Conferences - Aug 2026 refresh

The 2026–2027 digital health conference calendar.

A curated guide to the most significant digital health, AI in medicine, medtech, and healthcare innovation conferences worldwide — with dates, scale, and a quick read on who each is best for.

Curated by Daniel Kraft, MD.

47Conferences tracked
5Editorial categories
2026–27Calendar coverage
Aug 2026Last updated

The agenda-setting business and investment events where digital health capital, partnerships, and policy converge. Many of these set the calendar for the year. Each entry links directly to the official conference site.

01 · Flagship & investment

Where the deals get done.

The agenda-setting business and investment events where digital health capital, partnerships, and policy converge. Many of these set the calendar for the year.

JPM Healthcare Conference

The largest healthcare investment symposium

WhenJan 12–15, 2026 · Jan 11–14, 2027
WhereSan Francisco, CA
Who8,000+ executives & investors

The world's most influential healthcare investment symposium. The surrounding "JPM Week" satellite events are the de facto kickoff of the healthcare year.

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ViVE

The business of digital health transformation

WhenFeb 22–25, 2026 · Mar 14–17, 2027
WhereLos Angeles, CA / Nashville, TN
Who9,000+ executives

Co-produced by HLTH and CHIME. Focused on the business and operational side of digital health transformation.

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Rock Health Summit

The signature digital health ecosystem convening

WhenOctober 14, 2026
WhereSan Francisco, CA · SFJAZZ
Who~1,000 ecosystem leaders

Now in its 14th year. One of the most recognized digital health ecosystem gatherings — founders, investors, and healthcare leaders.

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HLTH USA

Healthcare's premier innovation event

WhenNov 15–18, 2026
WhereLas Vegas, NV · Venetian Expo
Who7,000+ senior leaders

The flagship US event for healthcare innovation. Strong programming on AI, digital therapeutics, value-based care, and behavioral health.

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Rock Health CEO Summit

Invitation-only digital health CEO gathering

WhenAnnual (Spring)
WhereNYSE, New York
Who~100 digital health CEOs

An invite-only "organized un-conference" at the New York Stock Exchange. Off-the-record panels for leading digital health CEOs.

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Becker's Health IT

Where health-system leaders gather

WhenSeptember 14–17, 2026
WhereChicago, IL
Who4,000+ health-system leaders

The premier gathering for health system C-suite executives and CIOs, now the 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference. Practical programming on RCM, EHR optimization, and AI adoption.

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CHIME Fall Forum

Where health-system CIOs gather

WhenNovember 11–14, 2026
WhereGaylord Rockies Resort, Denver, CO
Who~1,200 health-system CIOs

The defining peer-to-peer gathering for health system CIOs and CMIOs. CHIME members only.

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Reuters Pharma USA

Pharma & life sciences strategy

WhenAnnual (Spring)
WherePhiladelphia, PA
Who1,500+ pharma executives

A senior pharma and life sciences strategy event with programming on commercial models, patient engagement, and real-world evidence.

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Axios Future of Health Summit

Editorial-led healthcare policy summit

WhenMay 13, 2026
WhereWashington, DC
WhoInvitation-only, ~300 leaders

An invitation-only, agenda-setting policy summit from Axios bringing together policymakers, health system CEOs, and biotech leaders.

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AMA Annual Meeting

Where physician policy is set

WhenJune 5–10, 2026
WhereHyatt Regency Chicago
Who~2,000 physician delegates

The AMA House of Delegates sets physician policy on AI in medicine, telehealth, and EHR burden.

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NAACOS Spring & Fall Conferences

Value-based care's home base

WhenSpring & Fall 2026
WhereVarious
Who~2,500 ACO leaders

The leading gathering of accountable care organizations, where digital health tools for value-based care contracts get evaluated.

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02 · AI in medicine & clinical innovation

Where AI meets clinical reality.

The convenings where AI and machine learning research, clinical translation, and the practical realities of deploying intelligent systems in care all intersect.

