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Agenda:
Time
Session Summary
Speakers
8:30 AM
Registration
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9:06 – 9:12 AM
Video address, Canada’s rankings in the Global Innovation Index
Carsten Fink, Chief economist of the WIPO
9:50 – 10:20 AM
Assessing Competitive Advantage with IP.
Session on using IP to assess competitive advantage.
Zafer Sonmez (Conference Board of Canada)
10:20 – 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Panel: Canada’s Innovation Shield
A high-level discussion on policy, protection, and prosperity in a shifting geopolitical era.
Honourable Peter Mackay (Deloitte)
BGen (Retired) Robert Mazzolin (RHEA)
Goran Pesic (Samuel Group)
Judith Bennett (Associate ADM(Mat))
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12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:20 PM
DRDC & IDEaS Overview
Insights into Canada’s defence research priorities and innovation support programs.
(Defence Research and Development Canada)
1:20 – 2:20 PM
Panel: Safeguarding Innovation
How government, industry, and academia are strengthening research security across Canada
(STI strategy and partnerships @ Global Affairs Canada)
Philippe Boivin (INO)
Jean-Pierre Pelletier (Qohash)
Bernard Lebel (Vendel)
2:20 – 2:45 PM
Secret Applications & CIPO Updates
Key updates on confidential IP filings and how they support national security
Clyphendie Pierre-Louis (CIPO – OPIC)
2:45 – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:30 – 3:45 PM
Faire passer la recherche à l’impact : le métier de transformer l’idée en action
3:45 – 4:30 PM
Panel: Food Defence — Securing Canada’s Sovereignty from the Ground Up
Karn Manhas (Terramera, Miraterra)
Darren Baccus (FCC Capital)
John Ruffolo (Maverix Private Equity)
Kathleen Reid (Moderator)