Full PROGRAM

 

2017 FUTURES SUMMIT AGENDA
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OCTOBER 17, 2017   |  8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM   
​Oakville Conference Centre
​2515 WYECROFT RD. OAKVILLE, ON L6L 6p8

8.00 am - 8:45 am         Registration Opens & Networking
                                    light breakfast, coffee/tea & beverages
                                      (supported by Jim Wilson, Vice President - Office Occupier Services, CBRE)

                                    Opening of Innovation Summit

8:45 am

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​9:00 – 9:15 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks by Summit Co-Chairs - Dr. Rina Carlini, President & CEO, Haltech Innovation Centre; John Davidson, Director of Economic Development at Halton Region.

John Marshall, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Research, Innovation & Science,
​and Ministry of Economic Development & Growth, Province of Ontario

Session 1:                      Mobile Healthcare Solutions with Internet of Things (IoT) & The Cloud

Session Sponsor:            Microsoft Canada
Session Moderator:         Nick Markettos, Associate Vice President, Research Partnerships at McMaster University

9:15 – 9:45 am 

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​9:45 – 10:00 am 

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10:00 – 10:15 am

Keynote Talk – Dr. Sandeep (Sonny) Kohli, MD, FRCPC
Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Cloud Dx; Physician, Internal Medicine, Halton Healthcare
Introduced by Andre Leidenheimer Ruiz Soler, Microsoft Canada

Dr. Edward Sykes; Sheridan College - Director, Centre for Mobile Innovation
“Improving healthcare using AR, IoT, wearables, and machine learning at Sheridan's Centre for Mobile Innovation."
Dr. Gillian Mulvale; Director - Health Services Management Program, McMaster University,
​DeGroote School of Business.
“Levering the Power of Technology to Optimize Youth Mental Health Systems and Experiences: myEXP apps”

10:15 am:                       Coffee Break & Corporate Exhibition  (supported by GOLD sponsor, Ridout & Maybee LLP)

Session 2:                     Mobile Healthcare Solutions with Internet of Things (IoT) & The Cloud

Session Sponsor:            GEOTAB
Session Moderator:        Mark Majewski, Business Development Manager at Ontario Centres of Excellence

​10:45 – 11:15 am

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​11:15 – 11:30 am



11:30 – 11:45 am

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11:45 – 12:00 pm

​Keynote Talk – Nathalie Le Prohon; Vice President, Healthcare Industry, IBM Canada
Introduction by Maria Sotra, VP Marketing at Geotab

​Patricia Spadafora; Sheridan College - Director of the Centre for Elder Research
“Balancing High Tech with High Touch: Leveraging Technology to Support Healthy Aging, Social Engagement and Well-being”

Dr. Shariq Khoja,MD ; CEO, Tech4Life Enterprises
“Innovations for global impact”

Karen Bozynski; Director of Business Development, Urtech Manufacturing
“Manufacturing Medtech”

 12:00 – 1:00 pm:          Lunch Break & Corporate Exhibition  (supported by GOLD sponsor, SB Partners LLP)

Session 3:                     Augmenting Patient-Centered Healthcare through New Technology

Session Sponsor:            Aird & McBurney LLP
Session Moderator:        Lucie Lalumiere, Founder & Principal at Lalumiere Media

1:00 – 1:30 pm
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​1:30 – 1:45 pm

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1:45 – 2:00 pm

Keynote Talk – Andre Leidenheimer Ruiz Soler; Head of Enterprise Services Solution Strategy, Microsoft Canada
Introduction by SuMei Cheung, Senior Associate at Aird & McBurney 

​John Brown; Director, Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing, Javelin Technologies
“Improving the Delivery of Health Care via Additive Manufacturing Solutions”

Dr. Fahad Alam; University of Toronto -Faculty of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre;
Dr. Clyde Matava; University of Toronto – Faculty of Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children
“The Power of VR technologies to ease pre-surgery anxiety, enhance the hospital experience
and educate medical practitioners."

 Session 4:                     Health Leadership Panel – Delivering Best Practices for Patient-Centered Healthcare Experience

2:00 – 2:20 pm
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​2:20 – 3:00 pm

Special Presentation - ​Mark Walton; Vice President of Strategy, Partnerships and Performance
Halton Healthcare

Health Leadership Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Dr. Lia Tsotsos, Principal Researcher & Project Manager
                              Sheridan College - Centre for Elder Research

COACH, Canada's Health Informatics Association – Mark Casselman, CEO
Halton Healthcare – Mark Walton, VP 
Hamilton Health Sciences – Katie Porter, Director of Research Administration
TOHealth! - Ella Korets-Smith, Executive Director

3:00 – 3:30 pm :            Coffee Break & Corporate Exhibition  (supported by GOLD sponsor Javelin Technologies)

Session 5:                     Tech Startup Spotlight

Session Sponsor:            Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Session Moderator:        Kevin Ming, Manager of Venture Development at Haltech

​3:35 – 3:45 pm 
3:45 – 3:55 pm
3:55 – 4:05 pm 
4:05 – 4:15 pm 

4:15 – 4:20 pm 

4:20 – 4:30 pm 

 iCare Home Health – Rick Menassa, CEO
Digital Medical Experts – Bruno Maruzzo, CEO
Eyecarrot – Adam Cegielski, Founder & CEO
MedChart – James Bateman, CEO

Online Instant Voting for Best Pitch, $1000 cash prize

Announcement of Best Startup Pitch - presented by Marybeth Edge, Manager at BDC (Burlington Office)

 4:30 pm                         Closing Remarks - Halton Regional Chair, Gary Carr

4:40 pm onwards         Cocktails & Networking Reception