Keynote Speaker

Dr. Rafik Loutfy

Professor and Walter Booth Chair of Engineering, Entrepreneurship & Innovation,

www.chemeng.mcmaster.ca/faculty/loutfy/default.htm

Topic:             Making the Leap from the Lab to the Market Place:

Developing scientists and engineers to be successful entrepreneurs

Summary:

Training a new generation of engineers and scientists to recognize and develop new technologies and to take the technologies to market is a challenge faced by many countries.  The Xerox Centre for Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation was established by the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University to do just that.  Its objectives are:

• To help students and organizations develop their ideas into successful new products or services within existing companies, large or small, and to spawn new commercial enterprises.

• To provide students with the opportunity to learn and practice new ways to effectively commercialize new technologies.

• To provide the skills and knowledge necessary to transform technical expertise into commercial success.

• Promote the commercialization of technology-based innovation in Canada and around the world.

 Speaker:      Dr. Rafik Loutfy, 

Professor & Walter Booth Chair of Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation, McMaster University

Dr. Loutfy is a Professor and the Walter Booth Chair of Engineering Entrepreneurship & Innovation at McMaster University.  He joined McMaster University after a long and distinguished career with Xerox Corporation. Most recently, he held the position of Corporate Vice President and Director of the Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC).

He received his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario and MBA from the University of Toronto. Dr. Loutfy obtained his BSc. and MSc. from Ain Shams University. He is the holder of more than 43 patents and has published more than166 scientific articles.

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