CONFERENCE
SPEAKERS |
· Jeff Rubin · Hon.
George Smitherman · Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran
· Michael Rubenstein · Jay
Dietrich · Craig Alexander ·
Patricia A. Koval · Michael
Gallagher · Tom Heintzman ·
Sasha Jacob · Dennis Canavan
· Lloyd Bryant · Andrew
Souvaliotis · Lynda Harvey · Keith
Neuman · Alex Wood · Gerald
Carter · Michael Denham · Avrim
Lazar · Tony Hollis |
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Keynote
Speaker Jeff
Rubin Author and
Former Chief Economist at CIBC World Markets | Since becoming
Chief Economist at CIBC World Markets in 1992, Jeff Rubin has been Canada's most
followed economist. He wrote a widely followed national column in The Globe and
Mail called "Ahead of the Curve" for over four years, and he has been a fixture
on network coverage on the federal budget and other key economic events for almost
two decades. Rubin first caught the attention of financial markets in 1989
with his now-famous call for a 25 per cent decline in Toronto real estate prices.
Since then Rubin's work has often been the subject of national headlines and has
been instrumental in raising key issues to the national spotlight. His call for
the federal government to set the rate on the Goods and Services Tax at 7 per
cent instead of the originally targeted 10 per cent was, in the end, accepted
by the federal government even though the suggestion was not warmly received by
the Finance Minister of the day. His many calls on the economy and financial
markets, particularly with regard to interest rates and the Canadian dollar, earned
him no less than 10 number one rankings in either the Brendan Woods annual survey
of institutional equity or fixed income investors. More recently Jeff Rubin has
been an outspoken advocate of putting a price on carbon emissions in our economy.
Abroad, Rubin is best known for his work on global energy markets and has
become internationally recognized for his prescient calls on oil prices and their
economic impacts. He was one of the first economists to recognize the full implications
of depletion for future oil supply growth. In 2000, Rubin predicted that oil prices
would average $50 per barrel by the middle of the decade. And in 2005 he predicted
that we would see $100 per barrel oil prices within two years. He is now predicting
even higher oil prices in the future, including the advent of $26 per litre in
North America. Not only does Rubin hold an impressive track record at predicting
oil prices, but his research on emerging trends in energy markets and their impact
on the global economy has been noted around the world. His analysis of how OPEC
oil subsidies have triggered explosive growth in oil consumption among major oil
producing economies has appeared on the front page of The New York Times. Similarly,
his research on how soaring transport costs will soon reverse the mass exodus
of North American manufacturing jobs to cheap but distant labour markets in Asia
made world headlines including one in the Wall Street Journal and appeared in
Business Week, Newsweek and the Economist. In April 2008 Jeff Rubin resigned
from his two decade career on Bay Street to pursue the publication of his path-breaking
book on how oil prices will reverse globalization entitled WHY YOUR WORLD IS ABOUT
TO GET A WHOLE LOT SMALLER. In the new world of triple digit oil prices around
the corner, distance will cost money and Rubin predicts a marked shift in economic
geography that will see the re-emergence of long lost local economies. His book
is now a Number 1 national bestseller. Jeff Rubin holds an undergraduate
degree from the University of Toronto, where he graduated with distinction, and
a graduate degree in economics from McGill University. He lives in Toronto with
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Hon. George Smitherman
Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure
Government of Ontario |
George Smitherman is Deputy Premier of Ontario and Minister of Energy
and Infrastructure. He was first elected in downtown Toronto in 1999, but his
interest in politics was sown 20 years earlier. Inspired by Pierre Trudeau, he
gained experience at all three levels of government, working with several senior
political leaders. From his home base in Toronto's gay community, where
he owned a small business for nearly a decade, Smitherman launched his campaign
for public office. He is Ontario's first openly gay MPP and cabinet minister.
In the community, Smitherman is well known for his advocacy in areas such as housing,
community economic development, protection of pension rights, efforts to combat
guns and drugs, and human rights issues. Prior to his current portfolio,
Smitherman acted as Ontario's longest serving Minister of Health and Long-Term
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Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran
Global
Correspondent
The Economist |
Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran is a global correspondent for The Economist.
He joined the magazine’s staff as the London-based Latin America Correspondent
in 1992. Two years later, he opened its first bureau in that region in Mexico
City. He wrote about political, financial and cultural developments in that part
of the world until 1997, when he returned to the editorial headquarters in London.
As the newspaper’s Global Environment & Energy Correspondent, he covered the politics,
economics, business and technology involved in those topics from 1998 to 2006.
