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The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal is proud to partner with the Quartier de l’innovation en santé de Montréal to create a collaborative event aimed at connecting businesses and public players in the health sector.
This key event symbolizes the shared desire of the business community and the health care sector to work together to modernize our health care system and transform the future.
Businesses are important drivers of change in many fields. Further collaboration with public health players would help integrate their innovations into the health care system and create added value to the benefit of the population.
Attend this event to:
- Discover innovations that will address the needs of the health care system, and learn about the associated opportunities;
- Meet players from the health sector who are likely to collaborate with your organization;
- Seize business opportunities with players in the public sector and the business community;
- Be inspired by the real-life stories of successful collaborations between businesses and public players;
- Improve the health care system with your products, services and expertise.
Who is this event for?
- Large companies who work with, or are looking to work with, health players;
- SMEs and start-ups who work in, or want to work in, the health, technology and AI industries;
- Research institutions;
- Funding and support organizations;
- Elected officials;
- The media.
Participate in a range of activities during the day:
Key talks, symposiums, discussion panels, workshops, master classes, a trade show, lively networking events and more!
We will warmly welcome you with breakfast in the morning and provide a gourmet boxed meal at lunchtime.
Program:
7:30 a.m.: Welcome coffee and networking activities
BLOCK I – Why innovate in health
8 a.m.: Opening session
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Frédéric AbergelPresident and CEO
CHUM
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Fabrice Brunet President and CEO
QIS
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Michel Leblanc President and CEO
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
8:40 a.m.: Innovating to improve the sustainability and resilience of the health system
How can innovative partnerships contribute to a more resilient health system? The panelists will bring examples from their respective expertise, particularly in the areas of workforce, technology, and access to innovations.
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Patrick Bergeron, LL.B. Senior Manager, Government Affairs, Québec
AstraZeneca Canada inc.
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Sylvie BretonPatient Partner
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Dr Antoine Groulx, M.D., M.Sc., FCMFScientific Director
Unité de soutien SSA Québec
Moderator:
BLOCK II – The health innovation ecosystem
9:25 a.m. – The Duel of Generations: Imagining the health of the future!
Participate in a dynamic debate between two teams, one of young people and the other of health professionals, on the challenges and opportunities of the health of the future. The public will be able to vote to determine the winning team.
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Maissane Kaddour Health sciences student
Collège de Maisonneuve
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Etienne Leduc Secondary 5 student
McMasterville School of International Education
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Jérôme Milot Clinical Nurse
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Iles Ousmer Student
École secondaire Henri-Bourassa
9 :25 a.m.: Citizen engagement in the digital transformation of our healthcare system
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Martin DeronProject Lead Chemins de transition
Université de Montréal
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Marcel LabelleCEPPP Patient Partner (Centre of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public)
CHUM
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Lyse LangloisDirector General
International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI and Digital Technology (OBVIA)
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Caroline ParentCoordonnatrice administrative, radio-oncologie, DSM
CHUM
Moderators:
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Marie-Josée Hébert Vice-Rector, Research, Discovery, Creation and Innovation
Université de Montréal
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Carole Jabet Scientific Director
Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé
9:25 a.m.: Technologies and metaverse in health: A potential to discover in health
What is the metaverse? What impact do metaverse technologies have on the healthcare industry?
Join our presentation where we will discuss key opportunities in the metaverse and emerging technologies that enable organizations to improve healthcare facility management, medical practice, healthcare professional education and patient care. Explore health case studies on automation, artificial intelligence, data management, virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.
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Stéphanie BoucherInnovation Strategy Manager
Accenture
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Christiane Constant, inf. M. Sc. Senior Manager in Digital Transformation in Health
Accenture
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Julie Maranda, MDChief Medical Officer
Accenture
9:25 a.m.: What place for the citizen in health innovation?
Participate in a discussion and find out where the socially responsible citizen, patients and their knowledge, and community organizations and their knowledge fit into health innovation.
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Samuel Blain Medical Advisor in Public Health
Université de Montréal
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Ahmed Maherzi Director of the Office of Social Responsibility
Faculty of Medicine ‒ Université de Montréal
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Marie-Pascale Pomey Principal Scientist, Health innovation and evaluation hub, Full Professor, School of Public Health
CRCHUM
Moderator:
10:10 a.m.: The contribution of companies to the redesign of the health care system
Presentation
Funds to invest in AI in health
Attend this talk to learn more about how companies can help redesign the health care system. We will examine how they can foster technological innovations that benefit health care and encourage partnership between the private sector and public health care system in order to improve citizens' health and well-being.
