The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology and Waterloo International are proud to jointly present an Innovation Seminar by Fanny Bousquet, First Secretary at the Canadian High Commission, Hague.
In
this
seminar,
Fanny
Bousquet
will
discuss
bilateral
innovation
policy
relations
between
the
Netherlands
and
Canada.
This
seminar
will
be
open
to
the
Waterloo
community
to
inspire
interdisciplinary
conversations
and
connections.
Refreshments
will
be
provided!
Where:
Mike
&
Ophelia
Lazaridis
Quantum-Nano
Centre
(QNC)
1501
When:
November
9,
2022
-
11:00am
-
12:00pm
Abstract
The Netherlands is a gateway to Europe for Canadian companies and as a country, it has consistently been ranked amongst the world’s top innovators. It is also one of the EU countries that spends most on R&D (2.29% of GDP in 2020). Its innovation policy is mostly focused on: water, agri-food, high tech, energy, logistics, chemicals, creative industries, life sciences, and horticulture. Amsterdam has the fastest growing startup ecosystem in Europe and numerous incubators and accelerators have the mandate to support the startup community in the Netherlands as well as foreign startup willing to establish a footprint in their country. Canada and the Netherlands are natural collaborators in Europe and in multilateral institutions, with policies and positions often aligned and a strong relationship anchored in the role played by Canada in the liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War. Priorities for bilateral STI cooperation include sectors such as quantum and photonics; smart cities; innovation in logistics and value chains; agri-tech and robotics; and digital health/med tech, to list but a few.
Biography
Fanny
Bousquet
joined
Global
Affairs
Canada
in
2011
after
working
as
a
freelance
interpreter
for
the
EU
Institutions
in
Brussels
for
12
years.
She
graduated
from
McGill
University
in
French
Literature
and
completed
a
Master’s
Degree
in
Conference
Interpreting
in
1998,
followed
by
a
M.A.
in
International
Affairs
from
the
Centre
d’études
en
relations
internationales
et
stratégiques
in
Brussels
(affiliated
to
Université
Paris-11,
France)
in
2007.
In
2020,
she
earned
her
designation
as
“Certified
International
Trade
Professional”
(FITT).
Following
assignments
in
policy
at
Headquarters,
she
took
her
first
assignment
abroad
as
Vice-Consul
&
Trade
Commissioner
in
Dusseldorf,
Germany
in
2015.
From
2018
to
2021,
she
worked
at
the
Clean
Growth
Hub
in
Ottawa
to
support
Canadian
clean
tech
companies
looking
to
expand
in
Canada
and
abroad.
She
has
extensive
knowledge
of
the
European
Union
and
its
commercial
relations
with
Canada
and
sectoral
expertise
in
clean
technologies,
including
water
treatment
and
hydrogen.
She
took
over
the
position
of
First
Secretary
/
Science,
Technology
and
Innovation
Officer
at
the
Canadian
Embassy
in
The
Hague
in
August
2021,
moving
to
the
Netherlands
with
her
husband
and
two
children.