David Lloyd Johnston, Canada's governor general, a respected Canadian legal scholar and university administrator, will speak at UCLA on Tuesday, April 29, 1:30–3 p.m. in the auditorium of the California NanoSystems Institute. He will speak about how the United States and Canada can promote innovation across disciplines and across borders.
Johnston, a respected Canadian legal scholar and university administrator who has published eight books on corporate finance, securities and information technology law, was named governor general in October 2010. Prior to his appointment as governor general, he served as president of the University of Waterloo (1999–2010), principal and vice chancellor of McGill University (1979–1994) and dean of the faculty of law at the University of Western Ontario (1974–79).
Sonsored by the UCLA International Institute, the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the Consulate General of Canada–Los Angeles, the event is free and open to the public, but attendees must R.S.V.P. online at http://ucla.in/1f4Z87T. For more information, contact Elsie Walton, director of external affairs for the UCLA International Institute, at 310-206-7329 or ewalton@international.ucla.edu.
