AI in Healthcare Forum 2026

Where Healthcare Leaders and AI Innovators Connect

November 19, 2026 | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs | Minneapolis, Minnesota

Your ticket includes light breakfast, lunch, and access to a cash bar.

Healthcare AI is moving beyond experimentation. The challenge now is turning promising technology into solutions that work in the real world.

How do we build trust in AI? What does responsible implementation look like? Which emerging technologies are ready to make a difference? And how can healthcare organizations, startups, researchers, and investors work together to accelerate progress?

Join HealthcareMN for the 3rd Annual AI in Healthcare Forum, a full-day gathering of healthcare leaders, clinicians, researchers, entrepreneurs, startups, investors, policymakers, and technology innovators.

This is where conversations meet implementation, emerging companies meet established healthcare organizations, and new connections create opportunities for collaboration.

Come to learn. Come to discover what's being built. Come to meet the people who can help move healthcare innovation forward.

What Makes This Forum Different?

🎤 A Keynote from a Healthcare Leader

Dr. Carol R. Bradford
Interim Dean, University of Minnesota Medical School | Executive Vice President of Health Affairs

Join Dr. Bradford for a keynote on Opportunities and Challenges AI Presents for Healthcare, exploring the possibilities and complexities of bringing AI into healthcare.

🎤 Executive Fireside Conversations

Hear healthcare leaders explore the opportunities and challenges shaping AI adoption, including responsible AI, trust, governance, and real-world implementation.

With perspectives from organizations including Mayo Clinic, HCMC, the University of Minnesota, Optum, and CentraCare, these conversations will connect emerging technologies with the realities of healthcare delivery.

🎤 Startup Showcase: Discover What's Next

Meet 10 selected healthcare startups developing emerging solutions across medical devices, MedTech, digital health, and healthcare technology.

Discover new products, hear directly from founders, explore potential partnerships, and connect with innovators working to solve real healthcare challenges.

The showcase is designed to bring entrepreneurs and the broader healthcare innovation community into the same room.

🎤 Mayo Clinic Accelerator Office Hours

Connect with the Mayo Clinic Accelerator team through dedicated office hours as part of the Startup Showcase. Explore questions around startup development, healthcare innovation, and the path toward real-world application.

🎤 AI Demo Theater: See Innovation in Action

Watch six live demonstrations showcasing emerging healthcare AI technologies and applications.

Move beyond slides and concepts to see what innovators are building and how their solutions could be applied in healthcare settings.

🎤 Six Breakout Tracks

Choose focused conversations aligned with your interests and challenges:

• AI in Clinical Care & Provider Transformation
• AI in MedTech, Medical Devices & Digital Health
• AI in Health Plans & Population Health
• Precision Medicine & Life Sciences
• Rural & Community Health
• Infrastructure, Data Governance & Trust

Explore implementation challenges, emerging opportunities, and lessons from people working at the intersection of healthcare and technology.

🎙️ Patient Innovations Live

Visit the live podcast and storytelling experience from HealthcareMN's Patient Innovations podcast.

Throughout the day, we'll capture conversations with founders, healthcare leaders, innovators, and community voices, bringing the ideas and perspectives shaping healthcare into the conversation.

🤝 Connections That Continue Beyond the Stage

Some of the most valuable outcomes of a conference happen between sessions.

Connect with healthcare organizations, startup founders, investors, researchers, and ecosystem partners. Discover potential collaborators, exchange ideas, and build relationships that can continue long after the event.

A Day Designed Around Six Experiences

INSPIRE — Start with bold ideas and leadership perspectives on the future of healthcare AI.

EXPLORE — Examine responsible AI, trust, governance, and real-world implementation.

CONNECT — Meet founders, healthcare leaders, investors, and innovators.

EXPLORE — Go deeper through six focused breakout tracks.

EXPERIENCE — See emerging technologies demonstrated live.

ENVISION — Consider what comes next for healthcare AI and the collaborations needed to get there.

And then connect again.

Who Should Attend?

This forum is designed for people working at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and innovation:

• Healthcare executives and health system leaders
• Physicians, clinicians, and researchers
• Medical device, MedTech, and digital health companies
• AI developers and healthcare technology entrepreneurs
• Health plan and payer leaders
• Startup founders and investors
• University researchers and technology transfer teams
• Policymakers and ecosystem partners
• Patient advocates and community leaders

Whether you're developing a solution, evaluating emerging technologies, implementing AI, investing in innovation, or building partnerships, this is an opportunity to connect with the people and perspectives that can help move your work forward.

High-Level Agenda

8:00–9:00 AM — Registration, Light Breakfast, Networking & Startup Showcase

9:00–10:00 AM — Welcome & Opening Keynote

10:05–11:00 AM — Executive Fireside: Trust, Policy & Responsible AI

11:15 AM–12:00 PM — Morning Breakout Sessions

12:00–1:30 PM — Networking Lunch, Startup Showcase Marketplace, Patient & Caregiver Perspectives, and Mayo Clinic Accelerator Office Hours

1:45–2:30 PM — Afternoon Breakout Sessions

2:45–3:45 PM — AI Demo Theater: Six Live Demonstrations

3:50–4:15 PM — Closing Mainstage: Minnesota's Healthcare AI Future — Where Do We Go From Here?

4:15 PM onward — Networking & Founder–Investor Connections

Throughout the Day — Patient Innovations Live Podcast Studio & Startup Showcase

** Light breakfast and lunch are included with your ticket. Cash bar available.

** Detailed session times and the final program will be shared as the agenda is finalized.

Why HealthcareMN Brings This Room Together

Healthcare innovation doesn't happen in isolation. It happens when entrepreneurs, healthcare organizations, researchers, investors, and communities find ways to work together.

HealthcareMN exists to help make those connections happen—bridging ideas and early-stage innovation with the relationships, partnerships, and opportunities needed to move forward.

The AI in Healthcare Forum is an extension of that mission: creating space for practical conversations, new relationships, and collaboration across the healthcare innovation ecosystem.

Join us on November 19.

Come to learn what's happening now.
Come to discover what's being built.
Come to meet the people building it.
Come to help shape what happens next.

Let's build the future of healthcare AI—together.

AI in Healthcare Forum 2026
November 19, 2026 | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hosted by HealthcareMN.

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