A 90-day sprint.1
Structured time with our team. Clear milestones and a path toward commercialization.
July 22, 2026 · TELUS Garden, Vancouver
Shaping the future of senior care.
Agetech innovators pitch live for a 90-day commercialization sprint with TELUS Health — and the chance to scale across Canada.
- aging-in-place
- fall detection
- remote patient monitoring
- caregiver tech
- medication adherence
- cognitive health
- ambient assisted living
- social isolation
- home health
- senior connectivity
- virtual care
- wearables
- voice and AI assistants
- care coordination
Why we're hosting the Summit
By 2030, nearly one in four Canadians will be a senior. Most want to age safely and with dignity in the homes they love. The technology exists. The infrastructure to deploy it at scale doesn't. Closing the gap takes more than great technology. It takes partnership, integration, and the caregivers, care teams, and families who make aging-in-place possible.
My mom is part of why this matters to me. So are the millions of Canadians who deserve to age safely and with dignity at home.
Finalists
Transforming the future of aging.
TELUS Health is bringing agetech innovators together to pitch live at TELUS Garden on July 22.
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Privacy-first sensors that show care teams what's happening between visits, so subtle changes in routine get noticed before they become emergencies.
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Patented safety technology uses radar to detect forgotten cooking and automatically shuts off stove power — before a fire can start.
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Turns the living-room TV into a caregiving hub: remote help, big-screen video calls and check-ins, all run from a family member's phone.
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Turns existing home Wi-Fi into ambient sensing, with no cameras or wearables, surfacing meaningful changes in activity to caregivers.
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Camera-free, wearable-free home monitoring that learns daily routines, detects falls and alerts family when something's off.
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A one-touch video-calling device disguised as a familiar bedside clock. No menus, logins or apps for the senior to learn.
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Countdown to first pitch —
Who we're bringing together
Market-ready innovators in agetech.
Follow the Summit- Innovative senior care solutions
- Working product with real users
- Capacity for a 90-day sprint
- A plan to operate in Canada
Working on:
- aging-in-place
- fall detection
- remote patient monitoring
- caregiver tech
- medication adherence
- cognitive health
- ambient assisted living
- social isolation
- home health
- senior connectivity
- virtual care
- wearables
- voice and AI assistants
- care coordination
What to expect
The Aging-in-Place Innovation Summit.
- 8:00 am First pitch
- 12:00–1:00 pm Lunch and product showcase
- 4:00 pm Last pitch
Key dates
From application
to impact.
Five milestones between now and the start of the sprint.
- May 6 Applications open.
- May 29 Applications close.
- June 1 Finalists notified.
- July 22 Summit at TELUS Garden, Vancouver.
- August The 90-day sprint begins.1
Who you'll meet
The people who
can make it real.
The room will include senior leadership from TELUS Health and TELUS Ventures, alongside the teams behind our senior care products.
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Chris Engst
Vice President,
Consumer HealthTELUS Health
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Garry Gross
Vice President, Home Solutions Platform & Systems Development
TELUS Health
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Amit Nag
Vice President, Home Solutions Connected Products & Experiences
TELUS Health
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Sophie Ngo
Principal
TELUS Global Ventures
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Tracy Gwozd MN‑NP, CCN(C)
Nurse Practitioner
TELUS Health
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Cathy Slevin OT Reg. (Ont.), MHA
Director, Clinical Transformation
Ontario Health
What's at stake
A path to scale.
What the sprint offers.
The TELUS Health platform
Connecting millions
of Canadians.
TELUS Health uses technology as a force for good. In senior care, hundreds of thousands of older Canadians and their families use Medical Alert, SmartHome+, Home Health Monitoring, and TELUS Health MyCare.
When we partner, we bring a team that builds with you and an existing footprint in senior care.
- 160Mhealthcare lives covered in 200+ countries and territories.
- 90+combined years of experience, revolutionizing healthcare delivery
- 21M+customer connections nationally.
The work begins.
Applications are in and our finalists are chosen. The real work of helping Canadians age at home with dignity starts on July 22 in Vancouver.
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What you might want to know.
Is there a cost to apply or attend?
No cost to apply. Applicants are responsible for all travel-related expenses.
Who owns the IP from the sprint?
Specific terms and conditions are covered in the participation agreement and NDA.
What kind of products are you looking for?
Fall detection, caregiver support, in-home monitoring, cognitive and emotional wellbeing, medication management, remote care, voice and AI, and connected devices. We're open to other categories in the space.
What's the time commitment for the sprint?
A meaningful share of your team's time over 90 days, with weekly meetings to align on milestones and associated progress with approximately 3–5 hours per week with the working team dedicated to sprint-specific milestones.
Do we have to be Canadian?
No, but you must have a credible plan to operate in Canada. TELUS Health's senior care work is in Canada.
What is the Product Showcase?
The Product Showcase is an immersive exhibition where selected participants move beyond the pitch to provide hands-on demonstrations. It allows key internal and external stakeholders to experience the technology firsthand, enabling them to provide critical feedback directly to the decision-makers evaluating the solutions.
What stage of company are you looking for?
Commercially-ready. A working product, real users, and revenue or a clear path to it.
Can we apply if we've talked to TELUS before?
Yes. Existing relationships don't disqualify you, and they don't give you a head start. Every application is reviewed the same way.