Across sectors and across Canada, workplaces are undergoing transformative change. The competitive environment requires employers to innovate continuously, embracing new technology and processes, while hiring and developing the right people to grow alongside the business. Polytechnic institutions are ideal partners for this transformation. They offer industry-relevant programs, equipment and facilities that ready learners for the workplace, support mid-career workers updating their skills and help solve real-world innovation and productivity challenges.
On May 15 & 16, attendees gathered at Kwantlen Polytechnic University to showcase some of the innovative projects, programs and partnerships underway at Canada’s polytechnic institutions.
Wednesday, May 15
Pacific Gateway Hotel
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Wilson School of Design
Thursday, May 16
Pacific Gateway Hotel
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Wilson School of Design (WSD)
Resources for Download
Closing Keynote Speaker
Ryan Craig
Co-Founder & Managing Director, University Ventures
Vision to Reality: Transforming the Productivity and Competitiveness of Industry
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
The Science of Early Child Development – Lessons in Mobilizing Research into Action… Around the World and Back Again
Red River College
Breaking the Mold in Public Safety Education
Sheridan College
Training Across Realities
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Disrupting Curriculum Development
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Disrupting the Status Quo – Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Academic Model
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Opening Keynote Speaker: Joseph E. Aoun
President of Northeastern University
Closing Keynote Speaker: Ryan Craig
Co-Founder & Managing Director, University Ventures
Thank you to our partners that ensured the success of our 2019 Annual Showcase! Your partnership allowed Polytechnics Canada to provide the best program and services to showcase delegates. This event brought together up to 150 stakeholders interested in higher education from across Canada. Representatives included presidents, vice-presidents, deans, directors and senior-level management from Polytechnics Canada’s 13 member institutions.
Partners:
- Technology Professionals Canada
- The Association of Science & Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta
- The Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia
- The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists
- Technology Professionals Saskatchewan
- ResCare Workforce Services
- Campus Connect by ORBIS Communications Inc. and Magnet