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Opening Plenary Session |
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| Introduction from Marc Lepage, Consul General of Canada of Canada in San Francisco | |
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| Marie-Lucie Morin, Former Deputy Minister of International Trade, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Government of Canada | |
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| Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University | |
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| Terry Tamminen, Environmental Advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger | |
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| Raymond Bachand, Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, Gouvernement du Québec | ||
| A CCSIP Success Story - The Cancer Stem Cell Consortium (CSCC): A presentation on The Cancer Stem Cell Consortium | ||
Lunchtime Session |
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| Introduction from Yolanda Benson, Principal, Government Strategies, Inc., California | |
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| Paul Krekorian, Assembly member, Representative of the Speaker, California State Assembly | |
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| Dr. Vicky J. Sharpe, President and CEO, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) |  |
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Closing Plenary Session |
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| Introduction from David Fransen, Consul General of Canada of Canada in Los Angeles | ||
| Outcomes of the Summit Working Groups | ||
| Launch of Call for Proposals: Stuart Wilson, Vice-President, ISTPCanada; and Dr. Steven Beckwith, Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies, University of California | |
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| Closing remarks from Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation |
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Executive Summary
“There is no recipe book that we are drawing from here– we are creating the recipes as we go. This is the mission of the entrepreneur, the innovator, and the leader.”
Dr. Denis Thérien, Vice-Principal, Research and International Relations, McGill University; and Chair of the 2008 Canada-California Strategic Innovation Summit
The third Summit of the Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership (CCSIP) brought together more than 200 researchers, developers and leaders from both sides of the border, and provided a platform for brilliant minds to work together on ‘grand’ global sustainability challenges that face decision-makers in California, Canada and around the world.
Hosted by McGill University, this annual event aimed to catalyze the development of collaborative Research, Development and Delivery (RD&D) projects that provide economic and social benefits to the citizens of both jurisdictions. It featured plenary sessions with decision-makers and opinion leaders; interactive workshops that focused on key priorities shared by Canada and California; the launch of CCSIP’s first Call for Proposals; and a wealth of networking opportunities.
The Summit featured six workshops that brought together experts from industry, academia, government and the investment community to discuss key challenges, propose ideas, and explore projects in:
- Carbon Capture and Sequestration
- Cross-border Intellectual Property
- Green IT
- Infectious Diseases
- Next-Generation Digital Media
- Sustainable Biofuels
The outcomes of these sessions are outlined in the 2008 CCSIP Summit Proceedings.
Additional information on agenda, presentation materials and white papers discussed during each workshop is available at: http://www.ccsip.org/workshops.html
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Highlights of the 2008 CCSIP Summit:
CCSIP Welcome Banquet, October 26, 2008
On the evening of Sunday, October 26, 2008, Marie-Lucie Morin, former Deputy Minister for International Trade and Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum welcomed over 60 distinguished innovation leaders and dignitaries from California and across Canada to a CCSIP welcome banquet at the McGill Faculty Club and Conference Centre.
From left to right, front row: Cassie Doyle, Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada; Dr. Denis Thérien, Vice-Principal, Research and International Relations, McGill University; Alain Dudoit, Retired Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles; Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University; Paul Krekorian, Assemblymember, Representative of the Speaker, California State Assembly; Lucie-Marie Morin, former Deputy Minister for International Trade, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Government of Canada; Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation.
From left to right, back row: Dr. Steven Beckwith, Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, University of California; Dr. Gretchen Kalonji, Director of International Strategy Development, University of California, Office of the President; Dr. Nigel Lloyd, Executive Vice-President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); Dr. John Hepburn, Vice-President, Research, University of British Columbia; David Fransen, Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles; Marc LePage, Consul General of Canada in San Francisco.
Opening Plenary Session, October 27, 2009
On the morning of October 27th, delegates gathered at Centre Mont Royal in the heart of downtown Montreal to be greeted by Marc LePage, Consul General of Canada in San Francisco and Master of Ceremonies. The Summit kicked-off with a panel of four esteemed leaders who welcomed participants and emphasized the tremendous opportunity presented by Canada-California and the increasing need for new approaches and collaborative action....the kind of action that is stimulated through CCSIP:
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Marc LePage, Consul General of Canada in San Francisco and Master of Ceremonies |
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Marie-Lucie Morin, former Deputy Minister of International Trade, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Government of Canada |
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Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University |
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Terry Tamminen, Environmental Advisor to Governor Schwarzenegger, State of California |
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Raymond Bachand, Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, Gouvernement du Québec |
A CCSIP Success Story: The Cancer Stem Cell Consortium
Following the delivery of opening remarks, delegates enjoyed a presentation on a CCSIP success story: the Cancer Stem Cell Consortium (CSCC). Dr. Cindy Bell, Interim Executive Director of the CSCC; and Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development, Genome Canada; and Dr. John Hassell, Chair of the CSCC Scientific Steering Committee; and Professor, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University provided an overview of the Consortium – a very real example of what can be achieved when Canada and California work together, and pursue models of collaboration that are truly ‘not business as usual’.