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Christine BouchardAssociate Director, Cancer Care Mission
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
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John KildeaAssistant Professor, Medical Physics Unit, McGill University
Scientist, Cancer Research Program, RI-MUHC
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Natalie Verreault Senior Manager, Health System & Gov.ernment Affairs – Québec
Roche Canada
Moderator:
10:10 a.m.: Technology and artificial intelligence
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Diane Côté President and CEO
MEDTEQ+
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Pierre Dumouchel Director of Technology Transfer
IVADO
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Marie-Pierre Faure Deputy Director
Institut TransMedTech
10:10 a.m.: Innovation in the service of well-being: Company testimonials
Learn how companies use innovation to improve citizens' well-being. You will have the opportunity to hear speakers discuss their experiences, shedding light on the challenges faced by companies and how they can use innovation to create a healthier, more sustainable society.
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Marie-Lou Gagnon Co-founder , CEO and physiotherapist, MBA
Braver
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Justin Lessard-Wajcer Chief Executive Officer, Founder
Nurau
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Annie Martineau Founder, CEO
Neuro Solutions Group
Moderator:
10:10 a.m.: Architecture at the service of health innovation
Discover how architecture can accompany health democracy and the major changes that are taking place on the medical and technological levels as well as the social and ecological ones.
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Antoine Buisseret Architect, Design Director
Director of Market Intelligence Health
Lemay CO Inc.
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Marie-Pascale Pomey Chercheuse régulière ‒ axe Carrefour de l'innovation et de l'évaluation en santé, professeure titulaire, École de santé publique
CRCHUM
Moderator
10:50 a.m.: Facilitated coffee break and networking
La Ruche, demonstration area
11:30 a.m. – Political discussion
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Fabrice Brunet President and CEO
QIS
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Christian DubéMinister of Health
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Michel LeblancPresident and CEO
Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
12:10 p.m.: Break and animated networking lunch
1 p.m.: MEDTEQ+ symposium: The aging of the population, a success but also a major challenge!
The global pandemic response has highlighted significant gaps in our ability to meet the needs of the aging population and to support caregivers and health systems. How can we mobilize all stakeholders to rapidly deploy concrete solutions so that innovation contributes to improving the quality of life of seniors? A rich and forward-looking discussion.
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Sonia Bélanger Minister for Health and for Seniors
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
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François Bergeron Vice-President, Partnerships
MEDTEQ+
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Sabrina Boutin Senior Vice President, MEDTEQ+
Executive Director of a pan-Canadian initiative called envisAGE
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Diane Côté President and CEO
MEDTEQ+
1 p.m.: Novartis symposium – What is the role of private companies in improving access to health care in Quebec?
Over the next few months, several partners will join the Health Innovation District and propose different innovative approaches to help improve the healthcare system in Quebec and the rest of the country. Health care stakeholders want to collaborate to reduce inefficiencies or latency in the health care network to diagnose faster and thus better treat and improve a patient's care pathway.
Co-creation, partnerships, digital health, megadata, interprofessional collaboration are all synonymous with this care revolution that Novartis and various partners want to discuss in this session.
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Caroline Barber Vice President, Public Affairs and Government Relations
Novartis Pharma Canada Inc.
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Kathy Malas Head of the Innovation and AI Cluster, Assistant to the President and CEO, General Management
CHUM
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Helen Trifonopoulos Vice President, Cardiovascular Health
Novartis Pharma Canada Inc.
Moderator:
1 p.m.: Novo Nordisk symposium – Supporting innovation through philanthropy financing: The Danish example
Denmark is often cited as a model leader in health innovation. This session will explore how this country supports innovation through philanthropy.
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Béatrice Clerc President
Novo Nordisk
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Katrine Skovly Health Counsellor
Embassy of Denmark
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Benoit Tousignant Associate Director – External Affairs
Novo Nordisk
BLOCK III – Identifying and overcoming barriers
1:45 p.m.: Universities and companies: A winning synergy
Learn how universities and companies can work together to accelerate innovation marketing and contribute to a healthy society.
