Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of British Columbia Okanagan campus
University of British Columbia Okanagan campus | Dr. Deborah Buszard is UBC Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Okanagan campus in Kelowna, BC. The ten year old Okanagan campus is demonstrating new approaches to interdisciplinary and community engaged post-secondary education, research and innovation. Prior to joining UBC, Dr. Buszard served in senior academic leadership roles at both Dalhousie and McGill...
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Chief Executive Officer, Helios Global Technologies
Martin Cronin is Chief Executive Officer of Helios Global Technologies in Kelowna, BC, a company specializing in tracking and survivability technologies. He also serves on the executive board for the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission. Martin has over twenty years of experience in international diplomacy with the British Government, including postings in Yemen, Jordan, Sweden, Pakistan and Iraq. He...
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Innovation Chair, Rural Development Institute, Selkirk College
Dr. Terri MacDonald is Regional Innovation Chair, Rural Development Institute, at Selkirk College in Castlegar, BC.Terri has worked for over 10 years in economic development across BC, primarily in the Kootenay region. Her research interests include regional economic development, the role of community capacity in rural development, and community sustainability indicators, planning and implementation. Her commitment to rural...
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Executive Director, Kamloops Innovation and Director, Research Partnerships and Enterprise Creation, Kamloops Innovation
Lincoln is an experienced academic and industrial researcher with a broad scientific and business background. He uses experience and connections to coach and mentor local technology entrepreneurs in our region. Lincoln splits his time between Executive Director of Kamloops Innovation, and Director Research Partnerships and Enterprise Creation at Thompson Rivers University. This unique position gives him the ability to...
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Director of Business Development, Mitacs
Dr. Jennifer Tedman-Jones has served as Director of Business Development for Mitacs since 2011, with posts at the University of Waterloo and the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus. In her current role, Jennifer supports the UBC Okanagan campus’ promotion of innovation and economic development in the BC Interior in collaboration with Thompson Rivers University, the University of Northern British Columbia and Okanagan College...
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Program Chair, Master of Engineering in Integrated Wood Design,, University of Northern British Columbia
Dr. Guido Wimmers leads the Master of Engineering in Integrated Wood Design program at the University of Northern British Columbia at the Wood Innovation and Design Centre in Prince George, BC. Sustainable and healthy design and engineering practices are at the program core. For the past 100 years, steel and concrete construction has dominated large building construction; it has only been in the last few decades that the industrial construction...
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