Be a part of a select group of business leaders and join us for an evening of innovative thinking with a dialogue featuring Stephen Tapp, Deputy Chief Economist at Export Development Canada and our Keynote Speaker, Julielynn Wong, internationally recognized as a 3D printing, drone, robotics, telemedicine and digital health pioneer.
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Speakers
Stephen helps to oversee EDC’s global economic and export forecast as well as the research program for the Corporate Research Department. Before joining EDC, Stephen was a Research Director at the Institute for Research on Public Policy, where he managed the International Trade and Global Commerce research program. Stephen entered the federal government through the Recruitment of Policy Leaders program to work as a senior economist and adviser on economic and fiscal issues for Canada’s first Parliamentary Budget Officer. He has also worked: as an economist and forecaster at the Bank of Canada; as a researcher at Finance Canada and the C.D. Howe Institute; and an economics instructor at Queen’s University. His research has been published in academic journals, such as the Canadian Journal of Economics and Canadian Public Policy. Stephen has a Ph.D. and a Master’s in economics from Queen’s University and an Honors degree from Western University. He is on the board of the Ottawa Economics Association.
EDC is Canada’s trade finance agency, providing knowledge and innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian companies of all sizes go, grow and succeed internationally.
Julielynn Wong is a Queen’s and Harvard-educated physician-scientist, innovator, and educator whose life’s mission is to take technology to the extreme to benefit the world. She is internationally recognized as a 3D printing, drone, robotics, telemedicine and digital health pioneer who uses cutting-edge technology to deliver healthcare solutions across diverse environments, from outer space to remote communities with limited access to healthcare resources. She was the first to 3D print medical supplies on the International Space Station and she designed a solar-powered ultra-portable 3D printing system that can make medical supplies in remote, off-grid communities.
From the unique perspective of a leading physician, scientist, and innovator, Dr. Wong examines rapidly emerging, game-changing and converging technology trends, how these are transforming society and how these changes will be interpreted in our everyday lives.
Agenda
12:30 Registration and Lunch
1:00 Innovators Alliance Chapter Meeting
4:00 Break
4:30 Dialogue
Stephen Tapp
Deputy Chief Economist
Export Development Canada
Join this insightful discussion as Stephen shares his views on recent economic developments and the implications for Ontario`s outlook going forward.
5:45 Networking Reception
Take this opportunity to meet and connect with your peers. Make valuable business connections, meet Innovators Alliance members and learn why you too should be a member of Ontario`s leading CEO network.
6:30 Dinner and Keynote Speaker
Julielynn Wong
Physician-Scientist, Innovator & Educator
From the unique perspective of a leading physician, scientist, and innovator, Dr. Wong examines rapidly emerging, game-changing and converging technology trends, how these are transforming society and how these changes will be interpreted in our everyday lives.