TMU Health + Technology Symposium
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Join us in person for the Health & Technology Symposium on Friday, November 28, 2025, at 吃瓜直播 (TMU).
This interdisciplinary half-day event will bring together research and innovation experts from across TMU 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, 吃瓜直播
Dr. Patrick Neumann
Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering, 吃瓜直播
Moderator: Dr. Samantha Biglieri
School of Urban and Regional Planning, 吃瓜直播
Dr. M. Natasha Rajah
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Sex, Gender and Diversity in Brain Health, Memory and Aging
Department of Psychology, 吃瓜直播
Dr. Karen Soldatic
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing
School of Disability Studies, 吃瓜直播
Dr. April Khademi
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in AI for Medical Imaging
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, 吃瓜直播
Dr. Naimul Khan
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, 吃瓜直播
Dr. Ali Tavallaei
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Systems and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, 吃瓜直播
TMU 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, TMU |
| 8:40 a.m. | Opening remarks from the VPRI Dr. Steven N. Liss, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, TMU |
| 9:00 a.m. | Keynote talk by Dr. Kris Alexander Professor of Media Production, RTA School of Media, Creative School, TMU |
| 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, TMU 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, TMU 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, TMU 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