunn
Director, Industry Liaison and Innovation (ILI), Dalhousie University (speaker)

Marcius Extavour
Director of Government _ Corporate Partnerships at the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto

Lucia Fanning
Director of the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University

Christine Tausig Ford
Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

Neil Gall

Jim Ghadbane
President and CEO, CANARIE

Anthony Giles

Dr. Robert Haché
Vice-President Research and Innovation
York University

Michael Halpern
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

Manuel Heitor
Full Professor
Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon

Ted Hewitt
Executive Vice-President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Phillip Hill
Director, Geological Survey of Canada-Pacific
Natural Resources Canada

Mac Hird,
PhD Student
MIT

Mark Hoddenbagh
Acting Executive Director, Partnerships and Applied Research, Algonquin College

Charles (Chuck) Humphrey
Research Data Management Services Coordinator
University of Alberta

Dr. Sara Iverson
Scientific Director of the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN)
University of Alberta

Laurie L’Heureux
Emergency Planning Coordinator
Alberni Clayoquot Regional District

Dr. Steve Liang
Professor and Entrepreneur, University of Calgary

David Cruise Malloy,
Vice President Research,
University of Regina

André Manseau,
Dean of Research,
Université du Québec en Outaouais

Frank McKenna
Deputy Chair, TD Bank Group and Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States

Pierre Meulien
President and CEO, Genome Canada

Kate Moran
Ocean Networks Canada
President and CEO

Peter Morand
Former president of NSERC

Peter Nicholson, 
Moderator; Chair, Standing Selection Committee, Networks of Centres of Excellence

Laura O’Blenis
Founding Director, Association of University Research Parks (AURP)

Michael Owen,
Vice President Research, Innovation _ International,
University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Stephen Perelgut
Senior Relationship Manager for Academic Relations
IBM Canada

Sebastian Pfotenhauer,
Lecturer _ Research Scientist, MIT Technology _ Policy Program
MIT

Kathleen Rayworth
Entrepreneurs’ Forum

John Risley
President & CEO, Clearwater Fine Foods Inc.

Dan Roos,
Japan Steel Industry Professor Emeritus of Engineering Systems and Civil and Environmental Engineering
MIT

Ivan Semeniuk
Science Reporter, Globe and Mail

Larry Shaw

Muthu Singaram
Chief Mentor, Head of Consulting and a corporate facilitator at Muthu Singaram Consulting

Walter StewartCo-ordinator for Research Data Canada

Martin Taylor
University of Victoria
Emeritus Professor

Edward Thomas
Industry Partnerships Manager
Queen’s University

J. Kevin Vessey,
Associate Vice President of Research, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Professor of Biology,
Saint Mary’s University

Valerie Walker
Director, Policy, Mitacs

Douglas Wallace
Dalhousie University
Canada Research Excellence Chair in Ocean Science and Technology and MEOPAR Scientific Director

Wendy Watkins

Daniel J. Weeks,
President and Vice Chancellor,
University of Northern British Colombia

Dr. Fred Whoriskey
Executive Director of the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN)

Robin Winsor
President and CEO, Cybera

Danielle Wood,
Research Engineer,
Johns Hopkins University