NANOFACILITIES FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESIndustry-University Showcase

Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano CentreUniversity of Waterloo Waterloo, OntarioMay 11th, 2017

8:00-8:45 Arrival of the Participants; Continential Breakfast

8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks

General presentation on NanoOntario: History, members, brief outline of the day

Holger Kleinke Interim Executive Director, WINFrançois Lagugné-LabarthetShowcase Chair

Funding Tools for Industry-Academia Collaborative Projects Chair: François Lagugné-Labarthet

9:00-9:20 NSERCPresentation on their programs: Engage, Strategic, Collaborative Research and Development

John JacksonResearch and Innovation Development Officer

9:20-9:40 MITACSPresentation on their programs: Elevate, Accelerate

Rebecca BourqueBusiness Development Director

9:40-10:00 Ontario Centres of ExcellencePresentation on their programs

Suthan SivanesanBusiness Development Manager

10:00-10:15 Coffee Break

Facilities in Ontario: State-of-the-Art Facilities for New TechnologiesChair: Hind Al-Abadleh

10:15-10:35 University of TorontoPresentation on the TNFC facility, capacities, functioning, access points, and examples of industry collaboration

Wai Tung NgProfessorElectrical & Computer Engineering

10:35-10:55 University of Waterloo - Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano CentrePresentation of the facility, capabilities, access protocols and examples of devices designed and fabricated

Vito LogiudiceDirectorQuantum NanoFab

Benefitting from Academic Facilities: R, D, and Innovation Challenges Chair: Holger Kleinke

10:55-11:15 General Motors Canada Brian TossanDirectorCanadian Engineering

11:15-11:35 Magna International Carl MacDonaldCoating Technical Manager

11:35-11:55 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Alex TsoulisDirectorAdvanced Technology

11:55-12:15 IBM Daniel SinaiSenior ExecutiveInnovation

12:15-13:30 Lunch, Networking & Industry Exhibition Tour of the Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC)

Facilities in Ontario: State-of-the-Art Facilities for New TechnologiesChair: Sushanta Mitra

13:30-13:50 Western University - Nanofab Facility and Surface Science Western FacilityCapacities, functioning, access points, and examples of collaboration with industry partners

Mark C. BiesingerManagerResearch and Business Development

13:50-14:10 Windsor Institute for Diagnostic Imaging Research (IDIR)Capacities, functioning, access points, examples of collaboration with industrial partners

Roman MaevNSERC/Chrysler Industrial Chair

Benefitting from Academic Facilities: R, D, and Innovation ChallengesChair: Alain Francq

14:10-14:30 Consortium for Aerospace Research and Innovation (CARIC)

Marlene Conway-DielsOntario Director

14:30-14:50 COMDEV (Honeywell) Ming YuChief ScientistR&D Director

14:50-15:10 SHIMCO Peter VossPresident

15:10-15:40 Coffee Break

Facilities in Ontario Chair: Lisa Pokrajac

15:40-16:00 McMaster University - CCEM (Imaging Facility) & CEDTCapacities, functioning, access points, and examples of industry collaboration

John PrestonAssociate Dean Research and External Relations

Discussion Panel

16:00-16:40 Collaboration: A Key to Technological SuccessTom Brzustowski, former President, NSERC; former Board Chair, IQCRoss McKenzie, Managing Director, WATCAR, University of WaterlooStephen C. Veldhuis, Director, McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI)Rina Carlini, President and CEO, Haltech Innovation CentreJoseph Lan, R and T Program Manager, Safran Landing SystemsNeil Sarkar, CEO, ICSPI Inc.

Moderator: Paul SalviniCEOThe Accelerator Centre

16:40-17:00 Concluding RemarksDefinition of NanoOntario’s role within the context of collaboration. How can we help? What can we propose? Collaborative partnerships?

François Lagugné-LabarthetShowcase Chair

17:00 Adjournment

Organizing Committee and Chairs

www.nanoontario.ca

François Lagugné-LabarthetChair, Organizing Committee

Scientific Director, Western NanofabWestern University

Lisa Pokrajac ADRP

Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

Arthur Carty Chair

NanoOntario

Paul Salvini CEO

The Accelerator Centre

HInd Al-Abadleh Associate Professor

Wilfrid Laurier University

Sushanta Mitra Associate Vice-President

ResearchYork University

Alain Francq Managing Director

Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

Holger Kleinke Interim Executive Director

Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology