Theme
Future-Proofing Healthcare: Leading by Design, Designing for People
Healthcare systems across Canada are under immense pressure and yet, within this pressure, lies the potential for reinvention. Future‑Proofing Healthcare focuses on equipping leaders with the tools, mindsets, and strategies required to build systems that not only withstand disruption but emerge stronger because of it.
Purpose‑driven leadership is central to future‑proofing. Leaders must be clear on what matters most: people. Whether supporting staff morale, enhancing patient experiences, or ensuring equitable access to care, designing around human needs is the foundation for sustainable transformation. This theme highlights purposeful decision-making, long-term thinking, and a commitment to building adaptable, innovative, people-first organizations.
This year’s focus also centres on the craft of leadership: designing systems that work, workplaces that energize, and cultures where people can thrive. It invites leaders to rethink traditional approaches, embrace creativity, and build structures that promote collaboration, psychological safety, and forward-thinking action. When leaders design with intention, they strengthen morale, elevate performance, and pave the way for a visionary healthcare future.
The 2026 Canada West Health Leaders Conference will explore:
- Transformational leadership as alchemy: using curiosity, experimentation, and reflection to create new possibilities from current challenges.
- Boosting morale through human‑centred leadership: creating cultures where teams feel seen, supported, and energized.
- Turning ideas into innovation: applying design thinking and systems thinking to convert insight into sustainable solutions.
- Crafting high‑performing environments: aligning processes, people, and technology to spark collective brilliance.
- Developing visionary leadership: cultivating the foresight and imagination needed to shape the future of healthcare.
Join health leaders from across the West as we collaborate, imagine, and co‑design a future where healthcare systems are sustainable, responsive, and grounded in purpose.
Conference Objectives
- Create an environment where health leaders across all generations can get hands on practical learning to apply in their organizations and further their careers and personal growth;
- Offer interactive, unique and innovative learning experiences and networking opportunities;
- Offer mentorship opportunities and create an environment that promotes open dialogue and making connections with fellow health leaders;
- Facilitate the exchange of ideas and collaborations on issues of common interest and innovative approaches to address health leadership challenges; and
- Address and debate the health leadership challenges surrounding justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Expected Outcomes
Conference participants will:
- Build strong networks as well as a strengthened sense of community and support from other leaders facing similar challenges;
- Exchange knowledge on leading practices, tools, and ideas that can be implemented into their work settings;
- Engage with other leaders to explore traits of effective and innovative leadership to foster efficient solutions to manage today’s complex times;
- Identify champions of healthcare innovations that will influence improvements in the areas of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigenous health, and green healthcare; and
- Engage with other leaders to collaborate on innovative and efficient solutions to manage today’s healthcare environment.
Registration
Your conference registration includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, and unlimited beverages each day. It also includes canapés and beverages at the networking reception, along with access to all plenary and concurrent sessions. Any events labelled as "optional" may have an additional cost to include in your registration.
For any questions or clarifications, please contact conference@cchl-ccls.ca.
Rate |
Fee |
| Early Bird (member) | $825.00 + tax |
| Early Bird (non member) | $925.00 + tax |
| Regular (member) | $995.00 + tax |
| Regular (non member) | $1,095.00 + tax |
| Student* | $415.00 + tax |
| Patient** | $415.00 + tax |
Registration Deadlines
Early bird registration deadline: September 4, 2026
Regular registration deadline: October 16, 2026
Member Rate
CCHL members receive a discount on the conference registration fee. Not a member yet? Join the College today for only $195 for the first year.
CCHL membership details available here.
Discounted Rates
*For the student rate, please send information on your current school enrolment to conference@cchl-ccls.ca.
**For the patient rate, please send information about the patient organization you represent to conference@cchl-ccls.ca.
Keynote Sessions
Rocky Ozaki - Founder & CEO, the NoW of Work | AI Aficionado
Rocky Ozaki is one of North America’s leading voices on the Future of Work, modern business transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He is a 3-time tech start-up Founder and the CEO of the NoW of Work, a consulting firm helping organizations create naturally innovative and agile teams that can thrive in these exponential times.
With over 100 keynotes delivered, Rocky blends strategic foresight with proprietary data and insights to encourage leaders to challenge all their assumptions of how to future-proof their organizations. His presentations are high-energy, a bit edgy and fun, all while jam-packed with practical insights for companies that want to lead - not follow - in this rapidly evolving world.
