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November 26, 2018 at 10:00 am

Naomi Azrieli
B.A. with Distinction (University of Pennsylvania), M.I.A. (Columbia University), D.Phil (University of Oxford)
Doctor of Laws, Honoris causa

Dr. Naomi Azrieli is the CEO and Chair of the Azrieli Foundation, Chair of the Brain Canada Foundation, and President of Canpro Investments Ltd. and Omico Investments Ltd.

Building on her background in business and academia, she has spent the last fifteen years focused on strategic philanthropy, providing a model of what is possible when substantial resources are managed with business best-practices, bold vision and commitment. Dr. Azrieli believes passionately in the critical role of philanthropic and corporate sectors in building Canada鈥檚 research community, thereby enabling and supporting programs that help all Canadians thrive and prosper. She is also driven by a belief that the most important challenges 鈥� in science, education, health and communities - often lie at the boundaries between fields. She has devoted herself to multidisciplinary and collaborative initiatives, and in particular those that nurture talented people at early stages of their careers.

As CEO, Dr. Azrieli has developed the Azrieli Foundation into Canada鈥檚 largest public foundation, well-respected by other foundations, government partners and front-line organizations. In a recent series of initiatives focused on altering the landscape in brain science and medicine, she guided the Foundation鈥檚 investments of over $200 million in academic, science and health organizations that provide innovative research, superior education and outstanding care. Among these was a significant investment in the Montreal Neurological Institute.

She has been the strategic driver behind numerous programs and partnerships including the Azrieli Fellows Program, the Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program (for which she is Publisher and Senior Editor) and the Azrieli Neurodevelopmental Research Program.

As Chair of Brain Canada, she leads a national organization that supports the research and platforms of Canada鈥檚 most promising investigators, with an approach that cuts across disciplines and aims to break down silos. She has been a passionate advocate for Brain Canada鈥檚 collaborative public-private approach, building partnerships across the country and encouraging new private sector investments 鈥� most notably, spearheading an initiative in Early-Career Capacity Building Grants.

Dr. Azrieli believes deeply that everyone deserves a life lived with dignity, a belief expressed through her advocacy for children and adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities. She is a founding member of the Transforming Autism Care Consortium and actively involved with several schools and initiatives for people with developmental disabilities.

Inspired by her late father, David J. Azrieli, and in keeping with the vision of her family, Dr. Azrieli鈥檚 focus at the Foundation includes myriad approaches to supporting excellent institutions of higher education. At 捆绑SM社区, the Foundation has funded cancer, cardiovascular and other medical research and endowed the annual David Azrieli Lecture in Architecture which brings internationally renowned architects to present public lectures at the university.

In 2013, Dr. Azrieli was awarded the Legion D鈥檋onneur, France鈥檚 highest order of merit.

Naomi Azrieli
B.A. (Universit茅 de Pennsylvanie), M. Aff. int. (Universit茅Columbia), D.Phil. (Universit茅 d鈥橭xford)
Doctorat en droit, honoris causa
Naomi Azrieli, Ph.D., la pr茅sidente et chef de la direction de la Fondation Azrieli, est 茅galement pr茅sidente de la Fondation BrainCanada, d鈥橧nvestissements Canpro et d鈥橧nvestissements Omico.

Forte de son exp茅rience des milieux des affaires et de l鈥檈nseignement universitaire, Mme Azrieli se consacre 脿 la philanthropie strat茅gique depuis une quinzaine d鈥檃nn茅es, incarnant un brillant exemple de ce qu鈥檌l est possible d鈥檃ccomplir en mati猫re de gestion des ressources importantes par des pratiques commerciales exemplaires, une vision audacieuse et une solide d茅termination. Naomi Azrieli croit intimement que les organisations philanthropiques et le secteur priv茅 sont les pierres d鈥檃ssise de la communaut茅 scientifique canadienne, permettant ainsi la conception et le soutien de programmes favorisant l鈥櫭﹑anouissement et la prosp茅rit茅 de l鈥檈nsemble des Canadiens. Elle est 茅galement anim茅e par la ferme conviction que les d茅fis les plus importants li茅s 脿 la science, 脿 l鈥櫭ヾucation, 脿 la sant茅 et aux collectivit茅s se posent bien souvent 脿 l鈥檌nterface de divers domaines. Mme Azrieli a 艙uvr茅 脿 la r茅alisation d鈥檌nitiatives multidisciplinaires et collaboratives, qui visent notamment 脿 bien 茅pauler les personnes talentueuses aux premiers stades de leur carri猫re.

