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. You 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 Guests
Dr. Margaret E. Kruk
Professor of Health Systems
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Topic: Insights on Health Systems Quality
Justin Barnaby
Pharmacy Manager
Sobeys National Pharmacy Group
Topic: Just Culture and Risk Mitigation in Community Pharmacy
Dr. Bruno Gino, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Adjunct Professor at Memorial University
Topic: Overcoming Challenges and Pursuing Dreams
André Caria
Founding Partner
Ariska Advisory
Topic: Fraud Investigation and Forensic Considerations (A Case Study)
Nishith Labh
Medical Team Leader and Project Medical Referent
Doctors Without Borders
Topic: Warning Signs of fraud in an African Healthcare Setting
Teresa Checkley
Chief Audit Executive (retired)
Northern Health
Topic: Narcotics Diversion Investigation
Cristina German
Director, Airport Information Management Program GTAA
Wipro Limited
Topic: Working with Data in Health
Saba Vahid
Associate Principal, Consulting and Analytics- IQVIA
Adjunct Lecturer- University of Toronto
Topic: Analytics in Healthcare: Public and Private Sector Examples
Ayoub Yassin
Investigations Manager
IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross), Geneva
Topic: Detecting Deception & Uncovering Fraud in Healthcare
Johan du Toit
Executive Director
Data Riders Consulting and Education
Topic: Change Management in Healthcare
Dr. Judy Omumbo
Head of Programs: Partnerships & Resource Mobilization
Science for Africa Foundation
Topic: The changing profile of disease in Africa: Response and implications for the health sector
Dr. Amrit Virk
Lecturer in Health Policy
The University of Edinburgh
Topic: Revisiting Universal Health Coverage: Principles and Practices
Mark Dayan
Policy Analyst and Head of Public Affairs
Nuffield Trust
Topic: The National Health Service in the UK
Mehdi Somji
Director of Innovation & Partnerships
Trillium Health Partners
Topic: Transforming Healthcare: Setting Your Innovation Ambition & Navigating Complexity