Join us at the 17th annual celebration of applied research, innovation and entrepreneurship at Centennial College!
The Centennial Innovates 2024 Symposium will showcase the excellent work done by our staff, faculty and student innovators. This year’s theme is Innovating with Impact, focused on our department’s intentional commitment to sustainable, impactful innovation across all 7 key innovation areas: aerospace and advanced manufacturing, healthcare technologies, sustainable energy systems, transportation, social innovation, AI and explainable data, and sustainable and imapct entrepreneurship.
💡Learn how Centennial Innovates!
We have an engaging, multidisciplinary and jam-packed day prepared, featuring our diverse innovation activities that happen at Centennial College:
8:30 – 8:50AM – Networking & Breakfast
8:50 – 9:05AM – Opening & Welcome
9:05 – 9:20AM – The Importance of Innovation with Dr. Glen Lowry, Associate Vice-President, Applied Research, HyFlex Learning and Academic Partnership
9:20-9:35AM – Innovating with Impact: The Year in Review with Jonahan Hack, Dean, Centennial Innovates, Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
9:35 – 10:10AM – Centennial Innovates in Transportation with presentations by:
- Alan McClelland, Dean, School of Transportation (SOT)
- Professor Tekleab Schewai, Sustainable Design and Renewable Energy Department, School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science (SETAS)
- Naina Dewan, Manager, New Technology & Innovation, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
10:10 – 10:20AM – Refreshment Break
10:20 – 11:00AM – Centennial Innovates in Data Analytics: Spotlight on the Centre for Explainable Data Analytics (CEDA) with presentations by:
- Subhi Alsayed, Founder, CEO , Kulture Rebellion Corp.
- Kareen Proudian, Partner, DOLCE &GOURMANDO
- Djalil Baba-Moussa, Co-Founder and CTO, Epipresto
- Kartik Adhiya, President, Dhiyati Inc.
11:00AM – 12:00PM – Rapid session on AI and interactive micro jam with our Centre of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (COIE)
12:00 – 12:30PM – Hot plant-based and Indigenous-inspired lunch buffet
12:30 – 1:00PM – Dean’s Panel: How Centennial Is Innovating with Impact Across our Schools
1:00 – 1:40PM – Centennial Innovates in Aerospace: a discussion with Bombardier Aviation and Safran Landing Systems
1:40 – 2:10PM – Centennial Innovates in Digital Health Services and Technologies: Spotlight on our Wearable, Interactive and Mobile Technology Access Centre in Health (WIMTACH), featuring:
- Azadeh Yadollahi, Director FIBER, UHN, Senior Scientist, KITE and Associate Professor at the Institute Biomedical Engineering (BME) at University of Toronto
- Marisol Campos Navarrete, Scientific Associate Research, KITE UHN; Instructor, IESS & IDS, Trent University
- Ashish Anand, Founder & CEO of Workforce Wellness
2:10 – 2:20PM – Refreshment Break
2:20 – 2:45PM – Centennial Innovates in Generative AI and the Arts: a discussion with Professor Kelly McConvey from the Story Arts Research Lab (SARL)
2:45 – 3:15PM – Centennial Innovates through our brilliant faculty: a discussion with Applied Research and Innovation Fellowship (ARIF) faculty researchers
3:15 – 3:45PM – Centennial Innovates through strong partnerships
3:45 – 4:00PM – Closing Remarks
Stay tuned for the detailed agenda and our keynote speakers, panelists, and topics. 👀
The event will feature multiple segments led by Centennial Innovates changeleaders:
- Jonathan Hack, Dean, Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Dr. Eric Blaise, Director, Applied Research and Innovation
- Dr. Purnima Tyagi, Director, WIMTACH, Data Analytics and Digital Health Technologies
- Lalit Guglani, Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Dr. Wenzi Ckurshumova, Associate Director, Research and Innovation
- Dr. Matthew Stein, Chair, Research and Innovation Engagement
Connect with Centennial College faculty, staff and students, network with diverse industry partners, associations and agencies, and engage in conversation with industry partners on how academia and industry can collaborate to advance sustainable, impactful innovation and the SDGs!
This event is in-person at the state-of-the-art Event Centre at Progress Campus, and free. Complementary coffee/tea, refreshmens, and a hot plant-based Indigenous-inspired buffet lunch will be provided. The location and parking map can be found here.
Are you an industry partner?
We will have a Testimonial Corner! Come share a few sentences about the impact that your partnership and work with Centennial Innovates. 💬💡 We’d love to share it!
About Centennial Innovates:
Centennial Innovates is the applied research, innovation and entrepreneurship department at Centennial College. We lead the college’s applied research and entrepreneurship activities and deliver high-quality, sustainable innovation support to industry and community partners. All activities are mapped to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Learn more about us here: https://www.centennialcollege.ca/about-centennial/centres-and-institutes/applied-research-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-services