{"id":6721,"date":"2017-09-22T19:55:43","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T23:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/?page_id=6721"},"modified":"2024-05-27T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T13:00:03","slug":"past-keynote-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Past SLC Keynote Speakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs style_default switch_click accordion type_togglable has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:inherit\"><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_chevron cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section active\" id=\"m7f1\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header active\" aria-controls=\"content-m7f1\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">SLC 2024 Speaker<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-m7f1\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Keynote Speaker &#8211; Dr. Paul Santerre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18025\" src=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Santerre-head-shot-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Santerre-head-shot-1.jpg 398w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Santerre-head-shot-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Santerre-head-shot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Santerre-head-shot-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Santerre-head-shot-1-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><br \/>\nDr. Santerre is a distinguished engineer and researcher in biomaterials design, renowned for his contributions to advancing medical devices and tissue engineering. He leads groundbreaking work in understanding polymer-biodegradation interactions, resulting in over 140 peer-reviewed publications and 325 conference presentations. He is currently a Professor &amp; Baxter Chair in Health Technology &amp; Commercialization at the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Santerre&#8217;s expertise extends to the commercial realm, with over 59 patents and the founding of Interface Biologics Inc, a biotech start-up focused on medical device coatings. His achievements have been recognized internationally, earning him prestigious fellowships and awards, including the Julia Levy Award and the NSERC Synergy Award for technology transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Santerre is also the Director of the Health Innovation Hub (H2i) at the University of Toronto. H2i is a campus-based accelerator supporting start-ups that aims to solve problems through innovation and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"1506030233855-16e18000-f849\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-1506030233855-16e18000-f849\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">SLC 2018 Speakers<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-1506030233855-16e18000-f849\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-person layout_cards\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><div class=\"w-person-image\"><a title=\"Mitesh Badiwala\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/dr-mitesh-badiwala\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Dr. Mitesh Badiwala\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Badiwala-731x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-person-content\"><h4 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"w-person-name\"><a title=\"Mitesh Badiwala\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/dr-mitesh-badiwala\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Dr. Mitesh Badiwala\"><span>Dr. Mitesh Badiwala<\/span><\/a><\/h4><div class=\"w-person-role\" itemprop=\"jobTitle\">Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation, United Hospitals Network<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-person layout_cards\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><div class=\"w-person-image\"><a title=\"William Charnetski\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/william-charnetski\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"William Charnetski\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-6.41.21-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-6.41.21-PM.png 272w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-6.41.21-PM-240x244.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-person-content\"><h4 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"w-person-name\"><a title=\"William Charnetski\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/william-charnetski\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"William Charnetski\"><span>William Charnetski<\/span><\/a><\/h4><div class=\"w-person-role\" itemprop=\"jobTitle\">Chief Health Innovation Strategist, Government of Ontario<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-person layout_cards\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><div class=\"w-person-image\"><a title=\"Dr. Randi Zlotnik Shaul\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/dr-randi-zlotnik-shaul\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Dr. Randi Zlotnik Shaul\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-6.41.51-PM-e1541641325458.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-6.41.51-PM-e1541641325458.png 211w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-07-at-6.41.51-PM-e1541641325458-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-person-content\"><h4 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"w-person-name\"><a title=\"Dr. Randi Zlotnik Shaul\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/dr-randi-zlotnik-shaul\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Dr. Randi Zlotnik Shaul\"><span>Dr. Randi Zlotnik Shaul<\/span><\/a><\/h4><div class=\"w-person-role\" itemprop=\"jobTitle\">Director, Bioethics, SickKids Hospital<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"1541633853080-60f6e5d0-293d\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-1541633853080-60f6e5d0-293d\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">SLC 2017 Speakers<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-1541633853080-60f6e5d0-293d\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-person layout_cards\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><div class=\"w-person-image\"><a title=\"Terry Power\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/terry-power\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Terry Power\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAesAAAAJDg3NDNmM2JiLThlZjEtNDU0Zi05NTFjLTk1ODk5MzU3NGFhMg_waifu2x_photo_noise1_scale_tta_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" 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href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/terry-power\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Terry Power\"><span>Terry Power<\/span><\/a><\/h4><div class=\"w-person-role\" itemprop=\"jobTitle\">CEO, Medisys Canada<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-person layout_cards\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><div class=\"w-person-image\"><a title=\"Dr. Lennox Huang\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/dr-lennox-huang\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Dr. Lennox Huang\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9iKAbn0F.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9iKAbn0F.jpg 512w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9iKAbn0F-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9iKAbn0F-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9iKAbn0F-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/9iKAbn0F-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-person-content\"><h4 itemprop=\"name\" class=\"w-person-name\"><a title=\"Dr. Lennox Huang\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/dr-lennox-huang\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Dr. Lennox Huang\"><span>Dr. Lennox Huang<\/span><\/a><\/h4><div class=\"w-person-role\" itemprop=\"jobTitle\">Chief Medical Officer, SickKids Hospital<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-person layout_cards\" itemscope 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href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/andrea-bielecki\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Andrea Bielecki\"><span>Andrea Bielecki<\/span><\/a><\/h4><div class=\"w-person-role\" itemprop=\"jobTitle\">President, Invivo Communications<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"1506030233855-0d3290e5-caf0\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-1506030233855-0d3290e5-caf0\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">SLC 2016 Speakers<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-1506030233855-0d3290e5-caf0\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-person layout_cards\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><div class=\"w-person-image\"><a title=\"Michael Kessel\" href=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/past-keynote-speakers\/michael-kessel\/\" class=\"w-person-link\" aria-label=\"Michael Kessel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/medium_Mike-Kessel5-e1506124445621.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/medium_Mike-Kessel5-e1506124445621.jpg 399w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/medium_Mike-Kessel5-e1506124445621-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/medium_Mike-Kessel5-e1506124445621-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hosacanada.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/medium_Mike-Kessel5-e1506124445621-300x300.jpg 300w, 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Speakers SLC 2024 SpeakerKeynote Speaker &#8211; Dr. Paul Santerre Dr. Santerre is a distinguished engineer and researcher in biomaterials design, renowned for his contributions to advancing medical devices and tissue engineering. He leads groundbreaking work in understanding polymer-biodegradation interactions, resulting in over 140 peer-reviewed publications and 325 conference presentations. 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