Hong-Shuo Sun, MD, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery, Physiology and Pharmacology
Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Professor Hong-Shuo Sun is currently a tenured Associate Professor and PhD Supervisor in Departments of Surgery, Physiology and Pharmacology, and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. He is also a member for Collaborative Program in Neuroscience, Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative Program, and Banting & Best Diabetes Centre, in Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Professor Sun is currently the president of Toronto Chapter of the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA). He also serves in the Award Committee in the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Professor Sun graduated in Zhongshan Medical College, Sun Yat-Sen University, and completed his training as a cardiologist at the First University Hospital of Zhongshan Medical College, Guangzhou, China. He obtained his MSc degree in Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada; and his PhD degree in Neurosciences in University of Calgary, Canada. His postdoctoral training was in University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. He has received many grants from NSERC, HSFC, CIHR and CFI, etc. and published more than 90 papers. His research focus is on studying the role of ion channels in neuroprotection and drug development for stroke and hypoxia.

Dr. Cory Ross, FRCP(Edin)
Vice-President, Academic
George Brown College

As Vice-President, Academic, Dr. Cory Ross leads George Brown College’s core academic delivery, both in the classroom and in work integrated learning settings. He brings a wealth of experience to the role, including several years of leadership at post-secondary institutions. Cory oversees the Centres for Arts, Design & Information Technology; Business; Community Services & Early Childhood; Construction & Engineering Technologies; Continuous Learning; Health Sciences; Hospitality & Culinary Arts; and Preparatory & Liberal Studies. He also has a focus on work integrated learning and community partnerships. Cory has held progressive leadership positions since joining George Brown College in 2007, including, most recently, Interim Executive Dean, and Dean of Community Services & Early Childhood, and Health Sciences. He also played an integral role in the development of the Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences at Waterfront Campus. Prior to joining George Brown, Cory was Vice-President, Academic and Executive Director of Institutional Development at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine from 1994 to 2003. He was the Manager of Organizational Health at Mount Sinai Hospital from 2004 to 2007, and he was the president and CEO of a biotech research firm from 1989 to 2004. Cory’s extensive research career has attracted more than $5 million in research grants and he has published more than 50 research papers in peer reviewed journals. Cory earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Science in Anatomy at the University of Manitoba, a Doctorate in Chiropractic from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, a Diploma in Strategic Management from Oxford University, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Health Care Management from Queen Margaret University in Scotland. He is a Certified Health Executive (CHE). In 2015, Cory was granted a fellowship from the U.K.-based Royal Society for Public Health. He is one of only 10 Canadians to receive this prestigious designation.

Dr. Zeng, Jianping MD
President , Xiangtan Central Hospital
Professor, Department of Cardiology
Ph.D Tutor
Chief，Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Treatment Centre
Visiting Professor, Xiangya Medical College of Central South University
Visiting Professor, School of Medicine, Nanhua University
Director, Hunan Medical Association
Director, Hunan Physicians Association
Academic Leader of Cardiology of Hunan Province
Director, Cardiovascular Committee of Xiangtan City

Dr. Zeng, Jianping took the lead in developing more than 10 new technologies of cardiovascular intervention in Hunan province and also over 30 new ones in Xiangtan city. He has made the cardiovascular professional diagnosis and treatment level to rise to the forefront of the Hunan province. Dr. Zeng studied cardiovascular technology in Shanghai Medical University, then studied advanced cardiovascular technology in Japan, and facilitated a coorperation between our hospital with Kusatsu Heart Centre of Japan, and successfully carried out many new cardiovascular technology projects in the hospital. Over the years, he has published more than 50 papers, edited and participated in five books. He has won more than ten provincial and municipal awards for scientific and technological progress and invented two patents . He has been awarded the key technical personnel of Xiangtan city two times and has high popularity and influence in this field.