Micheál J. Kelly University of Ottawa, Canada

Micheál Kelly , Ph.D., is Dean and Professor of Strategic and International Management of the School of Management at the University of Ottawa. His research focuses on strategic alliances and venture capital financing of high technology companies. He is the author of several dozen monographs, articles and studies related to high technology management and strategy issues.

Dr. Kelly is a former executive board member and Chairman of the Six Countries Program, a European research network on innovation and technology policy.  He is also a former board member of the Silicon Valley Roundtable.  He is a featured speaker at international conferences and executive seminars on strategic alliances and venture capital and has contributed on both subjects to the Financial Post, CBC's Venture and other major business media. Dr. Kelly is a past Chairman of the Canadian Federation of Business School Deans.