2011 International Forum on R & D : The Role of Research Intensive Universities
September 12 -13, 2011
@LIUNA STATION 360 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario

(The complete program can be downloaded as a pdf document by clicking here)

Day One: Monday September 12, 2011

Registration and Buffet Continental Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

Forum Introduction
8:35am - 9:00am
Welcome from Patrick Deane, President & Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University; His Worship Bob Bratina, Mayor of the City of Hamilton; Mo Elbestawi, Vice-President of Research and International Affairs; David Mitchell, President, Public Policy Forum and M.W. Luke Chan, Associate Vice-President of International Affairs at McMaster University.

SESSION FORMAT:

20 minutes Speech/Presentation
20 minutes Panel Discussion
25 minutes Audience Q&A

Session 1 Collaboration in International R&D: The Big Picture
9:00am - 10:05 am
The opening session will focus on discussion of the broader issues and aims of international R&D collaboration with representatives of some prominent universities from around the world partaking in the discussion. The session will discuss and examine global trends in university international R&D collaboration.

Speaker: Kevin Lynch, Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group
Moderator: Doug Barber, Founder and Former President & CEO, Gennum Inc.,
Panelists: Kevin Lynch, Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group; Michael Bowman, Chair & President, Delaware Technology Park, Inc.; Subhasis Chaudhuri, Dean of International Relations, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay; Arun Chockalingam, Director of Global Health, National Institutes of Health(NIH); William Kupferschmidt, Vice-President & General Manager, R&D, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL); Wenjun Zhang, Vice President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

BREAK 10:05am - 10:20am

Session 2 Collaboration in International R&D: Promising Partnerships
10:20am - 11:25am
Session 2 will continue the focus on the university perspective with a discussion of notable cross-sectoral international partnerships. The session will identify available tools to foster collaborative initiatives, best practices and future directions.

Speaker: Gilles Patry, President & CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation

Moderator: Gerard  Wright, Professor and Director, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research 
Panelists: Gilles Patry, President & CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation; Max Voegler, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), German Research Foundation, Director, DFG North America Office; Anil Arora, Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN); Danika Goosney, Director of Program Planning and Process, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Vivek Vijay, Faculty Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Rajasthan

Session 3 Collaboration in International R&D: The Student Experience
11:25am - 12:30pm
This session will focus on the student experience in international R&D collaborations.

Speakers:  Luo Weidong , Chancellor, University of Science & Technology Beijing; Nicolas Duhaut, Higher Education Attaché, French Embassy in Canada  

Moderator: Lorna Jean Edmonds, Executive Director (International Relations), University of Western Ontario
Panelists: Luo Weidong , Chancellor, University of Science & Technology Beijing; Nicolas Duhaut/

Christian Turquat, Scientific Attaché, Consulate General de France; Karen Booth, Executive Vice-President, Mitacs; Rana Sarkar, President & CEO, Canada-India Business Council; Faiz Ahmed Khan, Dean Academic, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad; Bonnie Patterson, President and CEO, Council of Ontario Universities (COU)      

LUNCH 12:30pm - 1:45pm

Session 4 International Partnerships in Science & Technology

1:45pm - 2:50pm
In this session, leaders of research councils from Canada and from around the world will address the objectives, priorities, challenges and best practices in the funding of international research in science & technology.

Speaker: Suzanne Fortier, President, Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council
Moderator: Peter Mascher, Associate Dean of Engineering, External Affairs, McMaster University
Panelists: Suzanne Fortier,President NSERC; Ricardo Renzo Brentani, Chief Executive, FAPESP, State of São Paulo Research Foundation; Timothy A. Gonsalves, Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi; Jessica Robin, Program Manager, Americas, Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science Foundation; Don Aldridge, Industry Executive, Research & Life Sciences, IBM Canada; Dezi Yang, VP Engineering, SNC-Lavalin Nuclear Inc.

BREAK 2:50pm - 3:00pm

Session 5 International Partnerships in Humanities & Social Sciences
3:00pm - 4:05pm
In this session, leaders of research councils from Canada and from around the world will address the objectives, priorities, challenges and best practices in the funding of international research in humanities & social sciences.

Speaker: Chad Gaffield, President, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Moderator: John Lavis, Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Transfer & Exchange  
Panelists: Chad Gaffield, President, SSHRC; Michael K. Hawes, CEO, Fulbright Canada; Chris Eaton, Executive Director, World University Service Canada; Byron Spencer, Director, Research Institute for Quantitative Studies in Economics & Population, McMaster University; John Preece, Acting Science & Innovation Officer, British Consulate-General, Toronto; Jean-Marc Mangin, Executive Director, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

International R&D Collaboration Discussion:  A Perspective on Canada in the World
4:05pm - 5:10pm              

Lynton “Red” Wilson, Chancellor, McMaster University; The Right Honourable Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada and Patrick Deane , President & Vice-Chancellor, McMaster University 

Reception 5:15 p.m. (Liuna Station Lobby)

Dinner to follow 6:15 p.m. (Grand Ballroom)

with Keynote Speaker, The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, Member of Parliament for Cambridge-North Dumfries

Transportation back to hotels will be available.