Vijay is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has lectured
at Stanford, Yale and Oxford, and is an adjunct faculty member at New York University.
He is a commentator on NPR and Marketplace radio, and a regular guest on the BBC,
PBS’s NewsHour, ABC’s Nightline and other television programs. He is also
the author of a book on the future of energy, “POWER TO THE PEOPLE: How the Coming
Energy Revolution will Transform an Industry, Change our Lives, and Maybe Even
Save the Planet” (www.vijaytothepeople.com). Harvard’s John Holdren, reviewing
the book in Scientific American, called it “by far the most helpful, entertaining,
up-to-date and accessible treatment of the energy-economy-environment problematique
available.” Vijay holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He lives in New York. | | | |
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Michael Rubenstein
Chief Growth and Innovation Officer
Alcan Packaging |
Michael Rubenstein, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer, Alcan Packaging,
leads a team dedicated to help deliver the organization's strategy to create sustainable
value through innovation, customer partnerships and new growth platforms. Under
his umbrella are four main growth drivers: Sustainability, Marketing and Customer
Partnership Development, Innovation and Marketing Communications. Alcan Packaging
is a $6.5 billion world leader in specialty packaging, delivering innovative solutions
to customers around the world with 131 facilities and 29,000 employees in 31 countries.
Michael has held several other senior management positions in the packaging
industry. Prior to his present role, he was President of Alcan's Global Pharmaceutical
Packaging sector, a $1 billion global organization, with 31 plants and 4,500 employees.
His 30 years experience are complemented with studies in Printing Technology at
the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY) and an immersion in World
Class Partnerships at Duke University (Durham, NC). He holds an MBA and a Bachelor
of Commerce degree from Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). In 2008, he has
been named by PrintAction Magazine as one of Canada's 50 Most Influential People
in Graphic Communications. Michael serves as the Vice-Chairman of Supersibs!,
a non-profit organization which supports and honours siblings of children with
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Jay Dietrich
CEA Program Manager: Climate Stewardship
IBM | Jay
Dietrich is a Senior Technical Staff Member on the IBM Corporate Environmental
Affairs Staff, with global responsibilities for Climate Stewardship and Energy
Management. He has been with the company for 27 years. He develops corporate policies
and strategies and serves as an IBM representative to groups such as EPA's Climate
Leaders and ENERGY STAR® programs, Green Grid, the Electronics Industry Citizenship
Coalition Environmental Working Group, and the Information Technology Industry
Council on the subjects of product energy efficiency attributes and energy and
climate change programs. He works with IBM business divisions to promote energy
efficiency in IBM's operations, products and services, and translate those efforts
into business and environmental value for our clients. | | | |
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Craig Alexander
Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist
TD Bank Financial Group |
Craig is Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist for TD Bank Financial
Group. In this role, he travels across Canada, speaking to TD clients and various
business groups about economic trends and prospects. He is frequently quoted by
the media on economic issues and writes reports on a wide array of economic and
financial subjects. In addition to his role at TD Bank, Craig is also the current
President of the Canadian Association for Business Economics. Craig Alexander
holds a Master's degree in economics from the University of Toronto. He has thirteen
years of experience in conducting economic analysis in the financial industry.
Prior to joining the private sector, Craig spent four years as an economist at
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Patricia A. Koval
Partner Tory's
LLP, Toronto | Pat Koval practises corporate
and securities law, with emphasis on corporate finance (including investment funds),
carbon finance and mergers and acquisitions. Pat regularly acts for issuers and
investment dealers in structuring international, cross-border and domestic public
and private financings and in the design of enhanced or new financial products
and services. She has extensive experience in acting for sponsors, managers and
distributors of listed closed-end funds, ETFs, REITS, income trusts, mutual funds,
pooled funds, hedge funds, carbon funds and other structured products. Pat also
regularly acts for issuers, financial advisors and potential acquirors in structuring
acquisitions, dispositions and reorganizations, including takeover bids, arrangements,
privately negotiated acquisitions and going private transactions. With her integrated
expertise, Pat is also active in all corporate law, securities law, infrastructure
and M&A aspects of the developing area of climate change. Pat co-founded and is
co-chair of the firm’s inter-disciplinary Climate Change Practice Group and she
also co-chairs the Managed Assets Practice Group. Pat frequently participates
in domestic and international business conferences and legal education programs
focused on corporate finance, investment funds, derivatives, mergers and acquisitions
and directors’ responsibilities, carbon finance and climate change. She is the
author of numerous articles in these areas. Pat is also an Adjunct Professor at
the University of Toronto Law School where she teaches a course on takeover bids
and proxy contests, and she teaches regularly in Carbon Finance programmes sponsored
by U of T's Centre for the Environment. She is the Chairman of the Board of Directors
of World Wildlife Fund (Canada) and a member of its Climate Change and Audit Committees.
