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Track 1 @ The Improv Center [clear filter]
Friday, September 27
 

9:00am PDT

Welcome & First Nations Ceremony with Elder Bruce Robinson
Welcome from Pam & Introduce Elder Bruce Robinson

Moderators
avatar for Jay Ingram

Jay Ingram

Canadian broadcasting legend, author, public speaker and science communicator., Beakerhead
Science broadcaster and writer Jay Ingram was co-host of Discovery Channel's science show, Daily Planet for 16 years. It remains television's only daily hour-long prime-time science and nature news magazine. Jay joined Discovery in 1994 and was instrumental in helping shape the program... Read More →

Faculty
avatar for Elder Bruce Robinson

Elder Bruce Robinson

Elder, Vancouver Native Health Society
Bruce’s traditional name is Owii`lo`ly`eyum`gaudlth`ni`Ki`insque. (Grizzly Bear with a Big Heart). He comes from the Nisga’a people from the Wilp (house) of Nii’is’lis’eyan(our chief), Laxgiibuu (wolf) tribe, from the village of Gingolx (Kincolith) on the Nass River, and... Read More →


Friday September 27, 2019 9:00am - 9:25am PDT
Improv Center

9:25am PDT

Introductions
Jay's Introduction to the Whole Human Summit & our Keynote Speaker

Moderators
avatar for Jay Ingram

Jay Ingram

Canadian broadcasting legend, author, public speaker and science communicator., Beakerhead
Science broadcaster and writer Jay Ingram was co-host of Discovery Channel's science show, Daily Planet for 16 years. It remains television's only daily hour-long prime-time science and nature news magazine. Jay joined Discovery in 1994 and was instrumental in helping shape the program... Read More →

Friday September 27, 2019 9:25am - 9:30am PDT
Improv Center

9:30am PDT

Your Map to Optimal Wellbeing
In traditional Indigenous culture, wellness involved a balance of spiritual, emotional, physical and mental wellbeing. Today, many pockets of Western medicine are, too, integrating knowledge from across disciplines to help people heal, transform and operate at their peak potential.

This session will explore:
  • How ancient wisdom can be integrated into current ways of being.
  • New ways to think about your wellness potential.
  • What lies ahead for the future of wellbeing in and beyond medicine.

Faculty
avatar for Elder Bruce Robinson

Elder Bruce Robinson

Elder, Vancouver Native Health Society
Bruce’s traditional name is Owii`lo`ly`eyum`gaudlth`ni`Ki`insque. (Grizzly Bear with a Big Heart). He comes from the Nisga’a people from the Wilp (house) of Nii’is’lis’eyan(our chief), Laxgiibuu (wolf) tribe, from the village of Gingolx (Kincolith) on the Nass River, and... Read More →
avatar for Dr. David Tu

Dr. David Tu

Clinician, educator, researcher, clinical assistant professor, University of British Columbia, Urban Indigenous Health & Healing Cooperative
David Tu, MD is a Canadian Family Physician with a clinical focus on inner-city medicine, Aboriginal Health, and HIV. Dr. Tu grew up in Toronto, Canada, and attended medical school at McMaster University. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and... Read More →


Friday September 27, 2019 9:30am - 9:50am PDT
Improv Center

9:50am PDT

Your Map to Optimal Wellbeing
In traditional Indigenous culture, wellness involved a balance of spiritual, emotional, physical and mental wellbeing. Today, many pockets of Western medicine are, too, integrating knowledge from across disciplines to help people heal, transform and operate at their peak potential.

This session will explore:
  • How ancient wisdom can be integrated into current ways of being.
  • New ways to think about your wellness potential.
  • What lies ahead for the future of wellbeing in and beyond medicine.
In this experiential and interactive session, participants will explore what health and wellness means to them and those around them through the lenses of being, doing, relating and impacting (systems). This exploration is based on the rich work of Integral Theory, offering a taste of what is to come in our next session on Day 2. 


