Todd Brinton

Anil Amlani

Kris Shah

Laura Conquergood

Laura Yu

Liam Kelly

Mai Elfarnawany

Margaret Palmeter

Michael Wasserman

Randy Aucoin

Steve Bell

Michael Kolios

Ahmed Nasef

Bradley Strauss

Brian Courtney

Graham Wright

Medventions Toronto Innovation Day 2026

Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) is a fully affiliated research and teaching hospital with the University of Toronto. Research spans three Toronto-based campuses: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Holland Centre and St. John's Rehab.

Sunnybrook Research Institute

Medventions Toronto’s annual meeting that brings together clinicians, researchers, and industry
with interest in medtech commercialization

McLaughlin Auditorium (EG-18A), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Medventions Toronto Innovation Day is a dynamic, one-day learning and networking forum that brings together clinicians, innovators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and health system partners to explore how medical innovations progress from early insight to real-world impact, scale, and long-term sustainability.Held annually, the event showcases the people, decisions, and pathways that shape successful medtech innovation, spanning need identification, early execution, company building, and global scale. Through keynotes, panels, and innovation spotlights, participants gain practical, experience-driven insights into what it takes to translate clinical and technical insight into products that meaningfully improve patient care.Innovation Day serves as a national platform for:<ul><li>Collaboration 🙌 across clinical, academic, and industry communities</li><li>Networking 🤝 among founders, investors, operators, and health system leaders</li><li>Knowledge exchange 💡 across every stage of the medtech lifecycle</li></ul>Key topics explored throughout the day include:<ul><li>Identifying and framing clinical needs that matter</li><li>Translating insight into early execution and product decisions</li><li>Scaling medtech companies in global markets</li><li>Talent development, leadership, and career pathways in medtech</li><li>Building sustainable national innovation ecosystems through partnerships</li><li>The role of digital health, image-guided therapy, and AI as enablers of scale and impact</li></ul>Medventions Toronto Innovation Day also features innovation spotlights from leading medtech builders and welcomes Canada’s most promising companies to share how they are advancing healthcare from bench to bedside—and beyond.

Opening

Breakfast & Registration

Welcoming & Opening Remarks

INOVAIT  Announcement

S1: First Principles

Fireside Chat: From Identifying Clinical Needs to Building Scalable Technologi

Panel 1 – Early Execution Decisions that Shape Medtech Ventures

Coffee Break & Networking

S2: The Scale Imperative

Keynote: Scaling Advanced Medtech Platforms Globally

Investor Perspectives – What Makes Medtech Ventures Investable

Lunch & Networking

S3: Battle-tested

Fireside Chat: A Canadian Scaling Story – Lessons from Building Baylis Medical

Keynote: When the Doctor Becomes the Builder

S4: Built to Last

Panel 2 – Building Talent Pathways for Future Medtech Entrepreneurs

Future Voices in Medtech – Medventions Alum

Medventions Fellowship Update

Closing

Closing Reflections

Medventions Medtech Mixer

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Medventions Toronto Innovation Day 2026

Lineup

Todd Brinton

Steve Bell

Anil Amlani

Kris Shah

Laura Conquergood

Laura Yu

Good to know

Location

McLaughlin Auditorium (EG-18A), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

How do you want to get there?

Agenda

Breakfast & Registration

Welcoming & Opening Remarks

INOVAIT Announcement

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Medventions Toronto Innovation Day 2026

Lineup

Todd Brinton

Steve Bell

Anil Amlani

Kris Shah

Laura Conquergood

Laura Yu

Good to know

Location

McLaughlin Auditorium (EG-18A), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

How do you want to get there?

Agenda

Breakfast & Registration

Welcoming & Opening Remarks

INOVAIT Announcement

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