Program
Please note: the CANARIE National Summit will be conducted in English.
All National Summit sessions take place in the Adam Room of the Fairmont Château Laurier. Meals, breaks, networking sessions and the Reception take place in the Laurier Room. CANARIE’s Annual General Meeting will take place in the Laurier Room on Thursday, September 24, at 4:00 PM.
Wednesday, September 23 | ||
8:00 – 9:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast | Foyer & Laurier Room |
9:30-9:40 AM | Welcome Address > Jim Ghadbane President and CEO, CANARIE |
Adam Room |
9:40 – 10:45 AM | Opening Keynote: Surviving and Thriving in the Techstorm > Nicklas Bergman Advisor, TechCast Technology Think Tank |
Adam Room |
10:45 – 11:15 AM | Morning Break and Networking Session | Laurier Room |
11:15 – Noon | Redefining Identity Through Wearables > Karl Martin Founder and CEO, Nymi |
Adam Room |
Noon – 1:30 PM | Lunch and Networking Session | Laurier Room |
1:30 – 2:15 PM | Engineering the Little Green Factories > Dr. Vincent Martin Canada Research Chair in Microbial Genomics and Engineering, Concordia University |
Adam Room |
2:15 – 3:30 PM | Building Canada’s Digital Future: Transforming Academic Research into Economic Prosperity Panelists: > Tim Ragan – Founder and President, C-View Strategies (Moderator) > Kal Amery – Vice President, Global Carrier Solutions, TELUS > Joe Irvine – Director, Technology Transfer and Business Enterprise, University of Ottawa > Dr. Steve Liang – Director, GeoSensorWeb Laboratory and Associate Professor, University of Calgary |
Adam Room |
3:30 – 4:00 PM | Afternoon Break and Networking Session | Laurier Room |
4:00 – 5:00 PM | Closing Keynote: Emerging Technologies: The Opportunity for Canada > Dr. Julielynn Wong Director, Centre for Innovative Technologies and Public Health |
Adam Room |
5:00 – 7:00 PM | CANARIE Reception | Laurier Room |
Thursday, September 24 | ||
8:00 – 9:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast | Foyer & Laurier Room |
9:00 AM | Welcome Address > Kathryn Anthonisen Vice President, External Relations, CANARIE |
Adam Room |
9:05 – 9:45 AM | The Surprising Social Impacts of Wearable Technology > Kevin Rankin President and CEO, Cord3 Innovation |
Adam Room |
9:45 – 10:30 AM | From Newborns to Astronauts: How Big Data Analytics is Transforming Healthcare > Dr. Carolyn McGregor Canada Research Chair in Health Informatics, University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
Adam Room |
10:30 – 11:00 AM | Morning Break and Networking Session | Laurier Room |
11:00 – Noon | Robots in the Sky: Drones, Space Clean-up and Beyond > Dr. Inna Sharf Professor of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University |
Adam Room |
Noon – 1:30 PM | Lunch and Networking Session | Laurier Room |
1:30 – 2:15 PM | Canadian Leadership in Robotics: From the Canadarm to Personal Robots > Dr. Andrew Goldenberg Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto and President, Engineering Services Inc. (ESI) |
Adam Room |
2:15 – 3:15 PM | Building the Foundations for Innovation > Tim Marshall Chief Executive, Jiscom (UK) |
Adam Room |
3:15 – 3:30 PM | Closing Address > Jim Ghadbane President and CEO, CANARIE |
Adam Room |
4:00 – 5:00 PM | CANARIE Annual General Meeting (for CANARIE Members only) | Adam Room |