Pat graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and York University with a joint LLB/M.B.A.
in 1981 and she has an Honours B.A. in Economics. | | | |
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Michael Gallagher
President & Chief Operating Officer
Westport Innovations |
Michael Gallagher, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has been
a member of Westport's board since July of 2007 and was appointed Westport's President
in October 2004 in addition to his role as Westport's Chief Operating Officer,
which he has held since January 6, 2003. He is also a member of the board of directors
of Cummins Westport Inc. (Chairman) and BTIC Westport Inc. (Vice Chairman), both
private companies in which Westport has a 50% investment. Prior to joining Westport,
Dr. Gallagher was Senior Vice-President, Operations, Americas, for Fluor Corp.,
an international engineering company headquartered in California. He also held
senior executive positions with the London-based multinational engineering firm
Kvaerner Group, as well as with the Bechtel Group in San Francisco, where he became
the first Vice President of Marketing for Bechtel Environmental Inc. Dr. Gallagher
is also on the board of several non-profit organizations, including the California
Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership (Vice Chairman), WestStart-CALSTART, Montreux
Energy, and the Canadian Centre for Policy Ingenuity (Chairman). |
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Tom Heintzman
President Bullfrog
Power Inc. | Tom Heintzman brings a distinguished
record of service to environmental causes along with proven executive leadership
experience to his role as president of Bullfrog Power Inc. Tom co-founded Bullfrog
Power in 2004 and it now has operations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia
with almost 10,000 customers. In 2008, Tom was named the Ontario Electricity Association's
Leader of the Year. Prior to founding Bullfrog Power, Tom spent more than
13 years in the private and NGO sectors, most recently with Zenon Environmental
where he led their global M&A initiatives as director of corporate development.
Earlier in his career, as Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Company, Tom provided
consulting services to many of the world's largest corporations in the energy,
manufacturing, financial services and telecommunications sectors. From 1996 to
1998, Tom was instrumental in establishing the Sierra Legal Defence Fund's Ontario
office, where he led several precedent-setting litigation, public advocacy and
lobbying campaigns associated with the environmental consequences of the oil refining,
mining, forestry, fishing and automobile industries. Tom began his career practicing
law with Goodmans, a leading Canadian law firm. | | | |
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Sasha Jacob President and CEO Jacob
Securities Inc. | Mr. Jacob is President
& CEO of Jacob Securities Inc. an independent investment bank focused on the renewable
power, cleantech and energy sectors. Jacob Securities' principals have managed
more renewable financings than any other Canadian investment bank. The firm is
also the adviser to the largest renewable fund in Canada. Mr. Jacob brings
more than a decade of experience in the power sector, including founding and leading
the power sector practice at a leading Canadian investment bank, as well as several
years in senior political positions as Special Assistant to the Ontario Minister
of Energy during the Province's electricity deregulation efforts. He has managed
and structured over 35 transactions in the renewable sector in the last four years,
and has participated in renewable financings valued at more than $1.8 billion.
Mr. Jacob was recognized by Institutional Investor as one of the "5 Most Influential
Emerging Players in Renewable Energy". | | Back
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Dennis Canavan Senior Director of Global Energy
Johnson & Johnson Inc. |
Dennis Canavan is the Senior Director of Global Energy at Johnson &
Johnson. In this role, he is responsible for developing a sustainable energy strategy
for J&J facilities worldwide, implementing projects and programs to improve energy
efficiency and assure supply, promoting the use of renewable energy resources
and reducing the emission of green house gases at J&J facilities. He has
33 years of experience at Johnson & Johnson in a variety of Engineering and Supply
Chain roles, including Director of Engineering, Plant Manager, and Distribution
Director. In his most recent assignment in Worldwide Engineering and Real Estate,
he was responsible for directing the design and construction of manufacturing
facilities, labs, and offices in the Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Biotech areas
of the business. Dennis is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology,
with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and holds an MBA in Pharmaceutical Marketing
from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in
the state of New Jersey, and a member of several organizations, including the
World Resources Institute, the Association of Energy Engineers, and the World
Wildlife Fund. Dennis is a member of the Steering Committee of the US Climate
Action Partnership. | | | |
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Lloyd Bryant Vice President & General Manager of
Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) Hewlett-Packard
(Canada) Co. | Lloyd Bryant is the
Vice President and General Manager, Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) for HP Canada.
