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AGENDA

Celebrating the Success of Women in STEM Symposium:
Pushing the frontiers of research through collaboration

Thursday, February 10, 2022 10:30 am – 2:30 pm (EST)/4:30 pm – 8:30 pm (CET)
Friday, February 11, 2022 10:00 am – 1:30 pm (EST)/4:00 pm – 7:30 pm (CET)

VIRTUAL EVENT

Description : The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will be co-hosting Celebrating the Success of Women in STEM Symposium.

Our virtual event will take place on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and will provide an opportunity for scientific discussion and networking. This year's event brings together keynote speakers Dr. Agnes Herzberg, Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queens University, Canada and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schieferdecker, Director-General for Research for Technological Sovereignty and Innovation at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, and a panel of distinguished guests to reflect on the role of mentoring in women researchers’ career development and international collaboration.

Thursday, February 10, 2022 10:30 am – 2:30 pm (EST)/4:30 pm – 8:30 pm (CET)
10:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Welcome and introduction by Dr. Geneviève Tanguay, Vice-President Emerging Technologies, NRC
10:35 Moderated Scientific Discussion
Session A: Climate change impact and adaptation
Moderator: Dr. Pascale Champagne, Director General Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre, NRC
Closing Remarks: Dr. Marie-Pierre Ippersiel, President and Chief Executive Officer PRIMA Québec and co-chair of Canada Net-Zero Advisory Body
11:50 Moderated Scientific Discussion
Session B: Emerging Technologies
Moderator: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schieferdecker, Director-General for Research for Technological Sovereignty and Innovation at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Closing Remarks: Professor Stephanie Simmons, Chief Quantum Officer at Photonic Inc. and Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University
12:55 Break (15 minutes)
13:10 Moderated Scientific Discussion
Session C: Health and wellbeing
Moderator: Carolyn Cross, Chief Executive Officer, Ondine Biomedical Inc., and NRC Council member
Closing Remarks: Dr. Marlies Dorlöchter, Head of Neuroscience, International Health Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
14:25 Closing Remarks
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schieferdecker, Director-General for Research for Technological Sovereignty and Innovation at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Friday, February 11, 2022 10:00 am – 1:30 pm (EST)/4:00 pm – 7:30 pm (CET)
10:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Welcome and introduction by Dr. Geneviève Tanguay, Vice-President Emerging Technologies, NRC and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schieferdecker, Director-General for Research for Technological Sovereignty and Innovation at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
 Opening remarks by:
The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Ambassador to Germany and Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe
The Honourable Sabine Sparwasser, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Canada
Iain Stewart, NRC President
10:40 Keynote addresses
Dr. Agnes Herzberg, Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queen’s University, Canada
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schieferdecker, Director-General for Research for Technological Sovereignty and Innovation at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
11:30 Break (15 minutes)
11:45 Expert Panel: The role of mentoring in women researchers’ career development and international collaboration
Moderator: Dr. Geneviève Tanguay, Vice-President Emerging Technologies, NRC
Panelists:
Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada's Chief Science Advisor
Valentine Goddard, United Nations expert in AI Policy and Governance and a member of the Advisory Council on AI of Canada
Saadia Muzaffar, The founder of TechGirls Canada, the hub for Canadian women in science, technology, engineering, and math - and co-founder of Tech Reset Canada
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schaefer, Professor of Software Engineering and Automotive Informatics at the TU Braunschweig
Grazia Vittadini, Chief Technology Officer at the aerospace group Rolls-Royce
1:30 End