Where
Mississauga Convention Centre
75 Derry Road West, Mississauga
Sysco Ontario South HC&SL Showcase
NOURISH. EMPOWER. THRIVE.
When
March 4, 2026
From 8:00 AM
to
2:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Registration
July 30 -
March 2, 2026
Ending at 12:06 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Entry Limit
Available Seats
Total: 299
Join us for a full-day, in-person event featuring educational speakers and a vendor showcase where you can delve into trends and labour-saving solutions!
Schedule
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Sysco Welcome
Elizabeth Orologio
Regional Manager, Healthcare & Senior Living
Philip Nellis
Regional Manager, Healthcare & Senior Living
9:05 AM
10:06 AM
10:20 AM
Recipe for Success: Leading Change to Drive Innovation in HC&SL
Kristina Parsons
Manager, Nutrition Services & Marketing
April Lorimer
Manager, National Sales Healthcare Systems
11:35 AM
Future Forward Menus: Serving Tomorrow’s Senior
Chef Frank Merrill
Culinary Specialist
Learning from the past and present, learn how to engineer compelling menus for the residents of the future.
12:30 PM
Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Brandi Heather
Brandi is an award-winning former college professor, best-selling author of Return to Play, and creator of the Playful Intelligence™ framework - a science-backed system for reactivating the part of us that burnout, stress, and survival mode shut down. Her work helps organizations reduce fatigue, improve retention, and reignite curiosity, and collaboration at work. With over 25 years in healthcare, education, and disability inclusion, Brandi brings a deep understanding of the complex, human-centered systems behind senior living and care. As a professor in Health and Physical Education, she specialized in adapted programming and inclusive system design - so she understands what it means to innovate under pressure, meet evolving needs, and create environments of dignity and belonging.
Featured Speaker: Kristina Parsons
Kristina Parsons is the Manager of Nutrition Services & Marketing at Sysco Canada. She is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario and has training in public health and clinical research. For the last 8 years, Kristina has worked closely with healthcare & senior living customers across Canada on menu development. Kristina now leads Sysco’s our Nutrition Services team to deliver innovative menu services and resources, leveraging our Synergy Tech Suite, also known as Mealsuite.
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Featured Speaker: April Lorimer
April is the Manager of National Sales Healthcare Systems at Sysco Canada. She is a Nutrition Manager and Chef who fell in love with Seniors when she started her career in the Healthcare sector over 25 years ago. For over a decade she worked with one of our customer partners and six of those years were spent as their Dietary System Specialist implementing and managing Synergy Tech Suite for the organization. In 2018, April joined MealSuite, our Synergy software producers as a Senior Product Designer and then as a Customer Success Manager. At Sysco, she oversees the delivery and adoption of the Synergy Tech Suite as a business solution for healthcare & senior living customers. Please join me in welcoming April
Featured Speaker: Elizabeth Orologio
Elizabeth Orologio is the Regional Manager, Healthcare & Senior Living for Sysco Ontario and leads a team of dedicated healthcare associates.
Featured Speaker: Chef Frank Merrill
Frank is a certified Red Seal Chef with 23 years’ experience in the hospitality and healthcare industry. He graduated from Liaison College and did his apprenticeship At the Sheraton Center Hotel in downtown Toronto. In the last 10 years Frank has worked in a wide variety of culinary settings in the healthcare sector within different areas of Ontario including being responsible for food costing, menu development, food quality and plate presentation. For Sysco Frank is the 1st Culinary Specialist for the healthcare region of Ontario and is tasked with being the Culinary Advisor to the City of Toronto LTC to support their day-to-day operation.
Featured Speaker: Philip Nellis
Philip is the Regional Manager, Healthcare & Senior Living for Sysco Ontario and leads a team of dedicated healthcare associates
Registration
Location and Venue
Mississauga Convention Centre
75 Derry Road West Mississauga
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