NextMed Health

Re-imagining the future of health & medicine

WhenSpring 2027
WhereSan Francisco Bay Area
Who600+ from 40+ countries

The evolution of Exponential Medicine. A 4-day interdisciplinary gathering hosted by Daniel Kraft, MD — founder of Digital.Health and NextMed Health.

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AIMed

The premier AI-in-medicine meeting since 2015

WhenNovember 11–13, 2026
WhereOrlando, FL · Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
Who1,000+ attendees, 100+ speakers

Founded in 2015 by Dr. Anthony Chang. Clinician-led, with broad attendance from clinicians, data scientists, and entrepreneurs. Daniel Kraft, MD is a recurring featured speaker.

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New addition

Ai4

America's largest applied-AI conference

WhenAugust 4–6, 2026
WhereLas Vegas, NV · The Venetian
Who12,000+ attendees projected

The largest applied-AI industry event in North America, with a substantial dedicated healthcare and life sciences track alongside finance, retail, and government tracks. 2026 headliners include Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng, plus enterprise deployment talks from Mayo Clinic.

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World Medical Innovation Forum

Mass General Brigham's annual flagship

WhenSeptember 22–23, 2026
WhereWestin Boston Seaport District
Who~2,000 attendees

A focused, editorial-led summit hosted by Mass General Brigham. Strong on AI in medicine and the academic-to-commercial translation pipeline.

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Stanford AIMI Symposium

AI in Medicine and Imaging

WhenJune 3–4, 2026
WhereStanford, CA
Who~800 attendees

Stanford's flagship symposium on AI in medicine and imaging. Strong on technical methods and FDA pathway considerations.

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Mayo Clinic Platform Conference

Health-system AI & data partnerships

WhenAnnual
WhereRochester, MN
Who~400 health-system leaders

A focused gathering of health system leaders working with Mayo Clinic Platform on data-driven AI partnerships.

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NeurIPS Healthcare ML Workshop

Cutting-edge ML research, applied to medicine

WhenDecember 6–13, 2026
WhereSydney, Australia
Who~500 ML researchers

Healthcare machine learning workshops within NeurIPS — the top venue for technical ML research applied to medicine.

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03 · Clinical & specialty

The clinical main stages.

The flagship specialty society meetings where late-breaking trials, clinical AI, and the medical literature get debated — and where digital tools must prove themselves to the clinicians who would actually adopt them.

ASCO Annual Meeting

Oncology's defining gathering

WhenMay 29–June 2, 2026
WhereChicago, IL · McCormick Place
Who40,000+ oncology professionals

The largest oncology meeting globally. AI in oncology and decentralized clinical trials are increasingly visible.

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RSNA Annual Meeting

The world's largest radiology meeting

WhenNovember 29–December 3, 2026
WhereChicago, IL · McCormick Place
Who50,000+ radiologists

The most significant radiology conference globally. A massive AI showcase featuring nearly every major imaging AI vendor.

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ACC Annual Scientific Session

Cardiology's flagship clinical meeting

WhenMarch 28–30, 2026 · April 10–12, 2027
WhereNew Orleans, LA (2026) / Houston, TX (2027)
Who15,000+ cardiologists

The ACC's premier clinical meeting. Late-breaking trials and increasing emphasis on AI-enabled cardiology tools.

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ADA Scientific Sessions

Diabetes care & technology

WhenJune 5–8, 2026
WhereBoston, MA
Who12,000+ diabetes specialists

The flagship diabetes meeting. Heavy programming on CGM, automated insulin delivery, and AI-enabled diabetes management.

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ATA Nexus

The leading telehealth conference

WhenMay 12–14, 2026
WhereHyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL
Who3,000+ telehealth professionals

The flagship US conference for telehealth and virtual care, marking the ATA's 30th annual meeting.

