Canada HealthTech Innovation Symposium 2025

Welcome to the Canada HealthTech Innovation Symposium 2025!

About the Symposium

The Canada HealthTech Innovation Symposium 2025 serves as a dynamic platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange among the brightest minds in health technology. Building on the momentum from the inaugural event, this year’s edition will feature insightful keynote presentations, expert panels, startup showcases, and interactive sessions focused on how technology is transforming healthcare.

Why Attend?

• Stay Informed: Discover cutting-edge trends and breakthroughs in health technology.
• Collaborate: Network with industry leaders, decision-makers, and fellow innovators.
• Learn: Hear from leading experts across healthcare, research, and technology.
• Innovate: Experience new tools and tech solutions poised to reshape healthcare.

Focus Areas:

• MedTech Innovations
• Healthcare and Longevity
• Diagnostics and Lab Innovations
• Cancer Care Innovation
• Health Biotechnology & Life Sciences
• Sports & Wearable Technologies
• Patient Self-Care
• Addiction Recovery
• Mental Health
• Aging & Senior Care
• Women’s Health Technologies
• And Much more….

Delegate Profiles:

Healthcare professionals, Clinicians, Family Physicians, Healthcare practitioners, administrators, researchers, developers, IT professionals, biotech executives, regulators, investors, policymakers, non-profits, and students.

For inquiries, please reach out to us at [email protected] or call 403-383-0513.

Letter of Support from the Government of Alberta: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CssqFeBJsiP6-iT4Ev7XlRhSApXQSiUN/view

Conference Agenda:

Marriott Downtown Calgary | November 20-21, 2025 , Agenda as of September 17, 2025 — Subject to change based on final themes and speaker availability.

Day 1: Thursday, November 20

• 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration and Breakfast

• 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM: Opening Remarks

• 9:10 AM – 9:40 AM: Keynote: Global Innovations in Healthcare & Longevity

-Reserved for: - Dr. David Sinclair - Dr. Eric Topol - Dr. Alex Jadad Dr. Pranav Sharma - Dr. Rhonda Low

• 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM: Panel Discussion: MedTech Innovations – Robotics, Smart Implants, and Beyond

- Reserved for Dr. Mehran Anvari - Brian Manning - Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram - Michael Nusbaum - Dr. Walter Wodchis

• 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: Networking Break

• 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM: Keynote: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare – Transforming Diagnostics and Patient Care

• 11:50 AM – 12:20 PM: Presentation: Cannabis Therapeutics – Research, Policy, and Patient Impact

• 12:20 PM – 1:20 PM: Lunch Break & Networking

• 1:20 PM – 2:00 PM: Panel Discussion: Cancer Care Innovation – AI, Immunotherapy, and Early Detection

• 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM: Presentation: Diagnostics & Lab Innovations – Liquid Biopsy and Automated Testing

• 2:40 PM – 3:20 PM: Panel Discussion: Health Biotechnology & Life Sciences – Genomics, Cell & Gene Therapy

• 3:20 PM – 3:50 PM: Networking Break

• 3:50 PM – 4:20 PM: Presentation: Sports & Wearable Technologies – Enhancing Performance and Health Monitoring

By Pro Stergiou, Co-Founder and BDM, Sport Product Testing

• 4:25 PM – 5:10 PM: Panel Discussion: Health Data Security & Cybersecurity in the Age of Digital Health

Moderator: Reserved for a Sponsor

Panelist: Opher Baron, Co-Founder and CEO, Simlq

• 5:10 PM – 5:15 PM: Closing Remarks Day 1

Day 2: Friday, November 21

• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Masterclass: AI & Innovation in HealthTech – From Concept to Clinical Impact (1.5 hours)

o Hands-on/interactive session led by AI healthcare innovators

o Topics: AI in diagnostics, predictive analytics, precision medicine, and regulatory considerations

- Reserved for - Dr. Alán Aspuru-Guzik - Dr. Angela Yochem - Andrew Arruda - Dr. Joshua Liu

• 9:35 AM – 9:40 AM: Day 2 Opening Remarks

• 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM: Presentation: Sustainable Healthcare Innovation – Greening HealthTech for a Low-Carbon Future

- Reserved for - Dr. Andrea MacNeill - Dr. Courtney Howard - Will Gadd - Lara Birkes - Dr. Glenn Rowe

• 10:20 AM – 11:05 AM: Panel Discussion: From Prototype to Patient care-Leveraging simulation for Medical Device Validation

Moderator: Reserved for a Sponsor

Panelist: Emilio Violato, Research Associate, NAIT(CAMS),

Ursula Mann, Principal & Chief Patient Officer, Patient Voice Partners

• 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM: Networking Break

• 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM: Presentation: Innovative Approaches to Holistic Addiction Recovery

• 12:20 PM – 12:50 PM: Presentation: Precision Public Health – Leveraging Big Data and AI for Population-Level Disease Prevention

• 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch Break

• 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Keynote: AI-Powered Clinical Decision Support – Improving Patient Outcomes

o Speaker specializing in AI clinical tools development

o Discussing AI systems that help clinicians make faster, more accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions

• 2:35 PM – 3:05 PM: Presentation: Digital Therapeutics – Transforming Chronic Disease and Mental Health Care

o Overview of evidence-based software interventions gaining regulatory acceptance in Canada

o Benefits and challenges in patient adoption and healthcare integration

• 3:10 PM – 3:55 PM: Panel Discussion: Innovative Technologies for Aging in Place

Moderator: Reserved for a Sponsor

Panelist: Chris Carvalho, CEO, Carveira Group Consulting

• 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Cocktail Reception & Networking

o Celebrate Innovation, Connect with Industry Leaders and Sponsors

www.healthtechinnovationsymposium.com

Event Venue

Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel, 110 9 Avenue Southeast, Calgary, Canada