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National Health-Tech Innovation Conference
National Health-Tech Innovation Conference

Agenda

Day 1 (AM)

April 21

8:30 AM Opening

Welcome to the National Health-Tech Innovation Conference

Dr. Matthew Bromwich
Mayor Berry Vrbanovic
President Vivek Goel
9:15 AM Panel

Health Case Study

9:30 AM

Working Session

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM Panel

Checking in with the CAN Health LTC Innovation and Scaling Network

Scaling proven technologies remains a challenge in Canada’s fragmented health care system. This panel highlights the CAN Health LTC Innovation…

Blake Daly
John Vail
11:15pm

Working Session

Day 1 (PM)

April 21

From Pilots to Scalable Solutions: Overcoming Pilot Paralysis

1:00 PM Keynote

Scaling Digital Health with Confidence

Bringing a mix of business insight and public service experience, Frank Baylis, Executive Chairman of Baylis Medical Technologies, kicks off…

Frank Baylis
1:30 PM

Small Group Discussion

Rachael Ritchie
2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Full Room Debate

Lori Singh
2:45 PM

Small Group Discussion

3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

Building a network

How can participation in a national hospital innovation network support clinician-led solutions, shared pilots, applied research and R&D growth, responsible…

4:00 PM Expert Summary

Day 1 Recap

Ashleigh Kennedy
4:10 PM

Closing Remarks

4:30 PM

Reception at Velocity

Break

6 PM – Curated Supper Club • Breakout Dinners

Day 2 (AM)

April 22

Transforming Procurement into an Innovation Enabler

9:00am Opening

Welcome and Recap of Day One

Moazam Khan
9:10 AM Keynote

Procurement Challenges, what you wish was true? Building a better future for Canadian Procurement

Armen Bakirtzian
9:30 AM

Panel

Dr. Stephen Ryan
Elliot Fung
Rachael Ritchie
10:00 AM

Small Group Discussion

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Expert Summary

Dr. Matthew Bromwich

Unlocking and Sustaining Capital for Health Innovation

11:00 AM Keynote

Is Canada failing health-care founders? Examining the capital chasm and talent flight

Dr. Farnoud Kazemzadeh
Moazam Khan
11:15 AM Panel

To be announced

11:30

Small Group Discussions

12:00 PM

Break

Day 2 (PM)

April 22

The Politics/policy Lever/Education: Funding, Regulation & the Future of Health Tech

1:10 PM Keynote

Funding, Regulation and the Future of Health Tech

Elliot Fung
1:25 PM Panel

To be announced

1:45 PM

Small Group Discussion

2:20 PM

Break

2:35 PM

Full Two-day Expert Summary and Closing Remarks

Dr. Matthew Bromwich
Moazam Khan
4:00 PM

The Event Concludes