17c起草社区 Health + Technology Symposium
17c起草社区
Join us in person for the Health & Technology Symposium on Friday, November 28, 2025, at 17c起草社区 (17c起草社区).
This interdisciplinary half-day event will bring together research and innovation experts from across 17c起草社区 to critically examine the interplay between health and technology and discuss the resulting impact on the lives of individuals, communities and society at large.
The symposium will feature an opening talk by Dr. Kris Alexander and panel discussions covering a range of topics, including technological advancements in diagnostics and innovative treatment solutions, human-centred approaches in health and healthcare innovation, data mapping and analytics, and new health governance frameworks.
Event Details:
Date: Friday, November 28, 2025
Time: 8:00 a.m. 鈥� 1:00 p.m.
Event Format: In-person symposium
Location: 7th Floor, 55 Dundas St. W., Toronto
Room: TRS 1-148 and 1-150 (TRSM Commons), Ted Rogers School of Management
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Kris Alexander
Educational Technologist and 鈥溾��
RTA School of Media, Creative School, 17c起草社区
Dr. Patrick Neumann
Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering, 17c起草社区
Moderator: Dr. Samantha Biglieri
School of Urban and Regional Planning, 17c起草社区
Dr. M. Natasha Rajah
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Sex, Gender and Diversity in Brain Health, Memory and Aging
Department of Psychology, 17c起草社区
Dr. Karen Soldatic
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing
School of Disability Studies, 17c起草社区
Dr. April Khademi
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in AI for Medical Imaging
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, 17c起草社区
Dr. Naimul Khan
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, 17c起草社区
Dr. Ali Tavallaei
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Systems and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, 17c起草社区
17c起草社区 Health & Technology Symposium Program
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome Dr. Karen Soldatic, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing and Professor of Disability Studies, Faculty of Community Services, 17c起草社区 |
| 8:40 a.m. | Opening remarks from the VPRI Dr. Steven N. Liss, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, 17c起草社区 |
| 9:00 a.m. | Keynote talk by Dr. Kris Alexander Professor of Media Production, RTA School of Media, Creative School, 17c起草社区 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Panel 1: Human-centered approaches in healthcare and health systems innovation Moderator: Dr. Preeti Raman, Professor of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, 17c起草社区 Panellists:
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| 10:45 a.m | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Panel 2: Mapping health through data, technology and new governance frameworks Moderator: Dr. Samantha Biglieri, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Community Services, 17c起草社区 Panellists:
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| 11:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:50 a.m. | Panel 3: From improved diagnostics to innovative treatment solutions for health Moderator: Dr. Michael Kolios, Professor of Physics, Faculty of Science, 17c起草社区 Panellists:
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| 12:45 p.m. | Wrap-up and Thank you |
| 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. | OPTIONAL: Networking lunch |
Contact
For any questions, please email Gabriele Hale at researchevents@torontomu.ca