Join our speaker roaster! Each conference we produce features innovative and influential speakers. If you know someone who belongs on the stage, or if you belong there yourself, we want to hear from you! We review every nomination that comes in and contact potential speakers when the best opportunity arises. Email us at info@sparkconferences.com

Alyssa Gumapac
Communications Specialist
SickKids Learning Institute | Project Echo, Paediatric Project ECHO & ECHO Epilepsy Across the Lifespan

Ramon Syyap
He/Him
Digital Content Specialist
Canadian Institute for Health Information

Graeme Wilkes
Senior Director, Communications and Marketing
Healthcare Excellence Canada

Deiren Masterson
Digital Specialist
SickKids Learning Institute | Project Echo, Paediatric Project ECHO & ECHO Epilepsy Across the Lifespan

Brian Sankarsingh
Performance/Information Management Communication and Engagement Liaison | Communications GP
Alliance for Healthier Communities

Brenda Catchpole
Chief Administrative Officer (Retired)
Victoria General Hospital (Winnipeg)

Ashley Materi
She/Her
Senior Communications Advisor
Indigenous Services Canada, Ontario Region

Amanda Higginson
She/Her
Public Health Project Officer
Ottawa Public Health

Kirk Furlotte
He/Him
Regional Manager, Atlantic Canada
Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC)

Kevin Parent
He/Him
Public Health Program & Project Management Officer
Ottawa Public Health

Julie Bortolotti
She/Her
Communications Specialist
Canadian Institute for Health Information

Jennifer Schipper
Founder and President
Arc Communications

James MacDonald
Director, Communications and Public Affairs
Ornge

Dr. Heidi Tworek
She/Her
Associate Professor in International History and Public Policy
University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus

Simeon Kanev
Privacy Business Lead
Alliance for Healthier Communities

Rahul Gaitonde
Acting Branch Chief, Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Peter Bak
Chief Information Officer
Humber River Hospital

Paris Semansky
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
CAMH

Maureen Ross
Member, Oxford and Area Ontario Health Team
Member, Woodstock Hospital Patient and Family Advisory Committee

Mark Weir
Director of Strategic Planning and Community Engagement
Woodstock General Hospital

Nick Rodriguez
HHS 405(d) – Aligning Health Care Industry Security Approaches Program Manager
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Mary Jane Dykeman
Partner and Co-Founder
INQ Law

Marc Toppings
Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
University Health Network

Ira Parghi
Partner
INQ Law

David Finley
Cyber Recovery Strategy, Global Technology Office
Dell Technologies

Tyler Kempt
IT System Administrator
Community Health Centres of Northumberland

Lesley Seto
Dietician
Registered Katonah Yoga Instructor
Embodhi Nutrition and Yoga

Claudine Lowry
Professional Transition Coach
Career & Workplace Coach
Leadership Matters!

Autumn Grant
Mindset Coach
Co-Founder
Flo Meditation + Wellness

Candace Dames
Senior Training and Development Advisor
EDLS – A Harvard Business Publishing
Partner & Founder
Dames Enterprise Incorporated

Susan Stewart
Comedian, Author, Motivational Speaker

Dave Carroll
Award-winning Singer-songwriter

Fraser Pennie
Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist
University Health Network

Karen Furneaux
Canadian Olympic Athlete

Katie Weatherson
Canadian Olympic Athlete

Dr. Wendy R. Carroll
Director of the EMBA Program
Associate Professor
Department of Management,
Sobey School of Business,
Saint Mary’s University

Ann-Marie Flinn
President and Founder
Champion Foundational Change Agency

Gillian Pendlebury
Partner & Senior Recruitment Consultant
Administrative Staffing

Dr. Chezi Levi
CEO, Medical Director
Barzilai Medical Center

Nimrod Eisenberg
Dream Doctor

Dr. Sean Moore
Emergency Physician from Kenora Ontario
Medical Director of Education
Ornge
Chief of Emergency Services
Lake of the Woods District Hospital

Brad Ison
Owner and All Hazards Coach
Hazardscape Management Inc.
Former Director of Training, Accreditation, and Standards
Alberta Emergency Management Agency

Dr. Joseph Barbera
Associate Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (Crisis & Emergency Management)
Associate Professor of Engineering Management and International Affairs
George Washington University

