Digital Health Canada WIN25

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  Shelagh Maloney

  CEO, Digital Health Canada

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  Shelagh’s career has been defined by a passion for digital health and its transformative ability to improve the patient and provider experience. In her previous national executive leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, Shelagh earned widespread recognition for her business development, relationship management, consensus-building, and communication skills. Shelagh was named as one of the Women Leaders in Digital Health (2017) and a Digital Health Canada Fellow (2023). A dedicated advocate for innovation and equity through digital health, Shelagh has shaped policy and practice through influential volunteer roles. She is currently Vice -Chair, Vision Loss Rehab Canada and has served as Vice Chair of SNOMED International, Board Chair of Digital Health Canada, and Board Director, Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). Notably, she played a key role in hiring Digital Health Canada’s first CEO during her tenure as Board President (2006-2008). Shelagh holds a B.Sc. in Applied Health Sciences from the University of Waterloo and is a Certified Professional in Health Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS-CA).

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  Tatenda Okoi

  Director of eHealth, First Nations Health & Social Secretariat of Manitoba

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  Tatenda Okoi is a digital health professional and Director of eHealth at the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (FNHSSM). For more than a decade, she has led multidisciplinary teams to design and deliver innovative, results-oriented digital health initiatives in First Nations communities across Manitoba, advancing technology enabled organizational change and health promotion. She holds a Master of Public Health and a Certificate in Health Care Management from East Tennessee State University, a Master’s in Indigenous Community Development from the University of Winnipeg, and an Advanced Program Diploma in Management, Leadership, and Strategy. She also holds certifications in project management, change management, and information technology.

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  Katrina Will

  Provincial Director, Public Health Information Systems, Government of Manitoba

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  Katrina Will is the Director of Public Health Information Systems based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she oversees the strategic development and implementation of data-driven solutions that support public health decision-making and service delivery. She is deeply committed to quality assurance and data privacy, ensuring that systems are secure, interoperable, and responsive to the evolving needs of health professionals and communities. Passionate about leveraging digital innovation to strengthen public health infrastructure and outcomes, she brings a strategic lens to public health informatics, combining technical expertise with a commitment to equity, transparency, and accountability.

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  Perry Kjargaard

  Senior Director, Canada Health Infoway

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  Perry Kjargaard has spent the past 30 years in the digital health movement working in both the public and private sectors in Canada and the United States. From time as CIO at the Saskatoon Health Region, to working with the US Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC and for the past 18 years with Canada Health Infoway - these experiences have shaped his approach to working with the health system. In addition to working with many stakeholders across Canada, partnerships formed with Indigenous Peoples have been one of the highlights of his working career.

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  Funmi Ojo

  Client Development Executive, Altera Digital Health

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  Funmi plays a key role as a Client Development Executive at Altera Digital Health, driving innovation to enhance care quality and shape the future of digital health in Canada. With over a decade of experience across psychiatry, critical care, and long-term care, she brings a deep commitment to improving health outcomes, especially for marginalized and at-risk communities, a passion rooted in her work as a Registered Nurse across North America. Funmi also serves her community as a Nurse Consultant with the Canadian Center for Global Studies (Manitoba Hub) and previously contributed as a member of the Governance Committee of the Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba.
  She holds a Master’s in Nursing Informatics & Administration from Molloy University, New York, and is a certified gerontological nurse through the Canadian Nurses Association. Her expertise, leadership, and advocacy make her a powerful force in advancing Canadian digital health.

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  Andrea Ladouceur

  President & CEO, Bioscience Association Manitoba

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  Andrea is an innate leader that designs, delivers and realigns strategic and transformation plans in multiple, complex arenas including finance, technology, energy and climate, and health and the economy. She consistently achieves desired outcomes by maximizing partnerships and true collaborations, understanding risks, and unleashing the power and talent of the BAM team to support and elevate the Bioscience industry.

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  Dr. Dylan Marando

  Head of Strategy & Government Affairs, Siemens Healthineers

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  Dr. Dylan Marando is the Head of Strategy & Government Affairs for Siemens Healthineers in Canada. In this capacity, Dylan is responsible for the development of partnerships with public sector entities, particularly provincial healthcare systems. He also leads market intelligence activities, as well as the generation of corporate insights on major public policy issues— especially in the areas of comprehensive cancer care, AI in healthcare, and supply chain governance. Prior to his work with Siemens Healthineers, Dylan held the positions of: Deputy Director of Policy to the Prime Minister of Canada; Principal Advisor to the President of the Treasury Board of Canada; and Senior Advisor, Policy to the Premier of Ontario. Dylan sits on the Boards of Directors of Canadian Science Publishing and Myeloma Canada, as well as the CD Howe Institute Health Policy Council. He studied at the University of Toronto, where he received an Honours Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Public Policy, and a Doctorate in Political Science, and where he has taught as a Sessional Lecturer at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Dylan is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

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  Norm Silver

  Co-Founder and CEO, QDoc Virtual Healthcare

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  Dr. Silver is a pediatrician with more than 20 years of experience and the cofounder and CEO of QDoc Inc. With a passion for finding gaps in the health care system, Norm works towards filling them by finding the pain points and using innovation to fix them. Some examples of his visionary leadership include the foundation of the Minor Illness and Injury Clinic, the first urgent care clinic located outside of a government facility in Manitoba; the Minor Injury Clinic for Kids at the Pan Am Clinic; a drive-through appointment-based COVID-19 Swab testing site located at Red River College, and the Penicillin De-labelling Clinic, the first clinic of its kind in Manitoba. From 2019 until today, Dr. Silver has continued to serve the Brandon community as the Head of Pediatrics and Pediatric Clerkship Director at the Brandon Regional Centre.

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  Robert Pankhurst

  Vice President, West, Medtech Canada

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  Rob Pankhurst is the Vice President, West Canada at Medtech Canada. Medtech Canada is the national association leading the effort to develop and advance Canada's innovative medical technology industry. Prior to Medtech Canada Rob was proud to support the work of Canadian Blood Services, Canada’s national entity (outside of Quebec) responsible for life essentials for transfusion and transplantation, where he oversaw the government relations portfolio. Rob also worked as Chief of Staff to the Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living in Manitoba from 2016-to 2019. Apart from work Rob is an amateur fisherman, Elton John aficionado and pretend
  pitmaster.

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