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TMCNet:  Media Advisory - Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Innovation to present 2012 ORION Leadership Awards at Inaugural ORION THINK Conference

[April 12, 2012]

Media Advisory - Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Innovation to present 2012 ORION Leadership Awards at Inaugural ORION THINK Conference

TORONTO, Apr 12, 2012, 2012 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- The Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development and Innovation, will be presenting the 2012 ORION Leadership Awards on Monday, April 16 at ORION's inaugural THINK Conference. Being held at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Conference also features presentations by Ontario's Thought Leaders including Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of the MaRS Discovery District and Dominic Giroux, President of Laurentian College.


"Ontario is a world leader in innovation, from life sciences to clean-tech," said Duguid. "It is my honor to recognize three individual leaders in the fields of K-12 Schools, Higher Education and e-Infrastructure. By supporting our innovators, we ensure that Ontario stays at the head of the pack." The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) is Ontario's advanced technology fibre optic network that connects our research and education sectors. ORION is convening the inaugural THINK Conference to focus the organizations it serves to focus on collaboration, sharing best practices and developing ideas that lead to innovative solutions.

WHAT: Inaugural THINK Conference, including presentation of 2012 ORION Leadership Awards WHO: Minister of Economic Development and Innovation the Hon. Brad Duguid, Chair of ORION Network and President of George Brown College Anne Sado, CEO of the MaRS Discovery District Ilse Treunicht, President of Laurentian College Dominic Giroux, Other Ontario Thought Leaders WHEN: Monday, April 16, 2012 8am - 6pm (See schedule attached or http://www.thinkconference.ca/schedule/) WHERE: Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario M5T 1G4 THINK Conference 2012 - Schedule - Monday April 16, 2012 Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario M5T 1G4 Schedule and bios at: http://www.thinkconference.ca/ 8:00 - 9:00am Registration & Light Breakfast Media Registration 9:00 - 9:20am Opening Remarks Darin Graham, Ph D.

President and CEO, ORION Anne Sado President, George Brown College 9:20 - 10:00am Morning Keynote Dominic Giroux President and Vice-Chancellor, Laurentian University 10:00 - 10:25am Networking Break sponsored by Ontario Centres of Excellence 10:35 - 11:35am Morning Workshop Workshop Moderators Gerry Connelly (Kindergarten - Grade 12) Daniela Crivianu Gaita (e-Infrastructure) Dr. Harvey Weingarten (Higher Education) sponsored by Colleges Ontario 11:40am - 1:00pm Luncheon Keynote Address: The Honourable Brad Duguid Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Innovation 1:10 - 2:10pm Afternoon Workshop Workshop Moderators Gerry Connelly (Kindergarten - Grade 12) Daniela Crivianu Gaita (e-Infrastructure) Dr. Harvey Weingarten (Higher Education) sponsored by Colleges Ontario 2:20 - 3:05pm Leadership Panel Leadership Panelists Don Aldridge Roger Singh Ilse Treurnicht sponsored by CANARIE 3:05 - 3:25pm Networking Break sponsored by Ontario Centres of Excellence 3:30 - 4:20pm Afternoon Keynote David Ticoll IT & Business Strategy Visionary 4:20 - 4:25pm Conference Closing 4:30 - 6:00pm Networking Reception Sponsored by Desire2Learn ORION Awards Ceremony To view this news release in HTML formatting, please use the following URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2012/12/c4940.html SOURCE: Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) Media Enquiries: Edward Nixon, EN Consulting 416-605-6311 edward@enconsulting.ca Interview Requests: Sabrina Kandasamy, ORION Director, Interactive Marketing 416.507.9860 ext. 250 sabrina.kandasamy@orion.on.ca

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