脌 titre de chef de la direction, elle a fait de la Fondation Azrieli la plus grande fondation publique au Canada, laquelle est tr猫s respect茅e aupr猫s de ses homologues, des partenaires du gouvernement et des organisations de premi猫re ligne. Dans le cadre d鈥檜ne r茅cente s茅rie d鈥檌nitiatives destin茅es 脿 modifier le paysage de la science et de la m茅decine du cerveau, elle a orient茅 des investissements de la Fondation totalisant plus de 200millions de dollars dans des organisations universitaires, scientifiques et sanitaires qui m猫nent des recherches novatrices, offrent un enseignement de qualit茅 et fournissent des soins exceptionnels, dont un important investissement accord茅 脿 l鈥橧nstitut neurologique de Montr茅al.

Naomi Azrieli est la strat猫ge de nombreux programmes et partenariats, notamment le Programme de bourses Azrieli, le Programme des m茅moires de survivants de l鈥橦olocauste, dont elle est l鈥櫭ヾitrice et la r茅dactrice et chef, et le Programme de recherche en neurod茅veloppement de la Fondation Azrieli.

脌 titre de pr茅sidente de la Fondation Brain Canada, elle dirige une organisation nationale soutenant la recherche et les plateformes de chercheurs parmi les plus prometteurs au pays, au moyen d鈥檜ne d茅marche interdisciplinaire visant 脿 茅liminer les vases clos. Mme Azrieli est une grande d茅fenseure de l鈥檃pproche concert茅e public-priv茅 adopt茅e par la Fondation Brain Canada, qui 茅tablit des partenariats partout au pays et favorise de nouveaux investissements dans le secteur priv茅 鈥� pilotant notamment une initiative du Programme de subventions de d茅veloppement des comp茅tences 脿 l鈥檌ntention des chercheurs en d茅but de carri猫re.

Naomi Azrieli croit profond茅ment que tous m茅ritent de vivre dans la dignit茅, conviction qui se refl猫te dans sa d茅fense des enfants et des adultes atteints de d茅ficiences neurod茅veloppementales. Elle est membre fondatrice du R茅seau pour transformer les soins en autisme et s鈥檌nvestit aupr猫s de plusieurs 茅coles et initiatives destin茅es aux personnes souffrant de troubles du d茅veloppement.

Inspir茅e par son d茅funt p猫re, David J. Azrieli, et en harmonie avec la vision de sa famille, Mme Azrieli se consacre 脿 une multitude d鈥檌nitiatives de soutien 脿 d鈥檈xcellents 茅tablissements d鈥檈nseignement sup茅rieur. 脌 l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区, la Fondation a permis de financer la recherche m茅dicale, y compris sur le cancer et les maladies cardiovasculaires, ainsi que la cr茅ation de la Conf茅rence publique annuelle David Azrieli en architecture, prononc茅e par des architectes de renomm茅e internationale.

En 2013, Naomi Azrieli a re莽u la L茅gion d鈥檋onneur, la plus haute distinction d茅cern茅e par le gouvernement fran莽ais.

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November 26, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

Kenneth Wayne Dryden, P.C., O.C.
B.A. (Cornell University), LL.B. (捆绑SM社区)
Doctor of Letters, honoris causa

Author, lawyer, politician, academic, sports executive, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and philanthropist, the Honourable Kenneth Wayne Dryden has established himself as a Canadian renaissance man.

The beloved goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens helped the team win six Stanley Cups, was awarded five Vezina Trophies as the leagues鈥� outstanding goaltender, the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year and the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player during the playoffs. Regarded as the most consistent goalie of modern time, his celebrity only grew as one of two goaltenders in the epic 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. The unforgettable series that captured the imagination of all Canadians. Also striving for academic excellence, Mr. Dryden earned a degree in law from 捆绑SM社区.

His contributions to hockey extend beyond the ice to roles as team president, commentator, analyst and best-selling author. He has published several books on the sport that are unique among others in their literary thoughtfulness. Nominated for a Governor General鈥檚 Award, The Game is regarded as the best hockey book ever written. His latest book Game Change, focuses on what he considers to be the most crucial issue facing athletes today: the devastating life-effects of brain injuries in sports.

