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
May 2026Last updated
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

When January 12–15, 2026 · January 11–14, 2027
Where San Francisco, CA
Who 8,000+ 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 — private dinners, fireside chats, and partnership announcements that set the agenda.

ViVE

The business of digital health transformation

When February 22–25, 2026 · March 14–17, 2027
Where Los Angeles, CA / Nashville, TN
Who 9,000+ executives

Co-produced by HLTH and CHIME. Focused on the business and operational side of digital health transformation. Aimed at CIOs, CMIOs, and digital health buyers across health systems.

Rock Health Summit

The signature digital health ecosystem convening

When October 14, 2026
Where San Francisco, CA · SFJAZZ
Who ~1,000 ecosystem leaders

Now in its 15th year. One of the most recognized digital health ecosystem gatherings — founders, investors, and healthcare leaders. Curated, San Francisco-anchored, and consistently editorial in tone.

HLTH USA

Healthcare’s premier innovation event

When November 15–18, 2026
Where Las Vegas, NV · Venetian Expo
Who 7,000+ senior leaders

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

Rock Health CEO Summit

Invitation-only digital health CEO gathering

When Annual (Spring) · 14th annual was March 2026
Where NYSE, New York
Who ~100 digital health CEOs

An invite-only “organized un-conference” at the New York Stock Exchange. Off-the-record panels and candid leadership conversations for the leading digital health CEOs.

Becker’s Health IT

Where health-system leaders gather

When September 30 – October 3, 2026
Where Chicago, IL
Who 4,000+ health-system leaders

The premier gathering for health system C-suite executives and CIOs. Practical programming on revenue cycle, EHR optimization, and digital health adoption decisions.

CHIME Fall Forum

Where health-system CIOs gather

When November 11–14, 2026
Where Gaylord 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, with curated programming on EHR strategy, cybersecurity, and interoperability.

Reuters Pharma USA

Pharma & life sciences strategy

When Annual (Spring)
Where Philadelphia, PA
Who 1,500+ pharma executives

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

Axios Future of Health Summit

Editorial-led healthcare policy summit

When May 13, 2026
Where Washington, DC
Who Invitation-only, ~300 leaders

An invitation-only, agenda-setting policy summit from Axios. Brings together policymakers, lawmakers, health system CEOs, and biotech leaders for editorial-led conversations on the policy environment ahead.

AMA Annual Meeting

Where physician policy is set

When June 5–10, 2026
Where Hyatt Regency Chicago
Who ~2,000 physician delegates

The AMA House of Delegates sets physician policy on AI in medicine, telehealth, and EHR burden. Increasingly important as the AMA Center for Digital Health and AI shapes physician-industry engagement.

NAACOS Spring & Fall Conferences

Value-based care’s home base

When Spring & Fall 2026
Where Various
Who ~2,500 ACO leaders

The leading gathering of accountable care organizations. Where digital health tools for population health, risk stratification, and value-based care contracts get evaluated by the people running the programs.

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

When Spring 2027
Where San Francisco Bay Area
Who 600+ from 40+ countries

The evolution of Exponential Medicine. A 4-day interdisciplinary gathering exploring convergent technologies reshaping healthcare. Hosted by Daniel Kraft, MD — founder of Digital.Health and NextMed Health.

AIMed

The premier AI-in-medicine meeting since 2015

When November 10–12, 2026
Where Orlando, FL
Who 1,000+ attendees, 100+ speakers

Founded in 2015 by Dr. Anthony Chang. Clinician-led, with broad attendance from clinicians, data scientists, and entrepreneurs. Notable for its Shark Tank-style startup competition.

World Medical Innovation Forum

Mass General Brigham’s annual flagship

When September 22–23, 2026
Where Westin Boston Seaport District
Who ~2,000 attendees

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

Stanford AIMI Symposium

AI in Medicine and Imaging

When June 3–4, 2026
Where Stanford, CA
Who ~800 attendees

Stanford’s flagship symposium on AI in medicine and imaging. Strong on technical methods, clinical translation, and FDA pathway considerations.

Mayo Clinic Platform Conference

Health-system AI & data partnerships

When Annual
Where Rochester, MN
Who ~400 health-system leaders

A focused gathering of health system leaders working with Mayo Clinic Platform on data-driven AI partnerships. Highly curated, peer-to-peer, with emphasis on real deployment.

