CSPC 2022

Steven N. Liss has been Toronto Metropolitan University’s Vice-President, Research and Innovation since 2017, following a decade of distinguished service at the University of Guelph and at Queen’s University, where he served as Vice-Principal (Research). A professor of Chemistry... Read More →

Elicia Maine is the W.J. VanDusen Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Beedie  School of Business, and Associate Vice President, Knowledge Mobilization & Innovation at  Simon Fraser University. Her research interests are in science innovation, science  entrepreneurship... Read More →

Mr. Simon Kennedy was named Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, effective September 3, 2019. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister of Health from January 2015. During his tenure at Health Canada, that department took on a national leadership role in... Read More →

Stephen J. Toope OC, LL.D. is currently the President & CEO of CIFAR, a Canadian-based global research organization. Prior to this, he was the 346th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, the first non-UK national to hold the post. He was also previously a Director at the... Read More →

[EN]Professor Sophie D'Amours is the first woman to hold the position of rector of University of Laval, in Quebec. Elected in 2017, she was re-elected for a second term in 2022.Sophie D'Amours is a mechanical engineer. She holds a master's degree in business administration and a doctorate... Read More →