BHER Leadership Tables
A platform for collaboration and action
Built for BHER members, the Leadership Tables provide a place for leaders from business + higher education to tackle challenges within AI, Energy, National Security, and Health, while enabling BHER to connect insights, opportunities, and initiatives across sectors.
Designed to move members from discussion to execution, the tables help mobilize partnerships, research collaborations, projects, and initiatives that strengthen Canada's talent, research, and innovation capacity, with national impact, at scale and at pace.
Canada's talent, innovation, and productivity challenges will not solve themselves. Neither business nor higher education can address them alone.
AI: Talent Readiness and Digital Innovation
This table explores how Canada can accelerate AI adoption, digital transformation, and productivity growth while ensuring organizations have access to the talent, skills, infrastructure, and research partnerships required to succeed.
Energy: Workforce Capacity and Industrial Innovation
This table explores how Canada can build the workforce, innovation capacity, and partnerships required to support energy security, clean growth, major projects, and industrial competitiveness.
National Security: Defence, Space, and Dual-Use Technology
This table explores how Canada can strengthen its sovereign capabilities in defence, space, cybersecurity, and advanced technologies while developing the talent, research partnerships, and innovation ecosystems needed to support national security objectives. BHER is advancing this work in partnership with the Canadian Armed Forces, including the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force, as well as Space Canada.
Health: Talent, Delivery Systems, and Life Sciences
This table explores how Canada can strengthen health workforce capacity, improve health system performance, and accelerate discovery and innovation across healthcare and life sciences.
