Presented by: Business Professional Women (PBW) Alberta

May 9th / 5PM MST Registration Open Now.

Join Business Professional Women of Edmonton (BPW) and WHC as we co-host a panel of influential female entrepreneurs who are developing innovative new technologies that will empower women to take control of their own health journeys.

Special thanks to Edmonton Unlimited for providing the venue for this special event.

OUR SPEAKERS:

Myrna Bittner is the CEO and Founder of RUNWITHIT Synthetics, an advanced synthetic data and generative AI modelling platform company working on global social and environmental justice population issues, including equity, growth, decarbonization, sustainability, and resilience investments and decision support. Myrna is passionate about connecting today’s technology, policy, and infrastructure choices to future data about the impacts and outcomes for people and our planet. RUNWITHIT is a certified indigenous business, women-led and global award-winning company pioneering the field of synthetic populations.

Loreen Wales dedicated the initial decade of her career to serving as a dietitian for patients at the University of Alberta Hospital. During this period, she developed a profound commitment to preventive healthcare, spurred by witnessing the adverse impact of lifestyle habits on health. 

In September 2006, Loreen founded Revive Wellness with a focus on empowering individuals to assume control over their health. Recognizing a gap in care that hindered patients from effectively managing their health at home, she conceived My Viva Plan as a solution. Loreen is driven by a mission to revolutionize patient care, fostering greater equity in healthcare delivery and enhancing clinic efficiency.  

An active participant in various boards and research initiatives, Loreen stands as the sole Canadian female healthcare professional leading an iITEA4 international research and innovation project, spanning five countries with over 26 partners.

Badeia Jawhari is an innovative strategist, disruptive tech enthusiast, and change champion who seeks to improve user/patient experience in healthcare and life sciences industries to drive business growth, improve patient outcomes and increase access to care.

As a leader in healthcare and life sciences, Badeia has been a trusted advisor and strategist. She is known for supporting clients to develop sustainable programs to address the complexities and dynamics of the health ecosystem as it relates to strategy, stakeholder engagement, digital health, innovation, data, health technologies and the critical need to improve patient access and care. Badeia has worked with organizations on strategic engagements to support adopting new technologies to improve business operations and patient outcomes.