Speakers Moderator and Speaker Bios – INNOVATION 2010 Bak, Céline Baril, Claude Barrell, Alan Bayley, Mark Bédard, Claude Bisson, Cédric Bosco, Eric Braiter, Helen Bourgeois, Anne-Marie Brousseau, Yvon Chan, Yolanda Chowaniec, Adam Conant, Bernadette Crutchley, Barbara Culley, John Darch, Michael deFazekas, Anthony Deschamps, Isabelle D’Iorio, Marie Duffy, Kevin Duxbury, Tom Fitzgibbons, Kevin Flanigan, Sean Frise, Peter Gaffield, Chad Good, Bruce Grushcow, Jack Gu, Yuan Xiang Harney, William Hoddenbagh, Mark Hudson, David Innes, Cathy Jackson, Tim Jagtiani, Ajay A. Khomutov, Kostyantyn Laberge, Normand Lafferty, Katie Lajeunesse, Claude Langlois, Simon Levesque, Peter Lindsay, Patrice Livingstone, Angus Luke, Robert Lyall, Drew Manning, Preston Miley, Tamsin Miller, David Morris, Ben Mufti, Aftab Murchie, Michael Myers, Jayson Novak, Colin O’Callaghan, Chris Phipps, David         Rankin, Steve Reid, John Richardson , Ronald Roberts, Don Schuler, Glen Seifried, Kerry Shapson, Stan Sierakowski, Andy Sinclair, Gerri Suokas, Jouko Tokar, Natalee Thomas, Mario Vickers, Paul Xavier, Johnny Bak, Céline Céline Bak is a Partner and of the Russell Mitchell Group, a professional services and information services firm that was founded to enable Canadian technology companies to achieve the same level of excellence in commercialization as they achieve in the research, development and demonstration of technology.  The Russell Mitchell Group works with investors and CEOs of leading-edge technology-based companies to create and execute product commercialization strategies that enable them to become global market leaders.  It also advises government officials on Science & Technology research and commercialization policy.  Céline commissioned, produced and co-authored the ground-breaking 2010 SDTC Cleantech Growth & Go-to-Market Report.  With this report, the firm continues to lead the thinking on best practices for investment and management of product commercialization among technology companies.  Together with principals at the prestigious government relations firm Earnscliffe Strategy, Céline is leading the Canadian Cleantech Coalition – as part of the Canadian Cleantech 20 by 2020 call to action*.  The Canadian Cleantech Coalition will work on behalf of technology SME’s, investors, energy producers, banks and others to inform federal government officials of opportunities to implement government policies that support a globally competitive clean technology industry.  Céline sits on the Cleantech Advisory Board of the Department of Foreign Affairs.  Céline began her career as a management consultant in London, U.K.  Based in Toronto, and later Madrid, and working throughout the U.S. and Europe, she then joined A.T. Kearney, one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, where she spent nine years delivering North American and European consulting engagements to Fortune 500 companies such as Rolls Royce, Prudential and GM in new market strategies, organization design, and process re-engineering.   While living in London and Madrid, she later led EMEA Professional Services and Business Management for the Solect Technology Group, a Canadian software company that was purchased by Amdocs (DOX) for $1.2 billion.  Prior to forming the Russell Mitchell Group, Celine led the product and partnerships strategy and held CEO responsibilities for Bridgewater Systems (BWC-TSX), a leading mobile telecommunications software provider.  Céline holds a Hon. Bachelor of Commerce degree from Guelph University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Bath, U.K. She is a Pearson Scholar and is an alumna of the International Rotary Graduate Scholarship Program.  She works and lives in French, Spanish and English.  Baril, Claude Claude Baril graduated from École  Polytechnique Montréal in mechanical engineering with a specialization in aerospace.  He obtained an MBA from the École des Hautes Ėtudes Commerciales  (HÉC).  Mr. Baril has over 25 years of experience in advanced composite materials in the aerospace industry.  He has held several positions  – materials and process engineer, designer, R&D manager, consultant, vice-president of operations and vice-president of engineering – for Canadair, FRE Composites, Cellpack Aerospace, Bell Helicopter and now Composites Atlantic. Barrell, Alan Alan Barrell has spent almost 30 years in senior executive positions in technology based industries and has become one of Cambridge’s most articulate promoters of entrepreneurship. He was a founder shareholder in Library House Ltd, and is now Entrepreneur in Residence at the University’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning and Visiting Professor of Enterprise at the University of Bedfordshire School of Graduate Business Studies. He is also Distinguished Guest Professor at Xiamen University, Visiting Professor at Shanghai College of Science and Technology and at the Fujian International School of Economics and Business, Fuzhou, all in China. He has taught at Tsinghua University Beijing, Fudan University in Shanghai  and Minjiang University, Fuzhou City. He acts as Consultant to the China ( Shanghai ) Public Practicing Base for Entrepreneurs.  His interest in China, its history, people and culture has become a major feature of his life and work.  Other appointments include Senior Enterprise Fellow, University of Essex, International Fellow, Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, and International Research Fellow, Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki. He  has been  Chairman of Health Enterprise East Ltd, an organisation seeking to exploit innovative inventions, processes and procedures in the National Health Service within the Eastern Region since it was set up five years ago.  Following a scientific training and six years working in clinical laboratory medicine in the NHS at the start of his career, he worked  around the world with Baxter Healthcare and was its UK Chief Executive for six years. Subsequently, he joined Domino Printing Sciences plc as Managing Director. Domino became a public company and now has a market capitalization of more than Euros  half a billion.  Following six years with Domino ,he joined Willett International Group, an industrial electronics company, and was its CEO, building its global business into a major success. He was then instrumental in launching the Cambridge Gateway Fund, a 70 millions Euros fund, to support early stage technology businesses in the region and became its Managing Partner, and has been involved with a number of charities including the Papworth Trust, the Royal Society of Arts, the Centre for Tomorrow’s Company and The Prince’s Trust. He is currently International Advisor to Youth Business China He has also chaired the Cambridge Enterprise Conference and works closely with a number of Science Parks and Innovation Centres in Cambridge, elsewhere in the UK and overseas. He received The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion in 2006. Most recently, Alan has become Chairman of Eagle Genomics Ltd, and Pneumacare Ltd., and a Director of Probe Scientific Ltd. All are entrepreneurial early stage Life Science Companies. He is a Director of two Chinese Companies – Golden Bough Intellectual property Company and Oriental Investments Ltd. In October 2009 The Regional Strategic Health Authority for the East of England appointed Alan Chairman of the NHS Innovation Council and in November he accepted an invitation to act as Chairman of the External Advisory Board of NACUE – the National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs, an organization which grew in its first year to have 40,000 members and embrace 80 University Enterprise Associations. Alan is a member of Cambridge Angels and Sophia Business Angels ( France ) and advises numerous early stage companies internationally. During 2010 Alan has devoted increasing time to supporting Innovation in Health care and was appointed in October 2009 Chairman of the NHS East of England innovation Council. In August 2010, Alan was elected Entrepreneur in Residence, Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario. Alan has been doing extensive work on cross border investing and technology transfer involving UK and Canada, supported by Industry Canada, the Government of Ontario and The Canadian High Commission in London. Bayley, Mark Mark Bayley is a specialist physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Bayley is currently the Medical Director and a Clinician Scientist at the Neurorehabilitation Program of  the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute in Toronto, Canada. He is also an Associate Professor at University of Toronto.  He has research interests in the areas: Knowledge Translation, Development of Best Practice Guidelines, and Recovery and Rehabilitation after Stroke and Acquired Brain Injury.   Currently he is one of the Principle investigators on the Canadian Stroke Network SCORE (Stroke Canada Optimization of Rehabilitation by evidence), and Getting on With Life after Stroke projects. He is co-chair of the Best Practices committee and author of the Best Practice Guidelines for the Canadian Stroke strategy. Recently took on the role of evaluation champion and Chair of the for the Stroke Evaluation Advisory Committee of the Ontario Stroke Network. Bédard, Claude After graduation in Civil Engineering from Université Laval, Claude Bédard completed graduate degrees at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London UK.  AS Professor and Dean of Research and Technology Transfer at école de technologie supérieure (ETS) since 2003, he has focused his research activities in the area of Computer-aided Building Design, more specifically in the integration of interdisciplinary approaches to help designers produce better overall buildings.  He has held numerous positions, both within and outside academia, namely at Concordia University as Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (1997 – 2002), Director of the Co-op Program in building engineering, representative of the professional engineering corporation (OIQ), Associate Dean in charge of Student Affairs and Curriculum at the School of Graduate Studies as well as member of the provincial Chapter of the Canadian Construction Research Board (CCRB), the research centre on urban infrastructures (CERIU) and the organizing committees of several national and international conferences.  He has served on the research board of the Quebec association of universities (CREPUQ) and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), as founding president of the Quebec Association of Deans of Graduate Studies (CAGS), on permanent committees of the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada and Conseil supérieur de l’éducation (CSE) of Québec .  