25th Annual Healthcare Summit Longevity, Healthy Aging, Artificial Intelligence and Genomics June 23-24, 2025, Vancouver, BC

General Information

Longevity, Healthy Aging, Artificial Intelligence and Genomics

Honouring the Legacy of Dr. Pieter Cullis 

The 25th Annual Healthcare Summit brings together over 50 national and international subject matter experts and leaders in artificial intelligence, personalized medicine, longevity, healthy aging and genomics.  Our goal is to facilitate a collaborative and interactive environment that can stimulate innovative thinking, develop new relationships, and help translate research into practice.

We are proud to honour the legacy of Dr. Pieter Cullis, a longtime friend of the summit and a 2024 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee. His groundbreaking work in lipid nanoparticle technology revolutionized drug delivery and enabled mRNA vaccines. With five approved drugs and over 100 patents, Dr. Cullis has made a lasting impact on global healthcare, shaping the future of medicine for generations to come.

Through a curated blend of keynote presentations, interactive panels, and expert-led discussions, we will illuminate the cutting-edge developments reshaping the healthcare landscape. From the integration of AI-driven solutions in diagnosis and treatment to the profound impact of genomics on personalized medicine, our summit will be at the forefront of exploring these revolutionary advancements.

Under the overarching theme of “Longevity, Healthy Aging, Artificial Intelligence and Genomics” we invite delegates to embark on a journey of discovery, exploring how AI is revolutionizing diagnostics, treatment protocols, and patient care.  Moreover, we will delve into the intersection of longevity research and healthy aging exploring strategies to optimize healthspan and quality of life.

This year’s summit will explore and discuss the transformative potential the following topics hold for the future of healthcare:

  • Longevity and Healthy Aging
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Genomics
  • Personalized Medicine

Where we’ll embrace change, turn problems into potential, and chart the future in healthcare.

Summit Rates (In-person registration)**

It is a place where you will experience engaging and interactive live keynotes and panel sessions, networking activities, interactive exhibit booths and the opportunity to build business relationships.

Early Bird
(until April 30th)
Regular
(after April 30th)
Public Sector $550.00 CAD (plus GST)
$650.00 CAD (plus GST)
Private Sector $650.00 CAD (plus GST)
$750.00 CAD (plus GST)

Registration Includes:

  • 2 day live interactive in-person experience in Vancouver, BC (June 23-24)
  • Collaborate with senior executives who are leading and changing the healthcare industry
  • Signature keynotes by international subject matter experts in healthcare
  • Plenary panel sessions + interactive in-person Q & A
  • Unparalleled in-person networking via 1:1 meetings and small group conversations
  • 2 buffet lunches and coffee breaks –  please note breakfast is not provided

If you are a post-secondary student please inquire about our special student rate.

**Subject to provincial guidelines

Who Attends

Social Media

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Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver Hotel

Set the tone for an extraordinary event at Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver Hotel by APA, where we offer 8,000 square feet of versatile venue space and a remarkable downtown location. Our meeting rooms include the expansive Coal Harbour Ballroom, which offers magnificent views through colour-infused glass and can be divided into two separate venues for smaller gatherings. Connect and collaborate in the Conoe Room, our Executive Boardroom, with its stunning, locally-crafted solid wood table and modern audiovisual technology. Keep meeting guests energized with our flavourful catering menus, including coffee breaks and working lunches. And trust our seasoned event planners to manage everything, from start to finish.

As part of Coast Hotels’ commitment to being Refreshingly Green™, we are proud to ensure that your business event is as environmentally responsible as possible, it includes the use of recycled paper and pads, plastic-free catering and more.

When the workday is done, you and your group can enjoy a meal and a drink at Prestons Restaurant + Lounge before venturing out and experiencing Vancouver’s vibrant nightlife scene. Our team is on hand to plan teambuilding events for you, too.

