Begin by picking up your badge, then grab a bite, make connections with our sponsors, and network with fellow attendees.

We are thrilled to be back in 2026! Hear from the Healthcare Innovation Summits Director as she outlines the day and shares how to get the most out of your Summit experience.
 

AI promises to transform healthcare, but most systems are still stuck in pilots and hype. In this must-see keynote, Scripps Health CIO Shane Thielman pulls back the curtain on how his team is actually scaling AI across a complex health system, with guardrails that protect patients and empower clinicians.

He’ll share how Scripps:
    • Built enterprise AI governance to make fast, responsible decisions
    • Picks AI use cases that drive clinical, operational, and financial results
    • Brings clinicians and staff along so AI is an enabler, not a threat
    • Embeds AI in real workflows, from operations to pre-surgical processes

You’ll walk away with a candid playbook for moving from experiments to enterprise-wide execution, without losing trust, safety or frontline buy-in.
 

AI is moving beyond isolated tools to become a consultant-level partner in both clinical care and healthcare operations. In this panel, leaders from ophthalmology and major health systems will share how they are using AI to: 
•    Automate business-side workflows and non clinical operations
•    Support clinical diagnosis, especially in cataract care and diagnostic imaging
•    Integrate ambient listening and EHR automation into everyday practice 
The discussion will highlight real examples, lessons learned, and practical guidance for organizations looking to safely and effectively adopt AI-powered automation
 

Today’s hospitals rely on a complex ecosystem of digital technologies that neither clinicians nor computer scientists fully understand. This talk will introduce empirical computer science techniques for measuring and understanding the digital infrastructure that modern healthcare depends on. We’ll look at what the internet reveals about hospital assets and how probing those assets can help build a national picture of disruptions to hospital systems. We’ll then look beyond individual assets toward an empirical health connectome, combining measurements of virtual infrastructure with real-world healthcare systems and dependencies to better understand how technology failures propagate, where vulnerabilities may exist, and how health systems can build greater resilience.
 

Industry Partner Spotlights feature engaging, passionate speakers whose talks expose new ideas in healthcare that are supported by concrete evidence and are relevant to current and future industry trends. Presentations will explore novel and counterintuitive approaches to solving the many complex problems facing our health system.

Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations are no longer just IT incidents. They are patient safety events. As hospitals become increasingly dependent on connected technologies, electronic health records, medical devices, AI, and digital workflows, cyber disruptions can delay care, interrupt critical services, and directly affect clinical outcomes. The challenge facing healthcare leaders today is no longer simply preventing attacks—it's ensuring care can continue when technology fails.

Join Dr. Jeff Tully and Dr. Christian Dameff, co-directors of the UC San Diego Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity, for an eye-opening discussion on the evolving intersection of medicine, cybersecurity, and patient safety. Drawing from groundbreaking research, real-world simulations, and frontline clinical experience, they'll explore how health systems can build resilience before, during, and after cyber incidents.
 

Industry Partner Spotlights feature engaging, passionate speakers whose talks expose new ideas in healthcare that are supported by concrete evidence and are relevant to current and future industry trends. Presentations will explore novel and counterintuitive approaches to solving the many complex problems facing our health system.

Leaders from UC San Diego Health will share how their organization is advancing clinical transformation through AI, digital innovation, and enterprise technology strategy. This candid discussion will explore how UCSD is deploying emerging technologies across clinical and operational environments, strengthening the physician and patient experience, and building the governance and infrastructure needed to support innovation at scale. Attendees will gain practical insights into AI adoption, clinician engagement, operational transformation, and the future of digitally enabled care delivery.
 

Advanced data analytics is becoming essential to success for patient care organizations of all kinds. Find out what the leading edge is in advanced analytics, especially in AI and machine learning—at a time of rapid development.
 

In this fast-paced, 5-minute session, learn key strategies for driving impactful changes at your organization.

Connect with fellow attendees and meet our valued sponsors.

Ambient speech AI promises to transform clinical documentation, but real-world performance tells a more complex story. Join a frontline IT leader and a national expert as they share lessons from deploying ambient AI tools that convert patient conversations into EHR documentation. Learn where the technology is driving impact, where challenges persist, and how organizations are measuring value and safety. Attendees will leave with practical guidance on use case selection, clinician engagement, expectation setting, and integration into broader digital and population health strategies.
 

As healthcare organizations expand their digital and AI footprints, CISOs and security leaders are facing a rapidly shifting threat landscape. This panel will explore how leading health systems are strengthening cyber resilience, protecting patient data, and aligning security strategy with innovation, AI adoption, and regulatory expectations.
 

Join fellow attendees and speakers on the patio for informal conversation and beverages following the summit.