He is currently involved in very active university-industry R&D consortia such as CRIAQ (aerospace), PROMPT (ICT and telecommunications) and CINQ (multimedia arts). Bisson, Cédric Cédric Bisson is managing partner at Inovia Healthcare Ventures. He leads investments in both biopharmaceuticals and medical devices and is responsible for the overall strategy of the fund. Mr. Bisson maintains an extensive international network of co-investors and industry leaders in healthcare. Prior to joining Inovia in 2003, Mr. Bisson was an associate principal at McKinsey & Company, a leading global management consulting firm, where he co-led the Canadian healthcare (including pharma, biotech and private equity) and innovation practices; during this time, he also pursued extensive professional activities in Montréal, New York City and Paris in pharmaceutical and medical devices. Mr. Bisson currently serves or has served as a board member or observer to Allostera Pharma, BaroSense, Milestone Pharmaceuticals, Mimetogen Pharmaceuticals and Resonant Medical (sold to Elekta). He is an active member of many life sciences initiatives in Canada and abroad, and is also a member of the boards of BIOQuébec (Québec’s life sciences industry association) and Procure (a non-profit charity against prostate cancer). Mr. Bisson obtained an M.D. degree from McGill University and a J.D. (law) degree from Université de Montréal. Bosco, Eric In Quebec, Eric works closely with government, academia and industry to promote the MITACS ACCELERATE Program and bring together academia and industry for mutually-beneficial partnerships. A born entrepreneur, Eric has 20 years of experience in business development and marketing. Prior to joining MITACS, he founded Xyz Imaging, a technology start-up company where he raised $25M in capital, managed employees, purchased technology, negotiated business agreements, developed the company’s technology and ultimately introduced the product to market. Eric was also the director of a not-for-profit holography laboratory. The laboratory was used for teaching holography to CEGEP students in Quebec, conducting scientific outreach and by academics for research. He also worked on the science staff of the Tokamac de Varennes, Canada’s experimental nuclear fusion reactor, where he participated in the development of a sub-millimeter interferometer. Eric’s combination of for-profit and not-for-profit experience in both the business and university communities provides him with the ideal skill-set to connect Quebec companies and academics through internships. Braiter, Helen Helen Braiter has been with PWGSC for 12 years and is the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Innovation in the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises. She is currently responsible for the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP), a new $40 million program that was announced under Budget 2010 which aims to promote innovation and support Canadian business development.  An environmental engineer by training, she has worked in many areas within the Acquisitions Branch of PWGSC including Policy, Risk Management and Supplier Engagement. Bourgeois, Anne-Marie Anne-Marie Bourgeois has 16 years of professional experience in commercializing breakthrough technologies in the cleantech sector. Anne-Marie has deep experience as an operating executive in a number of clean technology companies and also holds leadership positions in national and international environment associations. She works in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish and maintains a contact network with businesses in 40 countries. Her specialties are in energy, waste management, water, transportation, process and prevention. Brousseau, Yvon Mr. Brousseau is President and CEO of the C3E, Centre of Excellence in Energy Efficiency with a Canadian national mandate to commercialize R&D projects from private or public sectors.  He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelors degree in Science-Microbiologist freom Sherbrooke University.  He accumulated more than 20 years of experience, now as President and CEO of the C3E , 8 years as CEO for an applied mathematical start-up company and 12 years as a marketing and finance consultant.  He managed and operated business corporate strategies and R&D projects for different business sectors (Biotech, Chemistry, Optic and Mathematics) with employees from scientific, technical and financial backgrounds.  He took part in several international meetings in Europe, Japan and the United States.  He also set up a $30 M R&D financial structure of public offerings in Quebec.  During his scientific career in biochemistry and pharmacology, he authored 8 publications and 14 abstracts in scientific journals. Chan, Yolanda Yolande E. Chan is a Professor of Management Information Systems at Queen’s School of Business,  Queen’s University.  She is the Director of The Monieson Centre, a research centre focused on knowledge-based enterprises and the knowledge economy.  She holds a PhD from the Richard Ivey School of Business, and M.Phil. in Management Studies from Oxford University, and S.M. and S.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  She is a Rhodes Scholar.  Prior to joining Queen’s, Dr. Chan worked with Anderson Consulting (now Accenture) in Toronto, Canada.  Dr. Chan conducts research on knowledge management  and information technology strategy.  She sits on a number of editorial boards and has published her findings in journals such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, Journal of the Association of Information Systems, IEEE-Transactions on Engineering  Management, Information and Management, Decision Support Systems, MIS Quarterly Executive, and the Academy of Management Executive. Chowaniec, Adam In May 2009 Dr. Adam Chowaniec was appointed Chairman of Zarlink Semiconductor Corporation based in Ottawa and Austin.  He is also chairman of the board of directors of BelAir Networks, and executive in residence at Vengrowth Capital Partners Inc.  He is the past chair of the Information Technology Association of Canada board of directors.  He chaired the Ontario Research and Innovation Council from 2006 to 2009.  In 2005, he was appointed to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada by the Privy Council of Canada. Subsequently he was also appointed to the board of the Export Development Corporation of Canada by the Privy Council.  Dr. Chowaniec began his career in 1975 as an assistant professor at Acadia University and in 1976 became a member of the scientific staff of Bell Northern Research in Ottawa. From there, he moved into engineering management at Nortel Networks. In 1983 he joined Commodore International, based in Westchester, Pennsylvania, where he became vice-president of technology and was responsible for the development of the Amiga personal computer. In 1986, he returned to Ottawa to become president and chief executive officer of the semiconductor firm Calmos Systems. Calmos Systems was acquired by Newbridge Networks Corporation in 1989. Calmos was renamed Newbridge Microsystems. Under this new structure, he served as both its president and as a vice-president of Newbridge Networks. In December 1995, he was the founding CEO of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation, which was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange until it’s acquisition by IDT in 2009.  Dr. Chowaniec has served on numerous boards of directors in the United States and Canada, including Amiga and GEAC Computer Corporations. He currently serves on the boards of Bel Air Networks Corporation, Zarlink Corporation, Liquid Computing, OSI Technologies, and Microbridge Corporations.  He is also involved in a number of local business and community initiatives and his commitment and participation has positioned him as a key spokesperson for the high tech community in the Ottawa area.  Dr. Chowaniec is frequently quoted in local and national press and is often a guest on national business TV programs. He was the chair of the Ottawa Economic Development Corporation and member of the Ottawa Partnership from 1999 to 2001.  He has also served on the board of the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program and is the vice-chair of the Ottawa Health Research Institute. He is the vice-chair of the Museum of Nature’s national fund raising campaign.  Dr. Chowaniec has been recognized for his leadership, business excellence and innovation. In 1998, the Ottawa-Carleton Research Institute honoured him with its prestigious Chairman’s Award. Also in 1999, he received the Gold Business Person of the Year Award from the Greater Chamber of Commerce.  He holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University (Canada), as well as both a Bachelor of Engineering and a Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield (England).   His affiliations include the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the Association of Professional Engineers. Conant, Bernadette Bernadette Conant is the Executive Director of the Canadian Water Network (CWN), where she has been working to improve the connection of research to application since 2003. Established in 2001 by Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence, CWN connects Canadian and international water researchers with decision-makers engaged in priority water-management issues. CWN plays a vital role in ensuring that Canada benefits from its investments in research to manage its water resources more effectively and becomes a world leader in water management.   Before joining CWN, Bernadette was involved for more 17 years in groundwater issues in Canada and the USA. Over that period and in her role at CWN in particular, she has devoted increasing time and energy to improving communication of research findings and their practical implications to both the academic and user communities. Bernadette has a BSc in earth sciences and an MSc in hydrogeology from the University of Waterloo and holds the Faculty of Science Alumni of Honour Award from that institution.  Crutchley, Barbara Barbara Crutchley has been active in research administration since 1978.  Her university portfolio responsibilities include: liaising with Government agencies; negotiating research partnerships and contracts; and development of large, interdisciplinary research initiatives.  She has worked with Canadian universities to promote the development of strong and efficient research administration,  Currently as President of the Canadian Association of University Research Administrators (CAURA), she is able to put into practice a “win-win” philosophy in a large number of national and international  venues. In 2010 Barbara was invited by IDRC to consult with universities in Central and West Africa in their desire to establish research administration offices. Culley, John I worked for Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) for about 15 years as a research soil physicist. In 1991 I became a Research Team Head, then Assistant Director at Saskatoon Research Centre where I led the establishment of the oilseed biotechnology group. Since 1997 I have worked at AAFC’s HQ. Mostly I have worked to develop commercial technology transfer capacity in the department, and doing research and technology transfer agreements.  