Mr. Bryant has overall responsibility for all aspects of HP's Imaging and Printing
business in Canada including sales, marketing, operations, supply chain and customer
support. IPG offers the broadest and most compelling range of products, services
and solutions for the Consumer and Business Market, ranging from Consumer Photosmart
and multifunctional printers to high end digital presses and full print outsourcing
services. Mr. Bryant also manages HP Canada's environmental portfolio including
end-of-life compliance, strategy and sponsorships. Mr. Bryant serves on the Executive
committee and is Vice Chair of the board of directors of Electronics Products
Stewardship Canada (EPSC). EPSC is a not-for-profit organization working to design,
promote and implement sustainable solutions for Canada's electronic waste problem.
Mr. Bryant also serves on the board of directors of Ontario Electronic
Stewardship (OES), the not-for-profit organization formed by leading retail, information
technology and consumer electronic companies to implement the Electrical and Electronic
Waste Diversion Program in Ontario. | | Back
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Andrew Souvaliotis Chief Impact Officer Loyalty
One | As Chief Impact Officer, Andrew Souvaliotis
leads the development of new strategic partnerships to further expand the scope
and impact of the AIR MILES Reward Program. He was the original founder of Green
Rewards, an innovative business that sought to create a green shift in Canadians'
shopping patterns by harnessing the potential of loyalty marketing. Green Rewards
was acquired by LoyaltyOne in 2008 and has been integrated into the AIR MILES
Reward Program, adding a new dimension to the power of the unique reward miles
currency to influence consumer behaviour across Canada. Andrew has been
involved in the management of consumer and channel loyalty programs throughout
his career, in Canada and overseas. He is the Canadian Membership Chair for the
Young Presidents' Organization and also chairs a carbon measurement initiative
for all 12,000 member companies of YPO worldwide. He participates on several corporate,
academic and charitable boards and speaks frequently across the country on the
new green economy. Andrew holds an MBA from McMaster University and a Bachelor
of Science degree from Brandon University. He has been trained by former US Vice
President and Nobel laureate Al Gore to help raise public awareness of the impact
of climate change. | | | |
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Lynda Harvey
Senior Manager FleetSmart, Transportation Energy Use Division
Natural Resources Canada. |
Lynda Harvey, is a Senior Manager, at FleetSmart in the Transportation
Energy Use Division of Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency,
located in Ottawa, Ontario. Lynda is responsible for strategic planning,
program expansion, industry awareness and partnership development for the commercial
and institutional fleet sector. In addition to strong relationships within
the transportation sector, Lynda brings to FleetSmart over 30 years of business
and program development as well as marketing experience in transportation in Canada
and internationally working with many premier organizations. One of her
significant achievements is the development of the Memorandum of Understanding
between NRCan's FleetSmart and the US Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay
Transportation Partnership. The objective of this partnership is to work together
to improve the energy efficiency of North America's on-road freight sector to
reduce greenhouse gasses and smog forming emissions. Lynda is a graduate
of Carleton University, has received several awards from both Natural Resources
Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is a Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Logistics and Transport, located in London, UK. |
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Keith Neuman
Group Vice President - Public Affairs
Environics Research Group Ltd. |
Keith Neuman is Group Vice President - Public Affairs with the Environics
Research Group, Canada's leading public opinion and social research firm. He leads
the company's Public Affairs and Environment-Energy research practice areas, which
provide leading-edge public opinion research for public, private and non-profit
sector clients in such areas as energy and environment, natural resources, health
care, municipal services, justice, transportation and social policy. Since
the 1980s, Keith has held senior roles with leading public opinion research organizations
in Canada, with a particular focus on the social dimensions of environmental,
energy and resource issues. He has conducted more than 200 research projects on
such topics as air quality, water quality, waste management, climate change, environmental
assessment, social impact assessment, energy conservation, and consumer behaviour.
