CHIEF Executive Forum Spring26 Symposium

Zachary Kilburn is Chief Digital Officer at HorizonNB, where he leads transformative initiatives in digital health innovation. With a focus on patient-centred care, Zach champions technologies like the Symbio Program and self-scheduling platforms to enhance access and efficiency across the health system. He brings a strategic lens to digital modernization, grounded in public accountability and operational excellence. Zach collaborates closely with clinical and administrative leaders to align digital solutions with real-world needs, driving measurable impact. His leadership reflects a commitment to equity, innovation, and continuous improvement in Canada’s evolving healthcare landscape.

Scott McKenna assumed the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health in October 2022.
Scott has led the development of a Digital Health Strategy which has architecture, data standards, clinical enablement and a citizen-centric focus at its core. He is responsible for day-to-day IM/IT operations as well as digital modernization and transformation. Scott collaborates across health and digital sectors to advance interoperability, AI, and adoption of digital solutions designed to improve clinician and citizen experience.
Scott came to Nova Scotia Health after 32 years with the federal government. Most recently he was Chief Information Officer for both Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada supporting the Government of Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scott’s contributions were nationally recognized in October 2025 when he was awarded the Canadian CIO of the Year, highlighting his exceptional leadership in advancing interoperability, modernizing digital health infrastructure, and enhancing the citizen and clinician experience across Nova Scotia.
Scott has significant background in transformation, modernization and innovation while leading people and culture through change. His leadership experience ensures digital tools and solutions support the overall business strategy of the organization and its employees.

Debbie Molloy is the vice president – human resources at NL Health Services. In this role, she is focused on ensuring that the provincial health system provides a caring and engaging workplace for the many dedicated professionals who work in the health system. Debbie also has executive responsibility for the clinical efficiency program and integrated capacity management.

She is an executive leader with over 25 years of experience in government, health care, energy and hospitality sectors. Having worked in both the public and private sectors, she brings a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing today’s competitive, fast-paced work environment. Her career path has allowed her to develop expertise in leadership, organizational effectiveness, talent management and employee relations.

Debbie holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) and Master’s in Education (post-secondary studies) from Memorial University. She has also completed the Rotman Directors Education Program and holds the ICD.D designation.

Debbie enjoys being outdoors and active but on cold winter days, you will find her curled up on the couch with her dogs enjoying a good book.

Natalie Urquhart is the Vice President Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer for Horizon Health Network (Horizon). She is responsible for the Financial Services provided to patients and staff and leads Horizon’s annual budget process. Natalie is also responsible for the financial internal controls of the organization and oversees Horizon’s Accounting; Accounts Receivable; Accounts Payable; Payroll; Budgeting; Reporting functions; Capital Equipment, Capital Infrastructure, Engineering and Maintenance, Environmental Services, Nutrition & Food Services, Property Management; and Space Planning.

With over 25 years of private-sector experience, and 20 years as a chartered professional accountant (CPA), Natalie brings a wealth of knowledge in the areas of finance, leadership, strategy, team building and communication to her new role.

Natalie holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from St. Mary’s University in Nova Scotia and recently attained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Ivey Business School at Western University in Ontario.

With a passion for lifelong learning and continuous improvement, Natalie has led significant projects in a senior leadership role. She also enjoys participating in her community and sits on the board of a local non-profit organization.

Natalie resides in Quispamsis with her husband Earl. Their two sons, Owen and Eric, are currently attending university. Together, they enjoy travel and engaging in outdoor activities such as golfing, camping, and hiking.

Shannon MacDonald leads the digital health elements of the Health Care practice at EY Canada. She has deep experience with executive teams in strategic planning, leading and designing facilitated client sessions, and project leadership and governance.

Her experience centres on the continuously evolving digital health sector and driving the innovations and transformations that move it forward in an inclusive and citizen-centred manner. Previous to EY, Shannon was a Managing Director and Client Account Lead at Accenture for five years. During 27 years at Deloitte, Shannon served in various roles including Chief Inclusion Officer, Government of Ontario Lead Client Service Partner, Managing Partner — Atlantic, and National Health Care Leader.

Shannon is also the Board Chair of the University of Prince Edward Island Board of Governors. Shannon has an ICD.D designation, with experience on several not-for-profit boards over the past 25 years.

Lyn is a seasoned healthcare leader with over 25 years of experience as a nurse, administrator and consultant. As a dynamic healthcare executive, Lyn has led global enterprise-wide complex clinical transformations attaining sustainable results. Her collaborative style enables her to work with multiple different stakeholders to achieve transformational change with sustainable results. Her deep operational experience enables her to work with other health system partners to shape and achieve the vision for future healthcare delivery while sustaining financial efficiency, improving quality and enhancing the patient and family experience.

