In partnership with the University of Ottawa and the Embassy of France in Canada, The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) hosted a G7 Academy Research Summit entitled “Science, Trust and Democracy in the Digital Age.”
This summit was held on September 19 and 20, 2019 at the University of Ottawa. The event featured scholars who examined the current state and prospects for confronting challenges and seizing opportunities for optimizing the complex and changing connections among knowledge and understanding, societal trust in science, and democratic institutions and practices in the Digital Age.
G7 Curriculum | Programme & Biographies
CONFERENCE MEDIA; VIDEO AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER PRESENTATION SLIDES
Day 1 | Thursday, September 19th, 2019
Master of Ceremonies | Monica Gattinger, Director of the Institute for Science, Society, and Policy, University of Ottawa
Acknowledgment of Traditional Indigenous Territory and smudging ceremony | Elder Claudette Commanda, an Algonquin Anishinabe from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
Welcoming Remarks |
Chad Gaffield, President of the Royal Society of Canada
Jacques Frémont, Rector and Vice-chancellor, University of Ottawa
H.E. Kareen Rispal, Ambassador of France in Canada
Trust, respect and dialogue: essential elements in engaging society on S&T |
Keynote speakers & panel discussion
Jacques Frémont, Rector and Vice-chancellor, University of Ottawa
Michèle Lamont, Professor, Harvard University
Antoine Petit, President, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Moderator: Monica Gattinger, Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa
Day 1| Panel 2 | Democratization of Knowledge: equity, accessibility, law and ethics
Panel
Céline Castets-Renard, Professor, University of Ottawa
Karine Lefeuvre, Vice-president, Comité consultatif national d’ethique, École des hautes études en santé publique, Rennes-Paris
Florian Martin-Bariteau, professor, University of Ottawa
Laurence-Léa Fontaine, Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal
Moderator: Daniel Bouchard, Professor, University of Ottawa, Radio-Canada
Keynote Speaker Presentation Slides | The patient, the physician and the health system in the digital age
Pierre Corvol, President, Académie des sciences (France)
Panel: The Rise of AI: who is making decisions about our health?
Pascal Mélihan-Cheinin, General Secretary, Conférence nationale de santé (France)
Joëlle Pineau, Professor, McGill University and Facebook
Doug Manuel, Professor, University of Ottawa
Alain Mouttham, Researcher, Montfort Hospital
Moderator: Daniel Bouchard Professor, University of Ottawa, Radio-Canada
Day 1 | Panel 4 | Reflections on G7
Reflections on G7 Themes and the Impact of the Academies
Chad Gaffield, President of the Royal Society of Canada
Pierre Corvol, President, Académie des sciences (France)
John Boright, Executive Director, International Affairs of the US National Academies
Moderator: Roseann O’Reilly-Runte, President, Canada Foundation for Innovation
Day 2 | Friday, September 20, 2019
Keynote speakers: Tapping into all sources of knowledge and culture
Chief Ronald Ignace et Marianne Ignace, Professors, Simon Fraser University
Keynote Speaker Presentation Slides | Tapping into all Sources of Knowledge and Culture: Secwépemc Indigenous Perspectives on Language, Land, Laws and Knowledge
Ron Ignace and Marianne Ignace
September 20, 2019
Intergenerational dialogue: the consequences of AI on the future of work
Panel
Olivier Faron, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (France)
Ailish Campbell, Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada
Sean Mullin, Executive Director, Brookfield Institute, Toronto
Moderators: Pascale Dangoisse and Philippe Rodrigues-Rouleau, Doctoral candidates at the University of Ottawa
Reflections on Science and Society | Mona Nemer, Canada’s Chief Science Advisor
Keynote Speaker Presentation Slides | Reflections on Science and Society: Disruptive Technologies and the Need for Ongoing and Inclusive Dialogue
Mona Nemer
September 20, 2019
Concluding remarks | Next steps: today and tomorrow | Chad Gaffield, President, Royal Society of Canada