Focus: Exploring Canada’s approach to grand challenges; strengthening Canada’s resilience
- Science, knowledge and innovation for Arctic resilience, sovereignty and security
- Mitigating risks and developing adaptive strategies (e.g., pandemics, climate change, wildfires, floods)
- Innovating for Canada’s 21st century healthcare system and healthcare policies
- Capitalizing on Canada’s natural resources including: energy, agri-food, critical minerals, water:
- AI, quantum computing, and cybersecurity as tools for national security
- Energy transition and security in a geopolitical context
- Balancing the ethics and benefits of emerging technologies