After almost 20 years as a consultant with Deloitte US and Deloitte Canada, Lyn joined TransForm in 2018 and led the Clinical Systems and Transformation office at TransForm and was responsible for all clinical systems including Cerner throughout the Erie St. Clair region, as well as any ongoing transformation programs. She successfully led the most comprehensive clinical transformation program (e-VOLVE)-within the former Erie St. Clair region with her hospital partners resulting in the successful implementation of the Cerner Millennium hospital information system across four hospital organizations in big bang style during probably the most trying time of healthcare: the COVID-19 Pandemic. The e-VOLVE program has resulted in a longitudinal, contiguous patient record for all patients being served in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent that can be readily accessed by any provider at any of the four hospital organizations as well as the 4 hospitals achieving EMRAM 6. She is currently co-chair of the Cerner Provincial Collaborative representing 10 instances of Cerner, 58 hospitals. In April 2022, she was promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer of TransForm where she continues to work with not only the 5 hospitals in Erie St. Clair and the 3 Ontario Health Teams to deliver Information Technology and Supply Chain Services.

Nimira Dhalwani is the Chief Technology O cer at SickKids with oversight of cybersecurity, infrastructure modernization, and clinical systems
integration and innovation. Her work is rooted in integrative thinking and a commitment to patient-centered transformation. Beyond her
professional role, she serves as President of the Ismaili Council for Toronto and sits on the Board of Directors for Regent Park Community Health
Centre. Her leadership is guided by values of service and lifelong learning.

Keltie Jamieson is a visionary leader in digital health, with extensive experience both in
Canada and internationally. Currently serving as the Chief Digital & Health Information
Officer at Bermuda Hospitals Board, Keltie oversees digital health and transformation,
driving forward comprehensive digital strategies to enhance healthcare delivery. With
previous leadership roles at Horizon Health Network and Nova Scotia Health & IWK Health,
Keltie has consistently demonstrated the ability to lead large teams and implement
innovative solutions. Keltie's passion for digital health is evident in her commitment to
advancing digital health strategies and initiatives. She brings a global perspective, having
worked in diverse healthcare environments, which allows her to adapt best practices from
various health systems to the Canadian context. Her dedication to equity, diversity, and
inclusion ensures that digital health initiatives are accessible and beneficial to all
communities. With a track record of enabling change through technology, Keltie is known
for her ability to drive innovation and lead successful digital transformations. Her
commitment to continuous learning and professional development positions her as a
mentor and supporter of the digital health community.

Ariane joined OntarioMD as General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer in 2016. She has been recognized internationally for her achievements in privacy and security. She was recently awarded the 2023 Women in IT Award for Canada’s Security Leader of the Year. She has also been recognized by Who’s Who as a global leader in technology law, privacy and data protection. Ariane provides OntarioMD with strategic and legal advice. Her current focus is on technology and legal issues with respect to use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care. Through her leadership, OntarioMD provides health system partners with a practical perspective on privacy and security from the lens of community-based physician practices. Ariane developed OntarioMD’s Privacy & Security Training Module for the Ontario health-care sector and a second Module focused on virtual care.

Prior to joining OntarioMD, Ariane supported global corporations with technology law advice as a Partner in Canada’s largest law firm and from her own practice. She worked as a Senior Investigator for the federal Privacy Commissioner, Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice and as Constitutional Counsel to the Attorney General of Ontario. Ariane was part of the launch team for Richard Branson’s Virgin Mobile Canada.

Kate works with the Australian e Health Research Centre of CSIRO as the Interoperability Lead. Kate has over 22 years of experience in leading delivery and implementation programs in health care with a key focus on initiatives that build community and drive the adoption of standards to enable an interoperable, digital health system. Kate is responsible for the global business development of Ontoserver and other associated terminology and FHIR based products, working with government, healthcare and industry organisations to enable the meaningful adoption of clinical terminologies and FHIR. Kate is a Director of HL7 Australia. Kate is National Coordinator for Sparked- Australia’s FHIR Accelerator responsible for developing nationally agreed data models, FHIR Implementation Guides and SNOMED CT ValueSets. Kate is also a Strategic Advisor for the CSIRO Strengthening Standards Capability Program, which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Päivi Sillanaukee (MD, PhD, eMBA) is the Special Envoy for Health and Wellbeing at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland.
Previously she has served as Ambassador for Health and Wellbeing at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Director-General and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Deputy Mayor and Director of Social and Health Services in the City of Tampere, and held clinical and managerial positions in the Pirkanmaa Hospital District.
Dr Sillanaukee is a specialist in public health and management and doctor honoris causa from the University of Helsinki. She has worked on policies to promote public health, social protection, gender equality, innovation and digitalization.
She represented Finland in the WHO Executive Board from May 2018 to May 2021 and served as its first and third Vice Chair from 2018 to 2020. From September 2021 to September 2022 she served as Executive President of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe. She has been the co-chair of the Alliance for Health Security Cooperation (AHSC), a member of the Steering Group of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) and member of Health Advisory Board of the UN Global Pulse Finland. She has served as a member of the HIMSS Board of Directors from July 2021 to June 2025 and is a Member of the HealthAI International Board.

