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Ontario Centre of Innovation

Where Next Happens

overview

Ontario is where innovation happens. It’s where big ideas take root and where the future is being built right now. But big ideas start with big challenges. In Where Next Happens, your host, Dr. Claudia Krywiak will peel back the layers with some of Ontario’s greatest innovators and discuss the challenges and triumphs dominating the innovation ecosystem across the province.

season 1

Using AI to Make Our Streets Safer

Season 1, Episode 3 – Canada’s roads are getting deadlier, but innovation may hold the answer. In this episode, Dr. Claudia Krywiak sits down with Kurtis McBride, CEO and co-founder of Miovision, to unpack his 20-year journey from University of Waterloo student to global leader in smart traffic technology.

[Episode coming November 5]

Transforming Food Production with Microbes

Season 1, Episode 2 – On the surface, farming conjures images of soil-dusted boots and open fields under a vast sky. In Ontario, however, agriculture and food production is undergoing a rapid transformation.

[Episode coming October 29]

Transforming Surgery in Canada

Season 1, Episode 1 – Ontario’s healthcare system is facing a crisis, one that strikes at the very heart of patient care. Despite the promise of advanced medical technology, such as AI diagnostics or precision medicine, wait times for procedures remain alarmingly high.

Where Next Happens – Season 1 Trailer

In season 1 of Where Next Happens we talk to the innovators, movers, and game changers in Ontario tech and discuss the breakthroughs inspiring change in healthcare, food production, road safety, and more.

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