In 1987, he co-founded The Environmental Monitor, Canada's first ongoing syndicated
public opinion survey on environmental issues. In 2007, he founded and currently
directs The Canadian Environmental Barometer, a monthly national service which
provides clients with ongoing public opinion intelligence on climate change and
the environment. Keith holds a Ph.D. in Social Ecology from the University
of California, and holds the credential of Certified Marketing Research Professional
(CMRP). He is a frequent media commentator on social trends and public opinion,
including a regular guest column in the Canadian publication Green Business. |
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Alex Wood
Senior Director, Policy and Markets
Sustainable Prosperity (SP) |
Alex Wood is Senior Director, Policy and Markets at Sustainable Prosperity
(SP). SP is a research and policy network dedicated to the development of a green
economy in Canada. Alex has spent the last 18 years working on environment/economy
issues, in the private, non-profit, and public sectors. He started his career
with WWF in Washington, DC, before moving back to Canada to run the National Round
Table on the Environment and the Economy's work on Ecological Fiscal Reform, and
eventually acting as the NRTEE's President and CEO. Before starting with SP, Alex
advised TD Bank Financial Group on the development and implementation of its environmental
strategy. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Johns Hopkins
University School of Advanced International Studies. | | Back
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Gerald Carter
President Canada
Steamship Lines | Mr. Carter has held
various executive positions within CSL since joining the company as Director of
Information Systems in February 1991. He subsequently held the positions
of Director, Labor Relations and Communications (October 1992) and Director, Human
Resources and Administration (August 1995) until his promotion to Vice-President,
Administration in October 1996. Mr. Carter was appointed Vice President
Finance and Administration of the CSL Group in August 1997, to then take over
as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Canada Steamship Lines
in January 2001. He has held the position of President, Canada Steamship
Lines, since April 2002. Mr. Carter currently serves as Co President of
Green Marine. | | | |
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Michael Denham
Managing Director, Management Consulting Services, Canada
Accenture Canada |
Michael joined Accenture's Canadian leadership team as Managing Director,
Management Consulting Services in December of 2007. He has geographic responsibility
for the development of the company's management consulting capabilities, which
include the Customer Relationship Management, Finance & Performance Management,
Talent & Organizational Performance, Strategy, and Supply Chain Management service
lines. Accenture Management Consulting Services helps clients develop into high-performance
businesses through strategic insight, functional expertise and change management
excellence Prior to joining Accenture, Michael served as President of a
business process outsourcing company, which provides services to the insurance,
banking, government and manufacturing sectors. In this capacity he had responsibility
for a $550 million business unit composed of seven business units and 3,500 employees
in Canada and in the United States. Before this, Michael spent four years
at Bombardier as Senior Vice-President Strategy where he had responsibility for
Mergers and Acquisitions, Global Partnerships, Corporate Strategy and Information
Technology (CIO). He was deeply involved in the turnaround of Bombardier from
2002 to 2005. Michael spent almost 15 years at McKinsey and Company's international
management consulting firm as Leader of North American Manufacturing Practice;
Partner, Canadian Practice; and Associate - Toronto, Mexico and Brussels. Michael
attended Princeton University where he received his Associate in Business from
the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1986, and graduated
from the London School of Economics where he received his Masters of Science (Economics)
with Distinction in 1987. Michael is active in Community leadership and
he has been on the Board of Directors for Bach Académie and Selwyn House School
in Montreal since 2006 and, prior to moving to Montreal in 2001, was the Vice
Chair for the Toronto Community Foundation. | | Back
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Azrim Lazar
President & CEO
Forest Products Association of Canada |
Avrim Lazar is President & CEO of the Forest Products Association of
Canada, since Jan. 1, 2002.He also chaired the National Business Association Roundtable
and is the Past-President of the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations
(ICFPA). Mr. Lazar has held senior policy positions in the government of
Canada in the Ministries of Justice, Agriculture, Environment and Human Resource
Development.During this period he was responsible for national policy in areas
as diverse as climate change, biodiversity, child poverty, employment insurance
and labor force training. Mr. Lazar was Chair of the Committee of the Whole
of the Second UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
in 1995. Mr. Lazar taught high school in Vancouver and Zambia from 1969
to 1973. Over the years, Mr. Lazar has given many courses in the graduate studies
programs at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. Mr. Lazar
holds degrees in science and education, including a B.Sc (1968) from McGill University,
a B.Ed (1970) and a PhEd in Ed (1976) from the University of Ottawa. | | | | | |
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Tony Hollis
Director of Innovation & Technology Management
Exel | Leveraging
his 18 years of experience in both the automotive and logistics services industries,
Tony utilizes his experience involving lean supply chain design strategies to
manage a cross-functional team that oversees environmental sustainability work-streams
in Exel's Americas operations. Tony is a well-respected thought leader
regarding automated material handling and order fulfillment systems, international
RFID standards development, facility design and obtaining maximum value from supply
chain technology investments, among others. He is a frequent speaker at global
supply chain events and with government agencies, Fortune 100 companies and leading
academic institutions. | |