HITLAB presents an assortment of digital health experts from a range of industries and backgrounds.

You will be treated to a rapid fire of panel discussions, interviews, and keynote speakers from leaders and innovators in the digital health space, which will leave you armed with insights and learnings from the frontlines of health and human rights.

This three-hour digital health conference is perfect for anyone interested in health tech startups, pharmaceuticals, medical and humanitarian development, health equity, public health, or students from sustainable development, medical fields, or tech/engineering backgrounds.

Agenda:

11:00 AM  |  Session
Gil Bashe, Chair Global Health & Purpose, FINN Partners

11:15 AM  |  What JPM Reveals About the Next Healthcare Investment Cycle
Bill Taranto, President, Merck GHI

11:30 AM  |  From JPM to the Nursery: The Future of Women’s & Infant Health
Shaker Rawan, Founder & CEO, Woddle

11:45 AM  |  Modern Clinical Trials: What Works, What Breaks, What’s Next
Harsha K. Rajasimha, CEO and Founder, Jeeva Clinical Trials Inc

12:00 PM  |  Beyond SBIRs: NIH as a Technology Commercialization Partner
Michael Salgaller, Supervisory Technology Analysis and Marketing Specialist, The National Institutes of Health

12:15 PM  |  What ChatGPT Means for the Next Era of Healthcare
Christopher H. Reitz, Senior Director, Enterprise AI, Elevance Health

12:30 PM  |  The Next Chapter of Women's Health
Divya Verma, Vice President of Business Development @ Accord Healthcare US. & Chair of HITLAB’s Women’s Health Tech Initiative

12:45 PM  |  AI & Mental Health After JPM: What 2026 Demands Next
Mike Meaney, CEO, One Small Step

1:00 PM  |  Operationalizing AI: Lessons from the Front Lines
Pervej Alam, Co Founder/ CEO, PulpDigital.ai

1:15 PM  |  Session
Mathew Kittay, Partner, Co‑Chair, Mergers & Acquisitions, Fox Rothschild 

1:30 PM  |  Session
Ainsley MacLean, General Partner, Ainsley & Born Capital