Faculty
avatar for Durwin  Foster, MA, CCC

Durwin Foster, MA, CCC

Integral Therapist, Researcher, & Writer
Durwin Foster, M.A., is a therapist, researcher and writer with a strong background in mindfulness-based and integrally-informed approaches to psychology. Durwin worked with Ken Wilber, a pioneer of integral theory, in applying integral theory and mindfulness to counselling and psychotherapy... Read More →
avatar for Lee White

Lee White

Firekeeper, CEO, ChinookX Technologies Ltd
I am a hyperactive artist, athlete and entrepreneur. A poet and storyteller, adventure therapist and guide, and technology entrepreneur working in the space of First Nations advocacy and autonomy.  Author of the book rapt in awe and Founder and CEO of the company ChinookX Technologies... Read More →
avatar for Carissa Kazyss

Carissa Kazyss

Consultant, Coach
Carissa Kazyss is a consultant and coach who works with health and wellness organizations and individuals using an integrally-informed approach. *** Carissa is passionate about health and wellness, particularly links between our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. Carissa... Read More →


Friday September 27, 2019 9:50am - 10:10am PDT
Improv Center

10:10am PDT

Q&A and Directions for Summit Streams
Jay gives direction of two streams

Moderators
avatar for Jay Ingram

Jay Ingram

Canadian broadcasting legend, author, public speaker and science communicator., Beakerhead
Science broadcaster and writer Jay Ingram was co-host of Discovery Channel's science show, Daily Planet for 16 years. It remains television's only daily hour-long prime-time science and nature news magazine. Jay joined Discovery in 1994 and was instrumental in helping shape the program... Read More →

Friday September 27, 2019 10:10am - 10:20am PDT
Improv Center

10:50am PDT

Practical Insights from the Frontiers Introduction
Credible paths to functioning at your peak can be difficult to distinguish from snake oil cures with so many diets, diagnoses, devices and self-development frameworks out there! Here we do a deep-dive into breathwork, hormones, technology, and ketogenics to heal some of the most prevalent conditions blocking us from being our best selves.

This session will explore:
  • Supporting our bodies to flourish at the cellular level.
  • Self-regulating our nervous systems.
  • Taking control of our health through nutrition and quantified self technology.

Faculty
avatar for Jay Ingram

Jay Ingram

Canadian broadcasting legend, author, public speaker and science communicator., Beakerhead
Science broadcaster and writer Jay Ingram was co-host of Discovery Channel's science show, Daily Planet for 16 years. It remains television's only daily hour-long prime-time science and nature news magazine. Jay joined Discovery in 1994 and was instrumental in helping shape the program... Read More →


Friday September 27, 2019 10:50am - 11:00am PDT
Improv Center

11:00am PDT

Practical Insights From the Frontiers
Credible paths to functioning at your peak can be difficult to distinguish from snake oil cures with so many diets, diagnoses, devices and self-development frameworks out there! Here we do a deep-dive into breathwork, hormones, technology, and ketogenics to heal some of the most prevalent conditions blocking us from being our best selves.

This session will explore:
  • Supporting our bodies to flourish at the cellular level.
  • Self-regulating our nervous systems.
  • Taking control of our health through nutrition and quantified self technology.

Faculty
avatar for Dr. Brendan Byrne

Dr. Brendan Byrne

Medical Director & Co-Founder, Wellness Garage
Brendan's deep passion is to use the latest science to help people change their behaviors and optimize their health. He believes that each of us need our own wellness practice; something that's fun and energizes us, while optimizing our health.Brendan has been a physician and digital... Read More →


Friday September 27, 2019 11:00am - 11:20am PDT
Improv Center

11:20am PDT

Practical Insights From the Frontiers
Credible paths to functioning at your peak can be difficult to distinguish from snake oil cures with so many diets, diagnoses, devices and self-development frameworks out there! Here we do a deep-dive into breathwork, hormones, technology, and ketogenics to heal some of the most prevalent conditions blocking us from being our best selves.

This session will explore:
  • Supporting our bodies to flourish at the cellular level.
  • Self-regulating our nervous systems.
  • Taking control of our health through nutrition and quantified self technology.

