The joint conference, diTHINK, will bring together Ontario’s advanced computing and high-performance computing (HPC) community with other research, education and innovation leaders in Ontario for an annual meeting of the minds. Mark Daley, […]
The discussions from this conference were a key first step in ORION’s year-long strategy planning exercise, the ORION Nexus Project. Being user-focused is critical to developing ORION’s long-term strategic plan. […]
Keynote Speaker Jaigris Hodson Jaigris Hodson, (M.A., PhD.) is the Director of Social Media for GCI Canada. A leading Canadian social media commentator whose advice has been featured leading media […]
We have made a number of our speakers’ presentations available below, simply click on the speaker’s name to view a PDF of their THINK Conference Presentation. Gregory Bell – […]
Theme “Today we create more information globally every two days than in all the years leading up to 2003.” Whether it’s research in physics, medicine, digital media, the arts, or […]
Gregory Bell, Ph.D. Director of the Scientific Networking Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, and Director of the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) at the US Department of Energy’s […]
Dirk deRoos, B.A, B.Comp Sci., is IBM’s World-Wide Technical Sales Leader for IBM InfoSphere BigInsights. Dirk has spent the past two years helping customers build Big Data solutions featuring BigInsights […]
Charles Davis works in the area of innovation policy and management, and his current research focuses on media audiences, product innovation and experience goods, and Toronto’s cultural economy. He holds […]
Dr. Ken Evans is President and CEO of the Ontario Cancer Biomarker Network. He has over 15 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, during which he led global drug development programs […]
In February 2013, Premier Wynne appointed Reza Moridi Minister of Research and Innovation. Moridi was first elected to the Ontario Legislature in 2007 and re-elected in 2011, he represents […]
As the National Technology Officer for Microsoft Canada, John Weigelt is responsible for driving Microsoft Canada’s strategic policy and technology efforts. In this role, Mr. Weigelt helps business and […]
David Nicholl was formally appointed Corporate Chief Information Officer on November 26, 2008. David was acting as the Corporate Chief Information Officer since May 2008. Prior to that, he […]
President, George Brown College, and ORION Board Chair Anne Sado has been President of Toronto’s George Brown College since January of 2004. She has a proven track record in managing […]
Vice President and CIO, The Hospital for Sick Children Daniela Crivianu-Gaita was appointed Vice President and Chief Information Officer at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, in 2008. […]
Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario, Canada Dr. Ann Cavoukian is recognized as one of the leading privacy experts in the world. Noted for her seminal work on Privacy Enhancing Technologies […]
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia, and a member of the Institute for Computational Intelligence and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) Dr. Wagner is a Associate […]
Director of the Scientific Networking Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, and Director of the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) at the US Department of Energy’s High-Performance Networking Facility […]
President and CEO, ORION Darin Graham was appointed President and CEO of ORION on August 1, 2010 and is a true leader in international information communications technology. Darin was most […]