November 8, 2005
Ottawa Congress Centre
Ottawa, Ontario
"The Future of Industrial Research in Canada"
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks
Jeffrey Crelinsten, Publisher and Mark Henderson, Managing Editor, Research Money |
| 8:10 a.m. | Opening Keynote
William Owens, Vice Chairman and CEO, Nortel Networks How Canada Can lead ina Competitive World |
| 8:45 a.m. | Industry Keynote
Tom Jenkins, Chairman and CEO, Open Text Corporation Research Driven Wealth Creation: From Start-up to 1/2 Billion in Revenue |
| 9:15 a.m. | Featured Speaker
Fred Gault, Director, Science, Innovation & Electronic Information Division, Statistics Canada Research and Development in Canada |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Panel 1: Multinational Experience in Canada
Brian McFadden, Chief Research Officer, Nortel Networks Hany Moustapha, Chief Technology Officer, Pratt & Whitney Canada Gregg Szabo,, Executive Director, Corprate Affaires, Merck Frosst Canada Moderator: Janet Eastman, Host, Ottawa Business Television |
| 11:15 a.m. | Panel 2: Operating R&D-Intensive Firms in Canada
Brian Doody, President, Video Systems, Dalsa Corporation Graeme McRae, President & CEO, Bioniche Life Sciences Darren Lawless, Director, Research and Product Development, Monteco Moderator: Peter Calamai, Science and Technology Reporter, The Toronto Star |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch
Luncheon Address: Toward a Strategy for Competitiveness and Growth David Fransen, ADM, Policy, Industry Canada |
| 1:30 p.m. | Featured Speaker
International Trends in Industrial R&D Andrew Dearing, Secretary General, European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA) |
| 2:15 p.m. | Panel 3: Growing R&D-Intensive Firms in Canada
Fréderic Boulanger, President, Macadamian Software Leslie Klein, President, C-COM Satellite Cameron Serle, President, Xiris Automation Moderator: Paul Johnston, President & CEO, Precarn |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. | Panel 4: Wrap-up
FrankMaw, President, Alexander and Associates Tony Rahilly, Director General, Industrial Research Assistance Program Dennis Salahub, Vice-President, (Research and International), University of Calgary Moderator: Tom Brzustowski, RBC Professor for the Commercialization of Innovation, University of Ottawa |
| 4:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Ron Freedman, Publisher, Research Money |
| 5:00 p.m. | Reception |
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