Inspired by possibilities, delegates concluded the opening plenary session and proceeded to focus on their key objective: the development of novel ideas for collaborative RD&D between Canada and California.
Photo: Dr. John Hassell, Chair of the CSCC Scientific Steering Committee; and Professor, McMaster University, describes the steps undertaken by Cancer Stem Cell Consortium, from initial concept in 2006 to investment in 2008.
Featured Workshops:
The Summit featured six workshops that brought together experts from industry, academia, government and the investment community to discuss key challenges, propose ideas, and explore projects in:
- Carbon Capture and Sequestration
- Cross-border Intellectual Property
- Green IT
- Infectious Diseases
- Next-Generation Digital Media
- Sustainable Biofuels
In preparation for these sessions, delegates reviewed and discussed presentations and white papers, proposed ideas and project plan concepts.
Members of the Next-Generation Digital Media working group discuss the future of digital media and the challenge of capturing and properly storing digital files.
Luncheon Presentation:
During the lunch hour, Yolanda Benson, Principal of Government Strategies Inc. (left) and CCSIP Steering Committee member, reconvened delegates and introduced Paul Krekorian, Assemblymember, Representative of the Speaker, California State Assembly (centre) who brought greetings from California. This was followed by a presentation by Dr. Vicky J. Sharpe, President and CEO, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (right) on the opportunities presented by clean technologies and how to leverage strategic partnerships to deliver real results. Following this informative lunchtime session, participants returned to the workshops to engage in further discussions, brainstorming and planning.
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Closing Plenary Session:
To conclude the day, David Fransen, Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles and Master of Ceremonies (far left), brought delegates back together to share the outcomes of the focused workshops. Delegates from each working group joined him at the podium to provide an overview of the ideas, recommendations and next steps that emerged from each session. To learn more about workshop results, please reference Section 4 of the Summit Proceedings.
CCSIP Call for Proposals:
Following presentations from Working Group Leaders, Dr. Steven Beckwith, Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, University of California (right), and Stuart Wilson, Vice-President, ISTPCanada (centre), announced the first Call for Proposals to be hosted by the Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership. Additional information about this CFP is available at: http://www.ccsip.org/programs.html
Closing Remarks:
The formal program concluded with inspirational words from Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation of Innovation. In his closing remarks, Dr. Phillipson reflected on the outcomes of the day, shared perspectives on key success factors for Canada-California collaboration and reiterated the tremendous leadership opportunity facing delegates.
Summit Networking Reception:
Following an informative program, delegates celebrated a successful Summit by engaging in networking reception. This event featured the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Dr. John Hepburn, Vice-President, Research, University of British Columbia (left); Jerry Sheehan, Government Program Development, the University of California, San Diego (right); Dr. Charles Despins, President and CEO, Prompt (centre), a non-profit corporation that stimulates industry-university R&D partnerships to increase the competitiveness of the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector in Québec. Additional information on this MoU may be found in Appendix 5 of the Proceedings.
Energized by the Summit and the launch of CCSIP’s first Call for Proposals, stakeholders expressed confidence that increasing collaboration between Canada and California in areas such as Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Sustainable Biofuels, Infectious Diseases, Digital New Media and Green IT would yield promising results and deliver economic and social benefits to citizens in both jurisdictions.
Visit our 2008 CCSIP Summit Photo Gallery
Special thanks to Owen Egan, official photographer of the2008 Summit.
Additional Information
Would you like to learn more about the Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership or the 2008 CCSIP Summit? Please contact:
- Dominic Jean, Secretary, CCSIP Steering Committee: Dominic.Jean@international.gc.ca; 514.398.1354
- Sonya Shorey, Communications Strategist: sonyashorey@rogers.com; 613.851.9416
The CCSIP Steering Committee would like to extend special thanks to the following sponsors
for helping to make the Summit possible:
University of California University of Alberta University of Calgary University of Guelph University of Manitoba McMaster University University of Ottawa University of Saskatchewan University of Waterloo |
University of British Columbia Dalhousie University Université Laval McGill University Université de Montréal Queen's University University of Toronto University of Western Ontario |
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