Inventures 2021 | Inventures Canada | 22 September 2021 | Live

Our world is changing rapidly. The rising cost of healthcare, an aging population and evolving consumer expectations are driving the demand for new models of care in Alberta and beyond. Harnessing the power of digital health technologies can accelerate improvements across the system and establish the foundation for more affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare.

The half-day live stream event will feature world-class leaders discussing key digital health themes:
• Forging New Frontiers in Digital Health
• Healthier Communities Through Digital Innovation
• The Opportunities – and Responsibilities – of Digital Health
• Health in Human Hands: The Personalization of Care

The Digital Health Summit is a must-attend event for healthcare professionals, innovators, industry leaders and policymakers.

2021 Speakers

Adam O'brien
Founder & CEO of Bitcoin Well

Alan Bernstein
President & CEO, CIFAR

Alec Fischer
Award-Winning content creator based in Minneapolis, Founder of Fischr Media

Alex Cohen
Co-Founder & COO Urvin.Finance, Founder TwentyTables

Alexander Szecsy
Business Development Manager at Memory Express

Alex Walk
VP of Sales, Carbon Fibere, Zoltek

Alfredo Coppola
CO-CEO, US Market Access Center

Alice Reimer
Site Lead, CDL Rockies

Alina Turner
Co-Founder & Co-President, Helpseeker Technologies

Alison Sunstrum
CEO, CNSRV-X INC.

Alison Thompson
CEO, Borealis Geopower

Aliza Seeber
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Sparkorange

Andrew Hyde
Chairman, Glider

Angela Kouris
Founderf, CEO, Synergia, Biotech

Anna Dausman
Program Manager, Center for Social Impact Strategy

Anoush Poursartip
Diretcor, Composites Research Network, UBC

Apoorv Sinha
Co-Founder, CEO, Carbon Upcycling Technologies (CUT)

Arnold Drung
President of Conestoga Meats

Bec Chapin
CEO, Co-founder, NODE

Benny Sarnelli
Customer Success Leader, Bitcoin Well

Bindi Karia
Founder, Bindi Ventures

Callie Chamberlain
Social Responsibility, Optum

Cailee Ellis
Head of Sustainability and Environment, Lafarge Canada

Carrie Fanai
P.Eng, Program Lead, Enterprise Technology, Suncor Energy

Charles Nan Kwarteng
Enterpreneur in Residence, Xgenesis

Charlton Cunningham
Ecosystems Program Manager, HBCUvc

Chris Mccarthy
VP, Strategy & Design, Hopelab

Chris Shipley
Author of The Adaptation Advantage, Partner, CR Strategy Partners

Chris Terris
VP, Global Strategy, Telus

Christine Goudie
Co-Founder + CEO of Granville Biomedical

Christine Somerville
Senior Account Manage-Tech Finanace, BDC

Crystal Philips
Health Head, Co-Founder, Thin Air Labs

Dale Sanders
Executive Partner, Ardan Equity

Damon King
Facilitator, Strategist, Human-Centered Designer, CEO Action for Racial Equity- Pricewaterhousecoopers

Darryl Short
President, CEO, Karma Medical Products LTD

Dave Bradley
President, Ghostlabs

David B Layzell
Director, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research (CESAR)

David Knight Legg
CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellow, Invest Alberta Corporation

Debnil Chowdhury
Head of Americas Refining and Marketing, IHS Markit

Deborah Yedlin
President, CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce

Dennis Yu
CEO of BlitzMetrics

Elizabeth Coker
Assistant Professor, Concordia University of Edmonton

Erin Houston
Co-Founder, CEO, Wearwell

Ethy Levy
Co-Founder, Bridge Hub

George "Buzz" Kenney
Founding Principal, Great Dome Associates

Ginna Baik
CDW’s Senior Care, Aging Technology Strategist

Gwynn Sturdevant
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard Business School

Hadi Sallah
Director of New Ventures, SE Futures

Haltao Yu
Lead, R&D, Landmark’s Group

Hamid Zaman
Acting Director, City of Edmonto

Heather Stephens
Chief Financial Officer, Emissions Reduction Alberta

Helena Acheson
Managing Partner, c3-solutions

Himanshu Sudan
President, CEO, Ecamion INC

Hussam Tungekar
Team Lead- Alberta, Futurpreneur Canada

Ian Sanchez
Managing Director at BowMont Capital and Advisory

Ibrahim Gedeon
CTO, TELUS

Irene Yang
Director, Business Development & Innovation, Member of BASF’s Canadian Executive Leadership Team

Ivan Prado
Corporate Trainer & Facilitator, SkilLab

James Swanson
Technology & Intellectual Property Lawyer, Virtual Law for the New Economy

Janelle Smiley
Athlete, Blue Square Productions

Jeanine Vany
EVP, Geosciences Eavor Technologies Inc

Jeremy Jensen
Entrepreneur, Speaker, Mountain Sports Athlete

Jillian Seeman
VP of Sustainability, Ketchum

Jilliane Yawney
Story Coach

Jim Gibson
Partner Thin Air Labs and Chief Catalyst, School of Advanced Digital Technology, SAIT

Joyce Hunter
Strategic Doer, Philanthroprenuer

John Adams
President, CEO

Joseph Lewis
CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellow, Equitable

