2019 Waterloo MedTech Conference - Building a Successful MedTech Infrastructure - Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - St. George Hall, Waterloo Ontario
"Canada needs to unlock the full potential of its innovations and accelerate the pace of commercialization to ensure a sustainable globally competitive health ecosystem with a robust innovation economy and improved health outcomes."
- Karimah Es Sabar, Chair, Health and Biosciences
Economic Strategy Table

2019 4th Annual Waterloo MedTech Conference

Building a Successful MedTech Infrastructure

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
St. George Hall, Waterloo Ontario

Bringing entrepreneurs, start-ups, researchers, industry and government experts, thought leaders, and healthcare professionals, together to innovate solutions to pressing healthcare problems. Join us at Waterloo Region's largest cross-sector gathering involved in health care.

Conference PRESS RELEASE

Download the Waterloo MedTech Conference 2019 PRESS RELEASE (.pdf)

Learn from the Experts

How do we translate ideas to have real impact? How do we handle startups for the best results? How do we accelerate innovation in health care? How do we support and finance a healthcare innovation ecosystem?

Learn how world experts from MIT, Johns Hopkins, St. Michael's Hospital Biomedical Zone and MEDTEQ have built programs and centres to support innovators and startups. Hear from top authorities from UofT's Rotman School of Management, University of Waterloo, Conestoga College, and Wilfrid Laurier University how to support startups to scale up their innovations, how to finance and organize MedTech infrastructure and how to build a MedTech incubator. They will address the following questions:

  • How do we translate ideas to have real impact?
  • How do we handle startups for the best results?
  • How do we really accelerate innovation in health care?
  • How do we organize, support and finance a healthcare innovation ecosystem?

Meet and Grow Your Network

Connect with key stakeholders from health care, industry, government, academia and the startup community. Mingle and interact with thought leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs. Share and debate ideas. Check out the exhibitors, their cool technology and services. Find potential partners.

Hear from Waterloo's 2019 Top Seven MedTech startups and scale-ups

Always the conference favourite - see the innovation and startup showcase and hear from the selected top seven MedTech startups and scale-ups for 2019 who aim to transform the world of health care.

Conference Speakers

Keynote Speakers and Chairs

  • Charles (Charlie) Cooney, PhD, Founding Director, Deshpande Centre, MIT
  • Diane Côté, President and CEO, MEDTEQ
  • Dr. Linda Maxwell, Surgeon, Founding and Executive Director, The Biomedical Zone
  • Josephine McMurray, PhD, Associate Professor; Director, case@BTM, Business Technology Management, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics/Health Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Paul Nagy, PhD, Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Medicine Technology Innovation Center
  • Zach Weston, Manager, Acute Care and Clinical Innovation, Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network & Faculty Member, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Charles L. Cooney

PhD, Founding Director, Deshpande Centre, MIT

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Diane Côté

President and CEO, MEDTEQ

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Dr. Linda Maxwell

Surgeon, Founding and Executive Director, The Biomedical Zone

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Josephine McMurray

PhD, Associate Professor; Director, case@BTM, Business Technology Management, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics/Health Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University

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Paul Nagy

PhD, Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Medicine Technology Innovation Center

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Zach Weston

Manager, Acute Care and Clinical Innovation, Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network & Faculty Member, Wilfrid Laurier University

Welcome Addresses

  • Hon. Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and MP, Waterloo
  • Doug Dittmer, MD, Medical Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Grand River Hospital
  • Shirley Fenton, Co-Founder, Waterloo MedTech
  • Karen Redman, Regional Chair, Region of Waterloo
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Hon. Bardish Chagger

Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and MP, Waterloo

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Doug Dittmer

MD, Medical Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Grand River Hospital

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Shirley Fenton

Co-Founder, Waterloo MedTech

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Karen Redman

Regional Chair, Region of Waterloo

Speakers and Panelists

  • Diane Côté, President and CEO, MEDTEQ
  • Doug Dittmer, MD, Medical Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Grand River Hospital
  • Gary Hallam, PhD, Executive Dean, School of Business and Hospitality, Conestoga College
  • Micheál J. Kelly, PhD, Dean, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Tiff Macklem, PhD, Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Linda Maxwell, Surgeon, Founding and Executive Director, The Biomedical Zone
  • Chekema Prince, Senior Human Factors Engineer, Medtronic
  • J. Mark Weber, PhD, Eyton Director, Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, University of Waterloo
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Diane Côté

President and CEO, MEDTEQ

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Doug Dittmer

MD, Medical Director, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Grand River Hospital

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Gary Hallam

PhD, Executive Dean, School of Business and Hospitality, Conestoga College

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Micheál J. Kelly

PhD, Dean, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University

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Tiff Macklem

PhD, Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

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Dr. Linda Maxwell

Surgeon, Founding and Executive Director, The Biomedical Zone

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Chekema Prince

Senior Human Factors Engineer, Medtronic

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J. Mark Weber

PhD, Eyton Director, Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, University of Waterloo

Hosted by Waterloo MedTech with support from Industry and the Community.

Conference Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors


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Media Sponsors

Canadian Healthcare Technology