2026 CAnD3 Keynote Address

Registration opens soon!

We are pleased to announce the upcoming CAnD3 Keynote Address, the culminating event of our 2025-2026 Training Program. This hybrid event, hosted annually at the McGill Faculty Club, featuring Professor Deborah Carr from Boston University, and guest Dragon's Den judge André Picard, will bring together Dragon's Den finalists, CAnD3 alumni, institutional partners, and current Fellows. It commemorates the achievements of our six consecutive cohorts (2020-2026).

Itinerary 

Door opens at 10:00 AM.

10:00 - 10:30 | Public Registration with Coffee

10:30 - 11:50 | Keynote Lecture by Prof. Carr and Q&A

11:50 - 12:00 | Rapid fire introduction of posters

12:00 -13:30 | Lunch & poster session 1

13:30 - 14:30 | Dragons' Den Finals 

14:30 - 14:45 | Coffee break

14:45 - 15:30 | Dragons' Den Finals

15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break with poster session 2 

16:00 - 16:30 | Announcement of Dragons' Den Winners & Closing Remarks

16:30 - 18:30 | Cocktail mixer

Location 

This is a hybrid event. The online portion of the event will be held on Zoom, and the in-person portion will be held at the Faculty Club (3450 McTavish Street) at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Please note that in-person capacity is limited.