ACC AI Resource Center Summit

AI in cardiovascular care

When Annual
Where Various
Who ~500 cardiology AI specialists

ACC’s focused convening on AI applications in cardiovascular care — ECG interpretation, echo analysis, risk stratification, and clinical decision support for cardiology workflows.

NeurIPS Healthcare ML Workshop

Cutting-edge ML research, applied to medicine

When December 6–13, 2026
Where Sydney, Australia
Who ~500 ML researchers

Healthcare machine learning workshops within NeurIPS — the top venue for technical ML research applied to medicine. Where new architectures and clinical AI methods first surface. Specific healthcare workshop programming announced annually.

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

When May 29 – June 2, 2026
Where Chicago, IL · McCormick Place
Who 40,000+ oncology professionals

The largest oncology meeting globally. AI in oncology, decentralized clinical trials, and remote symptom monitoring are increasingly visible alongside the foundational drug and protocol announcements.

RSNA Annual Meeting

The world’s largest radiology meeting

When November 29 – December 3, 2026
Where Chicago, IL · McCormick Place
Who 50,000+ radiologists

The most significant radiology conference globally. A massive AI showcase featuring nearly every major imaging AI vendor, with FDA-cleared product announcements and clinical evidence sessions.

ACC Annual Scientific Session

Cardiology’s flagship clinical meeting

When March 28–30, 2026 · April 10–12, 2027
Where New Orleans, LA (2026) / Houston, TX (2027)
Who 15,000+ cardiologists

The ACC’s premier clinical meeting. Late-breaking trials and increasing emphasis on AI-enabled cardiology tools and clinical AI deployment at scale.

ADA Scientific Sessions

Diabetes care & technology

When June 5–8, 2026
Where Boston, MA
Who 12,000+ diabetes specialists

The flagship diabetes meeting. Heavy programming on CGM, automated insulin delivery, AI-enabled diabetes management, and GLP-1 therapeutic landscape.

ATA Nexus

The leading telehealth conference

When May 12–14, 2026
Where Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL
Who 3,000+ telehealth professionals

The flagship US conference for telehealth and virtual care, marking the ATA’s 30th annual meeting. Strong programming on hospital-at-home, remote patient monitoring, and the licensure issues that govern multi-state delivery.

AMIA Annual Symposium

Biomedical & health informatics

When November 7–11, 2026
Where Dallas, TX
Who 2,300+ informaticists

The world’s premier meeting for biomedical and health informatics research. Strong on FHIR, NLP in clinical care, and machine learning. Where many of the most-cited clinical AI papers debut.

AHA Scientific Sessions

The heart of cardiovascular science

When November 6–9, 2026
Where McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Who 15,000+ cardiologists

The top US cardiovascular research meeting. Late-breaking trial data sets the cardiology agenda for the year. AI in cardiology and cardiac wearables increasingly featured.

Heart Rhythm Society Annual Sessions

Where AFib & arrhythmia care evolves

When April 23–26, 2026 · May 13–16, 2027
Where Chicago, IL (2026) / San Francisco, CA (2027)
Who ~10,000 electrophysiologists

The top conference for cardiac electrophysiology. Significant programming on wearable ECG, AFib detection, and consumer-grade rhythm monitoring — where clinical and consumer cardiology converge.

ESMO Congress

Europe’s defining oncology meeting

When October 23–27, 2026
Where IFEMA Madrid, Spain
Who 30,000+ professionals

Europe’s flagship oncology meeting and the second most influential globally after ASCO. Late-breaking European trial data, with a growing AI-in-oncology track each year.

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

When January 6–9, 2026 · January 6–9, 2027
Where Las Vegas, NV
Who 130,000+ at CES overall

The Digital Health track at CES showcases consumer health tech, wearables, fitness, and direct-to-consumer health innovations — the consumer side of digital health.

HIMSS Global Health Conference

Healthcare’s biggest tech event

When March 9–12, 2026 · April 5–8, 2027
Where Las Vegas, NV (2026) / Chicago, IL (2027)
Who 25,000+ from 88 countries

The largest global health-IT event by attendance. 600+ educational sessions covering AI, cybersecurity, interoperability, and the day-to-day reality of running a digital health system.

The MedTech Conference

AdvaMed’s flagship medtech event

When October 18–21, 2026
Where Boston, MA
Who 3,700+ medtech leaders

The largest US medtech event. Brings together medical device, diagnostic, imaging, and digital health technology leaders. Strong on regulatory strategy, reimbursement, and partnership announcements.

