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About the Session
Come find out how the latest in federal government innovation and commercialization initiatives can help your business.
Hear from experts at the following departments and agencies to get up-to-date information on how their programs and services support innovation and entrepreneurship:
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP)
National Research Council of Canada
Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Engage Grants Program
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Intellectual Property
Federal Economic Development Agency (FedDev)
Various Programs
Canada Revenue Agency
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program
TENTATIVE AGENDA
| 8:00 – 8:25 a.m. | Registration & Light Breakfast |
| 8:25 – 8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks WEEDC/WEtech |
| 8:30 – 8:55 a.m. | Public Works and Government Services of Canada The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) Menelaos (Manny) Argiropoulos |
| 8:55 – 9:20 a.m. | Canadian Intellectual Property Office Intellectual Property Dimitru Olariu |
| 9:20 – 9:45 a.m. | National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) Vladimir Franjo |
| 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Networking break |
| 10:00 – 10:25a.m. | Federal Economic Development Agency (FedDev) TBD |
| 10:25 – 11:00 a.m. | Canada Revenue Agency Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program Larry Bellis |
| 11:00 – 11:25 a.m. | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Research Partnership Programs – Engage Grants Sarah O’Neil |
| 11:25 – 11:30 a.m. | Closing Remarks WEEDC/WEtech |
