Ms. Ann Kaplan is the President and CEO of Medicard Finance – a Canadian Company that finances elective medical procedures for patients. She is an award-winning business woman, popular speaker and media personality.

Ms Kaplan was the host of Global’s NYtv, a national television show featuring cosmetic medical procedures and makeovers. She is the recipient of the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Aware, is Listed as One of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women, Has received the Peak Award of Excellence in Finance, is One of Canada’s top three most Inspirational People and has been ranked five times on the Profit 100 list for Canada’s fastest growing Companies and four time on the Profit W100 list as one of Canada’s top female Entrepreneurs.

She has an MBA, a Corporate Governance Degree (ICD>D), and is a PhD researcher in the field of Business Leadership.

Ann has also written two books: Best Practice’s and If You Don’t Laugh, You’ll Cry. 


Ms. Ann Kaplan
President & CEO
Medicard Financing
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Distinguished Speakers


Master of Ceremonies
     Mr. Glenn Sergius    
Ms. Kelly Meloche

Her Excellency, The Consul General of India,
Mrs. Preeti Saran

Dr. Narottam Puri
President, Medical Strategy & Quality at Fortis Healthcare Limited

Mr. Ronjon Lahiri,
Director, India Tourism, Toronto

Dr. Vasanthi Srinivasan
Director, Health System Planning & Research Branch
Ontario Ministry of Health

Ms. Ann Kaplan
President & CEO,
Medicard Finance

Mr. Nadeem Ismail,
Director, Health System Performance Studies & Manager of the Alberta Policy Research Centre at the Fraser Institute.

Ms. Janet Walker,
Adjunct Professor, UBC
Writer / Author

Mr.Pradeep Thukral,
Executive Director,
Indian Medical Travel Association®

Ms. Kelly Meloche,CEO
International Health Care Providers Inc.

Ms. Yasmeen Sayeed,
President & CEO
Surgical Tourism Canada Inc.
Surgical Tourism USA Inc.

Ms. Tracy H. Simons
President and Principal
Custom Assurance Placements, Ltd. (CAP)

Mr. Frank Mesich,
Principal,
Mesich Media Advertising

Prof. K. Ganapathy
M.Ch. (Neuro), FACS, FICS, FAMS Ph.D
President, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation

Ms. Asha Luthra
President
Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Hari Boolchandani
Head, International Patient Services,
Max Healthcare, India

Mrs. Suja Isaac
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Soukya  International Health Centre

Dr. K . Ravindranath
M.S., FRCS (Glasgow) FRCS (Edin.)
Chairman & Managing Director
Global Hospitals, India

Dr. Sajan K Hegde
M.S. (Ortho), Fellowship in Spine Surgery,
Fellow Spine Surgeon (France), Fellow Spine Surgeon (Germany) Fellow Spine Surgeon (Switzerland)
Consultant Spine Surgeon Apollo Hospitals, India
Medical Advisory board member:
Surgical Tourism Canada