Special guest speaker

On October 18  Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, Vice-Chancellor from Ryerson University is our guest speaker.

Ryerson has become a significant part of our community ever since helping Brampton launch an incubator to help kick start new businesses that can offer creative solutions to problems facing the local community. Ryerson is doing some grassroots work to better understand our community's healthcare systems' needs to potentially start a new medical training program in Brampton.

 

Dr. Mohamed Lachemi was appointed president and vice-chancellor of Ryerson University in 2016 and reappointed to a second term concluding in 2026. An  internationally recognized researcher and accomplished academic administrator, he has been a key contributor to the growth of Ryerson over a transformational time in the university’s history.

 

As president, he has contributed to the success of the DMZ – a top university-based incubator in the world. He has overseen the development of Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst – a national centre for cybersecurity located in Brampton – as well as a new and innovative law school. Under his direction, Ryerson was awarded leadership of the Future Skills Centre consortium, with a mandate to ensure Canadians develop the skills they need in the new economy.

 

A long-time resident of Peel region, he is the Chair of the Council of Ontario Universities, a member of the National Research Council of Canada, Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Board member of Trillium Health Partners.

 

A graduate of L’Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran in Algeria (civil engineering, with distinction) and L'Université de Sherbrooke (MASc and
PhD, Structural Engineering), Dr. Lachemi worked with Concrete Canada as a postdoctoral fellow and research associate, followed by a visiting professorship in Applied Science at Artois University in France.