Dr. Michael Worswick is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering of the University of Waterloo and holds a University Research Chair in Light Weight Materials Under Extreme Deformation. His research activities encompass forming, joining and machining for automotive manufacturing. He was the founding Director of the Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research and is Executive Director of the Waterloo Node of the Ontario Advanced Manufacturing Consortium. These successful collaborative efforts have brought together diverse groups of researchers to provide essential ...

Carole Wilson is a strategic thinker with a global mindset and entrepreneurial focus who has implemented change nationally and abroad. She has developed stratagems and driven organizational change during a dynamic career in the automotive industry touching on manufacturing, product development, finance, marketing, sales and service. She developed the market equations for all current and future model Lincoln vehicles sold in Canada, successfully launching two new nameplates and three redesigned vehicles. Her philanthropy touches women in engineering at McMaster University. She has volunteered ...

A pioneer in the application of hydrogen for clean energy, Daryl Wilson currently serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the international Hydrogen Council. From 2006-2019 he was President and CEO of Hydrogenics, a global provider of advanced hydrogen solutions, where he spearheaded a number of industry firsts. Mr. Wilson has also held senior leadership positions at Royal Group Technologies, Zenon Environmental, TOYOTA and DOFASCO, where his teams garnered awards for innovation, quality and productivity. Mr. Wilson served on the Canadian National Economic Strategy Table for Clean ...

Dr. Zhou has played a prominent role in developing and introducing new high-impact technologies to the pipeline industry through vision casting, collaboration, advocacy, and research. He has accomplished this through outstanding leadership of international collaborative organizations, including his service as Chair of the Technical Committee for the CSA Pipeline Standard. He has assembled and led large engineering teams that have achieved outstanding performance by applying new technology to mega infrastructure projects and systems. He has been recognized with numerous awards including the ...

Alf Zeuner is a leader in innovation, entrepreneurship and manufacturing with a career developing advanced CNC control systems. As President and owner of AXYZ International, he developed systems based on microprocessor-based CNC controllers that disrupted the entire manufacturing industry, enabling a level playing field for smaller enterprises. Mr. Zeuner's made-in-Canada technology scaled domestically and internationally to an installed base of over 10,000 machines. He is a philanthropist whose work provides food security and basic jobs in priority urban areas in Hamilton, local "at risk" ...

David Wilkinson of UBC has made major sustained contributions to the commercialization of fuel cells and other electrochemical devices (electrolysis,batteries, capacitors, electrodialysis, etc), while at the same time advancing the basic understanding of electrochemical transfer reactions. His incisive research and talented leadership have resulted in closing the gaps in performance, reliability, durability and cost of fuel cells and batteries, particularly polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. He is internationally recognized as a leader in electrochemical engineering and fuel cell ...

Guy van Uytven is a leader in high voltage power transmission system planning, design and construction. As a consulting engineer, he has been instrumental in the provision of low cost electricity to citizens of 19 less developed countries, thereby improving living standards and contributing to global energy equity. He has ensured the sustainability of the electrical power infrastructure by establishing training programs for local engineers. Guy served as VicePresident Power, Eastern Region for Monenco. He is an advocate for a North American macro grid to enhance the resilience of electrical ...

Dr. Priti Wanjara (PhD, Metallurgical Engineering, McGill, 1999) is a world-renowned pioneer in the advanced welding technologies at the forefront of 21st century engineering and manufacturing. At the National Research Council's Aerospace Research Centre (AERO) she provides visionary team leadership for pushing the frontiers of discovery science. Through extensive collaborations with the world's leading engineering companies she has transferred this knowledge, significantly improving green transportation and energy production efficiency. Dr. Wanjara is female trailblazer who has made ...

Mr. Triffo pioneered the use of computers to simulate urban transportation systems and has led professionals in the design of several large projects including highway and light rail transit systems, pulp mills, world scale bridges (PEI-NB), etc. He is currently Chairman of the Board at Stantec Inc and has previously worked as President and Vice President of other companies, demonstrating his expertise in his field.

Chris Tattersall is an internationally recognized tunneling expert. For 31 years Chris and his teams have applied innovative design, state-of-the-art tunneling technology, and highly developed construction-management skills, to help in the delivery of prominent global infrastructure projects such as the English Channel Tunnel, Alaska's Whittier Tunnel, and the St. Clair River CN Rail Tunnel. The Whittier and St. Clair River tunnels were both winners of the Schreyer Award, the most prestigious of Canadian engineering project awards. Chris and his teams have resolved several tunneling ...