Mayor and delegation head to Queen’s Park for high-tech mission

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Mayor Jim Watson and Sir Terry Matthews, of Wesley Clover International, will lead a delegation to Queen’s Park to speak with Ministers of the Government of Ontario in support of high-tech initiatives and opportunities in Ottawa, particularly in the fields of autonomous vehicles and next-generation networks.

Date: Monday, March 6

Times:

• 8:30 a.m.: video opportunity at Ottawa Government Caucus Meeting
  • (Government House Leader’s Boardroom – Room 223)
• 9:30 a.m.: media availability with Premier Kathleen Wynne and Mayor Watson
  • (Government Caucus Room – Room 247)

Location: Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario

In addition to Sir Terry Mathews, a champion of technology in Ottawa, the delegation will consist of approximately 25 partners from the high-tech community and the postsecondary sectors, including:

• Ottawa City Councillors Jan Harder, Allan Hubley, Tim Tierney and Marianne Wilkinson, who have championed Smart City initiatives and the development of the autonomous vehicle industry at City Hall
• Ritch Dusome, President and CEO, CENGN (Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks)
• Eric Smith, Head of Government Relations (Canada), BlackBerry
• John Wall, Senior Vice President and Head, QNX Software Systems
• Dr. Ruth Rayman, The Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, National Research Council Canada
• Sacha Gera, SVP, Cloud Products, GENBAND
• Allen Lalonde, Senior Innovation Executive and Director, IBM Canada Research and Development Centre
• Christian Szpilfogel, Vice President, Strategy, M&A Business Development and IPR, Mitel
• Dr. Philip Church, Chief Technology Officer, Neptec
• Steve Langford, Vice President, Marketing, Wesley Clover
• Jacques Frémont, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ottawa
• Sylvain Charbonneau, Associate Vice-President, University of Ottawa
• Cheryl Jensen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Algonquin College
• Frédéric Thibault-Chabot, Collège La Cité
• Michael Tremblay, President and CEO, Invest Ottawa
• Blair Patacairk, Managing Director, Investment and Trade, Invest Ottawa
• Jenna Sudds, Executive Director, Kanata North Business Association
• Chris Cope, Economic Development Officer, City of Ottawa

While at Queen’s Park, the delegation will be meeting with:

• Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario
• Hon. Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance
• Representatives from the Office of the Hon. Reza Moridi, Minister of Research, Innovation and Science
• Hon. Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Growth
• Hon. Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation

The Ottawa Government Caucus, led by Minister Bob Chiarelli, will be accompanying the delegation in its meetings throughout the day.

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