A Call to Action for Digital Health Transformation

From Lived Experience to System Readiness: This full room engagement session explores how human experience reframes digital health innovation as a readiness and change challenge, where innovation does not equal technology alone.  Through lived stories, a shared change framework, and problem-first conversations, participants build a common understanding of the system and cultural conditions that must be in place before solutions can succeed.  This interactive experience with Mariner will set the foundation for focused B2B discussions and prepares the ground for Day 2 conversations on governance, data, AI, and execution within the newly created Digital Health Strategy in New Brunswick.

Delivered by:  Mariner Innovations

Facilitator:  Dovico Software

Conversation Rooms

Petitcodiac:

"The NB Technology Intake Process - From Innovation to Implementation: Fixing NB’s Front Door"

Madawaska:

"Data Access, Interoperability & Trust - Unlocking Health Data Without Breaking Trust"

Restigouche:

"Clinical Adoption & Change Management - Why Good Technology Fails: Designing for healthcare provider"

Matapedia:

"Procurement, Scaling & Commercialization Pathways - From Pilot to Province: Fixing How NB Buys and Scales Innovation "

Welcoming Remarks and Land Acknowledgement

by Dr. Francis LeBlanc, Associate Vice-President of Research, Université de Moncton and Nancy Butler, Vice President, Business Development, Mariner Innovations

Keynote Presentation

This keynote will feature a senior leader from a global organization actively exploring expansion and long-term engagement in New Brunswick. The presentation will share insights on scaling digital health solutions, partnering with public health systems, and building innovation ecosystems that accelerate adoption, workforce development, and economic growth. Positioned at the intersection of MedTech, investment attraction, and New Brunswick’s emerging Digital Health Strategy, this keynote will highlight why the province is an increasingly strategic location for piloting, validating, and commercializing health technologies.

Moderator:  Opportunities NB

Researcher Speed Pitches

Six researchers from Atlantic Canada deliver concise pitches highlighting novel, high-impact collaborative opportunities with clear pathways to innovation, validation, and commercialization.

Panel Discussion (with ecosystem)

Delivering Healthcare Innovation That Works

This panel brings together healthcare leaders, innovators, and researchers to explore what it truly takes to deliver innovation in real-world care environments under operational pressure. The panel will examine how promising technologies move from pilot to practice, what conditions must be in place for successful adoption, and why trustworthy AI depends first on trustworthy information, governance, and workflows. Expect a practical conversation focused on scaling impact without adding burden to already stretched health systems.

Panelists: Governance, Industy, Funding, Research, Health Authority, User, Incubator

Moderator:  Melissa Stewart, Mariner Innovations

Researcher Speed Pitches

Six researchers from Atlantic Canada deliver concise pitches highlighting novel, high-impact collaborative opportunities with clear pathways to innovation, validation, and commercialization.