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Clean Power, Smart Sovereignty: Driving Canada’s competitive AI and quantum future
ZoomRegister HereW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd Canada stands at a pivotal moment: how can we lead in AI while powering this infrastructure sustainably? This panel explores the strategies for building sovereign, next generation compute [...]
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Dementia Prevention in Canada: Individual Risk, Collective Responsibility
ZoomRegister HereW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd This panel will examine dementia prevention in Canada through the lens of a central tension: while growing evidence shows that individuals can reduce their risk through lifestyle and [...]
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AI for All? Balancing Innovation, Sovereignty, and Trust
Register Here Watch Video Recording The official launch of Canada’s renewed National AI Strategy, "AI for All," marks a defining milestone [...]
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Research Integrity in the Era of AI
Register HereW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd This panel will explore whether AI can meaningfully strengthen research integrity or whether it accelerates existing vulnerabilities in the publishing system, and what this means for funders, institutions, [...]
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Sowing Security: The Agri-Food Sector and Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy
Register HereWatch Video RecordingW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd In an era of increasing global volatility, food security is no longer solely an agricultural concern—it is a cornerstone of national security and sovereign resilience. As [...]
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What is research excellence? Measuring impact in a changing world
ZoomRegister HereWatch Video RecordingW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd Peer review underpins nearly all major academic assessments, from publications and funding to promotions and awards. Despite its centrality in the research ecosystem, peer review has [...]
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Security, Sovereignty, and Prosperity: Industry Perspectives on Canada’s New Defence Industrial Strategy
ZoomRegister HereWatch Video RecordingW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd Canada’s recently released Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) represents a paradigm shift in the intersection of national security and industrial policy. Central to this strategy is the [...]
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Co-Developing the Future: Indigenous Partnerships and Culture Changes in Federal STEM
ZoomRegister HereWatch Video RecordingW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd Organizer: Health Canada for the federal Indigenous STEM (I-STEM) Cluster. This panel builds on the multi-year arc of the federal Indigenous-Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (I-STEM) [...]
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Unlocking the Promise of Cell and Gene Therapies in Canada Through Translational Research: Making Evidence Where It Matters
ZoomRegister HereWatch Video RecordingW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd Canada stands at a critical juncture in the development and adoption of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), transformative treatments that hold potential for curing or significantly [...]
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Youth Perspectives on Science Policy
ZoomRegister HereWatch Video RecordingW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd This panel brings together youth and early-career voices to explore how Canada’s science, technology, and innovation ecosystem can better reflect the realities, aspirations, and lived experiences [...]
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Canada, South Africa, Astronomy, and the SKAO: A Strategic Research Partnership
ZoomRegister HereWatch Video RecordingW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd Global megascience facilities are at the cutting edge of discovery in many fields. In this context, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) – a 16-country partnership [...]
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Decentralizing Data for Climate‑Smart Research: Policy, Infrastructure, and Trust
ZoomRegister HereWatch Video RecordingW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd Canada’s climate, agriculture, health, and biodiversity challenges demand research data that are findable, responsibly shareable, and resilient. Yet centralized repositories, siloed governance, and cross‑border dependencies limit [...]

