2017 RESEARCH CONFERENCE

JUNE 9-10, 2017 UBC, VANCOUVER

PONDEROSA BALLROOM

The2017IC-IMPACTSResearchConferencewillbringtogetherleaders,entrepreneurs,andthinkerswhoarehelpingdriveinnovationacrossCanada,India,andtheworld.Theconferencewillspotlightnewtechnologiesandapproachesaidinginthegrowingdemandforsmartandcleaneconomies.Thetwo-dayeventwillfeaturemoderatedpanelsanddiscussionsonthesharedgoalsofCanadaandIndia’sInnovationagendas,howurban,rural,andFirstNationcommunitiescanbebetterconnected,investingintomorrow’sstudentsandcompanies,andmore.TheeventwillalsofeaturehighlightsfromIC-IMPACTS38projectsacrossCanadaandIndiaandhowintersectionsfromtheCentre’sthreecorethemes:SafeandSustainableInfrastructure,IntegratedWaterManagement,andPublicHealth.

2017 RESEARCH CONFERENCE

JUNE 9-10, 2017 UBC, VANCOUVER

PONDEROSA BALLROOM

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2017 RESEARCH CONFERENCE

JUNE 9-10, 2017 UBC, VANCOUVER

PONDEROSA BALLROOM

FridayJune9,2017

7:30am–8:00am Breakfast:RegistrationandNetworking

8:00am–9:00am

Session1:CreatingaNewParadigm:Smart,CleanEconomiesFeaturing:Dr.NemyBanthia,CEOandScientificDirector,IC-IMPACTSTBC

9:00am–9:20am

StudentPosterPresentationsFeaturing:Dr.JanTykvart,UniversityofTorontoMs.ClaudiaBojanowski,UniversityofMontreal

9:20am–9:50am NetworkingRefreshmentBreak

9:50am–10:50am

Session2:ConnectingCommunities:Urban,Rural,andFirstNationCommunitiesFeaturing:Dr.VipinKumar,DirectorandChiefInnovationOfficer,NationalInnovationFoundationIndiaMs.MicheleSam,Governance,PolicyandResearchCoordinator,ʔaq̓am,KtunaxaNation

10:50am–11:10am

StudentPosterPresentationsFeaturing:Mr.NgoanDo,UniversityofAlbertaMr.TimirBaranRoy,ConcordiaUniversity

11:10am–11:40am NetworkingRefreshmentBreak

11:40am–12:40pm

Session3:UnderstandingInnovation:Foundationsforthe21stCenturyFeaturing:Mr.RaghavanVenkatachari,PrincipalConsultant,TataConsultancyServicesMr.SoumenRoy,CEO,TataConsultancyServicesCanada

2017 RESEARCH CONFERENCE

JUNE 9-10, 2017 UBC, VANCOUVER

PONDEROSA BALLROOM

12:40pm–1:40pm Lunch

1:40pm–2:40pm

Session4:CatalyzingCompanies:InvestinginTomorrow’sImpactsFeaturing:Mr.DavidLange,VicePresident,AmericanConcreteInstituteMr.IanWylie,ProjectManager,R+D,BiPureWaterMr.AbdussamadSiddiqui,Director,StarmassEnvironmentalTechnologies

2:40pm–3:00pm

StudentPosterPresentationsFeaturing:Mr.ArifUIAlam,McMasterUniversityMr.WildemarStefânioPereiraCarvalho,UniversityofAlberta

3:00pm–3:30pm NetworkingRefreshmentBreak

3:30pm–4:30pm

Session5:BuildingCapacity:EquippingStudentswithSkillsoftheFutureFeaturing:Ms.SangMah,DirectorofAccountManagementandBusinessDevelopment,MitacsMs.XueLi,Scientist,TerraVerdaeBioworks

4:30pm–6:30pm StudentPosterDisplayandNetworkingReception

2017 RESEARCH CONFERENCE

JUNE 9-10, 2017 UBC, VANCOUVER

PONDEROSA BALLROOM

SaturdayJune10,2017

8:00am–8:30am Breakfast:RegistrationandNetworking

8:30am–9:30am

Session6:FosteringCollaboration:InternationalCollaborativeResearchFeaturing:Dr.ShivPrasher,McGillUniversityDr.MiraJohri,UniversityofMontrealDr.AshutoshBagchi,ConcordiaUniversity

9:30am–10:00am NetworkingRefreshmentBreak

10:00am–11:15pm

Session7:IC-IMPACTSInnovations:ParallelSessionsFeaturing:Dr.NemyBanthia,ScientificDirector,SafeandSustainableInfrastructureDr.RishiGupta,UniversityofVictoriaDr.NdukaIpko,ProjectCoordinator,IntegratedWaterManagementDr.DamaseKhasa,UniversityofLavalDr.StewartAitchison,AssociateScientificDirector,PublicHealthDr.AmritaDaftary,McGillUniversity

11:15am–12:30pm

Session8:IC-IMPACTSInnovations:SustainableApproaches,SmartSensors,MobileSolutions(ParallelSessions)Featuring:Dr.DamanPanesar,UniversityofTorontoMr.DavidLange,VicePresident,AmericanConcreteInstituteDr.JamalDeen,McMasterUniversityDr.Nan-XingHu,XeroxResearchCentreofCanadaDr.FredFellouse,UniversityofTorontoDr.AmitChaudhuri,SciGenomLabs

12:30pm–1:30pm Lunch

2017 RESEARCH CONFERENCE

JUNE 9-10, 2017 UBC, VANCOUVER

PONDEROSA BALLROOM

1:30pm–2:30pm

Session9:CommercializingTechnology:PatentsandLicensesFeaturing:Dr.CoryMulvihill,LeadExecutive,Policy&PublicAffairs,MaRSDiscoveryDistrictDr.EliciaMaine,AcademicDirectorofInventiontoInnovation,SimonFraserUniversity

2:30pm–3:00pm NetworkingRefreshmentBreak

3:00pm–3:45pm

Session10:LookingAhead:OpportunitiesfortheFuture

3:45pm–4:00pm

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