{"id":21,"date":"2025-12-10T15:19:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evio.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:47:01","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evio.utoronto.ca\/fr\/about-evio\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Gouvernance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>EVIO\u2019s Governance<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>EVIO\u2019s core activities are overseen by an impressive group of leaders from industry and academia. 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Vice President, Platform Software &amp; Firmware, AMD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Slaby<\/strong><br \/>Managing Director, Canada&#8217;s Semiconductor Council<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Innovation Management Committee (IMC)<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This committee is responsible for assessing and selecting projects that align with EVIO\u2019s technology development objectives and commercialization goals.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>Chair:<\/em> <strong>Arvind Gupta<\/strong><br \/>Scientific Director of EVIO<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Davison<\/strong><br \/>Dean, Faculty of Science, Western University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Banting<\/strong><br \/>Assistant Vice-Principal (Partnerships and Innovation), Queen\u2019s University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hadis Zarrin<\/strong><br \/>Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of Nano-Engineering Laboratory for Energy and Environmental Technologies (NLEET), Toronto Metropolitan University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Narayan Kar<br \/><\/strong>Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Electrified Vehicles, University of Windsor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lakshmi Varaha Iyer<\/strong><br \/>Senior Manager of R&amp;D, Magna International<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EVIO\u2019s GovernanceEVIO\u2019s core activities are overseen by an impressive group of leaders from industry and academia. 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Vice President, Platform Software &amp; Firmware, AMD Paul SlabyManaging Director, Canada&#8217;s Semiconductor CouncilInnovation Management Committee (IMC)This committee is responsible for assessing and selecting projects that align with EVIO\u2019s technology development objectives and commercialization goals.Chair: Arvind GuptaScientific Director of EVIO Matt DavisonDean, Faculty of Science, Western University Jim BantingAssistant Vice-Principal (Partnerships and Innovation), Queen\u2019s University Hadis ZarrinAssistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of Nano-Engineering Laboratory for Energy and Environmental Technologies (NLEET), Toronto Metropolitan University Narayan KarProfessor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Electrified Vehicles, University of Windsor Lakshmi Varaha IyerSenior Manager of R&amp;D, Magna International<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:divi\/placeholder \/-->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Governance &#187; Electric Vehicle Innovation Ontario (EVIO)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/evio.utoronto.ca\/fr\/about-evio\/governance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Governance &#187; Electric Vehicle Innovation Ontario (EVIO)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"EVIO\u2019s GovernanceEVIO\u2019s core activities are overseen by an impressive group of leaders from industry and academia. 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