2017 Conference – Day 2 Proceedings
Your browser does not support the audio element. Conference Day: Day 2 - November 2nd 2017 Remarks and One-on-One Keynote session with Minister of Science, Honourable [...]
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Theme 3: Science, Innovation, and Economic Development Day 2 - November 8th 2018 Your browser does not support the audio element. Takeaways and recommendations: Commercializing innovation [...]
Theme 4: Science and International Affairs Day 1 - November 7th 2018 Your browser does not support the audio element. Takeaways and recommendations: International Science [...]
The following panels were included in the Grand Challenges Theme: Pre-Conference Panels: 709: One Health in a time of pandemics: how it can future-proof our [...]
There is a growing threat to the aquatic environment by contaminants of emerging concern (CEC). A CEC is understood as compounds and chemicals whose presence in the environment was [...]
In 2019, the executive leadership team at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) decided to establish a centre of excellence to help the department capitalize on breakthroughs from emerging technologies. Their [...]
In a world where Artificial Intelligence has advanced so much, so fast, no single human should be excluded for not speaking a dominant language. As of today most of [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic imposed unprecedented health and societal challenges and notably highlighted the global lack of pandemic preparedness and weaknesses in supply chains across diverse industrial sectors. Nevertheless, this [...]
Theme: Grand Challenges Pre-Conference Panels: 704: Call to Action – Sustainable Design Leads to Better Science 712: A Sustainable Future and the Holistic Approach the [...]
It is hard to imagine an industry where workers’ salaries have not changed for 20 years. Amazingly, this is the reality for graduate students and (for a slightly smaller [...]
Take any country in the world and ask yourself these questions: what are the necessary conditions for the wellbeing of its peoples and its increased prosperity? How can countries [...]
As the Covid-19 pandemic has spread across the globe, so has the numerous news headlines on its devastating effects on the global economy. While in March it was reported [...]
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