7:00

Registration Opening 

Continental Breakfast and Networking

8:30

Welcome Remarks

• Annie-Soleil Proteau, Animation 

• Annie-Kim Gilbert, Chief Executive Officer, MEDTEQ+  

• Bridgette Murphy, Acting Chief Executive Officer, AGE-WELL 

8:45

Remarks From our Title Sponsor – Invest Neuchâtel (Switzerland)

8:50

Discussions About Caregiving – The Foundation of the Federation of Medical Specialists of Quebec (Fondation FMSQ)  

• Dr. Hoang Duong, Board Member of la Fondation de la FMSQ   
• Jean-Marie Lapointe

9:00

Live Recording of Lucilab’s The Strength of Age Podcast on Digital Health.   

This podcast recording is sponsored by The Foundation of the Federation of Medical Specialists of Quebec, hosted by Jean-Marie Lapointe features AgeTech experts, including older adults  

About Luci 

Accessible through a user-friendly digital platform, the Luci program is based on the science of prevention. Its approach, which combines a human touch with technology, uses proven behaviour change techniques to help you progress at your own pace toward a healthy and protective lifestyle. 

9:40

Stretched Thin, Thinking Big: The Future of Senior Living

• Cathy Hecimovich, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Retirement Communities Association 

• Mary Polak, Chief Executive Officer, BC Care Providers Association 
• Tazim Virani, Senior Vice President, Social Impact & Global Initiatives, SE Health 
• Benjamin Demelin, Vice-President, Operations, Cogir Immobilier

10:20

Break 

10:50

1- Driven Success: Unlocking Product-Market Fit
Harnessing evidence-based insights to design solutions that truly resonate

• Nicola McFarlane, Sr. Business Innovation Lead, Acute Care Alberta
• Maryam Mohammadi, Project Manager, Bruyère Health
• Pascal Smith, Innovation Integration Manager, MEDTEQ+

11:40

1- AgeTech in Action: Innovation Hubs, SMEs & Policy in Conversation 
Explore insights on successful implementation and long-term sustainability

• Pierre Dumouchel, Director of Technology Transfer, IVADO 

• Loki Jorgensen, Chief Technology Officer, Circle Innovation  
• Shainoor Khoja, Founder & CEO, Thriving.ai
• Rich McAloney, Director, Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North
• Heather McNeil, Program Manager, AGE-WELL  

• Patrick Patterson, Knowledge Broker, AGE-WELL National Innovation Hub – APPTA 

• Rustam Sengupta, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tuktu Care  

• Bruce Wallace, Executive Director, AGE-WELL, SAM3 NIH (Sensors and Analytics for Monitoring Mobility and Memory)  

2- Beyond the Pilot: Embedding Tech for Long-Term Impact 
Session presented by envisAGE and AGE-WELL 

• Sydney Taylor, Program Manager, Implementation, AGE-WELL 

3- AgeTech Technologies: How to Develop Sustainable Financing – by Leyton 

• Laurent Lecanu, Head of Life Science Cluster Leyton Canada

12:20

13:50 

Sessions and workshops  

1- How to effectively market a product or service for older adults 

• Jeff Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer, Age of Majority 

2- Investing in AgeTech: What Works, What’s Next, What’s Needed  Overcoming Barriers to Investment:  Insights into the Investor Perspective 

• Sergio A. Escobar, CEO & Managing Partner, BCF Ventures  

• Loki Jorgenson, Chief Technology Officer, Circle Innovation  

• Meryeme Lahmami, Principal, Pender Ventures 

3- Early Health Technology Assessment: the Key to Effective and Efficient Market Access Evidence Development 

• Christopher McCabe, Co-Creator and Chief Executive Officer 

14:35

Official Launch – envisAGE’s 3rd Call for Innovations  

14:40 

Fueling AgeTech Innovation: Connect with funders, collaborate and transform
This dynamic bilingual session is designed to foster collaboration and strengthen connections within Canada’s AgeTech innovation ecosystem. Attendees will engage in a program showcase and enjoy interactive “marché-style” networking to explore ideas and spark new partnerships.

• Patricia Debergue, Director, Aging in Place Challenge Program, National Research Council 

• Neil Drimer, Director, Health Innovation Programs, Healthcare Excellence Canada 

• Sébastien Garbarino, Coordinator Horizon Europe and International for Quebec RSRI network / Innovation and infrastructure Director, PRIMA Québec / RSRI Québec 

• Adi Rittenberg, Manager, Strategic Relations, Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation 

• Joëlle Lavoie, Director of Operations, Quebec, CAN Health Network 

• Caitlin Siu, Program Specialist, Ontario Brain Institute  
• Eric Thibaudeau, Senior Program Manager, OBIO 

15:50

Living and Aging at Home Through Technological Innovation in Healthcare: Perspectives from France and Quebec

• Sébastien Buisson, Chief Executive Officer, Les Habitations Bordeleau 

• Mickaël Chaleuil, Director, EHPAD Saint-Dominique 

• Sylvain Connangle, Director, EHPAD La Madeleine 

• Steve Girard, President, Virtuose Technologies

• Marie-Pierre Janalhiac, Head of the Research Support Unit, Gérontopôle Nouvelle-Aquitaine 

• Thomas Tannou, Geriatrician-researcher, Centre de recherche – Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM); Santé Québec, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud–de–l’Île–de–Montréal, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal 

16:20

Ideas Changing the Way We Age: SME Pitch Session 

• Michael Chrostowski, Director of Business Development and Partnerships, AGE-WELL 

• Mamie Courage, Chief Executive Officer, Incluzia 
• David Ducasses, Operations Manager, Kaleidoscope XR  

• Tajinder Manku, Chief Executive Officer, Cognitive Systems Corp. 

• Pascal McCarty, Chief Executive Officer, Parados 

• Rustam Sengupta, CEO, Tuktu Care

• Oli Siska, Kaleidoscope XR 

16:50

Closing Remarks 

17:00 – 19:00

RQRA and envisAGE cocktails 
AGE-WELL Drinks and Demo