Presentation:
Discussion Panel:
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Christian Casanova Vice President of Research and Partnerships
ÉTS Montréal
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Richard Chenier CEO
Centech
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Elizabeth Douville President and CEO
IRICoR
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Sarah Lambert CEO & Co-founder
Ora Médical
Moderator
1:45 p.m.: Accessing the real health system environment
Having access to the real health system environment and its teams on the ground is crucial for innovators to co-develop, test and confirm the value of their innovations.
Together, we will explore existing challenges and solutions for gaining access to the real health care environment and confirming the social and economic value of health care innovations for the public.
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Danina Kapetanovic Chief Innovation Officer | Head of OROT ‒ Connected Health Innovation Hub
CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
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Kathy Malas Head of the Innovation and AI Cluster, Assistant to the President and CEO, General Management
CHUM
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Hasna Rouighi Director ‒ Bureau de l'innovation
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
1:45 p.m.: Intellectual property: Seizing business opportunities
Attend a workshop to learn how to protect your scientific innovations and optimize their performance and deployment. Experts will share their knowledge and experiences on ways to manage intellectual property, the obstacles to overcome and its benefits in health innovation.
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Claude Arsenault Director ‒ Strategy and Operations
Mouvement des accélérateurs d'innovation du Québec
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Christine Martens Vice President, Science and Technology
Axelys
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Serge Lapointe Partner, Patent Agent
Fasken
Moderator:
1:45 p.m.: Boehringer Ingelheim symposium ‒ It's all good to innovate... How to do it? 5 facts
This panel will discuss the challenges and, above all, the solutions implemented to successfully innovate and participate in the integration of these new ways of doing things and tools.
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François Bergeron Vice-President, Partnerships
MEDTEQ+
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Stéphanie Béchard Nurse practitioner specialized in cardiology
CHUM
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Eve BlanchetRegional Manager (Quebec), Patient Access and Health Policy
Boehringer Ingelheim
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Rudolph de Patureaux Senior Advisor, Connected Health and Telehealth Department, CHUM Network Coordination Department
CHUM
Moderator:
2:30 p.m.: The financial secret for health innovation
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François Bergeron Vice-President, Partnerships
MEDTEQ+
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Catherine Gagnon Vice President, Business Development and Investments
Axelys
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Geneviève Guertin Vice-President, Investments ‒ Life Sciences
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
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Alexandre Le Bouthillier Co-founder of Planora
PhD in Computer Science and Operations Research from the Université de Montréal
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Didier Leconte Vice President, Investments, Life sciences and technology
Investissement Québec
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Luc Sirois Chief Innovator of Quebec
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Geneviève Tanguay CEO
Anges Québec
2:30 p.m.: Access to data: An opportunity to advance our health care system
Attend a workshop to better understand the evolving legislative framework around data access and the practical implications for health. Learn more about responsible data use and the humanization of data strategy.
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Anne NguyenChief Health Data Officer
CHUM, CRCHUM
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Cécile PetitgandPresident and CEO
Data Lama
Data Management Advisor
CRCHUM
2:30 p.m.: Innovation zones
This session will cover various major innovations in the health care system.
The discussion will focus on the inclusion of these innovations in innovation zones or wider innovation networks, as well as their added value and marketing.
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Hugues Beaulieu Advisor – Research and Innovation
Montreal Heart Institute
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Lawrence Rosenberg President and CEO
Jewish General Hospital
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Guy Rouleau Director
Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital
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Wissam Shalish Neonatologist
Montreal Children's Hospital
Moderators:
2:30 p.m.: Robotics in health
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Mark Bell Digital and Robotics Lead, ETHICON
Johnson & Johnson
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Eric Dastmalchian Director
Intuitive
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Jean-Pierre Desmarais Chief Executive Officer
Endocision
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Moishe LibermanProfessor of Surgery
Université de Montréal
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Marc-Sébastien Verrault Director, Health System Strategies & Government Affairs
Medtronic
3:10 p.m.: Animated coffee break and networking
La Ruche, demonstration area
4 p.m.: Workshop synthesis
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Frédéric AbergelPresident and CEO
CHUM
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Fabrice Brunet President and CEO
QIS
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Steven Guilbeault Minister of Environment and Climate Change
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Carole Jabet Scientific Director
Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé
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Michel Leblanc President and CEO
The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
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Luc Sirois Chief Innovator of Quebec
5:15 p.m.: End of the event