Danina Kapetanovic BAHon, MSc

Danina Kapetanovic is Chief Innovation Officer at the Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal (CIUSSS West-Central Montreal). Within the CIUSSS and its hub, Jewish General Hospital, she founded and now heads the Connected Health Innovation Hub - OROT. OROT has the mandate to guide our way to the new era of care a future in which health will be created, managed, and restored wherever the patient is. OROT identifies opportunities, inspires, and accelerates innovation in connected health resulting in impactful and positive change for healthcare systems, providers, and patients. This includes bringing together clinicians and end-users with entrepreneurs and innovators in order to build and launch new technologies that improve people’s lives.

Before joining the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, Ms. Kapetanovic served as Executive Director of Hacking Health, a global, grass-roots network of innovators committed to creating digital health solutions to benefit citizens, support healthcare systems, and promote economic activity. This network organized 160 hackathons in 63 cities around the world, leading to more than 1,500 innovative projects. Ms. Kapetanovic also held various leadership positions across the United Nations system, spearheading innovation and public-private partnerships resulting in positive change across the globe. Ms. Kapetanovic holds an M.Sc. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Hunter College of the City University of New York, a certificate in Healthcare Innovation from Duke University, and a certificate in Development of Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology from Concordia University.