Presentations

• The Power of Collaboration
• Creating Value through Social and Economic Impacts
• Strengthening Canada's Innovation Capacity

The Power of Collaboration

The NCE model is underpinned by collaboration; each NCE organization is charged with breaking silos and bringing together the key individuals and organizations needed to generate and implement multifaceted solutions to the complex Canadian challenges it has been created to address. Each program plays an important role in mobilizing the best of Canada's research, translational, and entrepreneurial expertise and engaging Canadian and international partners from the private, public, and non-profit sectors.

This session provided key data that shows the breadth of collaborations across sectors, government departments, national and international jurisdictions and the resulting impacts which characterize the Networks of Centres of Excellence.

Moderator:

•  Jean Saint-Vil, Associate Vice-President, NCE

Speakers:

•  Shapoor Marfatia, Chief Operating Officer, IC-IMPACTS
•  Stefan Leslie, Executive Director, MEOPAR
•  Richard Waterhouse, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, CENGN
•  Benoît Dupont, Scientific Director, SERENE-RISC

Creating Value through Social and Economic Impacts

NCE organizations had the opportunity to showcase their innovation and learn from one another in a “Brag and Steal” showcase on how they have catalyzed social and economic impacts. A “Brag and Steal” session included impactful 3-minute presentations with minimal visual aid.

Moderator:

• David Clements, Director General, Partnerships and Business Development, CIHR

Speakers:

•  Lisa Lachance, Executive Director, Wisdom2Action
•  Diane Gosselin, President and CEO, CQDM
•  Anthony Tang, Scientific Director, CANet
•  Paul Adlakha, Managing Director, LOOKNorth
•  Diana Royce, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, AllerGen
•  Sue Coueslan, Vice-President, Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Natural Products Canada
•  Nancy Boyle, Director, Communications, Marketing and Engagement, BioCanRx
•  Bora Ugurgel, Managing Director, Ultra Deep Mining Network
•  Anne Snowdon, Scientific Director and CEO, SCAN Health
•  Malek Kacem, Project Manager, GARDN
•  Diane Côté, President and CEO, MEDTEQ
•  Ryan Snitynsky, Training and Project Management Coordinator, GlycoNet
•  Ian Manion, Co-Scientific Director, Frayme
•  Nadine Beauger, CEO, IRICoR
•  Nicky Lewis, CEO, Kids Brain Health Network
•  Richard Fajzel, CEO, Exactis

Strengthening Canada’s Innovation Capacity – Building the Next Generation of Highly Qualified Professionals

We explored how the NCE-funded networks and centres are enabling innovative training environments for scientists and entrepreneurs.

Moderator:

• Tia Moffat, Senior Program Manager, NCE

Speakers:

•  Lisa Lachance, Executive Director, Wisdom2Action (available in French only)
•  Aaron Yurkewich, President of the HQP Advisory Committee, AGE-WELL
•  Emily Titus, Director, Technology Advancement, CCRM
•  Megan Mahoney, Manager of HQP Training Programs, BioCanRx