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Pieter Cullis

Co-Founder, NanoMedicines Innovation Network; Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UBC

Dr. Lee Hood

Co-founder & Professor, Institute for Systems Biology; CIO & Professor, Buck Institute for Aging; CEO, Phenome Health

Dr. Julio Montaner

Executive Director and Physician-in-Chief, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; Head, HIV/AIDS Program, St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care

Dom Spiers

Public Sector Account Executive - Canada, Wiz

Speakers

Mary Ackenhusen

Senior Advisor, Carnarvon Strategies

Dr. Jehannine Austin

Head and Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, UBC

Dr. Penny Ballem

Interim CEO, PHSA

Dianne Balon

Senior Vice President, Government, Alberta Blue Cross

Kirsten Bartels

Lead, Provincial Clinical Initiatives, Cardiac Services BC

Dr. Kim Connelly

Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division Head, Cardiology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health

Dr. Noah Crampton

Co-Founder & CEO, Mutuo Health Solutions; Family Physician, Toronto Western Family Health Team
Moderator: Martin Dawes

Dr. Martin Dawes

Co-Founder and Scientific Director, GenXys

Dr. Robert Fraser

CSO & President, Molecular You

Dr. Courtney Genge

Program Advisor - Aging in Place Challenge Program, National Research Council Canada

Dr. Kendall Ho

Emergency Physician; Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine

Danika Kelly

Vice-Chair, West, Women’s Health Coalition of Canada; Founder & CEO, My Normative

Dr. Zachary Laksman

Director of Innovation, Cardiology Division, UBC; Founder and Chief Medical Officer, MyTrials.ai

Dr. Anna Lehman

Associate Professor, Medical Genetics, UBC

Dr. Alan Rabinowitz

Chief Medical Officer & Director of Medical Partnerships, AI/ML Innovations; Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiology Division, UBC

Stephen Samis

Former Deputy Minister, Health and Social Services, Government of Yukon; President, Samis Health Policy Consulting

Dr. Shubhayan Sanatani

Professor of Pediatrics, UBC; Section Head, Heart Rhythm Service, BC Children's Hospital

Dr. May Siksik

CEO, Innovation Network Global

Dr. Andrew Sixsmith

Professor, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University

Dr. Simon Sutcliffe

President, Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration

Loreen Wales

Founder, Revive Wellness and My Viva Inc.
Print Agenda

*Invited Speaker

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Monday, June 23, 2025

7:30am PST Coal Harbour Foyer

Registration Opens

8:30am - 8:40am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Call to Conference & Territorial Acknowledgement:

8:40am - 9:10am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 1 – Keynote Address: Treatment as Prevention-The Key to End HIV/AIDS and Beyond

9:10am - 9:40am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 2 – Keynote Address

9:40am - 10:10am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 3 – Keynote Address: The Synergy of Data-Driven Health and Data-Driven Informational Peptide Drug Discovery in Dealing with Data-Driven Health and a Universal N=1 Healthcare

Data-driven health employs a genome and longitudinal phenome analysis of each of many individuals to decipher their individual biological complexities and turn these insights into actionable possibilities to optimize wellness and healthy aging, to avoid disease and to gain causal insights into wellness and disease. Two major factors influence each individual’s health trajectory – their behavior and their environment and these influences are followed by longitudinal phenomic measurements. The actionable possibilities, so derived, will be processed through a knowledge graph to provide a proper education metadata for a transformer. Statistical analyses and machine learning analyses of individual genome and phenome data also lead to the discovery of many new possible drug candidates for wellness and prevention. For these targets, we plan to employ peptide drug discovery techniques that will utilize large-scale DNA synthesis to generate millions to billions of peptide genes and then use the tools of cell and molecular biology to interrogate these drugs individually through phenotypic and targeted selection procedures. This approach will also map the peptide drugs' individual transcriptional activities by single-cell analyses in 100 or more human cell lines and organelles and process each through a knowledge graph to generate the metadata used to instruct a transformer to model the optimization of drug use in individuals. These drugs will relate both to the optimization of wellness and aging and early detection of disease transitions and their reversal—as relates to both individual behaviors and the environmental influences. I will discuss these two AI-driven approaches to healthcare, data-driven health and informational peptide drug discovery and their AI-driven synergies in moving to an N=1 healthcare.

10:10am - 10:25am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 4 – Q&A Period: Let's Hear from the Experts

10:25am – 10:45am PST Coal Harbour Foyer

Morning Coffee Break

10:45am – 11:15am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 4 – Keynote Session by Wiz

11:15am – 12:20pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 5 – Panel: Phenomics and the Future of Cardiology

12:20pm – 1:20pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Lunch Break

1:20pm – 1:55pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 6 – Keynote Session (Founding Sponsor)

1:55pm – 3:00pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 7 – Panel: The Clinical Relevance of Genomics in Cardiac Science

3:00pm – 3:20pm PST Coal Harbour Foyer

Afternoon Refreshment Break

3:20pm – 4:25pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 8 – Panel: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly transforming Canada’s healthcare landscape by enhancing diagnostics, streamlining operations, and improving patient care. AI applications are evident in various clinical domains, such as reducing documentation burdens for clinicians, improving image interpretation in radiology, supporting intraoperative surgical guidance, and facilitating public health risk stratification . AI also plays a significant role in administrative tasks, optimizing workflows, and reducing healthcare costs through early disease detection and improved diagnostic accuracy .