Faculty
avatar for Drs. Nick and Sonya Jensen, ND

Drs. Nick and Sonya Jensen, ND

Founders, Naturopathic Doctors, Divine Elements
Drs Nick and Sonya Jensen inspire their patients to hack into their body and minds innate intelligence to create health and longevity in all areas of life.


Friday September 27, 2019 11:20am - 11:40am PDT
Improv Center

11:40am PDT

Practical Insights From the Frontiers
Credible paths to functioning at your peak can be difficult to distinguish from snake oil cures with so many diets, diagnoses, devices and self-development frameworks out there! Here we do a deep-dive into breathwork, hormones, technology, and ketogenics to heal some of the most prevalent conditions blocking us from being our best selves.

This session will explore:
  • Supporting our bodies to flourish at the cellular level.
  • Self-regulating our nervous systems.
  • Taking control of our health through nutrition and quantified self technology.

Faculty
avatar for David G. Harper, PhD

David G. Harper, PhD

Researcher & Author, Biodiet, BC Cancer Redearch Centre
David's research focuses on the ketogenic diet as a tool for healing. He's helped hundreds of people reverse obesity and chronic disease and has attained a biological age half his own chronological age.


Friday September 27, 2019 11:40am - 12:00pm PDT
Improv Center

12:00pm PDT

Practical Insights From the Frontiers
Credible paths to functioning at your peak can be difficult to distinguish from snake oil cures with so many diets, diagnoses, devices and self-development frameworks out there! Here we do a deep-dive into breathwork, hormones, technology, and ketogenics to heal some of the most prevalent conditions blocking us from being our best selves.

This session will explore:
  • Supporting our bodies to flourish at the cellular level.
  • Self-regulating our nervous systems.
  • Taking control of our health through nutrition and quantified self technology.

Faculty
avatar for Kristina Campbell, MSc

Kristina Campbell, MSc

Microbiome Science Writer, Author The Well-Fed Microbiome
Microbiome science writer dedicated to uncovering how gut microbiota intersects with diet and health. Author of The Well-Fed Microbiome and co-author of Gut Microbiota: Interactive Effects on Nutrition & Health.


Friday September 27, 2019 12:00pm - 12:20pm PDT
Improv Center

12:20pm PDT

Practical Insights From the Frontiers
Credible paths to functioning at your peak can be difficult to distinguish from snake oil cures with so many diets, diagnoses, devices and self-development frameworks out there! Here we do a deep-dive into hormones, microbiomes, technology, and ketogenics to heal some of the most prevalent conditions blocking us from being our best selves.

This session will explore:
  • Supporting our bodies to flourish at the cellular level.
  • Self-regulating our nervous systems.
  • Taking control of our health through nutrition and quantified self technology.

Faculty
avatar for Brett Finlay, PhD, OAC

Brett Finlay, PhD, OAC

Award winning microbiology & Author, Whole-Body Microbiome, University of British Columbia
Dr. Brett Finlay is an award winning microbiologist and book author at the University of British Columbia.  He studies host-microbe interactions ranging from diarrhea causing pathogens to how the microbiome influences human health and disease.


Friday September 27, 2019 12:20pm - 12:40pm PDT
Improv Center

12:40pm PDT

Q&A Session
Moderators
avatar for Jay Ingram

Jay Ingram

Canadian broadcasting legend, author, public speaker and science communicator., Beakerhead
Science broadcaster and writer Jay Ingram was co-host of Discovery Channel's science show, Daily Planet for 16 years. It remains television's only daily hour-long prime-time science and nature news magazine. Jay joined Discovery in 1994 and was instrumental in helping shape the program... Read More →

Friday September 27, 2019 12:40pm - 12:50pm PDT
Improv Center

2:00pm PDT

Exploring Microbes, Genes and Human Data Introductions
For every human gene in our body, there are 360 microbial genes hanging out right beside it. And while every human being is essentially harbouring colonies of microbes, we also each have a unique internal code - our genetics - when unlocked, can activate our greatest level of wellbeing.
This session will explore:
  • Where the fields of genetics and microbiome collide.
  • The difference between nature and nurture in our wellbeing journey.
  • How to balance the power of our health data with personal privacy.

