Welcome: Monica Gattinger, Director of Institute for Science, Society & Policy, University of Ottawa

The State of Canadian Science:
-Ann Beynon, Manager, Solutions Specialists, Clarivate Analytics
-Yves Gingras, Scientific Director, Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (OST)

Panel Discussion 1: Government Perspectives on Research Evaluation:

-Moderator: Paul Dufour, Research Fellow , Institute for Science, Society & Policy University of Ottawa
-Barney Laciak, Manager, Corporate Planning and Reporting, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
-Sarah Viehbeck, Head of Performance Measurement and Manager of Planning, Reporting, Measurement and Data, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
-Joyce Yang, Co-Director of the Laboratory Policy Group, The National Laboratory Impact Initiative, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Panel Discussion 2: University Perspectives on Research Evaluation

-Moderator: Yves Gingras, Scientific Director, Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (OST) Denis Marchand, Director of Institutional Research, Université du Québec
-Vivek Goel, Vice President of Research and Innovation, University of Toronto
-Krista Alexander, Subject Librarian for physics and chemistry & biochemistry, Concordia University

Afternoon Keynote:

Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist of Quebec, Fonds de Recherche du Québec, (FRQ)

Panel Discussion 3: Uses of Bibliometrics and Altmetrics to Measure Science:

-Moderator: Vincent Larivière , Associate Professor of Information Science, Université de Montréal
- Gita Ghiasi, Ph.D, Candidate, Concordia University
-Philippe Mongeon, Ph.D, Candidate, Université de Montréal

Panel Discussion 4: Using bibliometrics to identify emerging technology:

-Moderator: Anthony Molisani, Solutions Consultant, Clarivate Analytics
-Alexandre Bourque-Viens, Senior Science and Technology (S&T) Policy Advisor, Natural Resources Canada
-Ryan Zelnio, Associate Director- Tech Watch/Horizon Scans, U.S. Department of Defense