Mark Daley is the Chief AI Officer at Western University and a Professor in the Department of Computer Science with cross-appointments in five other departments, The Rotman Institute of Philosophy, and The Western Institute for Neuroscience. He is also a faculty affiliate of Toronto's Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence.

Mark's current work focuses on AI governance and science diplomacy, with particular attention to how middle powers can navigate technological competition through strategic cooperation. In 2025, he completed training at France's Institut national du service public (INSP) and the Académie diplomatique et consulaire, and helped lead the R7+ summit of G7 research leaders. His policy research on realist innovation diplomacy and AI diplomacy is being published through the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and has been cited in outlets including Politico and The Globe and Mail.

Mark was named in Maclean's "Power List 2024" and in Constellation Research's AI150, a list of top global executives leading AI transformation. In October 2024, he was appointed the NSERC Scholar in Residence in Artificial Intelligence. He has also served as Vice-President (Research) at CIFAR, and as Chief Digital Information Officer, Special Advisor to the President, and Associate Vice-President (Research) at Western.

Dr. Frank Myslik is a full‑time emergency medicine consultant at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and an associate professor at Western University. As LHSC’s Senior Medical Information Officer, he leads the adoption of full electronic patient charts and guides digital health and governance conversations across the hospital network. He is completing the Executive Master of Health Informatics (EMHI) at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), with a focus on system‑wide change, data privacy, and artificial intelligence. He also serves as a medical consultant for Bell Media and has appeared nationally on The Good Stuff with Mary Berg and The Social to discuss medical topics for the public.

His achievements include multiple Western teaching awards, recognition as one of London’s Top 20 Under 40 (2023), and the Vector Scholarship in AI supporting his work on implementation and policy for AI in healthcare. Outside work, when he does get downtime, he loves spending time with his 7‑month‑old son, Miles, and listening to his guilty pleasure of Taylor Swift.

Dr. Jonathan Wong is a neonatologist and clinical informatics leader at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital (C&W) and the Provincial Health Services Authority in Vancouver, Canada. He serves as Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer at C&W, Medical Director with the Provincial Virtual Health team at PHSA, and co‑leads the Clinical & Community Data, Analytics & Informatics Group at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.

His work focuses on advancing digitally enabled care across complex health systems, including virtual care delivery, clinical workflow redesign, data and analytics strategy, and the responsible adoption of AI to support clinical work. He is actively involved in provincial and national digital health initiatives.

Dr. Wong is also a researcher and educator whose research spans neonatal respiratory physiology, quality improvement, and real‑world data. He teaches learners across disciplines and is completing an Executive Master of Health Informatics at the University of Toronto, with a focus on translating digital innovation into meaningful improvements in care delivery.

Dr. Michael Bravo works at the practical intersection of clinical care, health data, and applied AI. In hospital settings, he builds and improves EMR‑based tools—such as documentation supports and performance dashboards—to reduce administrative burden and make follow‑up and day‑to‑day operations run more reliably.

In parallel, he serves as a senior policy advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Health, focusing on how AI should be evaluated, governed, and introduced safely into the health system, including questions of data access, accountability, and real‑world impact. He previously trained at Western University in Paediatrics and Paediatric Critical Care Medicine and holds an Executive Master’s of Health Informatics.

Krista Muncaster is a seasoned healthcare leader with more than two decades of experience spanning frontline clinical practice and progressive leadership roles. Born and raised in London, Ontario, she began her nursing career as a student at Fanshawe College and has since built a career grounded in quality, safety, and system improvement.

As Director of Quality, Risk, and Corporate Privacy Officer, Krista plays a critical role in advancing organizational excellence and ensuring compliance with privacy legislation through education, policy development, and the design of sustainable processes. She is deeply passionate about leadership and continuous improvement and recently earned her Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation through the Canadian College of Healthcare Leaders.

Krista is known for her practical, people‑centred approach and her ability to translate complex regulatory and quality requirements into meaningful action across organizations.

Jane Scholes is a partner at Lerners LLP in London, Ontario. She is a graduate of the Richard Ivey School of Business and the Faculty of Law at Western University. She has a broad dispute resolution and advocacy practice with a focus on healthcare, education, and business disputes, and she is a certified independent workplace investigator.

Within health law, Jane’s practice involves representing regulated health professionals in litigation and regulatory proceedings, as well as advising them on their legal and professional obligations.

Jane has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario, at the Supreme Court of Canada, and before a number of specialized tribunals. She has been awarded Best Lawyers in Canada “Ones to Watch”, as well as Top 20 Under 40 (London Inc. Magazine).

Ruth Ainsworth is Counsel at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, where she represents the College before administrative tribunals and the Ontario Courts. She completed her BCL/LLB at McGill University in 2013 and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2015.

Before joining the College in 2015, she clerked for the judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Dr. Eleftherios Soleas is the Director of Lifelong Learning and Innovation at Queen’s Health Sciences in the Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship, as well as adjunct faculty in health sciences and education. He is a mixed‑methodology researcher focused on integrating qualitative and quantitative data using motivation psychology and learning theories to improve education and care.

He is the inaugural Special Advisor to the Provost on Generative AI, ensuring AI tools augment the achievements and work‑lives of Queen’s personnel. He teaches collaborative practice courses, serves as a principal accreditor of health professions learning at Queen’s, and has built or contributed to over 200 educational programs for more than forty‑thousand learners. He also serves on university and national committees, lending educational, psychological, and accreditation perspectives.

Robert Sibbald is Director of Health Ethics at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. His work focuses on ethical decision making in situations of conflict and uncertainty, including end of life care, priority setting, and professional integrity. Robert works closely with physicians, clinical teams, and senior leaders to support principled, compassionate care and to strengthen ethical leadership.

He is a physician representative of his hospital's AI working group and is part of an interdisciplinary team that obtained federal funding through Canada Health Infoway to develop AI solutions to reduce healthcare worker burnout. With a focus on improving patient outcomes through innovations in healthcare, Dr. Haque leads AI‑driven research in other areas as well, such as improving delirium care and enhancing medical education in Geriatric Medicine.

He is also actively involved with the TCAIREM education committee as a faculty advisor on AI in medical education and is currently enrolled in the AMS‑Fitzgerald fellowship in AI and human‑centred leadership through the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.

Dr. Amrit Kirpalani is a pediatric nephrologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. After completing a paediatric nephrology fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and earning a Master in Education from Johns Hopkins University, he has dedicated his career to promoting innovation in medical education.

His research centers on technology‑enhanced learning—leveraging artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and social media to break down barriers to higher education, build accessible tools, and use large‑scale data to continually refine curriculum design. With numerous peer‑reviewed publications and national and international media coverage on AI in medicine, he is also the founder of the Canadian Medical Student Research Competition, a national showcase celebrating the scholarship and creativity of tomorrow’s physicians.

Dr. Alishya Burrell is an Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine. She completed her medical school training at the Windsor Campus, and both Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine training at Western. She received her Master of Health Professions Education from Maastricht University.

Dr. Burrell’s main area of expertise is curriculum development and innovation within Undergraduate Medical Education. She is the course chair for Foundations of Medicine in Year 1 and sits on the Academy of Educators. She led the development of AI Principles of Use for UME and has integrated sessions on the safe and effective use of AI into the UME curriculum.