New speakers announced for Peak Performance!
More leading experts joining the discussion at Peak Performance on March 10 have just been announced!
Moderated by the Globe and Mail's André Picard, the program will examine the latest technological and scientific advances that will influence the next generation of sporting events and the ethical standards that guide them, touching on nutritional and doping aids, breakthrough medical devices, rapid injury repair and psychological techniques.
Speakers will include:
Dr. Edward Coyle
Director, Human Performance Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin
Dr. Tony Galea
Department of Family Medicine, and Director of the Institute of Sports Medicine and Human Performance, University of Toronto; and Clinic Director, Fitness Institute, ISM Health and Wellness Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario
Dr. Andrew Jones
Chair, Department of Applied Physiology, University of Exeter, UK
Dr. Vicky Tolfrey
Director, Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, Loughborough University, UK
Dr. Brendan Burkett
Director, Centre for Healthy Activities, Sport and Exercise (CHASE), University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Dr. Darren Warburton
Department of Human Kinetics, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia
Nanci Guest
President, PowerPlay, Toronto, ON
Paul Melia
President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, Ottawa
Dr. Judy Illes
Professor of Neurology, Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Join us for a thought-provoking, rousing and possibly provocative afternoon examining the issues around sport and science. This special event is presented by the Providence Heart + Lung Institute and is free admission. Visit www.heartandlung.ca/peak for more information.