Joy Romero
VP, Technology & Innovation, Cannadian Natural Resources Limited

Jjulian Klymochko
CEO, Accelerate Financial Technologies INC

Justin Tindall
Director, Programs & Operations, It Gets Better Project

Katy Jeremko
Co-Founder & Partner, 2C

Kave Sadeghian
Creative Director (CSIS) & Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Keri Damen
Executive Derictor, Hunter Hub for Enterpreneurial Thinking

Kim Wieringa
Assistant Deputy Minister & Cheif Information Officer, Health Information Systems Division Alberta Health

Kirk Zembal
Co-Founder, Blindman Brewing

Koleya Karringten
CEO, Absolute Combustion International

KristinaWilliams
President, CEO, Alberta Enterprise Corporation

Kyle Mulligan
Chief Engineer at Canadian Pacific, oversees CP’s technology, Hydrogen Locomotive Programs

Laura Kilcrease
CEO of Alberta Innovates

Lauren Mundell
CEO, Founder. Cannabis Tech Start-Up Hi-Curious

Lauren Schmeisser
Postdoctoral Researcher, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan
President, Aire Ventures

Lili Liu
Dean, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo, Professor in the School of Public Health Sciences

Lisa Mueller
President & CEO, Futeria Power Corp

Madison Savilow
Chief of Staff, Carbon Upcycling Technologies INC.

Malcolm Bruce
CEO, Edmonton Global

Marcelo Lebendiker
President, Parque TEC

Marjorie Brans
Trustee, League of Intrapreneurs

Mark Summers
Executive Director, Technology & Innovation, Emissions Reduction Alberta

Martha Hall Findlay
Cheif Sustainability Officer, Suncor Energy

Mary Haynes
President, CEO of Nazareth Home

Matt Anderson-Baron
Co-Founder, CEO, Future Fields

Matt Kesinger
CEO, Forest Devices

Matt McGuire
Co-Founder & Practice Director, The AML Shop

Matthew Burgoyne
Assistant Director of Legal, Alberta Blockchain Consortium Legal Committee, Co-Chairs the TAGLaw Blockchain & Cryptocurrency group.

Matthew Collingridge
VP, Digital & Solutions, GE, Healthcare

Melissa Allen
Partner & COO, Bay Mills Investment Group

Melissa Smith
Partner & COO, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Michael Rabkin
Head of Institutional Sales & Global Partnerships, DV Chain

Neeraj Gupta
Chief Strategy Officer, Attabotics

Newsha Ghaeli
President, Cofounder of Biobot Analytics

Ndidi Nwuneli
Co-Founder of Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd

Noel Gordon
Former Chair, NHS Digital

P.K. Newby
Scientist, Author, Food Personality, Entrepreneur

Pam Draper
President, CEO, Bitvo Inc.

Pam Mcintyre
Senior Vice-President, Safety, Risk Management and Innovation

Pam Streckler
Manager, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Olds College

Paolo Bomben
Senior Manager-Clean Technology Development, Alberta Innovatives

Patrick Lor
Managing Partner, Panache Ventures

Penny Rae
Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Peter Riddles
Board Member, Chair of the Board Excellence Committee, CSIRO

Ray Kruck
CEO, Tugboat Logic, INC.

Railey Flynn
Managing Partner, Gan Ventures

Rhona Delfrari
Chief Sustainability Officer & Senior Vice-President, Stakeholder Engagement

Robert Niven
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, CarbonCure Technologies

Robert Saik
Agricultural Entepreneur, Saik MAnagement Group INC.

Robert Savage
Executive Director, Planning and Performance, Emissions Reduction Alberta

Ryan Michaluk
Chief Financial Officer, EAVOR Technology INC.

Scott Resnick
Entrepreneur in Residence, StartingBlock

Scott Collier
Business Development, Whole Foods Market

Seyi Famuyiwa
Model, Speaker, Content Creator, The Daily Seyi

Shasa Jumbe
CEO, CO- Founder, Level 42 AI, INC

Shawna Butler
Managing Director of the Exponential Medicine Conference

Shelley Kuipers
Co-CEO, The51

Sheri Rose
CEO, Thrive Center

Shizu Okusa
Founder & CEO of Apothékary

Soheil Asgarpour
President, CEO, PTAC

Starr Jiang
Level 42 AI, Inc

Stephen Barbour
President, Upstream Data

Steve Macdonald
CEO, Emissions Reduction Alberta

Sweta Chakraborty
Principal, Adapt to Thrive

Tali Sharot
Author

Thaiza Peotta

Tim Falls
Entrepreneur, Community-Builder

Troy Vosseller
Co-Founderof Gener8tor

Twasiima Bigirwa
Feminist Writer, Lawyer, Activist

Tzipi Avioz
EVP of Customer Success, Mirakl

Udi Lazimy
Sustainability, Agriculture Supply Chain Expert

Vanessa White
Director, Renewable, Alternative Energy in the Clean Resources Division, Alberta Innovates

Wamite Muthara
Digital Transformation Consultant, Founder & podcast host of Career Safari

Weixing Chen
Professor & Dean, University of Alberta

Yina Chan
Principal, Saltagen Ventures

Yohana Tesfamariam Tekeste
Staff Associate Columbia

2021 Partners

• Western Economic Diversification Canada
• Alberta Enterprise Corporation
• Servus Credit Union
• Calgary Economic Development\
• Emission Reduction Alberta
• Canada Blockchain Consortium (CBC)
• University of Calgary Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking
• CAAIN
• Bow Valley College
• Lethbridge College Global VR Forum
• Indigenomics Institutes
• Innovate Edmonton
• Platform Calgary