The School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto, with the Council of Ontario Universities (COU), is pleased to host this inaugural Conference - highlighting the work of the Ontario Research Chairs in Public Policy.

 

 

Bonnie Patterson, Interim President, Council of Ontario Universities
David Naylor, President, University of Toronto

 

Session Chair: Louise Lemieux-Charles, Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Anthony Culyer, PhD Economics
Chair in Health Policy and System Design, University of Toronto

Andrew Emili, PhD Molecular Biology
Chair in Biomarkers in Disease Management, University of Toronto
"Biomarkers and the Healthcare ‘Economy’"

Udo Schüklenk, PhD Philosophy/Bioethics
Chair in Bioethics, Queen’s University
"Should we Decriminalise HIV Transmission?"

 

Session Chair: Jane Gaskell, Dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto

 

Glen A. Jones, PhD Higher Education
Chair in Postsecondary Education Policy and Measurement,
University of Toronto
"Rethinking System Design: Institutional Differentiation in Canada’s Provincial Postsecondary Education Systems"

Scott Davies, PhD Sociology
Chair in Educational Achievement and At Risk Students, McMaster University
"Reducing Student Achievement Gaps in the Knowledge Economy"

***Location: Dining Hall - Knox College, University of Toronto (59 St. George Street)

Bonnie Patterson, Interim President, Council of Ontario Universities
Deborah Newman, Deputy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities

 

Session Chair: Carolyn Tuohy, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto

 

William Anderson, PhD Geography
Chair in Cross-Border Transportation, University of Windsor
"Cross-Border Transportation"

Douglas Cumming, PhD Economics and Finance
Chair in Economics and Cross Cultural Studies, York University
"Assessing the Impact on Entrepreneurial Outcomes ofPublicly Funded Business Advisory Services"

Jatin Nathwani, PhD Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Chair in Public Policy for Sustainable Energy Management,
University of Waterloo
"Energy, Environment and Sustainable Economic Well-Being: Innovations to Shape the Future"

Mark Stabile, Director, School of Public Policy and Governance,
University of Toronto