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AMIA Annual Symposium

Biomedical & health informatics

WhenNovember 7–11, 2026
WhereDallas, TX
Who2,300+ informaticists

The world's premier meeting for biomedical and health informatics research. Where many of the most-cited clinical AI papers debut.

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AHA Scientific Sessions

The heart of cardiovascular science

WhenNovember 6–9, 2026
WhereMcCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Who15,000+ cardiologists

The top US cardiovascular research meeting. AI in cardiology and cardiac wearables increasingly featured.

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Heart Rhythm Society Annual Sessions

Where AFib & arrhythmia care evolves

WhenApril 23–26, 2026 · May 13–16, 2027
WhereChicago, IL (2026) / San Francisco, CA (2027)
Who~10,000 electrophysiologists

The top conference for cardiac electrophysiology. Significant programming on wearable ECG and AFib detection.

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ESMO Congress

Europe's defining oncology meeting

WhenOctober 23–27, 2026
WhereIFEMA Madrid, Spain
Who30,000+ professionals

Europe's flagship oncology meeting and the second most influential globally after ASCO, with a growing AI-in-oncology track.

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04 · Medtech & devices

Where devices & digital converge.

The medtech, health IT, and consumer-tech events where hardware, devices, and digital health technologies are showcased, partnered, and brought to market.

CES Digital Health Summit

Consumer health tech at CES

WhenJanuary 6–9, 2026 · January 6–9, 2027
WhereLas Vegas, NV
Who130,000+ at CES overall

The Digital Health track at CES showcases consumer health tech, wearables, fitness, and direct-to-consumer health innovations.

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HIMSS Global Health Conference

Healthcare's biggest tech event

WhenMarch 9–12, 2026 · April 5–8, 2027
WhereLas Vegas, NV (2026) / Chicago, IL (2027)
Who25,000+ from 88 countries

The largest global health-IT event by attendance. 600+ educational sessions covering AI, cybersecurity, and interoperability.

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The MedTech Conference

AdvaMed's flagship medtech event

WhenOctober 18–21, 2026
WhereBoston, MA
Who4,000+ medtech leaders

The largest US medtech event. Brings together device, diagnostic, imaging, and digital health technology leaders.

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Medica + Compamed

The world's largest medical trade fair

WhenNovember 16–19, 2026
WhereDüsseldorf, Germany
Who80,000+ visitors

The largest medical trade fair globally. Five focus areas including Med Tech, Digital Health, and Lab & Diagnostics.

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DTx East

The dedicated digital therapeutics conference

WhenAnnual (Fall)
WhereBoston, MA
Who~600 DTx industry leaders

The leading dedicated digital therapeutics conference, addressing prescription DTx, evidence development, and regulatory pathways.

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WHX / Arab Health

The Middle East's biggest healthcare trade show

WhenFebruary 9–12, 2026 · January 25–28, 2027
WhereDubai, UAE
Who110,000+ professionals

The largest healthcare exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa, rebranded as World Health Expo Dubai from 2026. Growing tracks on digital health and AI in medicine.

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Global Health Exhibition

Saudi Arabia's flagship health event

WhenOctober 26–29, 2026
WhereRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Who130,000+ visitors

The fastest-growing healthcare event in the Middle East and Africa, aligned with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 health transformation.

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05 · Global & regional

Beyond the US ecosystem.

European, Asia-Pacific, and global conferences shaping digital health and AI in medicine outside the US — plus the major editorial summits where policy, capital, and clinical innovation meet on the global stage.

HLTH Europe

European digital health's flagship event

WhenJune 15–18, 2026
WhereAmsterdam, Netherlands
Who4,000+ European health leaders

The European companion to HLTH USA. Strong on EU regulatory developments and the European startup and investor ecosystem.

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Davos World Economic Forum

Health on the global policy stage

WhenJanuary 19–23, 2026 · January 18–22, 2027
WhereDavos, Switzerland
Who3,000+ global leaders

The health track at Davos brings together heads of state, ministers of health, pharma CEOs, and major health tech investors.

