Welcome to SOSCIP's Spotlight, a web series exploring (digital) transformation through an intersectional lens, showcasing original and thoughtful perspectives from leading entrepreneurs and innovators

This episode of Spotlight features Asli Sari, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mining at Queen’s University. The episode is broken down into four segments:

1. Asli’s Community Fellowship-Winning Project & Expected Outcomes

2. Project Methodology and SOSCIP-Suitability

3. The Value of the SOSCIP Community Fellowship

4. Building EDI Into ARC Projects

This episode of Spotlight features Afshin Rahimi, Assistant Professor in Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering at the University of Windsor. The episode is broken down into six segments:

1. The Impetus to Innovate

2. Supporting Students via the SOSCIP Community Fellowship

3. How SOSCIP Assists Project Applicants

4. How Diversity is Driving Collaboration

5. The Process of Applying to the Community Fellowship

6. Afshin’s Community Fellowship-Winning Project & Anticipated Outcomes

This episode of Spotlight features Maryse Harvey, Executive Director of the Downsview Aerospace Innovation & Research (DAIR) Hub. The episode is broken down into six segments:

1. DAIR’s Vision

2. DAIR’s Mission

3. Synergies: The Power of Collaboration

4. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Effective Leadership

5. The Big Picture: Artificial Intelligence

6. The Big Picture: Training the Next Generation

This episode of Spotlight features Mehdi Sheikhzadeh, Vice-President of Research and Innovation at Lambton College. The episode is broken down into three segments:

1. Research & Innovation @ Lambton College

2. Colleges in Ontario’s Innovation Ecosystem

3. Community Building & Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

This episode of Spotlight features Christopher Yip, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto. The episode is broken down into three segments:

1. International Engagement

2. The Coming New Normal

3. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Over the course of these three videos, Dean Yip speaks to the importance of international engagement in applied science & engineering, the coming new normal (post-lockdown) and the role of EDI in developing excellence. 

This episode of Spotlight features Edward Shim, co-founder and Managing Director of Studio1 Labs. The episode is broken down into four segments:

1. Studio 1 Labs’ Origins

2. The Ontario Innovation Ecosystem

3. Doing Things Differently

4. Addressing (Anti-Asian) Hate

Over the course of these four videos, Edward speaks to how Studio 1 Labs got started, how the Ontario Innovation ecosystem supported them as a start-up and helped them scale up, how doing things differently opened up new ways of collaborating and doing business, and how to understand and react to hatred of all kinds. 

The inaugural episode of Spotlight features Tessa Sproule, co-founder and co-CEO of Vubble. The episode is broken down into three segments:

1. Vubble’s AI Journey

2. Building a Team

3. Democracy in this 2021 Moment

Over the course of these three videos, Tessa looks at how Vubble makes AI work for them, how EDI is an integral part of team-building and how the threat to democracy from misinformation and disinformation is being mitigated by opening up space for conversations at all levels.