Joel Martin

Discussions with regard to the general application of AI enabled technology by federal government departments and the promotion of their adoption across the Canadian economy. Equinix seeks to raise its profile within the Canadian Government and more specifically seeks procurement opportunities for their products and solutions. Equinix is a vendor-neutral multitenant data center provider.

Discussions with regard to the adoption of AI by federal government departments. Engage with the Federal Government to showcase and pursue procurement opportunities for Kyndryl services. Seek engagement opportunities and/or opportunities to provide recommendations to the Federal Government on how to execute the Digital Operations Strategic Plan in a manner that encourages global investment in jobs and innovation in Canada.

Communicating with government officials about Bill C-8 ("An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts"), more specifically as it relates to the regulation cyber activities. Communicating with government officials about procurement policies, procedures and processes, including those related to digital sovereignty and those related to "Buy Canadian". Communicating with government officials about the "Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022" (formerly Bill C-27), more specifically about artificial intelligence. Communicating with government officials about "An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts" (formerly Bill C-26), more specifically about cyber security. Communicating with government officials about digital IDs and credentials, more specifically about (i) the potential regulation of digital IDs and credentials and (ii) the potential uses of digital IDs and credentials. Communicating with government officials, in general, about broad-based opportunities and challenges facing the information technology sector in Canada and the potential for collaboration between the information technology sector and government. Communicating with government officials about the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement ("CUSMA"), formerly known as the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA"), more specifically those provisions related to digital trade. Communicating with government officials about policies related to artificial intelligence (AI), including about (i) the federal government's "Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems" and (ii) the federal government's proposed pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, including its proposed "AI Compute Access Fund" and proposed "Canadian AI Sovereign Compute Strategy". Communicating with government officials about investments in Kyndryl systems and services.

Seek support for funding operations of Canadian Light Source Seek support for continued growth in funding to the research granting councils Seek support for Capital funding for Canadian Light Source equipment and infrastructure expansion. Seek support for an appropriate mechanism for funding operations of national research facilities

Seeking government contracts and awards/services with various departments and agencies to apply technologies in various areas, such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, application migration, data management, and systems installations. Discussions with officials with regards to modernizing technology to advance the mission and mandates of the departments / agencies.

Science & Technology Strategy - promotion of enhanced measures to increase research in science and technology Indirect Costs Program - support for enhanced provisions Increased support for commercialization of university research results Federal Research Granting Councils and agencies funding of research, academic pursuits, and publication or dissemination Centres of Excellence - promotion of increased funding for establishment of Centres of Excellence in research Budget - promotion of increased funding of research and academic pursuites

Arranging meetings to advocate for research and infrastructure support, and to increase awareness of the client's research capabilities.

Advocating for faster processing of student immigration applications. Arranging meetings to advocate for research and infrastructure support and to increase awareness of the client's research capabilities, and government support for university-led innovation and commercialization. Communication with regards to the role of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and public universities in the emerging federal innovation agenda and how UNB can get funding. Sources of funding are to be determined. Communication with regards to the role of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and public universities in the emerging federal innovation agenda. Communication with federal government with regards to ongoing status of National Research Council Canada.

Engaging with Government of Canada officials to discuss funding and policy issues as they pertain to the development of quantum computing in Canada and as per the government’s Innovation Agenda commitments.

Seeking government funding partnerships for the development of superconducting quantum computers. Discussions with officials with regards to developing partnerships with the Government of Canada to enable investment in the development of superconducting quantum computers and creating further economic opportunity.

Explore funding opportunities for cybersecurity solutions addressing both classical and quantum threats. Communicate about Qorsa's cybersecurity solutions that protect against current sophisticated attacks and future quantum threats, in support of the Government of Canada's security, technological, industrial and resilience policy objectives — including the National Quantum Strategy, National Cyber Security Strategy, National AI Strategy, and Defence Industrial Strategy and accompanying action plans — to support strengthened cybersecurity, quantum preparedness, and the Canadian cybersecurity ecosystem. Communicate about Bill C-8, an Act Respecting Cyber Security, and other potential future legislative and regulatory initiatives affecting the cybersecurity ecosystem.

Advocacy for investment in the Canadian energy sector. Advocacy to advance international collaboration to support sustainable development. Advocacy to support funding for higher education programs and research initiatives in the health sciences. Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in key areas through long-term support for major research facilities and initiatives. Advocacy related to policies that impact international students. Advocacy to represent university interests in the allocation of land. International collaboration to support the reputation of Canadian universities abroad. Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas, including artificial intelligence and defence, to support world-class research and the attraction and retention of top talent, including, but not limited to, specific calls for proposals. Regulations related to visitor visas to support international engagement. Support in principle for high-speed rail along the Québec–Toronto corridor and advocacy for the inclusion of a stop in Kingston. Advocacy to secure support in the budget for post-secondary education, research, innovation, and science. Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and other departments and agencies. Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization. Timeliness of decisions regarding Temporary Residence Visas in the recruiting of international faculty. Student assistance and financial support for higher education, sources of funding to be determined. Science and Technology Policy - Operating funding for major scientific installations and equipment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Regulations related to the provision of immigration advice (under section 91 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) Military and Veteran's Health - seeking support for the national research program of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health through Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils. Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined. Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching Funding for health sciences initiatives - Obtain federal funding to extend the value chain of cancer clinical trails in Canada. Sources of funding to be determined. FedDev Ontario Applied Research and Commercialization (ARC) initiative to support applied research and commercialization for SME-University partnerships