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Rewired

The UK's biggest digital health expo

WhenMarch 24–25, 2026 · March 16–17, 2027
WhereBirmingham, UK · The NEC
Who4,000+ NHS digital leaders

The UK's flagship digital health event. NHS CCIOs, CIOs, and CDIOs gather to set the digital agenda.

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Singapore HealthTech Week

Asia-Pacific's health innovation hub

WhenAnnual (Fall)
WhereSingapore
Who~3,000 APAC health leaders

The leading health tech gathering for Asia-Pacific. Strong on regional health system digitization and the APAC investor base.

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HETT Show

UK digital health expo

WhenSeptember 29–30, 2026
WhereLondon, UK
Who~3,500 attendees

A major UK digital health conference focused on how digital innovation can improve NHS care.

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Frontiers Health

Europe's digital health ecosystem

WhenAnnual (Fall)
WhereVarious European cities
Who~1,500 European leaders

A founder-friendly European event focused on digital health, digital therapeutics, and pharma-tech partnerships.

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Giant Health

London's health tech festival

WhenAnnual (Fall)
WhereLondon, UK
Who~2,500 health tech professionals

A founder-friendly UK health tech event with strong startup pitch programming and NHS partnership opportunities.

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HealthTech Japan

Tokyo's digital health summit

WhenAnnual (Fall)
WhereTokyo, Japan
Who~5,000 Japanese professionals

Japan's flagship health tech conference, addressing eldercare technology, robotics, and clinical AI.

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HETT Leaders' Summit

UK digital health leadership summit

WhenFebruary 12, 2026 · February 11, 2027
WhereLeeds, UK · Royal Armouries
Who~500 NHS digital leaders

The strategic counterpart to the larger HETT Show, focused on digital health leaders across NHS Trusts and Integrated Care Systems.

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FT Future of Health

Editorial-led healthcare summit

WhenAnnual
WhereLondon, UK
Who~500 senior leaders

A high-quality editorial summit from the Financial Times, with excellent coverage of healthcare investment and policy.

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HIMSS APAC

Asia-Pacific's health IT gathering

WhenAnnual (rotating)
WhereVarious APAC cities
Who~3,000 health IT professionals

HIMSS' flagship Asia-Pacific event, addressing national EMR programs and AI deployment in publicly funded systems.

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e-Health Conference

Canada's digital health flagship

WhenAnnual (Spring)
WhereVarious Canadian cities
Who~2,000 digital health leaders

Canada's leading digital health conference, jointly produced by Canada Health Infoway and Digital Health Canada.

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HIMSS Latin America

Health IT for Latin America

WhenAnnual
WhereSão Paulo, Brazil
Who~2,000 LatAm professionals

HIMSS' Latin American conference. Coverage of regional health system digitization and telemedicine in emerging markets.

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Frequently asked

About this conference calendar.

What is the biggest digital health conference?

By raw attendance, HIMSS Global Health Conference is the largest with 25,000+ attendees from 88 countries. By influence on the digital health business and investment landscape, JPM Healthcare Conference, HLTH USA, and Rock Health Summit are most significant. Globally, Medica Düsseldorf draws 80,000+ as the world's largest medical trade fair.

What are the must-attend AI in medicine conferences in 2026?

NextMed Health (hosted by Daniel Kraft, MD), AIMed26 in Orlando in November, AMIA Annual Symposium for biomedical informatics, RSNA for AI in medical imaging, Stanford AIMI Symposium, World Medical Innovation Forum from Mass General Brigham, HLTH USA, and Ai4 in Las Vegas, which has grown into the largest applied-AI conference in the US with a substantial dedicated healthcare track.

Which digital health conference is best for founders?

HLTH USA, ViVE, and Rock Health Summit are the strongest US events for digital health founders. Rock Health CEO Summit (invite-only, NYSE) is the elite peer-learning venue for scaled CEOs. NextMed Health features 60+ startups in its Innovation Lab. JPM Week is the most concentrated investor week of the year.

