TMU Health + Technology Symposium

TMU Health & Technology Symposium

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Join us in person for the Health & Technology Symposium on Friday, November 28, 2025, at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).

This interdisciplinary half-day event will bring together research and innovation experts from across TMU to critically examine the interplay between health and technology and discuss the resulting impact on the lives of individuals, communities and society at large.

The symposium will feature an opening talk by Dr. Kris Alexander and panel discussions covering a range of topics, including technological advancements in diagnostics and innovative treatment solutions, human-centred approaches in health and healthcare innovation, data mapping and analytics, and new health governance frameworks.

Event Details:

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Event Format: In-person symposium

Location: 7th Floor, 55 Dundas St. W., Toronto

Room: TRS 1-148 and 1-150 (TRSM Commons), Ted Rogers School of Management

TMU Health & Technology Symposium Program

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Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Kris Alexander

Educational Technologist and “The Professor of Video Games (external link) ”

RTA School of Media, Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University

8:00 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m.	Welcome Dr. Karen Soldatic, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing and Professor of Disability Studies, Faculty of Community Services, TMU
8:40 a.m.	Opening remarks from the VPRI Dr. Steven N. Liss, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, TMU
9:00 a.m.	Keynote talk by Dr. Kris Alexander Professor of Media Production, RTA School of Media, Creative School, TMU
10:00 a.m.	Panel 1: Human-centered approaches in healthcare and health systems innovation Moderator: Dr. Preeti Raman, Professor of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, TMU Panellists: Dr. Jessica Mudry, Professor of Professional Communication, Creative School, TMU Dr. Patrick Neumann, Professor of Mechanical, Industrial, and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, TMU Dr. Frank Russo, Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, TMU Dr. Josephine Wong, Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services, TMU
10:45 a.m	Break
11:00 a.m.	Panel 2: Mapping health through data, technology and new governance frameworks Moderator: Dr. Samantha Biglieri, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Community Services, TMU Panellists: Dr. Uchechukwu Ngwaba, Professor of Law, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, TMU Dr. M. Natasha Rajah, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Sex, Gender and Diversity in Brain Health, Memory and Aging and Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, TMU Dr. Karen Soldatic, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing, School of Disability Studies, TMU Dr. Lu Wang, Professor of Geography, Faculty of Arts, TMU
11:45 a.m.	Break
11:50 a.m.	Panel 3: From improved diagnostics to innovative treatment solutions for health Moderator: Dr. Michael Kolios, Professor of Physics, Faculty of Science, TMU Panellists: Dr. April Khademi, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in AI for Medical Imaging and Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, TMU Dr. Naimul Khan, Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, TMU Dr. Darius Rackus, Professor of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science, TMU Dr. Ali Tavallaei, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Systems and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions and Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, TMU
12:45 p.m.	Wrap-up and Thank you
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	OPTIONAL: Networking lunch

TMU Health + Technology Symposium