Thursday, October 17, 3:00 – 8:00pm

ECHO PITCH 2024 will feature a keynote presentation followed by pitch presentations from our four venture finalists. The event will conclude with a dinner reception and award announcement.

Time Details
3:00 – 3:30 PM Registration & Networking
3:30 – 3:40 PM Introductions
Dr. Soror Sharifpoor
Director-Strategy & Translation, Translational Biology and Engineering Program, University of Toronto, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
Dr. Derek Newton
Assistant Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship, University of Toronto
Dr. Mansoor Husain
Executive Director, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
3:40 – 4:25 PM Keynote Presentation
Dr. Jennifer N. Avari Silva
Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology, St Louis Children’s Hospital
Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Professor of Pediatrics & Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Sentiar, Inc.
Co-Founder & Consultant, Excera, Inc.
4:25 – 4:50 PM Break
4:50 – 6:30 PM Pitch Competition
Dr. Soror Sharifpoor
Director-Strategy & Translation, Translational Biology and Engineering Program, University of Toronto, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
Pitch-1: AVA
Pitch-2: Leynek Medical
Pitch-3: NorthMiRs
Pitch-4: Panorama Health
6:30 – 8:00 PM Dinner Reception & Award Presentation
Prof. Craig Simmons
Scientific Lead, Translational Biology and Engineering Program, University of Toronto, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
8:00 PM Program Close