Since 2003 I have been Director of AAFC’s Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization. Darch, Michael Michael Darch is the Executive Director of OCRI’s Ottawa Global Marketing.  The Global Marketing group is responsible for the attraction of investment, companies and people to the Ottawa region, the branding and marketing of the City of Ottawa, the management of Ottawa’s global partnerships and the support of Ottawa’s technology clusters.  Michael is a strong advocate of focused, cluster-based economic development.  He has been the driving force behind the economic partnerships formed between Ottawa and five U.S. cities and is now building European partnerships.  He has rebuilt the marketing of Ottawa around its successful technology clusters, skilled workforce, research strength, ability to attract capital and business support infrastructure.  Michael has over 30 years experience in the private sector.   He was President of Viva Interactive Learning Inc, a company producing computer-based Health and Safety educational products. Michael was also the President of REDO, an organization to assist the economy of Ottawa to adjust to the federal government downsizing announced in 1995. Prior to that appointment, he was the founder and President of Lansdowne Technologies Inc. for 20 years. Lansdowne provided management services to large technology-intensive projects, primarily in the aerospace and defence sectors.  Michael served as an engineering officer for 11 years in the Canadian Air Force. Currently a Director of the Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport Authority, Michael also served as a Chairman of the Ottawa Economic Development Corporation.   He has also served as a Director on the Boards of several technology companies, both public and private. Michael holds Masters degrees in Business from the University of Ottawa and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada.   He is a Professional Engineer, registered in the Province of Ontario. deFazekas, Anthony Anthony de Fazekas practises in all areas of information technology (IT) law.  He drafts original patents for IT companies in a wide range of technology areas.  Mr. de Fazekas has handled all aspects of high profile in-bound and out-bound technology licensing transactions and has developed cutting edge legal templates for numerous significant IT companies.  He also advises IT companies and research organizations in maximizing the impact of their R & D activity, for example, “IP audits” and “IP Portfolio Reviews”.   His articles have been published in the Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies, Law Times, and Managing Intellectual Property. Computing Canada, Lexpert, and the National Post have quoted him regarding information technology matters.  He was also featured on the cover of Computer World in relation to an article on IT patents, and has appeared on Squeezeplay. Mr. de Fazekas has spoken at numerous conferences on intellectual property law and information technology law for IT.CAN, CITO, the Rotman’s School of Business at the University of Toronto and Queen’s Law School.  Mr. de Fazekas develops an in-depth understanding of his client’s business, adopts a business-minded approach at all times and responds with creative legal strategies. Deschamps, Isabelle Isabelle Deschamps, Full Professor of Innovation Management, École de technologie supérieure (Montreal) Metallurgical Engineer (École Polytechnique de Montréal), MBA, Production (HEC-Montréal), DBA, Technology Management & Organizational Psychology (Harvard Business School)  30 years of Expertise in the management of innovative projects and high-tech companies, and in the building of competitive innovation systems She started her career as an engineer in 1979, in companies such as Hydro-Quebec, Stelco and Alcan. From 1997 to 2007, she devoted her time to technological transfers between industrial and university research laboratories and industry, as Vice-president of Inno-centre (incubator) and as a Partner with Capimont Technologies, a private venture capitalist fund. She has been a Professor at HEC-Montreal from 1988 to 1996 Isabelle Deschamps sits on the boards of government agencies and industrial clusters created for the purpose of supporting innovation, such as IRAP, NSERC, CFI, Conseil de la science du Québec, MDEIE, Nano-Québec, AeroMontreal, CQRDA, Cefrio. D’Iorio, Marie Marie D’Iorio was appointed Director General of the NRC Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC-IMS) in 2003.  Her highly collaborative institute boasts materials, processes, components and technology expertise that has helped solve industry challenges posed by the need for advanced hardware. Other forms of collaboration include teaming with government departments and academia to contribute to Canada’s security and counter-terrorism efforts through the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear Research and Technology Initiative (CRTI).  Dr. D’Iorio is the Project Champion for a $3.3 million NRC-led CRTI project on chemical sensors.  Dr. D’Iorio obtained a Ph.D. in solid state physics in 1982 from the University of Toronto.  She then spent a year as a post-doctoral fellow at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory in Switzerland working with Dr. Alex Müller on electron spin resonance in perovskite compounds.  In 1983, Dr. D’Iorio returned to Canada to join the National Research Council where she established the first very low temperature, high magnetic field laboratory in Canada to study low dimensional electron systems in semiconductor heterostructures.  Working at the leading edge of this field, she uncovered novel experimental evidence for a metal-insulator phase transition in dilute electron systems of very high mobility semiconductor quantum wells.  In 1998, Dr. D’Iorio initiated and coordinated a project on organic materials for displays.  Over the years she has led the NRC-IMS Organic Materials and Devices group and was Director of Components Technologies at IMS.  Dr. D’Iorio has authored and co-authored 100 publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings and is the co-inventor of 3 patents. She has served on various national and international scientific committees, advisory groups and Boards of Directors, and has participated actively in professional associations, including serving as President of the Canadian Association of Physicists. Dr. D’Iorio is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Department of Physics. Duffy, Kevin Kevin Duffy is a Vice President with MAYA Heat Transfer Technologies Limited.  His early experience was in the space industry, at Spar Aerospace Limited (now MDA), where he worked as a systems engineer, thermal analyst and project engineer.  He joined MAYA in its startup phase, and has helped grow the firm to over 100 employees.  Kevin is one of the company’s senior executives, responsible for government programs and business development.  Duxbury, Tom Tom Duxbury assists in growing portfolio companies as Entrepreneur in Residence at Wesley Clover.  Tom is a new technology specialist who has been building teams, creating products and launching ventures for 30 years.  Originally an electrical engineer from the University of Waterloo, Tom received his MBA from Queen’s, and is a PhD candidate at Carlton University, where he teaches innovation management. Fitzgibbons, Kevin Kevin Fitzgibbons is the Director of the Innovation, Science and Technology Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.  Previous to joining the Department in August 2007, Kevin was the Executive Director of the Office of the National Science Advisor.  From 1991 to 2004 Kevin worked as a strategic planning and policy analyst at the National Research Council of Canada.  He has a Master’s degree in Political Economics from l’Université de Montréal.  Kevin Fitzgibbons est Directeur de la direction d’innovation, science et technologie au Ministère des affaires étrangères et du Commerce international.  Avant de se joindre au ministère en 2007, M. Fitzgibbons a agit comme directeur exécutif du Bureau du Conseiller national des sciences entre 2004 et 2007.  Entre 1991 et 2004 M. Fitzgibbons a occupé plusieurs postes au Conseil national des recherches Canada dans les domaines de la planification stratégique et de l’élaboration des politiques en innovation.  Il a un diplôme de maitrise en science politique (économie politique) à l’Université de Montréal. Flanigan, Sean Sean Flanigan joined Technology Transfer and Business Enterprise in July 2002 and has been the Assistant Director, Technology Partnerships, since October of 2002.  In this role Sean is responsible for creating business opportunities for the researchers of the University who wish to commercialize their research results.  He is actively involved in the management of University spin off companies, the licensing of intellectual property and the development of strategies for advancing the commercialization of research.   Prior to joining the University Sean was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Island Critical Care Corporation (ICCC), a development stage U.S. public company that designed and manufactured a leading edge pulse oximeter.  Before joining ICCC in 2000, Mr. Flanigan served as Vice-President and General Counsel of an online retailer and between 1993 and 1999 he was partner in the Ottawa law firm of Tavel & Flanigan. Mr. Flanigan received his LL.B. from the University of Ottawa in 1991 and has been a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada since his call in 1993. Prior to studying law, Mr. Flanigan received his BA (Political Science/Economics) from Carleton University in 1987. Frise, Peter Dr. Peter Frise holds degrees in mechanical engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston and Carleton University in Ottawa. He began his industrial career as an oil well wireline data logging engineer working for Schlumberger Wireline Services in Nigeria.  He then moved to Husky Injection Molding Systems in Bolton, Ontario as an R&D engineer and later as a design group leader.  In 1985 he joined Carleton University and beginning in 1988, he taught mechanical design there until moving to Windsor where he held the Chrysler Canada/NSERC/University of Windsor Senior Industrial Research Chair in Mechanical Design and was instrumental in founding Canada’s first university program in Automotive Engineering in 1998.  Dr. Frise works with a number of automotive companies in his present capacity as the Scientific Director and CEO of the AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence, Canada’s national automotive R&D program.  AUTO21 brings together nearly 200 researchers and 430 graduate students from 46 institutions in partnership with 120 industry and public sector companies and organizations to engage in applied automotive R&D.  Through 2010, AUTO21 and its partners will have completed more than $100M worth of automotive research.  