The Innovation Investment panel which will focus on how we can facilitate:

• A more effective environment for industry-academia collaboration?
• Higher levels of entrepreneurship?
• Increased willingness to adopt new technologies among industry?
• Increased investments and available venture capital?
• Effective management of intellectual property rights and ownership?

has been joined by:

• Kim Parlee, Host of the Business News Network (moderator
• Timothy R. Haig, President and CEO of BIOX Corporation
• Patricia Massetti, Vice President, Public Affairs and Patient Care of Merck

The Gateways to Growth: Ontario’s Transportation Infrastructure panel which seeks to raise awareness about our challenges, review current development plans for transit systems and corridors, discuss ways to further improve our multimodal transportation network in innovative ways, look at solutions implemented in other jurisdictions, and think, outside the box, about alternative funding options given the current constraints linked to public financing has been joined by:

• William A. Henderson, President and CEO of Purolator Courier Ltd.

For a look at the 2010 complete preliminary agenda, with format and timing please visit: http://occ-oes.com/documents-2010/summit-agenda

For program ideas or recommendation please contact gabrielleschachter@occ.on.ca

Tags: 2010 OES

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