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We are beyond thrilled to be back in 2026! Hear from the Healthcare Innovation Summits Team as they outline the day and share how to get the most out of your Summit experience.

Special introduction from the HIMSS National Capital Area (NCA)
 

Disaster medicine when the lights go out. How are doctors expected to save patient lives in an emergency, when a hospital or a critical vendor is under ransomware/DDOS attack or when the AI investment back fires? 
 

Think of VM Essentials from HPE as a ready-made virtualization kit — hardware, software, and support all pre-validated so you don’t have to piece everything together yourself. In this session we’ll keep it casual: what VM Essentials actually is, why customers are knocking on the door for it today, and the real benefits people see once it’s in place.
 

As artificial intelligence moves rapidly into clinical, operational, and consumer-facing use, healthcare leaders are navigating a fast-evolving governance landscape shaped by federal guidance, executive orders, and a growing wave of state-level legislation. This session explores how policymakers, regulators, and health systems are balancing innovation with accountability, transparency, and risk management—covering clinical AI, payer use cases, chat bots, and emerging regulatory “sandboxes.” Panelists will discuss what effective AI governance looks like in practice and the implications for adoption, oversight, and reimbursement as organizations scale AI responsibly.
 

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As healthcare organizations expand their digital front doors, securing sensitive user data across websites and mobile applications has become increasingly complex. This Partner Spotlight will examine how teams are improving visibility into third-party scripts and trackers, identifying potential risks — including malicious activity — and strengthening compliance with a growing number of privacy regulations. It will also explore practical approaches to real-time monitoring and alerting, integration with existing SecOps and GRC workflows, and the challenges of enforcing consent and privacy policies at scale, drawing on real-world examples and lessons from large-scale web analysis.
 

As health systems accelerate AI adoption, security leaders must balance innovation with protection of sensitive data. This session translates 2025 KLAS guidance into operational strategies, highlighting lessons from recent breaches and the shift from RBAC to dynamic ABAC to build resilient, AI-ready healthcare security ecosystems.
 

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.
 

Healthcare leaders across the Capital Region are facing growing pressure to do more with less—improving quality, controlling costs, strengthening security, and delivering better experiences for patients and families. In this session, senior health IT executives share how they’re working alongside clinical and operational leaders to make practical decisions about technology, workforce, data, and care models that will shape the next phase of healthcare delivery. Hear how these leaders are moving beyond pilots and hype to drive measurable impact today—while laying the groundwork for a more resilient, patient-centered future.
 

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. 
 

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As genetic testing rapidly expands — from large-scale newborn screening programs to proactive gene panels and pharmacogenomics — health systems are racing to redesign how expertise is delivered. This fireside chat brings together two physician leaders who are pushing the boundaries of digital genetics in both the U.S. and the Middle East. They will explore how innovations such as chatbots for pre-test education and consent, AI-supported phenotyping tools, and virtual genetics consults are reshaping access to specialty care at scale. The discussion will also tackle the complex ethical, cultural, and regulatory challenges that arise when genetic data crosses borders, from national newborn screening initiatives in Abu Dhabi to remote monitoring and cross-country licensure and malpractice considerations. Attendees will gain a practical, real-world look at what it takes to implement digital genetics programs, the trade-offs for health systems and families, and how to responsibly design the next generation of technology-enabled genetic services.
 

Physician engagement is essential to delivering high-quality, safe care — yet too often it is approached through mandates and committees that produce inconsistent, short-lived results. What if the problem isn’t physician willingness, but how we approach engagement itself?

Innovation doesn’t have to be expensive or technology-driven to create impact. This session introduces a different approach: treating physician engagement not as something to enforce, but something to inspire. By viewing physicians as valued customers and participation in quality work as a product that must be truly compelling, health systems can apply principles of marketing science — targeted segmentation, intentional messaging, and behavior design — to generate genuine, self-driven interest that unlocks a delivery of clear, measurable improvements in a budget neutral manner.