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David B. Watters

President and Founder

Institute for Collaborative Innovation

David B. Watters is the former Assistant Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Corporate Finance in Finance Canada, the Founder and current Strategic Advisor at the Global Advantage Consulting Group, a former adjunct professor (International Negotiation) at the
Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, and Founder and current President of the Institute for Collaborative Innovation based in Ottawa. David holds degrees in Economics and Corporate, Commercial and Tax Law from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.

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Janet E. Halliwell

Principal

J.E. Halliwell Associates, Inc.

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Mehrdad Hariri

CEO & President

Canadian Science Policy Conference

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Denise Amyot

President & CEO

Colleges & Institutes of Canada

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Jeff Kinder

Director, Innovation Lab

Institute on Governance

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Janet King

Associate Deputy Minister

Public Services and Procurement Canada

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Homa Kheyrollah Pour

Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair

Wilfrid Laurier University

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Andre Albinati

Principal

Earnscliffe Strategy Group

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Karimah Es Sabar

Canadian Life Sciences Leader + Chief Executive Officer & General Partner

Quark Venture LP + Corporate Director

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Dr. Naveed Aziz

Chief Executive Officer

CGEn

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David B. Watters Headshot

David B. Watters

President and Founder

Institute for Collaborative Innovation