Seminar Speakers

At CUTC, we create an atmosphere of interaction and dialogue wherever possible. CUTC 2006 invites delegates to interact with top notch speakers from industry and academia in our technology seminar streams. This year presents exciting topics that are sure to energize and inspire all who attended. If you have any questions on seminar streams, or would like to participate, please contact the Academic and Industry Relations team at air@cutc.ca.

• Seminar #1 - Thursday January 12th, 1:30 ~ 2:50 PM
• Seminar #2 - Friday January 13th, 11:30 AM ~ 1:00 PM
• Seminar #3 - Friday January 13th, 3:00 ~ 4:20 PM
• Seminar #4 - Saturday January 14th, 2:00 ~ 3:10 PM

Note: All TechShops are run in the Computer Lab (Markham A)

Seminar #1 - Thursday January 12th, 1:30 ~ 2:50 PM

Incorporating Integrity: Integrity and Security in Everything You Do
Carolyn Burke
CEO
Integrity Inc.
Location: Thornhill

Genomics: A New Paradigm in Life Sciences Research
Christian Burks
President and CEO
Ontario Genomics Institute
Location: Vaughan East

A Brief History of Dynamic Ram
Lawrence King
Hardware Engineer
ATI Technologies
Location: York A

Renaissance in Web Technology and Applications
Mike Shaver
Founder, Mozilla Project and Technology Strategist
Mozilla Corporation
Location: Vaughan West

Technology Start-Up Companies: Do you have what it takes?
David Wang
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of Waterloo
Location: King City

ATI TechShop - Programming with RenderMonkey
Guennadi Rigue
ATI Senior ISV Engineer
Location: Computer Lab

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Seminar #2 - Friday January 13th, 11:30 AM ~ 1:00 PM

Google: The Inner Workings
Joanne McKinley
Software Engineer
Google
Location: Vaughan West

Turning Technology into a Business
Jacqui Murphy
Associate
Tech Capital Partners
Location: King City

Business Intelligence in Telco world
Vladimir Melnik
Business Intelligence Manager
TELUS Communications Inc.
Location: York A

Past, present, and future of graphics
Mark Kilgard of Nvidia
nVidia
Location: Thornhill - Please note there will be a raffle draw of GeForce 7800 for those who attend the seminar

Developing for Mac OS X on PPC and Intel
Willi Powell
Strategic Development Manager, Apple
Location: Computer Lab

TELUS Mobility TechTour
Presented by TELUS Mobility Representative
TELUS Mobility
Location: TELUS Mobility

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Seminar #3 - Friday January 13th, 3:00 ~ 4:20 PM

Intelligent Applications of Technology
Paul Barter
VP Sales & Marketing
T4G Ltd.
Location: Vaughan East

Circuits Without Clocks: What makes Them Tick?
Dr. Jo Ebergen
Senior Staff Engineer, Asynchronous Design
SUN Microsystems
Location: Vaughan West

Future of Alternative Energies
Mike McWilliam
Senior Director
Solar Technology Education Project (STEP), University of Waterloo
Location: King City

The 6.5 things you need to know to be an all around success
James Perly
James Perly Consulting Inc.
Location: York A

NanoTalk - A Survey of the future of Nanotechnology
Uri Sagman
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Canadian NanoBusiness Alliance
Location: Thornhill
Note: Reserved for Nanotechnology Engineering Students only.

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Seminar #4 - Saturday January 14th, 2:00 ~ 3:10 PM

Open Computing and Linux
Jim Elliott
Advocate, Infrastructure Solutions
IBM Canada Ltd.
Location: Vaughan West

Quantum Cryptography
Daniel Gottesman
Research Scientist
Perimeter Institute
Location: Thornhill

A powerful tool to ensure continuous success for the technology firm: Creativity!
Professor Geoff Malleck, MBA
Associate Director, Student Development
CBET - Center for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology, University of Waterloo
Location: King City

Communications Solutions that Leverage the Intelligent Network
Matthew Lok
Nortel Networks
Location: Vaughan East

National Instrument TechShop: Using LabVIEW to Design and Learn
run by Minh Tran
National Instrument
Location: Computer Lab

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