His blend of on-stage charisma, a futurist mindset, and decades of experience actually training and transforming companies, Rocky Ozaki is one of the most unique, credible and inspiring keynote speakers in the industry today.
The Future is NoW…are you ready?
Taylor Lindsay-Noel - Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Founder + CEO, Cup of Té
Taylor Lindsay-Noel is an award-winning entrepreneur from Toronto, Canada. Fifteen years ago, she was a Canadian national gymnast, but in 2008, she had a devastating accident that changed the trajectory of her life.
Taylor is currently balancing her new-found career as a motivational speaker, disability advocate, council member of the Premier’s Council on Equality of Opportunity and owner of Cup of Té Luxury Loose Leaf Teas, which was featured on Oprah’s Favourite Things List 2020.
She was also announced as the Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Black Business and Professional Association Harry Jerome Awards, Canada’s most prestigious award celebrating black excellence.
Additionally, Taylor has become a rising star as a disability and accessibility influencer, amassing tens of thousands of followers across her social networks. Taylor utilizes her social media platforms to educate audiences about a range of topics, including business, entrepreneurship, accessibility and inclusion.
Sarah Wells - Olympian | Expert on Individual and Organizational Excellence
Olympian Sarah Wells inspires audiences to embrace excellence without limits. Her philosophy centres on the idea that excellence isn’t about perfection — it’s about breaking free from limiting beliefs and constantly striving to outperform who you were yesterday. Renowned for her practical strategies, compelling storytelling, and high energy delivery, Wells empowers audiences to find their own excellence, transform challenges into opportunities for growth, and achieve lasting success.
Wells doesn’t just talk about overcoming adversity, she hurdled it on the world’s biggest stage. An Olympic hurdler for Team Canada, Wells made her Olympic debut at the London 2012 Games. She had remarkably qualified for the Games after being sidelined for nine months with a stress fracture in her left femur. She went on to compete at the 2013 Summer Universiade, winning silver in the 4x400m relay. After being out for another six months with a reoccurrence of the stress fracture, she came back to capture her fourth Canadian title in 2015 and win a pair of medals at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.
Today, Wells is an in-demand keynote speaker. Through her Olympic journey, plus racing across deserts, mountains, and international airports on The Amazing Race, she has proven again and again that grit, adaptability, and a little bit of laughter go a long way. She believes that when you dare to break the blueprint, chase crazy ideas, and focus on doing the small things exceptionally well, excellence becomes contagious, elevating not just your life but those around you.
Our Sponsors
Hoping to gain exposure, build good will, and connect with health leaders?
Sponsoring CCHL’s Canada West Health Leaders Conference might be the perfect approach.
With a stellar program, we know that the Canada West Health Leaders Conference will provide an inspiring and interactive environment for top decision makers in the healthcare field and will offer you many networking opportunities. The College is offering a number of levels of sponsorship. Each level provides the sponsor with a significant list of benefits and opportunities. Flexibility is available at each level.
Please contact Dan Gibson at dgibson@cchl-ccls.ca with any questions.
Venue
Hyatt Regency Calgary
700 Centre Street Se
Calgary, AB, T2G5P6, Canada
Tel: +1 403 717 1234
Online booking: Click here to make your reservation.
https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-regency/en-US/calrc-hyatt-regency-calgary
Tucked in the heart of downtown with direct access to the TELUS Convention Centre, Hyatt Regency Calgary feels more like a stylish city residence than a hotel. Enjoy the city’s largest standard rooms, recharge with filtered in-room water, or unwind at the only full-service spa downtown. With sweeping views from the pool, the exclusive Regency Club Lounge, and easy access to top attractions and C-Train, this is your go-to Calgary stay—whether you're here for big meetings or well-earned downtime.
Standard Room $259.00 (single/double occupancy)
Reservation note: On September 17, 2026, a non-refundable deposit equal to the first night's stay plus applicable taxes and fees for each confirmed room will be charged to the credit card provided. The deposit is non-refundable and will be forfeited if the reservation is cancelled after September 17th. Please note that the rate displayed includes the 6% Destination Marketing Fee, the group rate is $259.
Reservations must be made by September 25, 2026, to benefit from the conference rate.
For more information
Conferences & Events Team
conference@cchl-ccls.ca
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