While at COM DEV, Peter Mabson and his team conceived and demonstrated the concept for a microsat-based satellite constellation and signal detection technology to track the world's shipping from space. Subsequently a new company, exactEarth, was formed to implement a full commercial system to provide this capability on a global basis. Since 2010 exactEarth has made significant contributions to global maritime safety, surveillance, environmental protection and maritime commerce. Today, exactEarth is the recognised global leader in satellite AIS services and has over a thousand customers in 40 ...

Professor Heather MacLean is an internationally recognized leader in sustainable systems analysis, including life cycle assessment and its application to energy systems and transportation vehicles. Her research has informed the decisions of industry, government and other organizations and has guided regulations such as California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Because she is able to bring together disparate groups such as oil-sands producers and NGO's to collaborate on research studies, her work is often instrumental in securing support from regulators, local communities and other stakeholders. ...

Dr. Wayne Maddever has held executive positions in private and public companies spanning a broad range of industries, and has provided exceptional engineering leadership in research and development, production operations, and in executing complex engineering projects. He has been the driving force behind the growth and development of domestic and international, technology-based companies for the processing of advanced materials, precision manufacturing, medical devices, recycling, and waste into energy. His creative activities are exemplified by patents, conference presentations, publications ...

Dr. Asad M. Madni was President, COO& CTO of BEI Technologies from 1992-2006. He led the development & commercialization of intelligent sensors, systems & instrumentation including, the control system for Hubble Space Telescope’s Star Selector which provided the Hubble with unprecedented pointing accuracy & stability, resulting in truly remarkable images that have enhanced our understanding of the universe; and the revolutionary MEMS GyroChip® technology which is used worldwide for Electronic Stability Control & Rollover Protection in passenger vehicles, thereby saving ...

Dr. Chandra Madramootoo is nationally and internationally recognized for his engineering research, leading to new technologies and improved water management practices in agriculture. He has received several awards for his research, teaching and contributions to the engineering profession. He has published extensively and presented his research findings at national and international conferences. At McGill University, he was the founding Director of the Brace Centre for Water Resources Management, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and Associate Vice-Principal of ...

Dr. Madsen made seminal advances to thin film research and innovation in nitrides, carbides, glasses, and complex oxides in a career spanning industry, academia, and government in Canada and abroad. From this platform of experience and expertise, she also developed a legacy in public service where she adeptly established industrial connections, created strong communities, and increased and leveraged funding through interagency and international cooperation.

Gerald James Maier is a petroleum executive. He is the former Chairman, President and CEO of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada as a recognized leader in the exploration, acquisition and sustainable development of our natural gas and crude oil reserves. He is currently Chairman of Granmar Investments Ltd..

One of the most recognized names in the international construction circles, Dr. V. Mohan Malhotra is a world leader in the field of cement and concrete technologies. In recent years, he has been active on the issues involving global warming and sustainability. The international learned societies and agencies have recognized his contributions in this important area of sustainable issues and he has been honored with numerous prestigious awards. Recognized by the American Concrete Institute as Ambassador to the World, Dr. Malhotra has sponsored, organized and conducted more than 50 international ...

Throughout a distinguished career, Om Malik of University of Calgary has contributed to the advancement of electrical power engineering through the investigation and development of digital control and protection techniques. Dr. Malik has contributed to Canadian society and to his profession through his extensive research, through his teaching activities at the University of Calgary, and through the international collaborations which he has initiated. He continues to publish in peer-refereed journals and to train graduate and post-graduate researchers, while participating in the work of ...

Andreas Mandelisis a Full Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; and the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto. He is the Canada Research Chair in Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Sciences and Technologies and Director of the Center for Advanced Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Technologies(CADIPT) at the University of Toronto. In his industrial activities he is the CTO of Quantum Dental Technologies, Inc., and CEO and President of Diffusion-Wave Diagnostic Technologies, Inc., both situated in Toronto. He ...