Three days of evidence-driven dialogue bring the builders, funders, and health systems shaping AI, access, and outcomes together in New York City this December
NEW YORK, September 22, 2026 – Healthcare doesn’t wait for certainty. Every quarter, health systems greenlight AI tools, investors decide which digital health companies get funded, and regulators redraw the line on what’s safe – all with imperfect information, on the clock. HITLAB, the health innovation and technology organization at the forefront of advancing digital health worldwide, today announced its Fall 2026 Innovators Summit, December 1–3, 2026 at the Microsoft Tech Center in New York City, bringing more than 100 of the world’s top healthcare leaders into the room where those calls get made.
AI is moving from pilot to infrastructure inside hospitals and health plans. Investors want hard outcomes data before they fund what’s next, and health systems must show that innovation improves care, not just dashboards. Every leader in this ecosystem is placing bets on where healthcare goes next. This Summit exists so those bets are made with the best available evidence and the right people in the room.
HITLAB’s premise is simple and stubborn: put the builders, the funders, and the health systems in the same room, and back every conversation with evidence, not hype. This year goes further, unveiling real-world outcomes from HITLAB’s direct work with its customers – a poster showcase of results and firsthand accounts from innovators who secured funding because of it. Proof, not promise.
Across three full days, the Summit program will move through a dedicated theme each day:
Running alongside the main Summit stage, attendees can dive deeper through a series of curated symposia:
Day 1 – View Symposia Day 1 Agenda
Day 2 – View Symposia Day 2 Agenda
Day 3 – View Symposia Day 3 Agenda
Beyond the stage, the Summit is built for connection. Speakers include leaders from the top 150 Healthcare organizations. Attendees will have extensive opportunities to network with peers, partners, and prospective collaborators from across the entire healthcare ecosystem and from every corner of the world, making it one of the most valuable convenings in digital health for forging new partnerships and deals.
The Fall 2026 Innovators Summit will feature an outstanding, invite-only roster of executives and innovators from across healthcare, technology, and investment, including but not limited to:
Click here to see the full roster of speakers
Additional speakers will be announced on a rolling basis in the lead-up to the Summit.
“Every year, the Innovators Summit reminds us why we do this work,” said Bill Taranto, President & General Partner, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund. “We’ve watched this event grow from a room of passionate believers into one of the largest gatherings of health innovation leaders in the world, and the momentum has never been stronger. The ideas, the partnerships, and the funding that come out of this Summit each year are proof that when the right people are in the room, healthcare moves faster. This year, we’re bringing together more leaders, more evidence, and more opportunity than ever before – and I couldn’t be more excited for what’s ahead.”
HITLAB is accepting speaker applications through the end of September, Healthcare leaders, innovators, investors, and researchers with evidence-backed work to share are encouraged to apply.
This invite-only gathering brings together hundreds of executives to review the evidence of what works in digital health – and to see how digital and AI are helping employers, providers, payors, and life science organizations accelerate revenue, improve workflows, and innovate faster. Pricing increases in stages as the event approaches, so early registration is strongly encouraged:
Rates increase at the end of September, with final pricing in effect throughout November.
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About HITLAB
For more than 25 years, HITLAB has been an independent research and evidence organization that prepares health technologies for the U.S. market. HITLAB’s rigorous clinical and economic research, combined with its communications and industry networks, helps innovators unlock new partnerships, funding, and market access — advancing a single mission: bringing breakthrough technology into U.S. care to improve the lives of 350 million Americans.
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