Toronto 2026 – Value Creation in Health Environments
Value Creation in Health Environments
Join us at Unity Health Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital!
Health infrastructure projects go far beyond the construction of new facilities.
The greatest value occurs when opportunities are identified and leveraged throughout the entire lifecycle—from planning and design to construction, commissioning, operations, renewal, adaptation, and eventual redevelopment.
This theme explores how healthcare organizations can maximize the return on capital investments by aligning infrastructure decisions with operational goals, patient outcomes, workforce needs, community priorities, and long-term sustainability objectives. Through innovative partnerships, integrated planning, and a focus on continuous improvement, healthcare leaders can create lasting value that extends well beyond a facility’s opening day.
Ice-Breaker Welcome Reception – October 26. Tickets available below. Details TBA.
Pre-Registration and Early Bird Pricing Until August 30th!
Event Sponsors
Featured Speakers
Altaf Stationwala
Michael Keen
Colin Flock
Pre-Conference Panelist
Navin Malik
Frank Panici
Jolene McLaughlin
Katelyn Poyntz
Dr. Opher Baron
Dr. Mason Leschyna
Rob Plume
Philip Chow
Rebecca Stuart
Martha Harvey
Robert Hofmann
Helena Margiotta
Brandon Bayley-Hay
Gyana Meera
Conference Topics
• Leveraging capital investments to improve healthcare operations and service delivery
• Creating resilient, adaptable, and future-ready healthcare environments
• Building partnerships that strengthen communities and improve health outcomes
• Standardization, interoperability, and lifecycle thinking in healthcare design
• Reuse, adaptation, and sustainable stewardship of healthcare assets
• Supporting staff well-being and patient experience through thoughtful design
• Advancing equity through culturally responsive and inclusive healthcare environments
• Using infrastructure projects as catalysts for system-wide transformation
Together, these discussions will demonstrate how healthcare organizations can create value at every stage of the build lifecycle while delivering meaningful benefits for patients, providers, and communities.
Conference Objectives
Symposium: October 26, 9 am-3 pm – Sheraton Hotel, Toronto
Reducing the Cost of Healthcare Builds
- National Survey & White Paper Findings Research
- Standards Costs and Rewards
- Smaller-scale builds and pushing costs into the future
- Infrastructure Ontario’s changing requirements from mega
Conference: October 27, 28, 2026
Value Creation in Health Builds that are Transforming Care
Location: Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Auditorium, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health
Day one will focus on what value we want from our infrastructure beyond being on time and on budget. The second day will shine a light on the value achieved in improving care environments after a building opens and its role within the health ecosystem. The focus will be on what all players can do to rally around creating intuitive, successful environments that not only reduce friction but also catalyze the best of health services, equipment, technology, and resources to meet the needs of the patient population, workforce, and communities.
Key Question: What is the Value We Want to Get from our Health Infrastructure?
Keynote: Creating Value through Health Builds, Altaf Stationwala, President & CEO, Unity Health, Toronto (Invited)
Draft Conference Agenda
*Agenda subject to change. The conference program will include interactive sessions, panels, a reception, and a guided tour TBC. More information will be available soon!
9 am-3 pm – Sheraton Hotel, Toronto
Reducing the Cost of Healthcare Builds
• National Survey & White Paper Findings Research
• Standards Costs and Rewards
• Smaller-scale builds and pushing costs into the future
• Infrastructure Ontario’s changing requirements from mega
Presentations
Round-Table discussions
8:00 – 9:00 AM | Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM | Welcome from Chair
Mike Keen, CCHF Board Member and Vice-President and Chief Planning Officer, Unity Health Toronto
9:00 – 9:30 AM | Keynote Address
Altaf Stationwala, President & CEO, Unity Health Toronto
9:30 – 10:15 AM | Executive Panel: Defining ‘Value Creation’ in Infrastructure in Building Better Health Systems
10:15 – 10:35 AM | BREAK
10:35 – 11:15 AM | Group Discussions: Value Creation in Infrastructure
11:15 – 12:00 PM | Panel: Standards as a Health Intervention and Value Compared to Costs of Builds
12:00 – 1:00 PM | LUNCH
1:00 – 1:45 PM | Sustainable Resilient Design that Reduces Operating Cost
1:45 – 2:30 PM | Business Case for Improving Value
2:30 – 2:50 PM | BREAK
2:50 – 3:30 PM | Panel: Costs of Digital Infrastructure Hardscaping and Energy Resiliency
3:30 – 4:15 PM | How Should the Success of Projects be Evaluated?
5:00 – 6:30 PM | Networking Reception
8:00 – 9:00 AM | Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM | Welcome from Chair
Mike Keen, CCHF Board Member and Vice-President and Chief Planning Officer, Unity Health Toronto
9:00 – 9:30 AM | Award-Winning PEI Mental Health Strategy
9:30 – 10:15 AM | Research to Reality: Designing for Innovation Benchside to Bedside
10:15 – 10:35 AM | BREAK
10:35 – 11:15 AM | Designing out Harm Using Standards
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Psychologically Safe Work Environments
12:00 – 1:00 PM | LUNCH
1:00 – 1:45 PM | Keeping Critical Services Running and Emergency Preparedness
1:45 – 2:30 PM | The Renovation Equation for positioning to the C-Suite
2:30 – 2:50 PM | BREAK
2:50 – 3:30 PM | Lessons Learned from Major Incidents
3:30 – 4:15 PM | Where Do We Go From Here?
4:15 – 4:30 PM | Wrap up / Conference Close
Selected Tours of St. Michael’s Areas
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