What conferences cover digital therapeutics?

DTx East is the dedicated digital therapeutics conference for the US market. Frontiers Health covers DTx alongside the broader European digital health ecosystem, with strong founder and pharma-partnerships programming.

What are the major European digital health conferences?

HLTH Europe in Amsterdam, Medica Düsseldorf, Rewired in Birmingham, HETT Show in London, Frontiers Health, and FT Future of Health are the major European conferences. Davos World Economic Forum carries the highest-profile health policy programming in Europe.

What conferences does Daniel Kraft, MD speak at?

Daniel Kraft, MD — Stanford and Harvard-trained physician-scientist, founder of NextMed Health and Digital.Health — hosts NextMed Health annually in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also a featured speaker at AIMed, HLTH, ViVE, Rock Health Summit, and many other events tracked on this index.

How are these conferences selected?

Inclusion is editorial and based on relevance to digital health, AI in medicine, clinical innovation, health systems, medtech, and healthcare investment. Digital.Health editors prioritize events with substantive editorial programming, named expert speakers, and demonstrated influence on the field.

How often is this conference calendar updated?

The conference calendar is reviewed and refreshed at least twice yearly. As one of Digital.Health's most time-sensitive shelves, it receives more frequent updates than reference shelves like Books or Frameworks & Standards. Each entry shows confirmed and provisional 2026-2027 dates where available.

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Last reviewed and updated August 11, 2026. Curated by Digital.Health. Inclusion is editorial and based on relevance to digital health, AI in medicine, clinical innovation, health systems, medtech, and healthcare investment.

Complete index of Digital.Health conferences for 2026-2027

Digital.Health curates 47 digital health, AI in medicine, medtech, and healthcare innovation conferences across 5 editorial categories: flagship and investment, AI in medicine and clinical innovation, clinical and specialty, medtech and devices, and global and regional. Last updated August 11, 2026.