Dr. Howard Ovens
Emergency Physician and Chief Medical Strategy Officer, Sinai Health System
Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto

Dan Shapiro
Former USA Ambassador to Israel

Dr. Benny Davidson
Former Director, Emergency & Disaster Management Division
Ministry of Health Israel

Dr. Hezi Waisman
Chief of ED, Schneider Children’s Medical Center
Assoc. Professor, Tel Aviv University
Director, Clalit Telemedicine Service

Dr. Tomer Simon
National Technology Officer, Microsoft Israel
Futurist | Thought Leadership | Innovation Evangelist | Keynote Speaker

Talia Levanon
Director
Israel Trauma Coalition

Dr. Ron Lobel
Medical Center Assistant Director
Barzilai Medical Center

Stephen Daley
Emergency Management and Business Continuity Coordinator
Health PEI

Barbara Hall
President
MaxxCare Solutions

Jonathan Weekes
Vice President
Marsh Canada Limited

Carla Hynes
Health Services Manager, of Inpatient Surgery and Community Transition Unit
Colchester East Hants Health Centre

Tammy Parker
Clinical Practice Leader, Emergency Department
Colchester East Health Center

Janet Davidson
Interim President and CEO
Nova Scotia Health Authority

Angela Leblanc
Director, Enterprise Risk Management & Emergency Preparedness
Nova Scotia Health Authority

Anne Maclaurin
Senior Program Manager
Canadian Patient Safety Institute

Sandra Rooney
Regional Director Risk Management/Directrice régionale de la gestion des risques
Horizon Health Network / Réseau de santé Horizon

Karen Hornberger
Director of Privacy
Nova Scotia Health Authority

Martina Munden
General Counsel
Nova Scotia Health Authority

Steven Lockyer
Director of Healthcare Technology and Data Management
Eastern Health

Frank Tourneur
Senior Director, Emergency Preparedness and Radiation Safety
Corporate Radiation Safety Officer University Health Network

Rocky Prosser
Director Protection Services Emergency Management, Security, & Life Safety
Kingston Health Sciences Center, Providence Care Hospital

Peter Boorman
Regional Lead for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response
NHS England – London Region

Kassondra Stockman
Emergency Preparedness Advisor
Halton Healthcare

Dr. Carl Jarvis
Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine
Dalhousie University
Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Health Services, Nova Scotia

Catherine Gaulton
Chief Executive Officer
HIROC

Daniel Fay
Facilitator, Project Management
BrenDaniel Productions Corp

Laura Alexander
Instructor
Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)

Sue Meagher
Talent and Organizational Development Consultant
Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA)

Debra DiGiovanni
Award-winning Comedian

Linda Brothwell
Facility Administrator, Acute Care
Nipawin Hospital Saskatchewan Health Authority

Jessica Harris
Manager of Emergency Preparedness
Unity Health Toronto (St. Michael’s Hospital)

Harriette Schumacher
Executive Coach & Leadership Trainer

Executive Assistant
YMCA, Greater Halifax/Dartmouth

Brenda Fay
Facilitator, Project Management
BrenDaniel Productions Corp

Scott Conrad
Instructional Designer
Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)

Beth McKay
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach
Founder
The Bodacious Way

Deborah Lohrenz
Professional Life/ Career Coach
Human Resources Professional
Professional Trainer/ Facilitator
Owner, 2Motiv8U

Dr. Elizabeth Stobert
Postdoctoral Researcher in
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Concordia University

Dr. Isabelle Imamedjian
Staff Emergency Physician
William Osler Health System

Michael Nolan
Chief Paramedic
Director Emergency Services
County of Renfrew

Midlanie Bouchard
Med-Urge Pilot Nurse
McGill University Health Centre

Maryse Godin
Clinical and Administrative Coordinator
Mental Health and Emergency Department
McGill University Health Centre

Kenia Noailles
Agent Administratif
University Hospital of Montreal (CHUM)

Andrew Willmore
Medical Director, Emergency Management
The Ottawa Hospital

Dr. Julie Kim
Attending Staff Emergency Physician
London Health Sciences Centre
Assistant Professor
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry

Dr. Ferco Berger
Assistant Professor
University of Toronto
Head of Emergency and Trauma Radiology
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Adam Van Dijk
Epidemiologist
KFL&A (Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington) Public Health

Brian Mosley
Geographic Information Systems Analyst
KFL&A (Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington) Public Health

Dr. David Barrera
Assistant Professor
Computer and Software Engineering
Polytechnique Montréal

Ralph Michaelis
Chief Information Officer
Canadian Blood Services

Kenrick Bagnall
Cybercrime Investigator
Toronto Police Service

Ankur Mukherjee, P.Eng
Cybersecurity Consultant
Palo Alto Networks

Charles Thompson
Policy and Research Analyst
HealthCareCAN

Imran Ahmad
Partner
Miller Thompson LLP

James Penafiel
Underwriting Supervisor
HIROC

Lois Hales
Senior Risk Management Specialist
HIROC

Lori Borovoy
Senior Risk Management Specialist
HIROC

Andrea Cassano-Piché
Human Factors Engineer
ISMP

Dragica Grbavac
Managing Director
Uvidi Management Group

Claudia Cocco
Emergency Preparedness Lead, Toronto Central LHIN
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Rob Burgess
Senior Director, Prehospital Medicine
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Debbie Perry
Risk Management Consultant
Eastern Health, Newfoundland

Jignesh Padia
Enterprise Risk Management
Quality Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma)
Change Management Expert

Dr. Michael Cheatham
Trauma Surgeon, Chief Surgical…
Orlando Regional Medical Center

Jeff Curtis
Chief Privacy Officer
Sunnybrook Health Sciences…

Dr. Jay Coates
Medical Director
University Medical Center…

Gordon McBean
President
International Council for Science

Kevin Magee
Former, Board of Directors
Brant Community Healthcare…

Ruth Lichti
Registered Nurse
Northern Lights Regional Health…

Elizabeth Vosburgh
VP, HR & Quality
NHH

Rohan Gonsalves
Director, Quality, Safety…
NHH

Simon Bridgland
Emergency Mgmt Specialist…
Trillium Health Partners

Andrew Moull
Emergency Prep Specialist…
Scarborough & Rouge Hospital

Lisa DeWolfe
Administrative Assistant
IWK Health Centre

donalee Moulton
Principal
Quantum Communications

Scott Bosse
Admin Supervisor…
IWK Health Centre

Terry Stanislow
Facilitator
Smiling Horse Studio

Lili Brylowski Nestor
Specialist, Emergency & Disaster…
HHS

Stephanie Trowbridge
Manager, Emergency Prep…
SJHH

Michael Watts
Chair, Health Industry Group
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Cathy Bennett
Former Minister of Finance
Government of Newfoundland…

Sheila Kelly
Director
The Big Yes Centre…

Sean Wiltshire
CEO
Avalon Employment Inc.

Melanie Champagne
Executive Assistant to the COO
IWK Health Centre

Jim Spellos
President
Meeting U

Marc Beaudoin
VP, Public Consultations…
Ipsos Public Affairs

Michelle Holden
Communications & Marketing…
HIROC

Carla Rodriguez
Regional Director, Patient Exp…
William Osler Health System

Gabriella Skubincan
Manager, Communications…
Patient Ombudsman of Ontario…

Lori Davison
VP, Brand Strategy…
Sick Kids Foundation

Janice Nicholson
Director, Communications…
The Hospital for Sick Children

Paddy Moore
Strategic Comm Advisor…
CHEO

Martin Waxman
Instructor, Digital Strategy…
University of Toronto…

Patrice Cloutier
Manager, Corporate Comm…
HHS

Philip De Souza
Manager, Communications…
HIROC

Kevin Ménard
Communications Lead
Canadian Nurses Association

Jennifer Macey
VP, Health Research Institue
Ipsos Public Affairs

Elise Copps
PR Specialist
HHS

Jean George
Digital Strategy & Comm…
University of Toronto

Julie Drury
Chair, Patient & Family Advisory…
Ontario Ministry of Health…

Zal Press
Executive Director
Patient Commando

Kathy Kastner
Author & CEO
BestEndings.com

Joanne Yeung
Manager, Social Media & Content
Iovate Health Sciences

Melanie Bouchard
Registered Nurse
CUSM

Mike Villeneuve
CEO
Canadian Nurses Association

Sherrilynne Starkie
Strategic Digital Communications
Sherrilynne Starkie Consulting