However, the integration of AI in Canadian healthcare raises concerns about exacerbating the digital divide and health inequities, particularly in rural and marginalized communities. Studies suggest that without deliberate efforts to incorporate social accountability and equity-oriented strategies, AI could worsen existing disparities . To address these challenges, Health Canada has introduced the Pan-Canadian AI for Health (AI4H) Guiding Principles, aiming to ensure the responsible and ethical adoption of AI technologies across the country’s health systems. Artificial intelligence is becoming a real presence in front-line healthcare.

Moderator: Martin Dawes

4:25pm – 4:35pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Closing Remarks

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

7:45am Coal Harbour Foyer

Registration Opens

8:30am – 8:40am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Administrative Announcements & Territorial Acknowledgement

8:40am – 9:15am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 9 – Keynote Session (Founding Sponsor)

9:15am –10:20am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 10 – Panel: We Have to do Better: Focus on Women and Healthspan

10:20am – 10:40am PST Coal Harbour Foyer

Morning Coffee Break

11:15am – 11:45am PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 12 – Keynote Session by Roche

11:45am – 12:50pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 13 – Panel: Lifespan and Healthspan: What Matters and What Must We Do?

Living longer (lifespan) is not the same as living a life of health and well-being (healthspan). A lengthy healthspan prioritizes promotion and maintenance of health, the avoidance of risk factors for disease, and the management of diseases that threaten life. It is about the genome, the environment, social determinants of health, medical interventions and the individual and society. Opportunities and challenges will shape healthspan in the 21st century.

12:50pm – 1:50pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Lunch Break

1:50pm –2:20pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 14 – Fireside Chat: Future of Medical Education in the Age of AI & Genomics: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Challenges in Underrepresented Communities

2:20pm – 3:25pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 15 – Panel: Healthy Aging in Place

3:25pm – 3:45pm PST Coal Harbour Foyer

Afternoon Refreshment Break

3:45pm – 4:50pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Session 16 – Closing Panel: What is the Future of Healthy Aging?

4:50pm – 5:00pm PST Coal Harbour Ballroom

Closing Remarks & Announcements

Premier Sponsor

Summit Sponsors

Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver Hotel

If you are attending the 25th Annual Healthcare Summit and need to make a hotel reservation we have a room block at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel with room rates starting at $339. The room block ends June 1st. To book a room within this room block please click here.

The Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver Hotel is situated right near the water, a stone’s throw from the beautiful Stanley Park as well as the bustling Gastown district and the renowned shopping on Robson Street and within easy access to an incredible array of arts and entertainment. We’re also steps from the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Each of the guest rooms at our downtown Vancouver hotel features floor-to-ceiling windows, Japanese automatic bidets (TOTO®), 55” flat screen TVs and traditional welcoming origami cranes, a symbol of hospitality. These high quality amenities are signature features of APA Hotel in Japan and unique toAPA’s Urban Style Hotel concept. Our rooms come with complimentary wireless Internet and a range of modern amenities. You’ll also have access to our top-notch fitness center, pool and hot tub—not to mention our signature Prestons Restaurant + Lounge, the perfect spot to drink, dine and dish about your Vancouver experience.

– Must cancel 48 hours prior to 4:00PM the day of arrival to avoid penalty. Cancellation fee of 1 night’s room and tax at confirmed rate.

– No-Show: Reservations where the guest has not arrived on their confirmed arrival date will be cancelled by the hotel and the party which has guaranteed the reservation will be charged an amount equalling one (1) night’s room rate and applicable taxes.

– Early Departure: An early departure fee equalling one night of the confirmed room rate and applicable taxes will be charged to the party which guaranteed the reservation for guests departing before their confirmed departure dates. Guests will be exempt from this charge if they change their departure dates prior to their arrival date or at the time of check in.