Program Highlights 1984-1993

                                          

Research & Development: Making Canada Stronger
Walter F. Light, P.Eng., Chairman and CEO, Northern Telecom Inc.
 
New Products: The Key to Canada’s Economic Survival
Kirk Foley, President, Urban Transport Development Corporation
 
Engineering for the Global Market Place
Rodrigue J. Bilodeau, P.Eng., Chairman and CEO, Honeywell Limited
"Canada must become genuinely international in character and in its industrial policies,
which will require more of the risk-taking that has spawned today’s world-class
Canadian companies. In becoming a stronger global competitor, however, we must ensure
that we enrich Canada both materially and culturally."
 
Engineering and Canada’s Future Opportunities
Gordon H. Thomson, P.Eng., President, Esso Petroleum Canada
 
Research in Robotics
Andrei A. Goldenberg, Ph.D., University of Toronto
 
Canadian Engineering: The Next Hundred Years
Philip A. Lapp, Ph.D., P.Eng.
 
Building Bridges: Linking Technology and the Arts
Samuel C. Florman, P.E., Author: The Civilized Engineer;
Blaming Technology; The Existential Pleasures of Engineering
 
Role of Failure in Successful Design
Henry Petroski, Ph.D., P.E., Author: Beyond Engineering; To Engineer is Human
 
The Environment: Our Common Future
W. Roy Aitken, P.Eng., Executive Vice-President, INCO Limited
"The vitality of the environment has been a subject of much discussion
for the last two decades. From our perspective, it’s time to stop talking - and take action."
 
Sustainable Development - Aims and Objectives                                  
Richard A. Findlay, P.Eng., Director, Ontario Round Table on Environment and Economy
MichaeI I. Jeffery, Q.C., Chairman, Ontario Environmental Assessment Board
Gary S.  Posen, Deputy Minister, Ministry of the Environment
George N. Werezak, Ph.D., P.Eng., Manufacturing Manager, Dow Chemical Canada Inc.
Adam H. Zimmerman, Chairman, Noranda Forest Inc.
 
The Global Environment - Reassessing the Thread
Tom G. Brydges, Ph.D., Director, Secretariat for the Changing Atmosphere, Environment Canada
Alan G. Davenport, Ph.D., P.Eng., Director, Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel, University of Western Ontario
Henry A. Regier, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Toronto
David Wardle, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Atmospheric Environmental Service, Environment Canada
 
Energy, Resources and Ecology
James E. Guillet, Ph.D., Prof., Dept. of Chemistry, University of Toronto
 
 
 
Engineering Flexibility: Canada’s Strategic Edge
William R.C. Blundell, P.Eng., Chairman and CEO, General Electric Canada Inc.
"To achieve a competitive edge we must understand and embrace the priority of productivity, make the
transition to the leadership style of the 90’s and focus on business strategies that leverage our indigenous
strengths ... Vision is the glue that takes the place of much of the hierarchial structures of the past ...
Canada must use flexibility to compete and win in the global arena. Increasing flexibility requires a high
commitment to teamwork and empowerment of the workforce at all levels ... There is a major challenge
ahead to expand Canada’s science-based innovation infrastructure, and in particular to upgrade our pool
of scientists and engineers, both in terms of quality and quantity ...
The reality is that if we want to keep Canada Canadian, we have to keep Canada competitive."
                                                                  
Shaping Canadian Engineering Resources to Meet the Challenges of the Future
Gary W. Heinke, Ph.D., Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto
William R.C. Blundell, P.Eng., Chairman and CEO, General Electric Canada Inc.
Dormer M. Ellis, Ed.D., P.Eng., Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
James M. Ham, Past-President, University of Toronto; President, The Canadian Academy of Engineering
Claudette MacKay-Lassonde, P.Eng., Director, Premier Accounts, Northern Telecom Canada Limited
Jaqueline Morgan, President, Engineering Student Society Council
 
Reflections on the Future of Engineering
Ursula M. Franklin, C.C., Ph.D., F.R.S.C., Professor Emerita, University of Toronto
 
The New World Order - Canada at the Cross Roads   
Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., President, MacMaster University
J. L. (Jack) MacMillan, B.Sc., President, PPG Canada Inc.
Terrence H. Matthews, P.Eng., President, Newbridge Networks Corporation
David R. McCamus, Chairman, Xerox Canada Inc.
Alan G. Davenport, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., P.Eng., V-P, The Canadian Academy of Engineering
 
The New World Order - A Wake-Up Call for Canada
David G. Vice, P.Eng., Vice-Chairman, Northern Telecom Limited
 
Industrial Waste Management: Conscious Strategies in Action
Walter Curlock, Ph.D., P.Eng., Vice-Chairman, INCO Limited
 
Understanding the Life Support System: The Need for New Science and Engineering
William S. Fyfe, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., Prof., Dept. of Geology, University of Western Ontario
 
Innovative Engineering and Canda’s Industrial Renewal
Thomas A. Brzustowski, Ph.D., P.Eng., Deputy Minister, Premier’s Council on Economic Renewal
Alan G. Davenport, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., P.Eng., President, The Canadian Academy of Engineering
Stephen G. Snyder, P.Eng. President, Noma Industries Limited
Brian Fischer, P.Eng., Senior Vice-President, Imperial Oil Ltd
 
Industrial Renewal: A Contribution in Making Canada Stronger
Gerald J. Maier, P.Eng., Chairman, President and CEO, TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
 
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Nick Markettos, P.Eng., Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Energy
 
Technological Innovation and Economic Growth
J. Fraser Mustard, M.D., F.R.S.C., C.C., President, The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research