Dr. Frise is a member of the National Research Council of Canada, the Defence Science Advisory Board of Canada and Defence R&D Canada. He serves on the boards of the Yves Landry Foundation which is dedicated to enhancing technological education across Canada, the Ontario BioAuto Council and is active on several subcommittees of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC). Gaffield, Chad Chad Gaffield was appointed President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) on September 18, 2006.  Gaffield came to SSHRC from the University of Ottawa where as a professor of History, he held a University Research Chair and was the founding director of the Institute of Canadian Studies.  He is a former President of the Canadian Historical Association and the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.  An expert on 19th and 20th century Canada, Gaffield has analyzed the ways demographic, economic and cultural changes influence, and are influenced by, institutional and political history.  A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he received the society’s J.B. Tyrell Medal in 2004 for his outstanding contribution to the study of Canada.  In 2007, The Canadian Association of University Teachers presented him with its Distinguished Academic Award in recognition of excellence in teaching, research and service to the community.  The University of Ottawa named him Research of the Year in 1995 and Professor of the Year in 2002, only the second time that a professor has been chosen for both awards.  Gaffield has also been honoured with the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, received an honorary doctorate from Thompson Rivers University in 2007, and was the recipient of the 2008 Prix de la francophonie de l’Ontario.  Chad Gaffield received his BA and MA from McGill University and his PhD from the University of Toronto. Good, Bruce Bruce became Vice President of Partnerships and Communications at Rx&D in February 2009.  He is an innovative, high-energy executive who brings top leadership skills not only to the Partnerships & Communications department, but to the entire Association.  He has overall responsibility for relationships with key healthcare stakeholders in Canada.   In addition, Bruce oversees all communications and publications responsibilities for this organization.  Bruce was formerly at IMS Health, the world’s health authority on data analysis and disease states, where he was the President and General Manager for Canada for 5 years.  His leadership credentials are truly impressive, with 20 years of executive level experience in sales, service and communications, contributing to several well-known companies, including Rogers AT&T Wireless, IBM Canada, Nortel and Bell Canada. Grushcow, Jack Jack Grushcow is a founder, President and CEO of Linnaeus Plant Sciences Inc. The mission of Linnaeus is to create value-added, renewable, biodegradable industrial oils in temperate climate oil seed crops.  These new oils represent alternatives to current petrochemicals and reduce the refining expense and pollution that often accompanies them.  In the future Linnaeus expects to engineer completely novel oils which will form the basis of the next century’s exciting new materials, including specialty plastics, nylons, lubricants and non-polluting fuels.   Jack Grushcow was the founder and CEO of Consumers Software Inc., one of Canada’s largest software companies. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 1991, in what was then the largest transaction of its kind. The technology developed by Consumers Software provides the underpinnings of the Microsoft Mail family of products including MS Outlook.  Jack Grushcow served on the Science Council of British Columbia from 1991-1993. He was selected as one of British Columbia’s top business people under the age of 40 by B.C. Business Magazine and has been awarded Canada’s top export development award. Jack became the Vice Chair for BC BioProducts Association in November, 2004. Gu, Yuan Xiang Mr. Yuan Xiang Gu was the co-founder of Cloakware Corporation, which was acquired by Irdeto in 2007.  Mr. Gu is a co-inventor of world leading edge software security and protection technology, and he and his co-inventors are pioneers who created a brand new emerging software security and software protection industry in the world.  As a chief architect of Cloakware, Mr. Gu is responsible for Cloakware product architectures as well as technology development and evolution.  Also, as a senior director, Mr. Gu is also leading Cloakware Advanced Research Centre to focus on the development of next generation Cloakware technology, and research collaboration with research communities worldwide including China.  Mr. Gu is a recognized speaker on international forums and gives seminars at many universities and research institutions worldwide. Harney, William As Executive Director of Research and Development for Magna Exteriors and Interiors Corp., an operating unit of Magna International, William Harney is responsible for advanced product and process development as well as emerging technologies.  Will provides leadership for company-wide research and development activities, applying innovative thought and processes to support the company’s strategy. He directs and coordinates global R&D efforts to enhance current offerings and to develop new products and processes, ensuring that Magna is in a position to provide a better product for a better price in the area of exterior and interior automotive technologies.    Will commenced his career with Magna after receiving his Mechanical Engineering Technology diploma from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in 1984 and has over 20 years experience with the Magna Family of Companies in various technical and managerial roles in the USA and Canada, including product design, continuous improvement, operations, engineering and development.   During his professional tenure, Will has been awarded several patents and applications. He has also served as a member of committees and boards such as DXNET Incorporated, Input Technologies Incorporated, and has been affiliated with the Canadian Lightweight Materials Research Initiative.  Currently, Will sits on the Board of Directors of the Stronach Centre for Innovation as well the Ontario Bio-Auto Council, NRC National Bio-Products Steering Committee (NBP-2) and is a member of the AUT021 Research Management Committee. Hoddenbagh, Mark Transforming students, faculty, staff and clients through applied research has been Mark’s focus since 2007 when he joined Algonquin College as the Director, Applied Research and Innovation.  This has been accomplished by developing strong internal and external networks with creative, driven and passionate people; leveraging the expertise of faculty and staff; engaging students in addressing real-world problems and opportunities; and collaborating closely with industry, government and community organizations.   Mark has over twenty-five years of academic and applied research experience in chemistry, environmental sciences, advanced materials, pulp and paper, and biotechnology. At Algonquin his support of applied research and commercialization activities has grown to encompass ICT, photonics, heath care, digital and multimedia technologies, business, culinary, engineering technology, building sciences and construction, sustainable development and education.  Over his career, Mark has been responsible for academic, basic, applied and implementation research activities; environmental monitoring; product and process development; technology transfer; relationships with internal and external clients and researchers; contract negotiations; intellectual property management; and teaching and program development.  Prior to joining the College, Mark worked for the National Research Council of Canada, Millar Western Pulp Limited in Saskatchewan, the Alberta Research Council, and IOGEN Corporation in Ottawa.  Mark holds a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, a Bachelor of Science (Honours Chemistry) and a Bachelor of Arts (Chemistry, Spanish), from Queen’s University. Hudson, David David Hudson is the Director of the Lead to Win program (http://leadtowin.ca) and is with Ontario’s Talent First Network. He is pursuing doctoral studies at Carleton University’s Eric Sprott School of Business with a focus on how employee-owned information technology is used by firms who traditionally acquired technology for their staff. Previously, David was Nortel’s Vice President for Advanced Research and Technology and has had an extensive career in technology and product line management. Mr. Hudson received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Innes, Cathy Cathy Innes received her BS in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley.  With several years of practical experience in manufacturing management and industrial engineering, she turned her focus on contract management and marketing before moving into the area of technology transfer.   Cathy came to the Office of Technology Development at UNC-Chapel Hill to take on the role of Director with 14 years of experience in all facets of university technology transfer.  She was with the Office of Technology Licensing at the University of California, Berkeley for three years as a Software Licensing Associate and then served an additional three years with the University of California system as Campus Liaison Officer, offering her expertise in copyright management, licensing and policy development for nine campuses and three national labs. Subsequently, Cathy spent eight years with the University of Washington Technology Transfer unit with increasing responsibilities leading to Directorships in Technology Licensing and Policy and Strategic Initiatives.   In addition to her academic and experiential credentials, Cathy has been active in professional organizations related to university technology transfer, including the Association of University Technology Managers (Board of Trustees, 2003-2005), the Licensing Executives Society, Council for Governmental Relations, and the National Council of University Research Administrators. She is a frequent speaker at technology transfer conferences and seminars world wide. Jackson, Tim Tim Jackson is a founder and Partner of Tech Capital Partners where he focuses on investment opportunities in the wireless, communications, new media, and internet sectors.  In March 2010, Tim also assumed the roles of CEO of the Accelerator Centre and Associate Vice President Commercialization at the University of Waterloo.  Prior to co-founding Tech Capital, Tim was CFO and CEO at PixStream, a technology company focused on distributing and managing digital video across broadband networks.  At PixStream, Tim successfully raised over $60 million in equity capital and negotiated the $550 million sale of the company to Cisco Systems, one of the largest technology company acquisitions in Canadian history.  