Faculty
avatar for Jay Ingram

Jay Ingram

Canadian broadcasting legend, author, public speaker and science communicator., Beakerhead
Science broadcaster and writer Jay Ingram was co-host of Discovery Channel's science show, Daily Planet for 16 years. It remains television's only daily hour-long prime-time science and nature news magazine. Jay joined Discovery in 1994 and was instrumental in helping shape the program... Read More →


Friday September 27, 2019 2:00pm - 2:10pm PDT
Improv Center

2:10pm PDT

Exploring Microbes, Genes and Human Data
For every human gene in our body, there are 360 microbial genes hanging out right beside it. And while every human being is essentially harbouring colonies of microbes, we also each have a unique internal code - our genetics - when unlocked, can activate our greatest level of wellbeing.
This session will explore:
  • Where the fields of genetics and microbiome collide.
  • The difference between nature and nurture in our wellbeing journey.
  • How to balance the power of our health data with personal privacy.

Faculty
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Eesmyal Santos-Brault

Technology Entrepreneur, Quantified Citizen


Friday September 27, 2019 2:10pm - 2:30pm PDT
Improv Center

2:30pm PDT

Exploring Microbes, Genes and Human Data
For every human gene in our body, there are 360 microbial genes hanging out right beside it. And while every human being is essentially harbouring colonies of microbes, we also each have a unique internal code - our genetics - when unlocked, can activate our greatest level of wellbeing.
This session will explore:
  • Where the fields of genetics and microbiome collide.
  • The difference between nature and nurture in our wellbeing journey.
  • How to balance the power of our health data with personal privacy.

Faculty
avatar for Lois Nahirney, PhD

Lois Nahirney, PhD

President, CEO, DNAPower
Dr. Lois Nahirney is passionate about creating a healthier world by helping people take power over their health. As the Founder and CEO of dnaPower, her businesses are revolutionizing preventative healthcare by bringing state of the art DNA information to people to help them make... Read More →


Friday September 27, 2019 2:30pm - 2:50pm PDT
Improv Center

2:50pm PDT

Exploring Microbes, Genes and Human Data
For every human gene in our body, there are 360 microbial genes hanging out right beside it. And while every human being is essentially harbouring colonies of microbes, we also each have a unique internal code - our genetics - when unlocked, can activate our greatest level of wellbeing.
This session will explore:
  • Where the fields of genetics and microbiome collide.
  • The difference between nature and nurture in our wellbeing journey.
  • How to balance the power of our health data with personal privacy.

Faculty
avatar for Adriana Suarez

Adriana Suarez

Genomics Evangelist, 10xGenomics
Adriana dreams of the day when everyone has access to genomics. Her passion for genomics has shaped her career, from publishing several peer-reviewed publications to creating strategic business partnerships.


Friday September 27, 2019 2:50pm - 3:10pm PDT
Improv Center

4:00pm PDT

Keynote Address
Faculty
avatar for Crystal Phillips

Crystal Phillips

Co-Founder, Executive Director, Branch Out Neurological Foundation
Crystal Phillips is a former National Level Speed Skater and now Executive Director of the Branch Out Neurological Foundation, a charity she co-founded in 2010 to accelerate innovative technologies and non pharmaceutical approaches for neurological disorders. The Branch Out Foundation... Read More →


Friday September 27, 2019 4:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Improv Center

4:30pm PDT

Q&A, Final Wrap Up, Instructions for Day 2 and Networking Session
Faculty
avatar for Jay Ingram

Jay Ingram

Canadian broadcasting legend, author, public speaker and science communicator., Beakerhead
Science broadcaster and writer Jay Ingram was co-host of Discovery Channel's science show, Daily Planet for 16 years. It remains television's only daily hour-long prime-time science and nature news magazine. Jay joined Discovery in 1994 and was instrumental in helping shape the program... Read More →


Friday September 27, 2019 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Improv Center
 
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