Day Two: Tuesday September 13, 2011

Buffet Continental Breakfast 8:00 am - 8:30am

Session 6 University International R&D Collaboration: The Role of the Government 

8:30am - 9:35am

This session will focus on the role of governments in promoting R&D collaborations with a discussion of the effect of national innovation strategies. The panel will include government and non-government organization representatives from several countries.

Speaker: Pierre Bilodeau, Vice President, International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTP)

Moderator: The Honourable Tony Valeri, VP, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, ArcelorMittal Dofasco

Panelists: Pierre Bilodeau (ISTP); Jun Fang, Counsel and Director for Education, Consulate General, People’s Republic of China in Toronto; George Ross, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Research & Innovation; John Abbott, CEO, Health Council of Canada; Kevin Smith, President & CEO, St. Joseph’s Health System and Chair of the Board, Canada Foundation for Innovation; Bob Walker, Senior Vice President Nuclear Laboratories, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.

Session 7 University International R&D Collaboration: The Role of the Government II
9:35am - 10:40am

This session will continue the discussion, further exploring previously mentioned themes and introducing additional themes. The panel will include government and non-government organization representatives from several countries.

Speaker: Afonso Cardoso, Consul-General of Brazil in Toronto

Moderator: Jennifer Jackman, Director,CANMET–Materials Technology Laboratory, Natural Resources Canada

Panelists: Afonso Cardoso (Brazil Consulate) ; Thom Mason, Laboratory Director, Oakridge National Laboratory; Leo Owsiacki, Deputy Executive Director, International Science & Technology Centre, Russia; Yeihya Al-Khazraj, Director of Academic Relations, Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau; Philipp Marxgut, Director & Attaché for Science and Technology, Embassy of Austria; Patricio Powell, Consul General, Consul General of Chile, Toronto; Bill Mantel, Assistant Deputy Minister (Acting), Ministry of Research and Innovation, Science and Research Division,  Government of Ontario

BREAK 10:40am – 10:55am

Session 8 University International R&D Collaboration: The Role of the Private Sector

10:55 am – 12noon

This session will focus on business interests in multi-sectoral international R&D collaboration. Panels and participants will include representatives from multinational corporations, international universities and research laboratories.

Speaker: Sean Donnelly, Vice President Technology, ArcelorMittal Dofasco 
Moderator: Justin Gammage, Chief Scientist, GM Canada

Panelists: Sean Donnelly (AMD); Sam Marcuson, Vice-President, Business Improvement, Vale Canada Ltd.; Chandrabhas Narayana, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR); Frank Saunders, Vice-President (Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory Affairs),Bruce Power; Janis Koyanagi, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy, Toronto Stock Exchange & TSX Venture Exchange;

Session 9 University International R&D Collaboration:The Role of the Private Sector
Part II 

12noon - 1:05 pm

This session will focus on identifying the hallmarks of successful partnerships from the business perspective. Participants will include representatives from multinational corporations, international universities and research laboratories.

Speaker: Hadi Mahabadi, Vice President, Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC)

Moderator: Doug Barber, Founder and former CEO & President, Gennum Inc.

Panelists: Hadi Mahabadi; Tony Mancina, Director of Engineering, Chrysler Canada, Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC); Mark Levine, Professor and Chair, Department of Oncology, McMaster University; Howard Shearer, President & CEO, Hitachi Canada Inc.; Prakash Bharati, Director, India Science Lab, GM Global R&D, Bangalore; Richard Fajzel, General Manager and Head of the Canadian Oncology Business Unit, Pfizer Canada Inc.

LUNCH 1:05pm – 2:15pm

Session 10 Key Outcomes: Session Summaries and Findings 

2:15 pm - 3:45pm

In this session, the moderators of previous sessions will present their findings, identify best practices and the most promising directions for multi-sectoral international R&D partnerships that involve universities. The presentation will be followed by audience discussion and comment.

Facilitator: Luke Chan

Presenters: Session Moderators (10 minutes each)

Session 1: Doug Barber

Session 2: Gerard Wright

Session 3: Karen Booth

Session 4: Peter Mascher

Session 5: John Lavis

Session 6: Tony Valeri

Session 7: Jennifer Jackman

Session 8: Justin Gammage

Session 9: Doug Barber

3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Audience Discussion and Comment

Session 11 Concluding Remarks 
4:15-4:30

Speaker: Mo Elbestawi