All tracked conferences

  • JPM Healthcare Conference - San Francisco, CA. The largest healthcare investment symposium. https://www.jpmorgan.com/about-us/events-conferences/health-care-conference
  • ViVE - Los Angeles, CA / Nashville, TN. The business of digital health transformation. https://viveevent.com
  • Rock Health Summit - San Francisco, CA. The signature digital health ecosystem convening, 14th year. https://www.rockhealthsummit.com
  • HLTH USA - Las Vegas, NV. Healthcare's premier innovation event. https://hlth.com/events/usa/
  • Rock Health CEO Summit - NYSE, New York. Invitation-only digital health CEO gathering. https://www.digitalhealthceosummit.com
  • Becker's Health IT - Chicago, IL. Sept 14-17, 2026. Where health-system leaders gather. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/conferences.html
  • CHIME Fall Forum - Gaylord Rockies Resort, Denver, CO. Where health-system CIOs gather. https://chimecentral.org
  • Reuters Pharma USA - Philadelphia, PA. Pharma & life sciences strategy. https://www.reutersevents.com/events/pharma
  • Axios Future of Health Summit - Washington, DC. Editorial-led healthcare policy summit. https://axios-futureofhealthsummit2026.splashthat.com
  • AMA Annual Meeting - Hyatt Regency Chicago. Where physician policy is set. https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/ama-meetings
  • NAACOS Spring & Fall Conferences - Various. Value-based care's home base. https://www.naacos.com
  • NextMed Health - San Francisco Bay Area. Re-imagining the future of health & medicine, hosted by Daniel Kraft, MD. https://www.nextmed.health
  • AIMed - Orlando, FL, Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld. Nov 11-13, 2026. The premier AI-in-medicine meeting since 2015. https://www.aimed26.com
  • Ai4 - The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV. Aug 4-6, 2026. America's largest applied-AI conference with a major healthcare track. https://ai4.io
  • World Medical Innovation Forum - Westin Boston Seaport District. Mass General Brigham's annual flagship. https://worldmedicalinnovation.org
  • Stanford AIMI Symposium - Stanford, CA. AI in Medicine and Imaging. https://aimi.stanford.edu
  • Mayo Clinic Platform Conference - Rochester, MN. Health-system AI & data partnerships. https://www.mayoclinicplatform.org
  • NeurIPS Healthcare ML Workshop - Sydney, Australia. Cutting-edge ML research, applied to medicine. https://neurips.cc
  • ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, IL. Oncology's defining gathering. https://www.asco.org/meetings
  • RSNA Annual Meeting - Chicago, IL. The world's largest radiology meeting. https://www.rsna.org/annual-meeting
  • ACC Annual Scientific Session - New Orleans, LA / Houston, TX. Cardiology's flagship clinical meeting. https://www.acc.org/Education-and-Meetings/Meetings
  • ADA Scientific Sessions - Boston, MA. Diabetes care & technology. https://professional.diabetes.org/scientific-sessions
  • ATA Nexus - Orlando, FL. The leading telehealth conference. https://www.americantelemed.org
  • AMIA Annual Symposium - Dallas, TX. Biomedical & health informatics. https://amia.org/education-events/amia-2026-annual-symposium
  • AHA Scientific Sessions - Chicago, IL. The heart of cardiovascular science. https://professional.heart.org
  • Heart Rhythm Society Annual Sessions - Chicago, IL / San Francisco, CA. Where AFib & arrhythmia care evolves. https://heartrhythm.com
  • ESMO Congress - Madrid, Spain. Europe's defining oncology meeting. https://www.esmo.org
  • CES Digital Health Summit - Las Vegas, NV. Consumer health tech at CES. https://www.ces.tech
  • HIMSS Global Health Conference - Las Vegas, NV / Chicago, IL. Healthcare's biggest tech event. https://www.himssconference.com
  • The MedTech Conference - Boston, MA. AdvaMed's flagship medtech event. https://themedtechconference.com
  • Medica + Compamed - Düsseldorf, Germany. The world's largest medical trade fair. https://www.medica-tradefair.com
  • DTx East - Boston, MA. The dedicated digital therapeutics conference. https://www.healthtechconx.com/dtx-east/
  • WHX / Arab Health - Dubai, UAE. Feb 9-12, 2026. The Middle East's biggest healthcare trade show. https://www.worldhealthexpo.com
  • Global Health Exhibition - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's flagship health event. https://www.globalhealthsaudi.com
  • HLTH Europe - Amsterdam, Netherlands. European digital health's flagship event. https://hlth.com/events/europe/
  • Davos World Economic Forum - Davos, Switzerland. Health on the global policy stage. https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting
  • Rewired - Birmingham, UK. The UK's biggest digital health expo. https://digitalhealthrewired.com
  • Singapore HealthTech Week - Singapore. Asia-Pacific's health innovation hub. https://healthtech.sg
  • HETT Show - London, UK. UK digital health expo. https://www.hettshow.co.uk
  • Frontiers Health - Various European cities. Europe's digital health ecosystem. https://www.frontiers.health
  • Giant Health - London, UK. London's health tech festival. https://giant.health
  • HealthTech Japan - Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo's digital health summit. https://www.medical-jpn.jp/en-gb.html
  • HETT Leaders' Summit - Leeds, UK. UK digital health leadership summit. https://www.hettleaderssummit.co.uk
  • FT Future of Health - London, UK. Editorial-led healthcare summit. https://live.ft.com
  • HIMSS APAC - Various APAC cities. Asia-Pacific's health IT gathering. https://www.himss.org/global/asia-pacific
  • e-Health Conference - Various Canadian cities. Canada's digital health flagship. https://e-healthconference.com
  • HIMSS Latin America - São Paulo, Brazil. Health IT for Latin America. https://www.himss.org/global/latin-america