Keynote Speakers

Melanie Penner
Clinician Scientist
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Dr. J. Stuart Ablon
Founder And Director
Think:Kids

Ryan O'Connell
Actor, Writer, LGBTQ Activist And Disability Advocate

Dr. Ripudaman Minhas
Developmental Pediatrician, Women And Children’s Health Program
St. Michael’s Hospital

Wesley Magee-Saxton
Former EKO Scholar And Actor/dancer/coach

Concurrent Session Presenters

Concurrent Session Presenters continue to be added!

Leticia Gracia
Director,
The George Hull Institute

Linda Balestra
Communicative Disorders Assistant
Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster Childrens Hospital

Lindsay Bray
Clinical Leader
Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster Childrens Hospital

Marilyn Wright
McMaster Children's Hospital

Maritza Basaran
Research Coordinator, Knowledge Broker
Grandview Kids

Martin Ducharme
VP Sales, Canada & International Development
AlayaCare

Marya Bangash
Education & Outreach Coordinator
SMILE Canada - Support Services

Meaghan Reitzel
PhD Student and Occupational Therapist
KidsAbility Centre for Child Development/McMaster University


Michelle Servais
Researcher
TVCC


Nida Khan
Director of Research & Advocacy
SMILE Canada - Support Services

Nurin Chatur
Developmental Pediatrics Fellow
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Olaf Kraus De Camargo
Co-director
CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research

Rachel Teplicky
Business and Engagement Officer
CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research

Randa Elgendy
Psychology Intern
FIREFLY

Rebecca Ensor
Clinical Coordinator
McMaster Children's Hospital Autism Program




Schmooza Palooza

Dorothy Harvey
Formerly Niagara Children's Centre

Martin Ducharme
VP Sales, Canada & International Development
AlayaCare

Susan Nall
Director, Performance & Network Integration
Children's Treatment Network