In the Trenches: Implementation to Impact Summit
June 7-8, 2019 | Banff, Alberta, Canada
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IGNITE. INSPIRE. IMPLEMENT. IMPACT.
Looking to scale up and spread your business, or translate your groundbreaking research into on-the-ground impact?
In the Trenches is a one-of-a-kind summit for entrepreneurs, researchers, policy-makers, program managers, and anyone else working in research and innovation. Connect with global experts, learn from relevant case studies, and share best practices, all in Alberta’s beautiful Rocky Mountains.
Attending In the Trenches and want to tell the world? Use our hashtag, #Implementation2Impact, and stay tuned on Twitter during the event.
Featured Speakers

Pavel Ovseiko
Senior Research Fellow in Health Policy and Management, University of Oxford

Stephen Hanney
Emeritus Professor, Health Economics Research Group, Brunel University London

Peter Riddles
Board Member, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Elizabeth Shirt
Executive Director of Policy and Strategy, Emissions Reduction Alberta

Lauren Gerlach
Director, AcademyHealth

Nancy Fraser
Senior Program Director, Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services

Dale Sanders
Chief Technology Officer, Health Catalyst

Rick Glazier
Scientific Director, Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, CIHR

Adam Kamenetzky
Senior Research Fellow, National Institute for Health Research
Schedule
Day One
2:00 PM – Registration Check In
2:45 PM – Welcome
Theme: Setting the Stage for Implementation to Impact (and back again)
3:00 PM – Session One: Frameworks and Approaches to Navigate Implementation to Impact
4:00 PM – Session Two: Switching to Practice – Integrating Patients’ Perspectives on What Matters
5:00 PM – Session Three: Flipping the Switch – Cross-sector Learnings from Near and Far
6:15 PM – Cocktails and Refreshments: Banff Springs Hotel Networking Reception
Day Two
7:00 AM – Breakfast
8:00 AM – Overview of the Day
Theme: Creating a Culture for Societal Impact
8:15 AM – Session One: Building Stakeholder Engagement Platforms for Culture Change
9:15 AM – Refreshment and Networking Break and Dialogue with Presenters
9:45 AM – Session Two: Building a Diverse Talent Pool for the Future
11:15 AM – World Café
12:00 PM – Lunch
Theme: Novel Approaches for Scaling Research and Innovation to Impact
1:00 PM – Session One: Scaling in the Trenches
2:00 PM – Refreshment and Networking Break and Dialogue with Presenters
2:30 PM – Session Two: Show Me the Data
3:45 PM – Session Three: Assessing Scale and Spread for Sustainable Impact
4:45 PM – Summary
5:00 PM – Closing Connections and Dialogue with Presenters in Mclab Bistro
In the Trenches is presented by Alberta Innovates and co-hosted by the University of Oxford.