2023 Strategic Program Speakers

Jamie received her Master’s in educational policy from the University of Alberta. She is experienced in working closely with private, non-profit, Indigenous and government organizations to fund research and product development to address challenges identified by partners. With over 17 years of experience in research portfolio management and securing over $74M in funding for research execution, Jamie is skilled in working closely with partners to change narratives. Her work facilitates industry and stakeholder relations, team formation, and change management and guides the development of impactful contributions.

With over 77,000 square feet of lab space and $55M of supporting infrastructure, Jamie is leading the ARIS team scientific, technical and research administration team in the development of novel impactful solutions that diversify our economy, train tomorrow's technical experts and provide students unique experiences working side-by-side with partners. These shared learning experiences focus on emerging technologies and applications in Clean Energy, Green Building solutions, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing and Unmanned Heavy Lift Aerial Vehicles.