Groundbreaking insights on the future of health and performance

Join Medcan and The Globe and Mail for an inspiring one-day summit where our selection of globally-recognized health innovators will share insights from the forefront of mind, body and medical science. This event will open your mind to what you can do today to extend your wellness, performance and longevity.

Speakers to be announced.

Reserve your Medcan Guest Pass today.

The 2016 inaugural summit was unforgettable

We are still talking about our very positive experience. Medcan and The Globe and Mail can be very proud of bringing this kind of stellar health and leadership event to Toronto. Kudos to everyone involved with this huge success. We hope you will make this an annual event.
— Mr. and Mrs. L.

Highlight video: 2016 inaugural summit

2016 Summit Speakers

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Keynote | Take charge of your health in the brave new world of customized medicine

David Agus, M.D., Professor of Medicine & Engineering, University of Southern California

Medicine is undergoing rapid change. In this new high-tech era, leveraging the power of technology to customize your healthcare is fast becoming the best guarantee of long-term personal wellness. Only those who know how to access and adapt to this fast-changing health care environment – without being distracted by hype or bad medicine – will benefit.

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From the battlefield to the boardroom: Achieve high performance when stakes are high

Curt Cronin, Former Navy SEAL

As a Navy SEAL trainee and leader, Curt Cronin ensured SEALs are ready for anything. A lesson on the very tangible fortitude that can be built with preparation, to allow seemingly unattainable goals to be achieved even under difficult and stressful circumstances.

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The science behind world-class athletes can improve your personal performance

Greg Wells, Human Performance Expert, Scientist and Professor

Olympic athletes face pressures and stresses of setbacks, change, travel, competition and performance on demand — and still find a way to excel. As business leaders that face the same challenges, learn tools and techniques Olympians use to ensure success.

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Brain power: The science and psychology of individual high performance

Shawn Achor, psychologist and researcher

The author of the best-selling The Happiness Advantage shares how the highest performers in Fortune 500 companies achieve job success not by intelligence, but by practical application of optimism, social support networking and positive management of stress and energy.

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The microbiome revolution: It’s rewriting our understanding of personal health

Jessica Richman, co-founder uBiome

99% of the DNA in your body is not your own. It belongs to the trillion microbes that live in our bodies, and their diversity has an impact our health, from weight management to immune function. Learn what you can do to maximize their positive influence on your overall wellness.

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Liquid biopsy: At the forefront of cancer detection and therapy

Dr. Luis Diaz, Associate Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medicine

A new innovation in personalized genomics presents a way to detect cancer in the body before symptoms even show — through a simple blood test. Liquid biopsy involves screening for unique DNA sequences specific to cancerous tumours, and will change the way we detect and treat cancer.

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Take charge of your own health data and save your life

Steven Keating, Open Data Patient Advocate

What if the ‘share’ button was applied to health, so patients are armed with data access, generation and interaction? Steven Keating took a medical “selfie” and discovered a baseball-sized cancerous brain tumour. Learn how self-curiosity can empower and benefit you.

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2017 speaker line-up to be announced.