Elizabeth Keller is a leading executive, strategist and integrator in Canadian digital health and a recognized health expert internationally. She was named as one of the Top 10 Women in Digital Health in Canada. As the National Canadian Business Development Leader for Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Public Sector (Healthcare), Elizabeth works with government and public sector clients to transform their businesses and improve citizen experiences. She has also worked with some of the largest private sector consulting firms in the world (IBM and PwC), and in the public sector for 10 years as VP at OntarioMD.

Elizabeth volunteers her time and expertise extensively in the industry as an elected advisor to CHIEF (Canada’s Health Informatics Executive Forum) and the Head of Delegation for Canada (Digital Health Standards) for the Standards Council of Canada. Elizabeth also guest lectures at University of Toronto and University of Regina, and enjoys mentoring and helping the next generation of leaders in this exciting space of AI, Healthcare and Innovation!

A public sector executive with the Government of New Brunswick, Lee Burry has over 15 years of high-level experience in areas including human resources, strategy, organizational performance and change management. He has led multidisciplinary teams across a series of government departments and presently holds the role of Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services with New Brunswick's Department of Health. In this role, Lee is responsible for a variety of ministerial functions including Analytics, Innovation and eHealth.

Prab Gill is an experienced Clinical Informatics Leader currently serving as the Chief Clinical Information Officer at the Provincial Health Services Authority. They have a strong background in the hospital and health care industry, having previously held roles such as Director of Quality, Safety and Systems Improvement at BCMHSUS Agency and Director of Clinical Informatics for the CST Project. Prab's expertise encompasses Clinical Informatics, Quality Improvement, and Systems Improvement. They hold a Master of Science in Nursing focused on Clinical Education and Advanced Practice from The University of British Columbia.

Dr Miller joined the Division of General Internal Medicine in 2017. Following her graduation from the faculty of medicine at the University of Ottawa, she completed her residency in internal medicine and general internal medicine at Memorial University. She holds a Master of Science in Health Policy, Planning and Financing from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Dr Miller's academic expertise relates to digitally-enabled health care transformation, leveraging technology and virtual care to improve clinical service delivery. She led the digitization of GIM's ambulatory care processes and significantly improved ambulatory waits with a multifaceted intervention including incorporation of eConsult and synchronous provider to provider consultation. She served as Interim Division Head for GIM in 2020.

Dr Miller took on the role of Chief Medical Information Officer for Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health in January 2021. In that leadership capacity, she is a leader of the One Person One Record initiative that will bring a single integrated clinical information system to all hospital-based care in the province.

Alexis strives to improve the way care is delivered and experienced using trusted relationships and partners, honed delivery skills and digital enablers. She has 18 years of healthcare leadership experience, developing strategies and delivering large-scale, transformational initiatives across the continuum of care. She currently holds a dual role, leading regional digital initiatives in support of provincial priorities and provides digital leadership at Altum Health, a rehabilitation division of University Health Network. Outside of work Alexis volunteers on several community boards and contributes to the learner community at the Institute of Health, Policy and Evaluation at University of Toronto.

Anne is a digital health and data strategy leader with two decades of experience advancing large-scale data infrastructure, clinical digital transformation, and interoperable health systems across Canada. She has a proven ability to build strong teams that bridge clinical operations, data governance, and emerging technologies to deliver practical, scalable innovation with the goal of improving care delivery and system performance. Her current role is with the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), where she is the Director of Hospital Data Transformation. She serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Digital Health Canada, as well as the co-chair of Ontario’s chapter of Networked Health. She is an adjunct professor in the Master in Health Informatics program at the University of Toronto, where she teaches Leadership in Digital Health Transformation. Anne holds a Master of Health Administration from the University of Toronto, as well as CPHIMS-CA and CIPP/CA designations. She is a recognized Top 40 under 40 winner and frequently speaks at digital health conferences across the globe.

Anne also serves as Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors at Digital Health Canada and is a frequent speaker at local and international conferences on the intersection of healthcare and technology.