The U.S.-Canada Partnership: Enhancing the Innovation Ecosystem
On November 1st and 2nd, the Embassy -- in conjunction with Canada 20/20 -- hosted a conference on innovation and entrepreneurship at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.
Additional video of the event is available from CPAC:
Conference Headlines
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9 November 2011: Remarks at U.S.-Canada Innovation Conference by White House IP Enforcement Coordinator
"It is in the interest of Canada to see improved U.S. innovation performance, and vice versa. We need to think of innovation as a broad North American challenge and not simply as a domestic one."
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2 November 2011: Canada: Economic Statecraft Starts Here
Canada is our largest economic partner -- one with whom we share a $1.1 trillion annual trade and investment relationship. Canada is also the best case for the U.S. to highlight the success of what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls "economic statecraft."
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2 November 2011: Excerpts from Ambassador Jacobson's Closing Remarks at the U.S.-Canada Innovation Conference
"It's been heartening to witness such a show of support for -- and a belief in -- the value, the importance, and the potential of the economic relationship shared by Canada and the United States."
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2 November 2011: Remarks by Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides at U.S.-Canada Innovation Conference
"When this relationship fires on all cylinders, the United States and Canada can be an unstoppable team. And with the fierce competition out there, we can't afford to be anything less."
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1 November 2011: The U.S.-Canada Partnership: Enhancing the North American Innovation Ecosystem
"At its core this conference is based on the notion we need to think of innovation as a broad North American challenge, not just a narrow domestic one."
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1 November 2011: Excerpts from Ambassador Jacobson's Opening Remarks at the U.S.-Canada Innovation Conference
"I think all of us here tonight understand that innovation has been the engine of economic growth for millennia." Video »
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31 October 2011: Deputy Secretary Nides' Travel to Canada November 1-2
Deputy Secretary Thomas Nides will visit Canada November 1-2, 2011. He will travel to Ottawa to participate in the Canada-U.S. Partnership Conference on Enhancing the Innovation Ecosystem, and to meet with Canadian political and business leaders.
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24 October 2011: Innovation Competition Winners Announced
In advance of next week's conference on innovation and entrepreneurship, the Embassy is pleased to announce the winners of its innovation contest.