Kathy Malas is Chief of Quality, Innovation and Value, Director of OROT (Connected Health Innovation Hub), and Chief AI Officer at the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. A visionary health leader, she previously led research, innovation, AI, learning, and digital transformation. At the CHUM, she spearheaded amongst the first in Canada Responsible AI Strategy in Health that earned the title of Canada’s Smartest Hospital in 2021. She co-created Québec’s first hospital-based innovation and AI teams and has received multiple innovation awards. As a researcher and adjunct professor at HEC Montréal, she explores how innovation and AI are be integrated into practices and organizations. She fosters open, interdisciplinary ecosystems to drive impact and value for patients, healthcare teams, and society. A speech-language pathologist by training, she also holds a certificate in health management from McGill. Her leadership is rooted in human values, continuous learning, and the creation of meaningful value to transform health and empower people and systems.