Experienced in executive leadership roles, Tim has acted as CFO, CEO or board member for numerous technology companies including: Bering Media (www.beringmedia.com), ecobee (www.ecobee.com), FibreTech Telecommunications (www.atrianetworks.com), LiveHive Systems (www.livehivesystems.com), Metranome (www.metranome.net), PostRank (www.postrank.com), Q9 Networks  (www.q9.com), Sandvine (TSX:SVC; AIM:SAND) (www.sandvine.com), and VideoLocus (acquired by LSI Corporation – NYSE: LSI).  Actively involved in the not-for-profit sector, Tim was awarded the inaugural Annual Barnraiser Award for “inspirational, collaborative achievement” in Waterloo Region in 2009. In 2007, Tim was honoured with the Legacy of Leaders Award from the City of Waterloo and the Leadership Award from the Volunteer Action Center.   Tim currently chairs the Waterloo Public Library Board, the Board of Centre In The Square, and the Steering Committee for Capacity Waterloo Region.  He is also President of the Food Bank of Waterloo Region and was formerly chair of the Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum Board.  In 2009, Tim was named a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (FCA), the highest designation the Institute confers, awarded for outstanding career achievements as well as outstanding service to the community and the profession. Tim also received an Award of Distinction from the Institute in 2006. In 2007, Tim received the 50th Anniversary Alumni Award from the University of Waterloo and a School of Accountancy Fellowship was named after him in 2005.  Tim has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Waterloo and is a Chartered Accountant. Jagtiani, Ajay A. Ajay A. Jagtiani is a shareholder in the Intellectual Property Group.  Mr. Jagtiani has nearly 20 years of experience in all phases of patent prosecution, including patentability, validity and infringement opinions, procurement of both domestic and foreign patents, client counseling, licensing, agreement negotiations, and mergers/acquisitions.  He has extensive knowledge in all areas of electrical engineering, including computer hardware/software, electro-optics, and communication technologies. In addition, Mr. Jagtiani supports numerous clients in all areas of biotechnology, including diagnostics, genomics, immunotherapy, proteomics, pharmaceuticals and other microbiology techniques. In the state arena, Mr. Jagtiani has advised the Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia in intellectual property matters, and has drafted proposed intellectual property legislation for Virginia.   At the federal level, he has advised such government agencies and laboratories as the Department of Energy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Mines, Naval Medical Research and Development Command, Naval Command and Control Center, NASA, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, and the Naval Research Laboratory.  In addition, Mr. Jagtiani has testified before the Science and Technology Committee of the U.S. Senate.  He has maintained security clearances with both the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Mr. Jagtiani also has extensive experience in the academic world, having provided assistance in intellectual property matters and technology transfer to such universities as the University of Arkansas, the University of California System, Catholic University of America, Colorado State University, University of Central Florida, Florida State University, George Mason University, Georgia Medical College, Georgia Tech, the University of Maryland, McMaster University, the University of New Mexico, the University of Notre Dame, Oregon Health & Science University, University of Ottawa, the University of Texas System, Wake Forest University, the University of Western Australia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Tech. Khomutov, Kostyantyn Kostyantyn Khomutov is a dynamic entrepreneur with expertise in rotary-wing technology and has gained extensive business experience through founding and operating his own successful companies. He holds a Master’s of Applied Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Carleton University in Ottawa, and has been one of the contributors to the research and development of all Smart Rotor Systems Inc.’s products. Kostyantyn has completed the “e2 Entrepreneur’s Edge” and OCE’s “Value Added Personnel” and “Lead to Win” programs, where he learned first-hand lessons on business success and leadership skills from Canada’s foremost business leaders.  He has proven entrepreneurial and leadership skills by founding two successful companies that were involved in a number of large-scale international business projects. Laberge, Normand Normand Laberge joined Rx&D on January 2, 2008 as Vice President, Federal Affairs and Federal,  Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Relations. In November 2009, he was asked to take the leadership of a new department as Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs.  In this role, he will work actively with regulators to advance Rx&D’s innovation and access agenda as well as shaping a favorable regulatory environment.  This will be done by driving the development of a Canadian drug regulatory system to international standards, harmonized with leading regulatory authorities worldwide.  Normand came to Rx&D from the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) where he led the association as CEO. His work led to the creation of a $1 Billion medical equipment fund and an additional $1.5 Billion as part of the 10-year Health Care Renewal Federal/Provincial Plan.  These funds resulted in an annual increase of 30% in medical equipments sales over a five-year period.  Previous to that, Normand was CEO of the Quebec Branch of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) for 13 years.  He is an honourary member of the CBA and a regular member of the Chartered Administrators Professional Association (C. Adm.).   Normand was recognized by his peers and received the CSAE Excellence in Association Leadership Award for his work at CAR.  He also received the 125th Anniversary of Confederation Medal awarded by the Governor General of Canada in recognition of his service to the community and to Canada through his work at the Canadian Bar Association.  He was also the first co-chair of the Wait Times Alliance (a coalition of 7 medical societies) and has worked extensively on the reduction of wait times in the 5 key priority areas of health care.  Normand is a graduate of l’Université de Montréal and from Les Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal where he completed post graduate studies and obtained his Diploma in Science Administration (D.S.A.).   Lafferty, Katie Katie Lafferty has served as the Executive Director of the CSN since 2001.  In addition to overseeing the operations of the CSN, Ms. Lafferty has led the CSN through the inception of the Canadian Stroke Strategy in 2003, a successful renewal of NCE funding in 2005, and the first Canadian Stroke Congress in 2010.  Since 2006, Ms. Lafferty has also served as Co-Owner and Business Manager of Watson’s Pharmacy and Wellness Centre, an independent pharmacy in Ottawa, Ontario.  Prior to the CSN, Ms. Lafferty was a Principal Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington D.C. and London, England, serving a wide range of private and public sector clients. Ms. Lafferty has served on local community Boards of Directors, has made regular appearances on local TV, and is currently a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility Working Group of the Canadian Public Health Association.  In 2010 Ms. Lafferty was recognized be the Ottawa Business Journal as one of Ottawa’s Top Forty Under 40.  Ms. Lafferty holds a BSc in Biology from Queen’s University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lajeunesse, Claude Claude Lajeunesse joined the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) in January 2008 following his tenure as President of Concordia University in Montreal.  Prior to this, he served as President of Ryerson University in Toronto for ten years, where he led the institution through significant increases in enrollment, a major development of its academic and research programs, and engineered a renewal of campus facilities.  He is also Past President and CEO of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC).  A native of Quebec City, Claude Lajeunesse obtained a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, following a B.Sc.A. in engineering physics from the École  Polytechnique de Montreal.  He currently a member of the board of  Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL).  A fellow and past president of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, he is also a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs de Québec. Throughout his career, Claude Lajeunesse has exemplified an unwavering commitment to the highest ethical standards.  Moreover, he is well recognized for his belief in the critical contribution made by education and research toward environmental sustainability and the unsurpassed quality of life Canadians enjoy.  The AIAC is Canada’s national trade association representing the aerospace manufacturing and services sector – the fifth largest aerospace industry in the world.  Employing more than 80,000 Canadians, the sector generates $23.6 billion in annual sales, approximately 82% of which is exported.  The organization represents the interest of more than 400 companies in all regions of the country. Langlois, Simon Simon Langlois is currently Global Business Development Manager – DuPont Building Innovations. Mr. Langlois began is career with DuPont™ in 1990 in Montreal, Canada.  Over the next several years, he held various technical and commercial assignments for DuPont in different “Business to specifiers” industries in North America.  In 2000, Mr. Langlois transferred to Belgium, where he was appointed regional manager for the White pigment division and in 2008, moved to the corporate office in Geneva, Switzerland as a business development manager for the newly formed Building Innovations business unit.  Mr. Langlois is a native of Quebec city and a graduate of: Université Laval (Chemical Engineering), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (MSc in Paper Sciences) and Université Sherbrooke (MBA). Levesque, Peter Peter Levesque, BSocSc, MA, is a consultant based in Ottawa.  He has ten years of experience working with governments, research institutes, and professional associations on issues of knowledge mobilization.  His career has included serving as Deputy-Director of Knowledge Products and Mobilization at SSHRC, as Knowledge Exchange Specialist at CHEO, as Chair of KM at Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and founder of Knowledge Mobilization Works.  