Jay Innes
Director, Communications
Perley & Rideau Veteran’s Health…

Ellen Gardner
Senior Communications Specialist
HIROC

Calyn Pettit
Manager, Digital Communications
HHS

Adam Cohen
Founder & CEO
PERCEPTAGE

Charles-Alexandre Campbell
Member
Medical CBRN

Dr. Sébastien Robert
Specialist, Emergency Medicine…
IUCPQ, CIUSSS

Stephen Black
Manager, Prevention…
CUSM

Dr. Elene Khalil
Pediatric Emergency Physician
The Montreal Children’s Hospital

Dr. Marc Béïque
Specialist, Emergency Medicine
CUSM

André Lapointe
Conseiller, Antiterrorisme…
Division de la planification…

Nick Alevetsovitis
President & Founder
The Fluence Group

Caroline Dusablon
Regional Coordinator…
CIUSSS

Rita Giulione
Manager, Volunteer Services
McGill University Health Centre

Ann Hébert
Coordinator, Volunteer Services
HME, CUSM

Philippe Geoffrion
Field Officer
OFMEM

Renee Blomme
Corporate Risk Management
North York General Hospital

Dorothy Carson
Project Manager, Quality…
Sunnybrook Health Sciences…

Dr. Valérie Homier
Spécialiste en médecine…
CUSM

Dr. Daniel Kollek
Director
CEEP

Dr. Dagan Schwartz
Emergency Medicine
Rabin Medical Center

Dr. Nathalie Morissette
Directrice médicale…
CHUM

Catherine Syms
Corporate Director…
PHSA

Angeza Mohammed
Integrated Risk Management
PHSA

Sim Segal
President
SimErgy Consulting

Kopiha Nathan
Senior Healthcare Risk …
HIROC

Kate Dewhirst
Founder
Kate Dewhirst Health Law

Susan Nickle
General Counsel & VP, People…
London Health Sciences Centre

Bex Saunders
Social Media Consultant
BritChick Social Media

Kate Davis
Speaker, Comedian
Freelance Writer

Diana Del Bel Belluz
President
Risk Wise

Tara Tyson
Director, Risk Management
The Hospital for Sick Children

Caroline Smith
Senior Risk Management…
Niagara Health

Marilyn Kalmats
Director, Quality, Patient Safety…
Niagara Health

Diane Wooden
HR Professional
Diane Wooden Consulting

Gina Brown
Founder
Brainstorm Communications

Steve Foran
CEO, Author, Culture Expert…
Gratitude at Work

Clare O’Connor
Communications Coach …
Full Picture Public Affairs

Nancy Dorey
Coach & Idea Builder
Facilitator & Strategist

Andy Cutten
Partner
Halifax Global Inc.

Christine Perestrelo
Risk Analyst, Enterprise Risk
Trillium Health Partners

Sheryl Moran
VP of Client Success
RL Solutions

Laura Williams
Director, Client Risk…
Holland Bloorview…

Rita vanOosterhout
Senior VP…
Marsh Canada Limited

Nora Constas
National Leader, Clinical Risk…
Marsh Risk Consulting

Susan Macleod
Strategic Communication…
Macleod Allen Creative Services

Christine Henhoeffer
Past Chair, Board of Trustees
St. Mary’s General Hospital

Megan Evans
VP and Chief Legal & Risk Officer
The Hospital for Sick Children

John P. Angkaw
Director, Enterprise Risk
Trillium Health Partners

Ru Tagger
VP, Quality & Patient Safety…
Sunnybrook Health Sciences…

Kendra Ramer
Manager, Risk Management
London Health Sciences Centre

Polly Stevens
VP, Healthcare Risk Management
HIROC

Barry Wante
Director, Emergency Management
Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Boyd Dixon
Emergency Preparedness Director
Bellevue Hospital Center

Dr. Wisam Abboud
Attending Physician, Surgeon
Rambam Health Care Campus

Andrew Aris
Manager of Security Services
CAMH

Dr. Richard Leblanc
Associate Professor, Law…
York University
