5  Concluding remarks Time constraints only allowed me to mention a few of the many rich papers and topics in this conference. There is a lot more on the menu. I am sure you can count on two very fruitful days of discussions.
We have seen how research centres can grow to become the centre of gravity for economic development in a certain sector. The obvious example in Ontario is the close connection between Waterloo, Research In Motion, and quantum computing. This type of partnership helps to build comparative advantages for Ontario, and the province needs to develop more of them, quickly.