Peter is an experienced speaker, facilitator, and writer on knowledge and value creation issues. Lindsay, Patrice Dr. Lindsay is the Director of Performance and Standards for the Canadian Stroke Network.She has lead the development of the CSS Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care and several resources to assist healthcare professionals with implementation and uptake of the recommendations. She has co-lead the development of the Canadian Stroke Strategy evaluation framework and has been project lead for the first Canadian Stroke Report and National Stroke Audit. Dr. Lindsay has worked closely with Accreditation Canada in the development of a Stroke Distinction Award program, and is an Accreditation evaluator. Dr. Lindsay is an appointed member of the renewed Canadian Task Force for Preventative Health Care. Dr. Lindsay completed her PhD in Health Services Research at the University of Toronto in 2003, and holds appointments as Associate Investigator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Adjunct Faculty at the University of Toronto. Livingstone, Angus Angus Livingstone is Managing Director of the University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO) at The University of British Columbia (UBC), and is President of the University’s wholly owned subsidiary, UBC Research Enterprises Inc ., and co-founder of the Alliance for the Commercialization of Canadian Technology. Angus serves on numerous boards including the Paragon Testing Enterprises Inc., NeuroDevNet, UBC Research Enterprises, Inc., Drug Development Inc., and Webnames.CA, Inc.  He is currently a member of the Association of University Technology Managers and the Licensing Executive Society.   Angus graduated from UBC with a B.Sc. in Computer Science in 1983. In 1988, he joined the UILO where he has held various positions relating to industry sponsored research, technology transfer, and the management of UILO operations.  He has played critical roles in the creation of many Canadian technology transfer and commercialization initiatives including: Westlink Technology Commercialization Internship Program; B.C. Advantage Funds (VCC) Ltd.; Flintbox™; Aggregate Therapeutics and the IP Toolkit; The Centre for Drug Research and Development; and the Canada California Strategic Innovation Partnership – IP Protocol.  The UILO conducts the technology transfer and commercialization activities at UBC.  UBC consistently ranks among the top ten North American universities for its patenting and commercialization activities.  UBC currently has over 250 licenses with companies around the world and has actively supported the creation of over 140 spin-off companies.   Luke, Robert Robert Luke, Ph.D., is Assistant Vice-President of Research and Innovation for George Brown College. He is also Chair of the Research Group of Polytechnics Canada. His department links industry partners with college faculty and students to conduct applied research.  Dr. Luke is an experienced researcher and expert at working effectively with diverse groups.  His research focuses on the application of innovative technologies in healthcare and education, and the evaluation of outcomes associated with new technology development, adoption and adaptation. Lyall, Drew Drew joined the Stem Cell Network shortly after it was founded in 2001.  To date the organization has secured over $100 million in government and partner funding to support collaborative translational research.  Drew also sits on the steering committee of the International Consortium of Stem Cell Networks, and the Boards of the Cancer Stem Cell Consortium and the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation.  Drew holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.  He is a Chartered Accountant (UK) and a Certified Management Consultant (Canada). Manning, Preston Mr. Manning served as a Member of the Canadian Parliament from 1993 to 2001. He founded two new political parties – the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance – both of which became the official Opposition in the Canadian Parliament. Mr. Manning served as Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2000 and was also his party’s critic for Science and Technology. In 2007 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. Since retirement from Parliament in 2002, Mr. Manning has released a book entitled Think Big (published by McClelland & Stewart) describing his use of the tools and institutions of democracy to change Canada’s national agenda. He has also served as a Senior Fellow of the Canada West Foundation and as a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Calgary and University of Toronto.  He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and is an Institute Certified Corporate Director. Mr. Manning is currently a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute and President and CEO of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy. The Manning Centre (www.manningcentre.ca) is a national not-for-profit organization supporting research, educational, and communications initiatives designed to achieve a more democratic society in Canada guided by conservative principles. Mr. Manning is married to Sandra. They have five children and nine grandchildren. Mr. Manning continues to write, speak, and teach on a variety of subjects including the revitalization of democracy and Canadian conservatism, strengthening relations between the scientific and political communities, the application of market mechanisms to environmental conservation, and the management of the interface between faith and politics. Miley, Tamsin Tamsin Miley grew up in England and read History at Oxford University.  She became a solicitor and specialized in IP law.  She has worked in university research offices in Australia and Canada and has been called to the Bar in both countries.  She also spent two years managing the Office of Research at the University of Northern British Columbia.  Tamsin now practices lase in BC, serving research institutions and their collaborating partners. Miller, David David Miller graduated from The University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Applied Science in 1982 and is a member of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).  David joined The Woodbridge Group in 1983 and has progressed  through a variety of technical and management positions culminating in his appointment as Senior Vice President, The Woodbridge Group, as well as President of XanaThane Chemical Business Unit.   In addition to his role as head of technology for all business units globally, David has responsibility for Purchasing, Product Development, Product Design, Research and Development, Facility and Machinery Engineering.  He was instrumental in forming and expanding a tool and die-making business.  David has experience as a director on several boards, currently and historically, including European, Asian and India-based enterprises. Morris, Ben As vice president of sales for Wesley Clover, Ben oversees the day-to-day sales and business development activities of the Wesley Clover and Mitel Affiliate incubator companies.  Ben has more than 10 years of sales, marketing, operational and problem solving experience and is part of the overall team responsible for motivating and mentoring each of the Wesley Clover start-up companies through their initial sales, contracts, marketing and logistical issues.  Working closely with other members of the Wesley Clover Group, Ben helps develop and define the strategies for new start-up companies.  His proven track record is based upon being experienced in every stage of the product lifecycle covering a diverse background of small start-ups to publicly listed companies, Ben leverages an extensive network of customers and channel contacts to accelerate the time to revenue for our investments.  Prior to Wesley Clover Ben held Sales and Marketing roles at Mitel Networks, March Networks and two start-up companies that were acquired in 2006 and 2007. Mufti, Aftab Dr. Aftab Mufti is a Professor of Civil Engineering, at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as well as being the Program Leader and President of ISIS Canada, and first President of ISHMII (International Society for SHM of Intelligent Infrastructures). He was one of the key persons to initiate interest in the uses of Advanced Composite Materials (ACM) for Civil Engineering structures in Canada through his founding work as Chair of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Technical Committee on the use of ACM in Bridges and Structures.  Dr. Mufti coined the new term “Civionics” as an explanation of the need to bring together the fields of electrical engineering, electronics, and photonics to expand the envelope of civil engineering in the future design of civil infrastructure.   It is now a rapidly emerging technology that is replacing visual inspection as a means of monitoring bridges and structures for safety and longevity. Dr. Mufti is also the author or co-author of nine books and more than 200 publications in Bridge Engineering, Finite Element Analysis and Computer Graphics, and several Technical Reports.  Most recently, Dr. Mufti was named to the Order of Canada for his contributions to and leadership in the field of civil engineering, notably for researching the use of advanced composite materials and fibre optic sensors in the construction and monitoring of bridges and other infrastructures. Murchie, Michael Michael Murchie holds the position of Director of Cameco Corporation’s Innovation & Technology Development Research Centre.  Dr. Murchie received B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in inorganic fluorine chemistry from the University of New Brunswick in 1986.  He was a postdoctoral fellow with the Defence Research Establishment of Ottawa prior to becoming a research scientist with Racal Filter Technologies.  Over the past 15 years he has held various positions from research scientist to director within Cameco’s Innovation & Technology Development Group.  At Cameco, Dr, Murchie supervises a wide ranging program of research and development in recovery of uranium from ores, purification of uranium oxide concentrates, conversion of uranium oxides to high purity UF6 and ceramic grade UO2,  and nuclear fuel manufacture. Myers, Jayson Jayson Myers is the President and CEO of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Canada’s largest industry and trade association. He is also the Chair of the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition, a coalition of over 43 industry associations that have come together to speak with a common voice on priority issues for Canada’s Manufacturing sector.   Mr. Myers is a well-known economic commentator, and is widely published in the fields of Canadian and international economics, technological and industrial change. As CME’s Chief Economist, he led the association’s Manufacturing 20/20 initiative, the largest cross-country consultation ever convened by Canada’s business community on the future of manufacturing in Canada. He has been recognized by consulting firm Watson Wyatt as the most accurate economic forecaster in Canada.  Mr. Myers sits on special advisory councils to the Minister for International Trade, the Minister of Industry, and the Canadian Border Services Agency.  