Joel believes that evidence-based policy benefits Canadians and the world.  As such, he is a regular participant in policy workshops and advises different levels of government on issues around innovation.  His policy work has addressed how to foster innovation, the impact of intellectual property rights on innovation and welfare, technology and international trade, and the impact of AI and robotics on employment and inequality.  His recent activities include:

Last update: Dec 2018

2018

Invited speaker at OECD Global Forum on Productivity

Briefed the G7 Sherpas on Automation and the Future of Work

Roundtable on “The Digital Economy: Jobs of the Future and the Emergence of a New Social Compact”, IMF Spring Meetings

Expert Roundtable on the Future of Work and the G7

Export Workshop on Canada and the Future of International Trade Governance

Workshop on CETA and the Future of Canada-EU Relations

2017

Advised the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Steve Verheul, Canada’s Chief NAFTA Negotiator, on Canada’s IP position in NAFTA negotiations

Working lunch with Stuart Dwyer, U.S. Acting Ambassador to Canada

Briefed Raj Saini, Member of Parliament and Member of Foreign Affairs Committee

Consultation on Canada’s new intellectual property strategy

Consultation into the IP aspects of NAFTA and other trade negotiations

2016

Advised officials at Ontario Ministry of International Trade on innovation issues

Towards an Innovation Strategy for Canada Workshop

2015

Advised the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, on innovation and entrepreneurship

Provided regional innovation data and figures for Waterloo Region Planning Group

2012  

Forum on Early Stage Venture Capital