THE GENOMICS EXCHANGE:
MORNING INSIGHTS AND CONNECTIONS

2026 program

Time Session

7:30AM

Doors open
Breakfast networking

8:00AM

Opening remarks and introductions
Tony Brooks, President and CEO, Genome BC
John Steen, Director, UBC BRIMM
Kyle McCall, Director, Commercialization, MICA Network

8:40AM

Panel discussion
The journey towards technological adoption and the power of partnership

Moderated by John Steen, Professor, UBC BRIMM

9:35AM

Break

9:45AM

Technical talk
Steven Hallam
, Professor, UBC

10:15AM

Technical talk
Rachel Simister, 
CEO and co-founder, Brokkr Minerals; co-founder, Discovery Genomics

10:45AM

Technical talk
Speaker details to come

11:20AM

Closing and networking
Industry booths available
Raffle ticket announcement