Andrea Waddell is a psychiatrist and the Medical Director of Clinical Informatics and Quality Standards at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care. She is a certified specialist physician with Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She has completed a postgraduate certificate from Harvard University in Safety, Quality, Informatics & Leadership. Andrea Waddell is…

Paul Sharma is Director of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention at Peel Public Health, Region of Peel. He previously managed Oral Health programs at Middlesex-London and Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Units. Paul is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry and currently serves as President of the Ontario Association…

Louise Pichette leads Health Sciences at MaRS Discovery District, a non-profit organization supporting over 1,200 Canadian science and technology companies. Louise also oversees flagship programs at MaRS that address complex societal challenges, including the Mobility Unlimited Hub-a global innovation initiative in partnership with the Toyota Mobility Foundation-and the MaRS Innovation Challenges portfolio. Louise holds an…

Laila Nasser is an Emergency Physician and Director of Quality Improvement, Innovation, and Human Factors at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. She holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor (Clinician in Quality & Innovation) at the University of Toronto.  Laila completed her residency in Emergency Medicine (FRCPC)at McMaster University, serving as Chief Resident and founding the…

Ryan MacNeil is a health leader based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a background in engineering and health system transformation. He serves as a Project Executive and Director of Digital Strategy & Governance at the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness and was previously with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub. In addition to…

Briana Layard is a healthcare leader and Registered Nurse currently serving as Clinical Lead for Research and AI at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at UHN. She champions ethical, patient-centred AI integration in cardiac care, supporting co-design initiatives and education programs to enhance clinical adoption. Briana recently earned her Master of Health Science in Health…

Amy Lang is the Executive Director of Patient Oriented Research at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canada’s federal health research funding agency. In this role, Amy provides leadership and expertise for Canada’s Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) and other patient-oriented research initiatives across CIHR. Amy’s career has spanned all three levels of…

Atena Keshavarzian is an impact-driven leader with over 10 years of experience at the intersection of technology, strategy, system thinking and innovation. She has extensive experience advising health care executives in Canada. Currently, she is a Director at Healthtech Consultants, where she partners with jurisdictions and health care organizations to advance the Canadian health care…

Tanya Horsley is the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, where she leads the development and execution of research strategies aligned with the organization’s goals, including recent Task Forces on Research and Artificial Intelligence. She oversees the national research grants and awards portfolio, supporting evidence-driven initiatives…

Nihal Haque is a geriatrician at North York General Hospital in Toronto and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. He is a physician representative of his hospital’s AI working group and is part of an interdisciplinary team that recently obtained federal funding through Canada Health Infoway to develop AI solutions to reduce…