The primary objective of the 23rd annual R$ conference is to identify where Canada envisions itself in the next 15 years and craft how to reach that future. We’ll analyze the federal budget, assess past attempts to galvanize the country around innovation, hear from other countries how they did it and how they view Canada, learn from Canadian successes in specific sectors and regions, and address challenges that have been hindering us.
Participants will be able to record their ideas and commentary about the sessions in real time. The conference will include an interactive session during which participants identify priorities for future action.
The conference will include an interactive session engaging all conference participants to identify priorities for future action.
Jeffrey Crelinsten
Publisher & CEO at Research Money Inc.
Mitch Davies
President of the National Research Council of Canada
Tabatha Bull
President & CEO at Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Frédéric Bouchard
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science at Université de Montréal
Maydianne Andrade
President at Canadian Black Scientists Network
Ömer Kaya
CEO at Global Advantage Consulting
Dave Watters
Founder & Strategic Advisor at Global Advantage Consulting Group
Laurent Carbonneau
Director, Policy and Research at Council of Canadian Innovators
Alison Evans
President & CEO at Research Canada
Paul Dufour
Principal at PaulicyWorks
Janet Rossant
President & Scientific Director at The Gairdner Foundation
Martha Crago
Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) at McGill University
Gisèle Yasmeen
Associate Vice-President, International at University of Ottawa
Arvind Gupta
Professor of Computer Science at University of Toronto
Sandra Noel
President & CEO at Dynovus Consulting Inc.
Nathalie Dubé
Director General for Investment, Innovation and Education at Global Affairs Canada
Tiago Emmanuel Nunes Braga
Director at Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia
Taake Manning
Councelor for Innovation, Technology and Science at Royal Netherlands Embassy
Robert Atkinson
President at Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
David Barnes
Head of Science, Climate and Energy Team at the British High Commission
Chris Chancey
Co-Founder at Indie Asylum
Mounia Azzi
Vice President, Program Development and Partnerships at adMare BioInnovations
Claudia Krywiak
President & CEO at Ontario Centre for Innovation
Steven Webb
Executive Director & CEO at Global Institute for Food Security
Marcellus Mindel
CEO at Mindel Solutions
Sarah Laframboise
Executive Director at Evidence for Democracy
Robert Asselin
Senior Vice President, Policy at Business Council of Canada
Rhonda Barnet
CEO at Palette Skills
Marie D'Iorio
President of Deep Tech Canada
Lori Weir
CEO & Co-Founder at Four Eyes Financial
Alex Johnston
CEO at 360 Concussion Care
Ian L. Paterson
CEO at Purilock
Tim Dutton
Director of Corporate Affairs at Intellijoint Surgical
Niraj Bhargava
CEO at NuEnergy.ai
Neil Desai
Executive Vice President at Viral Nation
Sue Coueslan
VP, Strategy and Partnerships at Natural Products Canada
Paul Wells
Journalist