Hockey was followed by a distinguished career in public service initially as Ontario鈥檚 first Youth Commissioner and later as a Liberal Member of Parliament serving as Canada鈥檚 Minister of Social Development. A champion of youth literacy and education, Mr. Dryden established and is the principal funder of apost-secondary scholarship program that for twenty-five years has provided eight scholarships a year to improve access to higher learning for youth fromfoster homes and group homes.

As an academic, he has taught at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Institute for the Study of Canada. The course entitled 鈥淭hinking the Future to Make the Future鈥�, challenges students to imagine the world and the Canada they want to live in, and to set out the steps required to achieve this future.

In 2013, Ken Dryden was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canadian life as a hockey player, author and public servant.

Kenneth Wayne Dryden, C.P., O.C.
B.A. (Universit茅Cornell), LL.B. (Universit茅捆绑SM社区)
Doctorat 猫s lettres, honoris causa

Auteur, avocat, politicien, universitaire, dirigeant sportif, membre du Temple de la renomm茅e du hockey et philanthrope, l鈥檋onorable KennethWayneDryden s鈥檈st impos茅 comme un v茅ritable homme-orchestre canadien.

L鈥檌dole des Canadiens de Montr茅al a remport茅 six coupes Stanley, cinq troph茅es V茅zina (meilleur gardien de but de la Ligue nationale de hockey), le troph茅e Calder (meilleur joueur recru) et le troph茅e Conn Smythe (joueur par excellence des s茅ries 茅liminatoires). Gardien de but le plus constant du hockey moderne, KenDryden est entr茅 dans la l茅gende lors de la S茅rie du si猫cle de 1972 opposant le Canada 脿 l鈥橴nion sovi茅tique et qui a marqu茅 l鈥檌maginaire du pays tout entier. Soucieux de sa r茅ussite universitaire, M.Dryden a parall猫lement obtenu un dipl么me en droit de l鈥橴niversit茅 捆绑SM社区.

Au-del脿 de ses prouesses devant le filet, KenDryden a 艙uvr茅 脿 titre de pr茅sident d鈥櫭﹒uipe, de commentateur, d鈥檃nalyste et d鈥檃uteur 脿 succ猫s. Il a publi茅 plusieurs ouvrages portant sur le sport qui se d茅marquent par la qualit茅 de sa r茅flexion litt茅raire. En nomination pour un Prix du Gouverneur g茅n茅ral, Le Match est per莽u comme le meilleur livre jamais 茅crit sur le hockey. Dans son dernier ouvrage, GameChange, M.Dryden aborde ce qu鈥檌l estime 锚tre le plus grave probl猫me touchant les athl猫tes d鈥檃ujourd鈥檋ui: les effets d茅vastateurs permanents des l茅sions c茅r茅brales.

Apr猫s avoir accroch茅 ses jambi猫res, KenDryden a connu une brillante carri猫re au service de l鈥櫭塼at, d鈥檃bord 脿 titre de premier Commissaire 脿 la jeunesse de l鈥橭ntario, puis de ministre lib茅ral du D茅veloppement social du Canada. Grand promoteur de l鈥櫭ヾucation et de l鈥檃lphab茅tisation chez les jeunes, M.Dryden est le fondateur et principal donateur d鈥檜n programme de bourses d鈥櫭﹖udes postsecondaires qui, depuis vingt-cinq ans, permet chaque ann茅e 脿 huit jeunes vivant en foyer d鈥檃ccueil d鈥檃voir un meilleur acc猫s 脿 un enseignement sup茅rieur.

Universitaire, il a enseign茅 脿 l鈥橧nstitut d鈥櫭﹖udes canadiennes de捆绑SM社区. Son cours, Thinking the Future to Make the Future, invitait les 茅tudiants 脿 imaginer le monde et le Canada de leurs r锚ves, et 脿 茅tablir les moyens de les fa莽onner.

En2013, KenDryden a 茅t茅 re莽u Officier de l鈥橭rdre du Canada pour ses contributions 脿 la vie canadienne 脿 titre de hockeyeur, d鈥檃uteur et de fonctionnaire.

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