Healthcare Thought Leaders Speaker Series
Thought leaders in healthcare are invited to speak to program participants and guests about topics that are important to practicing healthcare professionals.
As part of this speaker series, guest speakers share educational content, research, and topic briefs that are context relevant. Attendees have the opportunity to engage in a question-and-answer session during and after each presentation. Presentations take place either as part of the program segments, or as separate standalone speaker events.
Past Speaker Series Events

Dr. Margaret E. Kruk
Professor of Health Systems
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Topic: Insights on Health Systems Quality
Date: February 2, 2023

Ka-On Tong
Vice President of Internal Audit
Constellation Software Inc.
Topic: Risk Management
Date: April 12, 2023

Prateek Singhal
Internal Audit Lead
Constellation Software Inc.
Topic: Risk Management
Date: April 12, 2023

Justin Barnaby
Pharmacy Manager
Sobeys National Pharmacy Group
Topic: Just Culture and Risk Mitigation in Community Pharmacy
Date: April 18, 2023

Dr. Bruno Gino, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Adjunct Professor at Memorial University
Topic: Overcoming Challenges and Pursuing Dreams
Date: May 24, 2023

André Caria
Founding Partner
Ariska Advisory
Topic: Fraud Investigation and Forensic Considerations (A Case Study)
Date: July 19, 2023

Nishith Labh
Medical Team Leader and Project Medical Referent
Doctors Without Borders
Topic: Warning Signs of fraud in an African Healthcare Setting
Date: August 2, 2023

Teresa Checkley
Chief Audit Executive (retired)
Northern Health
Topic: Narcotics Diversion Investigation
Date: August 9, 2023

Cristina German
Director, Airport Information Management Program GTAA
Wipro Limited
Topic: Working with Data in Health
Date: August 23, 2023

Saba Vahid
Associate Principal, Consulting and Analytics- IQVIA
Adjunct Lecturer- University of Toronto
Topic: Analytics in Healthcare: Public and Private Sector Examples
Date: August 30, 2023

Adam Resnick
Senior Management Consultant
Mayo Clinic
Topic: Applied Analytic in Healthcare
Date: September 6, 2023

Atul Dhanorker
Technical Success Manager
Mayo Clinic
Topic: Applied Analytic in Healthcare
Date: September 6, 2023