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 Phoenix
Michelle Servais
Researcher
Thames Valley Children's Centre
Munira Khilji
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
Rucha Sangole
Sachin Kharbanda
Samantha Alfaro

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