Amanda Raffoul: Are we (unintentionally) doing more harm than good? Systems Approaches to the Prevention of Eating-and-Weight-Related Disorders
Kevin Church: The Hidden Geometry of Complex Dynamics and How to Exploit It
Katharine Zywert: Social-Ecological Systems Change and the Future of Human Health
Semantic Models for Trustworthy Systems: A Hybrid
Intelligence Augmentation Program
by Giancarlo Guizzardi
University of Twente
With High-Level Panel of Leaders in Science, Technology, On-the-Ground Action, and Policy
April 22, 2026, 4:00pm-6:00 pm EDT
In-Person Participation
Auditorium IR/RI Glen
Virtual Participation
https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/85652871338?pwd=HRRTLksbjIG5jOj6tAxuEVHw8SaiG5.1
Please note that the Zoom webinar is limited to 1,000 participants. For this reason, the event will also be streamed live on Senator Galvez’s YouTube channel on the day of the event: @senatorrosagalvez1106. You may register for the Zoom event using the QR code in the poster.
📍 Location: Desmarais Hall, Room 7170, University of Ottawa (55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, ON)
📅 Date: Thursday, April 16th
⏰ Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
WICI and the Canadian Network for Complex Systems (CNCS) national network are cosponsoring an event with the Senate, in Ottawa on Wednesday, on planetary health and governance in complex systems.
Beyond Profit
A Talk and Discussion with Dr. Victoria Hurth
Reimagining Leadership for a Wellbeing Economy
NEW TIME 3:00-4:30 pm
The Waterloo Institute for Complexity & Innovation (WICI) is pleased to host Complexity Day, a cross‑disciplinary gathering exploring how complex systems thinking connects mathematics, physics, and economics.
May 13, 2026 | Faculty Hall - PSE 7303
This special event will feature two distinguished speakers whose work spans theory, systems modeling, and real‑world implications of complexity:
At 11:30 am, Dr. Carey King
At 2:00 pm, Dr. Eric De Giuli
Together, these talks will offer complementary perspectives on how nonlinear dynamics, emergence, and constraints shape systems across scales—from physical matter to economies and infrastructures. Complexity Day is designed to foster dialogue across disciplines and highlight shared tools, questions, and insights within complexity science. The talks are accessible to a wide audience.
To join us, please register on each speaker's event page.
“Energy and Economic Complexity: Insights from Data and Macroeconomic Modeling”
Faculty Hall, PSE 7303 | May 13, 2026 | 11:30 am
"Complexity, noise, and control"
Faculty Hall, PSE 7303 | May 13, 2026 | 2:00 pm