Medica + Compamed

The world’s largest medical trade fair

When November 16–19, 2026
Where Düsseldorf, Germany
Who 80,000+ visitors

The largest medical trade fair globally. Five focus areas including Med Tech, Digital Health, and Lab & Diagnostics, with strong international supplier and OEM presence.

DTx East

The dedicated digital therapeutics conference

When Annual (Fall)
Where Boston, MA
Who ~600 DTx industry leaders

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

WHX / Arab Health

The Middle East’s biggest healthcare trade show

When January 26–29, 2026 · January 25–28, 2027
Where Dubai, UAE
Who 110,000+ 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, AI in medicine, and the rapid digitization of Gulf health systems.

Global Health Exhibition

Saudi Arabia’s flagship health event

When October 26–29, 2026
Where Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Who 130,000+ visitors

The fastest-growing healthcare event in the Middle East and Africa, aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 health transformation. Strong on digital health and life sciences investment from sovereign and regional capital.

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

When June 15–18, 2026
Where Amsterdam, Netherlands
Who 4,000+ European health leaders

The European companion to HLTH USA. Strong on EU regulatory developments, national health system digitization, and the European startup and investor ecosystem.

Davos World Economic Forum

Health on the global policy stage

When January 19–23, 2026 · January 18–22, 2027
Where Davos, Switzerland
Who 3,000+ global leaders

The health track at Davos brings together heads of state, ministers of health, pharma CEOs, and major health tech investors. Agenda-setting at the highest level for the year ahead.

Rewired

The UK’s biggest digital health expo

When March 24–25, 2026 · March 16–17, 2027
Where Birmingham, UK · The NEC
Who 4,000+ NHS digital leaders

The UK’s flagship digital health event. NHS CCIOs, CIOs, and CDIOs gather to set the digital agenda. Strong on EHR adoption, federated data platforms, and AI deployment in the NHS.

Singapore HealthTech Week

Asia-Pacific’s health innovation hub

When Annual (Fall)
Where Singapore
Who ~3,000 APAC health leaders

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

HETT Show

UK digital health expo

When September 29–30, 2026
Where London, UK
Who ~3,500 attendees

A major UK digital health conference focused on how digital innovation can improve NHS care. Brings together NHS leaders, policymakers, technology companies, and clinicians for the autumn agenda.

Frontiers Health

Europe’s digital health ecosystem

When Annual (Fall)
Where Various European cities
Who ~1,500 European leaders

A founder-friendly European event focused on digital health, digital therapeutics, and pharma-tech partnerships. Strong startup pitch programming and European VC engagement.

Giant Health

London’s health tech festival

When Annual (Fall)
Where London, UK
Who ~2,500 health tech professionals

A founder-friendly UK health tech event. Strong startup pitch programming, NHS partnership opportunities, and broad coverage of digital therapeutics and mental health tech.

HealthTech Japan

Tokyo’s digital health summit

When Annual (Fall)
Where Tokyo, Japan
Who ~5,000 Japanese professionals

Japan’s flagship health tech conference, addressing the world’s most aged society and priorities around eldercare technology, robotics, and clinical AI.

HETT Leaders’ Summit

UK digital health leadership summit

When February 12, 2026 · February 11, 2027
Where Leeds, 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. Smaller, peer-to-peer setting for strategic dialogue.

FT Future of Health

Editorial-led healthcare summit

When Annual
Where London, UK
Who ~500 senior leaders

A high-quality editorial summit from the Financial Times. Tight programming, senior audience, and excellent coverage of healthcare investment, policy, and innovation.

HIMSS APAC

Asia-Pacific’s health IT gathering

When Annual (rotating)
Where Various APAC cities
Who ~3,000 health IT professionals

HIMSS’ flagship Asia-Pacific event. Rotates between major APAC capitals and addresses regional priorities including national EMR programs and AI deployment in publicly funded systems.

e-Health Conference

Canada’s digital health flagship

When Annual (Spring)
Where Various Canadian cities
Who ~2,000 digital health leaders

Canada’s leading digital health conference, jointly produced by Canada Health Infoway and Digital Health Canada. Provincial digitization and Pan-Canadian agenda.

HIMSS Latin America

Health IT for Latin America

When Annual
Where São Paulo, Brazil
Who ~2,000 LatAm professionals

HIMSS’ Latin American conference. Coverage of regional health system digitization, EHR adoption, telemedicine in emerging markets, and the LatAm digital health ecosystem.

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, and HLTH USA.
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 May 10, 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.

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