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Dr. Lotfi Belkhir is a physicist, inventor, entrepreneur and a scholar. He is currently the Endowed Chair in Eco-Entrepreneurship at the Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice at McMaster University. Dr. Belkhir’s current research and teaching have for core mission the advancement of a sustainable society through innovation, entrepreneurship, design and policy. Recently, his school’s Master’s in Entrepreneurship program received the coveted Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award by the International Council of Small Business & Entrepreneurship (ICSB) (see story at http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/article/w-booth-school-wins-international-entrepreneurship-award/)
Dr. Belkhir is also a proven practitioner; he founded in 2001 Kirtas Technologies, the maker of the world’s first and fastest automatic book scanner, which, under his leadership, ranked as of one of Inc. 500 fastest growing companies in America two years in a row. Dr. Belkhir is a regularly featured speaker on the subjects of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at many venues. He holds a Ph.D. in physics and a Master’s in Management of Technology. Originally from Algeria, Lotfi is fluent in English, Arabic and French.
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A carbon tax for excess emissions: Automotive Case Study | Sep 9, 2017 |
A Dual-Carbon Tax for Short-term Emissions Targets and Long-term GHGE Damage | Sep 9, 2017 |
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A Dual-Carbon Tax for Short-term Emissions Targets and Long-term GHGE Damage | Sep 9, 2017 |
A carbon tax for excess emissions: Automotive Case Study | Sep 10, 2017 |