He is co-chair of the Work & Learning Knowledge Centre of the Canadian Council on Learning.  He is Vice Chair of both the Ontario Manufacturing Council and the Great Lakes Manufacturing Council.  Mr. Myers studied at Queen’s University, Kingston and the University of British Columbia in Canada, and at the London School of Economics and Oxford University in the United Kingdom.  He has held appointments as a research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and a lecturer in international studies at Warwick University, also in the U.K. He is a consultant on Canadian and international business affairs for Oxford Analytica, an international consulting group based at Oxford University. Novak, Colin Dr. Colin Novak is a faculty member in Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering at The University of Windsor and a Licensed Professional Engineer.  He is a specialist in the area of noise, vibration and sound quality. He has authored over thirty refereed technical publications and has taught a number of technical sessions outside of academia relating to noise control issues, many of them including his research in psychoacoustics.  Dr. Novak’s present research focus in psychoacoustics and sound quality is directed towards projects in the area of automotive noise control, including hybrid vehicles. In addition to these areas of concentration, he is the Director of the NVH-SQ Lab at The University of Windsor which performs acoustical verification testing for a number of local automotive component manufacturers.  Dr. Novak is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Canadian Acoustical Association, the Institute of Noise Control Engineering, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Air Waste Management Association. O’Callaghan, Chris Chris O’Callaghan was trained as a physiotherapist at Curtin University in Western Australia.  In the last 20 years Chris has held progressive health care leadership roles. Most recently Chris was involved in the provincial leadership of the Ontario Stroke Strategy (OSS) since its inception. As the Southwestern Ontario Region Program Manager, she participated in regional and provincial initiatives and advocacy that led to the successful transformation of the OSS vision into reality. In October 2008 Chris assumed the role as the inaugural Executive Director of the Ontario Stroke Network (OSN). The OSN provides provincial leadership and coordination for the OSS including the Ontario Stroke Evaluation Program, administration of the stroke research grant program and leading provincial initiatives. Phipps, David            Dr. Phipps received his Ph.D. in Immunology from Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario) and undertook post-doctoral studies in HIV research at the University Health Network (Toronto).  After leaving the lab he built a career managing academic research holding successively senior positions at the University of Toronto Innovations Foundation (Manager of Biotechnology and Life Sciences), Canadian Arthritis Network (Director of Business Development) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Director of Partnerships).  In 2001 Dr. Phipps completed his MBA from the Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto).  Dr. Phipps is the Director, Research Services & Knowledge Exchange at York University where he manages all research grants and contracts including and knowledge and technology transfer.  Dr. Phipps authored the first grant offered by the tri-council Intellectual Property Mobilization program funding knowledge mobilization in partnership with the University of Victoria to build the infrastructure for a KM network.  He also authored York’s Knowledge Impact in Society grant piloting local KM operations. As Principal Investigator on these 2 grants funding York’s KM activities Dr. Phipps is leading York’s KM Unit that provides services to researchers, community organizations and government agencies who wish to use policy and practice related research to inform public policy and social programming.  Dr. Phipps has also been awarded a SSHRC grant to evaluate the utility of research summaries to communicate the outcomes of social sciences and humanities research to research users.  Rankin, Steve Steve has a broad technical management background across a wide range of clinical domains. His passion is to work directly with health professionals to ensure healthcare IT meets their clinical and business needs led him to found Client Outlook. Client Outlook develops eHealth software solutions to make inter-professional collaboration and medical image and information access an integrated and seamless part of care delivery. Client Outlook’s initial offering, eUnity, is a server-based product. Once installed, health professionals can access medical images using their favourite web-browser; regardless of their location and with no client software to manage. eUnity does this real-time and keeps medical images where they belong; with the archive they reside on. This ensures clinicians are viewing the most up to date medical data. Reid, John John Reid is President and CEO of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance).   Mr. Reid’s career has encompassed many years of experience in government and industry.  He has worked as a Commerce Officer with the Federal Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce and Energy, Mines and Resources after a stint in the financial community in London, England and research intern to the Copper Council in Paris, France. Prior to joining CATAAlliance, he directed the legislative activities of the Mining Association of Canada.   Born in London, Ontario, Mr. Reid received his Honour’s B.A. (Political Science and Economics) from the University of North Carolina, Senior Diploma in French Language and Literature from the Universite d’Aix-Marseille, France and Masters degree in International Affairs from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.  Mr. Reid is a former Chairman of the Ottawa branch, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Vice Chairman of the Advisory Council to the Minister of Employment and Immigration. He sits on a number of high level Task Forces and Boards has published numerous articles and reviews in the area of government relations and communications.  Mr. Reid appears regularly on radio and TV speaking on behalf of Canada’s high tech industries. Richardson, Ronald Ronald Richardson is most recently co-founder and VP Sales of Benbria Corporation, an intelligent notification software company founded in 2007.  At Benbria, Ronald manages an international sales team with a quickly expanding and worldwide customer base.  Ronald has contributed to all aspects of the business through Benbria’s growth, from software implementation to external venture-backed corporate financing rounds.  With a rich career history covering finance, platform technology, and software start-ups, Ronald has held positions at Barclays Capital in Strategic Modelling and Rates Trading, Intel in Design Engineering, and SlipStream Data (acquired by RIM) in Software Architecture. Ronald has established a solid track record in building teams, revenue generation, and bringing industry-leading software products to market.  Ronald holds a B.S.E. (Bachelors of Software Engineering, with Distinction) from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Roberts, Don Don Roberts is a Vice Chairman and Managing Director with CIBC World Markets.  In addition to leading the Bank’s Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Group, he also provides senior coverage for the global forest industry.  Mr. Roberts is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Forest Resource Management at the University of British Columbia, on the Board of Directors of the Rights & Resources Institute (Washington, D.C.) and serves in an advisory capacity for a range of government, industry and NGO groups.  Mr. Roberts has a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of British Columbia, a Master’s degree in Forestry Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and both an MBA and doctoral studies in International Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago.  He is also a certified Corporate Director through the Institute of Corporate Directors. Schuler, Glen In December 2008, Dr. Glen Schuler was appointed the Managing Director of the Industry Liaison Office at the University of Saskatchewan. His group is responsible for the commercialization of the University of Saskatchewan researchers’ new technologies and ideas. He is responsible for the coordination of the Office’s operations, planning, budgeting, staffing and strategic direction.   Glen Schuler has 20 years experience in both academics and in the international oil and gas industry.  He earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1971 and Masters and PhD in economics from the University of Houston.  He taught economics and did energy-related research at the Universities of Houston and Tennessee.   While in private industry at Tenneco and Columbia Natural Gas from 1981 to 2000, he served in various senior-level positions including chief economist; senior manager of a pipeline-operating division; director of an international commercial unit, VP Strategic Planning, VP Operations and VP Industry Research. During his time in private industry, he helped initiate several new business opportunities.   In 2000, Glen rejoined the economics faculty at the University of Tennessee and in 2005 was appointed the Director of its MBA Program.  In that latter capacity, he globalized the MBA program, reinitiated the entrepreneurship concentration and helped develop a relationship with the local incubator whereby teams of MBA students assisted scientists commercialize new technologies. Seifried, Kerry Kerry Seifried, MBA, is currently a Business Development Officer for NRC’s Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics.  With a background in IT and finance and as a Certified Management Accountant she is primarily focused on the contract and project management side of the institute business.  After working with scientists for the past thirteen years she knows more about engineering and astronomy than she ever thought possible, and is regularly caught trying to explain the connection between industry and astrophysics. To facilitate science in a government environment she has put together a wide variety of working arrangements while learning a great deal about the Acts and policies regulating government departments. Shapson, Stan Research & Innovation.  Dr. Shapson’s research and innovation interests have spanned the fields of technology enhanced learning, bilingual and multicultural education, and the development of innovative programs and policies.  He has published widely; his research and publications have received awards from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Canadian Journal of Education (CJE).  He has been awarded numerous grants and contracts for his research totalling over $6 million and has directed large-scale, externally funded, national and provincial studies.  