December 10th, 2020— Inclusive Innovation: COVID and After

Canada is neither as innovative as it needs to be, nor as egalitarian as it aspires to be. Are the two related? Accumulating evidence suggests that countries with lower inequality tend to be more innovative, while greater innovation generates growth that can be more widely distributed. But how exactly can more inclusive innovation economies be brought about and what are the barriers we face in doing so? In this webinar, panelists from the Innovation Policy Lab, Case Western Reserve University, and YWCA Canada will discuss the importance of inclusive innovation; policies needed to bring it about; opportunities and prospects for doing so in the era of COVID-19; and new initiatives for measuring and tracking progress – including GDP 2.0 and the Innovation Policy Lab’s Inclusive Innovation Monitor.

Speakers:

• Dan Breznitz—Munk Chair of Innovation Studies; Co-Director, Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto; Co-Director, Program on Innovation, Equity & the Future of Prosperity, CIFAR
• Susan Helper—Carlton Professor of Economics at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University; Co-Director, Program on Innovation, Equity & the Future of Prosperity, CIFAR
• Daniel Munro—Senior Fellow, Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy; Research Advisor, Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
• Anjum Saltana—National Director of Public Policy & Strategic Communications YMCA Canada

Sponsored by: Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, and CIFAR

Watch this event on Youtube.