Presents
Presents
National Healthcare
Business Development Conference
Driving financial sustainability in Canadian healthcare.
2nd Annual | May 07–08, 2026 | Toronto + Virtual
About the conference
The current trajectory of rising costs, a sicker and aging population, stretched capacity, and unpredictable government funding; healthcare organizations everywhere are under unprecedented financial pressures to find innovative solutions that enhance care while ensuring sustainability.
The National Healthcare Business Development Conference will gather healthcare leaders from across Canada to collaborate on strategies that support public healthcare in a financially sustainable way. Through real-world examples and fresh approaches, explore how hospitals and healthcare organizations are partnering with innovators to fund continued access to quality public health care. By leveraging business development initiatives, you will see how you too can strengthen your healthcare system while aligning new revenue streams with your core values of universal accessibility and quality for all.
Who is this conference for?
This event is tailored to business development professionals working in all aspects of the healthcare industry in Canada, including:
Finance & Strategy
- CFO, VP Finance, Director Finance
- CSO, VP Strategy / Strategic Initiatives
- Director / Manager, Business Development
- Director Strategy & Partnerships
Executive Leadership
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Executive Director
Innovation, Partnerships & Policy
- VP Innovation, Director Innovation & Commercialization
- Director / Manager, Partnerships, Engagement, Tech Transfer
- Corporate Development Manager
- Director Health Policy (with funding)
- Government Relations Manager
- Public Affairs & Advocacy Director
What to expect?
A wealth of peer-led information sharing with discussions and case studies on current healthcare business topics and many opportunities to connect. In person attendees can join our “Networking Cocktail Reception” along with dedicated networking activities planned throughout the day. Virtual participants are invited to chat with the virtual audience and interact with speakers during live Q&A.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
Spark Conferences is Canada’s leading healthcare event producer. We provide healthcare professionals with informational conferences, in a peer-to-peer format. We produce our own independent and apolitical events.
MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION
Certified CCHL members can log 4.25 MOC II Credits in their MOC portal. 2 hours of learning = 1 MOC II Credit (please note, this does not include breaks, networking breaks, or receptions)
CPD & CPE CREDITS
Participants attending the Conference may be eligible to earn hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. Credit hours are based on the total time of qualifying educational content, excluding breaks, meals, and networking sessions. Letters of attendance will be provided upon request.
Previously Featured Speakers
Raphael Ronen
Director, Business Development, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Mandy Woodland
Director, Business Development, Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
Naveed Ali
Director, Business Development, Waterloo Regional Health Network
Stay tuned for updates on upcoming speakers. Follow us on social media for for all the latest announcements on this conference.
Ongoing Call For Speakers
This is your opportunity to share your knowledge and experience with other health care professionals. Please email us at info@sparkconferences.com to receive more information.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Pricing & Registration
Teams save big: 3–5 save 10%, 6–10 save 15%, and 11+ save 20%.
Non-Profit | Public Sector
Virtual Registration
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- Dedicated networking: connect with others on our platform and in a moderated virtual networking session
- Access to livestream: Watch the sessions and participate in Q&A
- 3 months of on-demand access (post-event) to our library, featuring:
- PDF files of speaker presentations
- Session recordings on-demand
- All recordings and content from previous years
$763.00 +hst
In Person Registration
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- Complete two-day access: live conference sessions, case studies, and panel discussions, including Q&A
- Face-to-face networking: connect and build relationships with attendees & speakers
- Networking cocktail event: complimentary drinks included with your conference registration
- Breakfast, Lunch, & Breaks
- 3 months of on-demand access (post-event) to our library, featuring:
- PDF files of speaker presentations
- Session recordings on-demand
- All recordings and content from previous years
$1,175.00 +hst
Vendors | Private Sector
Vendors | Private Sector
Learn about our pricing model
Commercial Registration
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- Complete two-day access: live conference sessions, case studies, and panel discussions, including Q&A
- Face-to-face networking: connect and build relationships with attendees & speakers
- Networking cocktail event: complimentary drinks included with your conference registration
- Breakfast, Lunch, & Breaks
- 3 months of on-demand access (post-event) to our on-demand library
A commercial registration is for individual attendance only. For booth inquiries and sponsor partnerships, email our team at info@sparkconferences.com.
Interested in exhibiting or sponsoring? Request a call.
$2,030.00 +hst
About our Public/Private Sector pricing model
Are you a healthcare student looking to attend?
About Our Pricing Model
Why commercial rates are higher
Healthcare providers, government organizations, and non-profits are the core audience for our conferences. Keeping their registration rates lower helps make it easier for more decision-makers and end users to attend.
What this means for vendors
Commercial attendees are participating in a business development context. Our pricing helps support a healthier delegate-to-vendor ratio and reduces the risk of the event becoming overcrowded with suppliers.
Why that matters
A more balanced room creates better access to healthcare leaders, more meaningful conversations, and a stronger overall return on your time onsite. It also helps ensure the event stays focused on education, peer exchange, and relationship-building — the setting in which the best commercial conversations tend to happen.
Location
Toronto + Virtual
The National Healthcare Business Development Conference will be a hybrid event, held both in-person and virtually.
Virtual Attendees: An email reminder with login information will be sent a week prior to the conference. If you haven’t received it, please email us at info@sparkconferences.com.
In-Person Attendees: Venue details to be announced.
Win a Free Ticket
Enter for a chance to win free entry to the conference. Winners will be drawn at random and notified via email up to a week before the conference. See our full terms and conditions for more details.
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What Do Our Attendees
Think?
See what past attendees have said about their experiences at this event.
Really good engagement
Solid speakers and attendees, really good engagement, good timing within the day – lots for networking. Very well organized and run.
Mandy Woodland, Director of Business Development, Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
2026 Attendee
Great networking opportunities
Great speakers – hard to choose favourite, great networking opportunities, started and stopped on time – really valuable. Great job!
Pamela McDonald, Director, Innovation and Partnership, Queensway Carleton Hospital
2026 Attendee
Innovation truly stood out as the central theme.
An insightful experience – innovation truly stood out as the central theme. Grateful for the knowledge shared!
Dominique Gagnon
Manager of Business Initiatives & Parking, Fondation Montfort
2025 Attendee
Loved the cocktail time
Everything was great, loved the cocktail time, wish it was longer. Mic situation was great.
Bushra Kundi
Sr Clinical Apps Specialist
2025 Attendee
Created great learning / sharing opportunities.
Ability to network made it very special and created great learning / sharing opportunities.
Pamela McDonald Kuhne
Director, Partnerships & Innovation, Queensway Carleton Hospital
2025 Attendee
I really enjoyed all sessions
I really enjoyed all sessions, the opportunities to connect with other people. Love to see if you can invite speakers who come from small/ rural/ medium size hospitals to share the ideas of revenue generation.
Ruixu Wang
Director, Finance & Decision Support, Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA)
2025 Attendee