PROGRAM

2024 envisAGE Annual Forum

  • Wednesday, October 23, 2024
  • Edmonton, Alberta
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8:00

Registration Opening  Continental Breakfast and Networking

9:00- 9:10

Welcome Remarks & envisAGE Update: What You Need to Know
  • Annie-Kim Gilbert – Chief Executive Officer, MEDTEQ+
  • Alex Mihailidis – Chief Executive Officer, AGE-WELL

9:10 –9:50

Riding the Age Wave: Solutions and Technologies for Senior Support
  • Christopher Kunney, Managing Partner, IOTECH Consulting

9:50 – 10:00

1st Collaborative Projects Presentation

10:00 – 10:30

The genesis of a collaborative project
  • SME: Jessica Yang – TochTech Technologies
  • SME: Daniel Guay – Groupe GSC
  • Community Lab: Sébastien Buisson – Les Habitations Bordeleau
  • Beachhead : Maryam Mohammadi – Bruyère
Moderator: Living lab Lanaudière, Noémie Blanchette-Forget

11:00

Announcement: 2nd Call for Innovations 

11:15 – 12:00

Envision the Future of Living and Care for Older Adults: A Reverse Pitch Experience

  • Erin Meikle – Interim Senior Director of the Network of Excellence in Seniors Health and Wellness, Covenant Health
  • Catherine Laing – Executive Director of CLIQ, Brenda Strafford Foundation
  • Chenny Xi – CEO, Gotcare
  • Mariam Elghahuagi – Director, Healthy Aging Alberta

Moderator: Michael Chrostowski, Director, Business Development & Partnerships, AGE-WELL

10:30 – 11:00

Break

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Networking Lunch and Exhibits

Speed Networking sessions

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Winning the crowd: Mastering the art of persuasive presentations

  • Dianne Buckner, Host, CBC’s Dragons’ Den, & Executive Coach

2:40 – 3:20 p.m.

Innovating for the Future: Building and Sharing Breakthrough Projects in Aging and Technology

  • Dr. Loki Jörgenson, CTO, Circle Innovation
  • Dr. Shannon Freeman, Academic Director, Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North (CTAAN)
  • Dr. Bruce Wallace, Executive Director of the AGE-WELL National Innovation Hub on Sensors and Analytics to Monitor Memory and Mobility (SAM3)

Moderator: Lauren Delaney, Strategy and Partnerships Coordinator, APPT

3:20 – 3:50 p.m.

Break

3:50 – 4:25 p. m.

Spotlight on Beachheads

  • Alberta Health Services – Nicola McFarlane, Sr. Business Innovation Lead- Early Innovation/ Advancement Programs
  • Ontario Brain Institute    – Christa Studzinski, PhD Director, Business Development & Partnerships

4:25  – 5:00 p. m.

Social Geriatrics:  where technological and social innovation converge 

  • Community Lab: Stéphane Lemire, President, Fondation AGES
  • SME: Christian Chalifour, CEO, Préhos

 

5:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

5:10 p.m.

Drinks and Demos Reception and Networking