He has been a principal researcher for a variety of national studies such as the NCE-TeleLearning, the SSHRC Strategic Theme (Knowledge-based Economy), the CANARIE funded broadband learning program ABEL (Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning), and the federal Tri-Council IPM/Knowledge Mobilization initiative. Institutional Capacity Building.  In his administrative role at York, Dr. Shapson’s strategy has shifted from his own individual research to focus on building institutional R&I capacity collaboratively with municipalities, community hospitals, and private sector companies on economic and social innovation cluster initiatives.  In this regard, he is the founding Co-chair , with the Mayor of Markham of the Innovation Synergy Centre in Markham, founding Chair of YORKbiotech, Vice-chair of the Consortium Board that is developing scientific and business plans for the National Centre for Medical Device Development (NCMDD), Chair of the Provincial Consortium CONCERT (Consortium on New Media, Creative, and Entertainment R&D in the Toronto Region), and he is currently working on the KM/social policy impacts with human services/social agencies. Professional Leadership.  Through voluntary Board and committee work, Dr. Shapson’s roles Federally and Provincially have included:  Co-chair of both the Ontario Advisory Committee on Advanced Technology in Learning and the Federal SchoolNet Advisory Committee on Professional Development; Chair of the Provincial Working Group on Learning Environments and Resources for the Ontario Knowledge Network for Learning (OKNL); a member of the Federal SSHRC Granting Council, he also has served as Interim President and Chair of SSHRC; Chair of the Optical Regional Advanced Network of Ontario (ORANO) Board; a member of the Board of Research Canada; and past Chair of both the Ontario Council of University Research (OCUR); and the Ontario Association of Deans of Education. Sierakowski, Andy Dr Andy Sierakowski completed his BSc and PhD at The University of Western Australia and carried out Post-Doctoral work in the UK and Switzerland. In 1980, he joined Kodak Australia in Melbourne as a Group Leader R&D. He has considerable experience in commercialising his and co-workers inventions, including intellectual property that has been either patented or kept as trade secrets. He has co-ordinated large technology transfer and commercialisation projects for Kodak on a worldwide basis and has extensive knowledge of product development processes.   Dr Sierakowski gained wide experience with Kodak working in manufacturing, technical marketing, and quality assurance in Australia, France, Asia and the US.   From 1992 to 1997, he was Business Unit Manager of Kodak Professional with responsibility for Australia and New Zealand with a sales turnover in excess of $100 million. He has experience in setting up joint venture companies and acted as Executive Director of such companies.  In 1998, Dr Sierakowski returned to Perth as General Manager of Joyce Rural, an agrichemical company and a subsidiary of Joyce Corporation. This role encompassed R&D, sales and marketing, manufacturing, logistics and distribution functions.  In January 2001, he joined The University of Western Australia and heads up the Office of Industry and Innovation. He is also on the Board of two UWA spin-off companies.  Dr Sierakowski is the current Chair of Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA). Sinclair, Gerri Dr. Gerri Sinclair’s cross-domain career includes more than 20 years’ experience spanning the fields of internet and new media technology, entrepreneurial business, academic research, and government policy.  Dr. Sinclair is the former Executive Director of the Masters of Digital Media Program and CEO of the Centre for Digital Media in Vancouver – a high-tech facility at Great Northern Way Campus.   Prior to joining GNWC, Dr. Sinclair was the chair of The Telecom Policy Review, advising the Federal Government of Canada on the policy and regulatory environment required to support an advanced  telecommunications framework.  She was formerly the General Manager of MSN Canada, as well as the founder and CEO of NCompass Labs, an Internet web content management company spun out of Simon Fraser University in 1996 and acquired by Microsoft in 2001.  A former IBM Consulting Scholar as well as a Visiting Scientist at IBM Research in New York, Dr. Sinclair was also the first President of the British Columbia Government Premier’s Technology Council, and the founding director of the ExCITE lab at Simon Fraser University, the first new media technology R&D centre in Canada.  She has served on several government and corporate boards including Telus Corporation, BC Telecom and Ballard Power, as well as Canada’s Information Highway Advisory Council. the National Broadband Taskforce and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.  She is currently a director of the Toronto Montreal Stock Exchange, a member of the board of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and an Invest Canada Technology Champion for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Investment and Trade.  Dr. Gerri Sinclair is the recipient of the YWCA Woman of Distinction award, the Canadian Women in Communications Woman of the Year award, the Canadian Women in New Media Pioneer award, the Influential Woman in Business award, the Sarah Kirke award for the most outstanding Canadian woman in High Tech.  In 2005 she received the Canadian Consumer Choice Award for Business Woman of the Year. Recently, she was recognized by the Canadian Public Policy Forum as a Testimonial Award Winner for her outstanding contribution to the quality of public policy and public management in Canada. She holds a Ph.D. in Renaissance drama as well as an honorary Doctor of Science in Computing Science from the University of British Columbia.  She is currently the Principal of The Gerri Sinclair Group, a consultancy focused on digital media and emerging technology strategies for government, corporations, and academic institutions, and the CEO of Fearless Innovations, a new mobile applications start-up developing video games for social impact in the areas of health, fitness, and the environment.. She is also a Distinguished Visiting  Professor and Special Advisor to the Provost and VP Academic at Ryerson University. Suokas, Jouko Born in 1952.  Graduated 1975 and finished his doctoral studies 1985 at Tampere University of Technology (Department of Electronics).  Jouko Suokas is the Executive Vice President of Business Solutions and the deputy to CEO of VTT.  Before he has been the Executive Director of VTT Industrial Systems and VTT Automation. These have been profit centers in VTT’s previous organizations.  VTT is the largest Contract Research Organization in Northern Europe.  VTT provides high-end technology solutions and innovation services. VTT has over 6000 customers of which ten percentage come from abroad.  VTT’s turnover is $ 370 million.  One third comes as customer contracts through Business Solution.  VTT is important innovation partner to many large enterprises. Tokar, Natalee Natalee Tokar is the Acting Director of the Research & Innovation Division at Niagara College and is responsible for overall direction and management of applied research projects and related innovation activities.  Since joining the Research & Innovation Division in 2006, Ms Tokar has been responsible for developing models and processes for industry, faculty and student engagement in applied research.  Accomplishments include building the Niagara Research program to include more than 700 Niagara College students, 50 local small and medium-sized enterprises and organizations and 40 faculty researchers.  Natalee works with small and medium-sized enterprises, regional industry partners and college faculty, staff and students to initiate research projects, establish work plans, manage budgets and project workflow, as well as is responsible for research project dissemination and promotion.  In addition to Natalee’s involvement with a number of regional associations, Natalee is also involved with the provincial research network, Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII) and works with the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) National Research Advisory Committee.  Natalee is multi-lingual, holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Brock University, and is an MBA Candidate.  Her international work background includes researching microfinance and the development of a community centre in North-Eastern Brazil, as well as consulting for the Korean Red Cross and a number of businesses in Seoul, South Korea.  Prior to this, Natalee worked in the viticulture industry in the Niagara Region. Thomas, Mario Dr. Mario Thomas is an accomplished senior executive with impressive international credentials in the commercialization of innovation. With over 30 years in leadership roles directing corporate development, he creates remarkable value for all stakeholders. Mario Thomas brings extensive experience filled with achievements driving successful development collaborations and financial ventures. Dr. Thomas was promoted to Senior Vice-President, Ontario Centres of Excellence in June 2010. Before being appointed Managing Director of the Centre for Commercialization of Research at the Ontario Centres of Excellence in April 2009, Dr. Thomas was Partner in the venture firm T2C2 Capital. His previous experiences include CEO and co-founders of two start-up companies; senior level positions in business development, marketing and scientist. He holds a PhD in chemistry and a BSc from Université Laval in Quebec City, as well as a diploma in business administration from École des Hautes Études Commerciales of Université de Montréal. He is also a Chartered Director with a diploma in board governance. Dr. Thomas brings an in-depth background in board level functions both as a board member and in managing board relations as an executive. Vickers, Paul Paul Vickers, CA, CPA, is responsible for the finance functions of PARTEQ Innovation, GreenCentre Canada and several spin-off companies. He joined PARTEQ in 2002 from KPMG LLP, where he provided professional accounting and tax services to the technology industry. Paul specializes in tax issues of technology transfer offices and spinoff companies, including tax efficient corporate tax structures, the Scientific Research and Experimental Development program, and various government tax incentive. Xavier, Johnny Johnny leads the ILO’s efforts to commercialize the intellectual property arising from the University of Saskatchewan.  Johnny holds a M.Sc. (Ag) from India; a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Applied Microbiology from the University of Saskatchewan and a MBA from the University of Regina.  Prior to joining the ILO Johnny was the R & D Manager/Senior Scientist at a multinational company and has extensive research management and commercialization experience.