Steven Fraser received his doctorate from McGill University in Electrical Engineering after completing studies in Software Engineering, Engineering Physics, Computer Science and Physics. His R&D experience spans five multi-national companies (Nortel, Qualcomm, Cisco, HP, and Innoxec) and he has authored papers, delivered keynotes, curated programs, and moderated panels for more than 75 international conferences on innovation and technology. Steven consults on strategies to broker company-university research partnerships and accelerate the adoption of emergent technologies.