CRC Symposium 2026:
Meet the Speakers
A closer look at the experts shaping this year's event.
Mainstage

Deputy Director, Technology Strategy and Security, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology (BIST)
UK

Special Exec Advisor Industry, Canadian Joint Forces Command & Partner, Deep Tech Venture Fund
BDC
Breakout Sessions

Patrycja Thompson
Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence & Innovation in Infectious Diseases (HI3), University of Toronto
Director, Strategy & Operations

Mahdi Tavakoli
Telerobotic and Biorobotic Systems Group - University of Alberta
Professor & Director

Lueder Kahrs
Medical Computer Vision and Robotics Lab - University of Toronto Robotics Institute
Assistant Professor

Leah Davis
Mila - Quebec AI Institute / Faculty of Engineering, McGill University
Responsible AI Advisor and Instructor / PhD Candidate









































