Monday, May 19
Registration Open
Cooley Capital Call at DHISFeatures seed to Series A-stage digital health companies with existing company traction in the market. Selected finalists will pitch live to the audience and engage in Q&A with the judging panel.
Disruptive Innovators: What Makes a Successful Founder
Michelle Snyder, Partner, McKesson Ventures
Discover the key traits and strategies behind building successful digital health ventures. Leading innovators and investors share insights on overcoming challenges, embracing disruption, and developing solutions that address evolving patient and market needs. Learn what it takes to drive meaningful change in a rapidly transforming healthcare landscape.
Transition to Breakout Sessions
BREAKOUT DISCUSSION:The Evolving Landscape of AI and Consumer Health PrivacyAs AI continues to permeate the digital health landscape, healthcare companies looking to integrate AI technologies must incorporate a host of internal processes, from AI governance, to processes for vetting AI vendors, to data use and data rights strategies. We’ll discuss approaches for tackling these issues as well as techniques for companies and investors alike to decode the AI “hype bubble” and the different types of AI technologies and solutions they provide. We’ll also discuss the evolving AI and privacy legal regime, the guardrails needed to balance the drive for innovation with the need to protect privacy, especially in the healthcare space, and how to manage this evolving regulatory regime on a US and global basis.
BREAKOUT DISCUSSION:Moving Ideas to Impact: Empowering Innovators in a Dynamic Health Commercialization LandscapeVentureWell has spent 30 years working with innovators to help them understand how to prepare for a world beyond the lab, the classroom, and the keyboard. Helping entrepreneurs raise over 1 billion in follow-on funding and build sustainable, equitable businesses for a healthier tomorrow. We will discuss commercialization journey insights with innovators across different phases from seed to success about where innovators see the industry going and what they need to be able to effectively navigate it.
Welcome Networking Reception
Close of Day
Tuesday, May 20
Registration and Morning Coffee
Organizer's Welcome Remarks
Digital Health Market Update
Adam Tweedy, Head of Investor Coverage, Life Science & Healthcare, SVB
Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank, will be sharing some updates and key takeaways from their Healthcare Investments Year-End Report. They’ll be commenting on VC dollars raised, number of investments made relative to prior periods, and presenting some highlights from their Women’s Health report (March 2025).
Long-Term Investor Forecasting
Robert A. Garber, Managing Partner, 7wireVentures
Gain valuable perspectives on the future of digital health investing from top industry leaders. Expert investors share their long-term outlook, explore emerging market trends, and discuss how evolving technologies and regulations shape investment strategies. Learn how to navigate risks, identify opportunities, and position for sustained success in a dynamic healthcare landscape.
Networking Coffee Break
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BREAKOUT DISCUSSION:Less Clicks, More Care—Real-World AI in Radiology Workflow Transformation
Artificial Intelligence has arrived in healthcare—but few solutions reach clinical production with measurable ROI. At Nymbl, we focus on building systems that bridge the gap between innovation and operational readiness. Join our breakout session with Radiology Imaging Associates, the fourth largest doctors-owned radiology group in the US, serving two million patient orders annually. Together we partnered to build the VytalMed suite of AI-powered applications to significantly improve clinical care quality, reduce turnaround times and manual work, eliminate clerical burden, increase patient satisfaction and deliver measurable cost savings.
See how VytalMed’s WorkList and FaxAuto products use Document AI and structured data workflows to:
- Intelligently triage radiology cases in real time
- Automate document intake using Claude, Textract, and OCR
- Enable HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based collaboration between radiologists, schedulers and technologists
Transition to General Session
Medicaid Innovation and Sustainable Ventures
Payal Agrawal Divakaran, Partner, .406 Ventures
Explore how innovators are driving sustainable ventures to transform Medicaid and improve care for underserved populations. Industry leaders discuss scalable solutions, funding strategies, and the role of technology in addressing complex challenges within Medicaid. Gain insights into creating lasting impact while navigating the evolving digital health and policy landscape.
Networking Luncheon
Digital Health Regulatory Overview and Updates
Andrea Linna, Partner, Digital Health, Wilson Sonsini
Andrea Linna of Wilson Sonsini will provide a high-level overview of key legal and compliance issues facing digital health companies today, including the latest developments in corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) enforcement, the use of AI in clinical decision-making, online prescribing, and shifting standards for healthcare data privacy. Attendees will gain practical insights into navigating regulatory risks, building compliant business models, and anticipating legal scrutiny in a time of rapid innovation.
Executive Insights on Leadership and Success
Join Marc Harrison, MD, Co-Founder and CEO of Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATCo), for a conversation on leadership and lessons learned in driving innovation within healthcare. Dr. Harrison will share his experiences in navigating complex healthcare challenges, building transformative solutions, and leading a company through change. Investors will gain valuable insights from his journey as a leader in the digital health space and his approach to shaping the future of healthcare.
Evolving Methods to Summarize and Organize HCP/Patient Conversations
Fred Bennett, Founder & CEO, Patient Talker LLC
New tools are emerging that allow patients to have more control over their health information - before, during, and after their HCP visit. By using generative AI and other advanced techniques, conversations during the Point of Care may be summarized and organized to help meaningfully improve health outcomes.
AI in Healthcare: Winners, Losers, and Market Disruption—Forecasting for Five Years
Gaye Bok, Former, Partner AI & Digital Innovation Fund, Innovation, Mass General Brigham Innovation
Examine the transformative impact of AI on healthcare over the next five years. Industry leaders explore which innovations will thrive, which may fall short, and how AI is reshaping patient care, operations, and market dynamics. Gain valuable insights into navigating opportunities, challenges, and disruptions in the evolving digital health landscape.
Andrea Linna, Partner, Digital Health, Wilson Sonsini
This expert panel will explore the evolving landscape of women's health, highlighting how digital innovation, investment, and care delivery models are transforming outcomes for women across the healthcare spectrum. Featuring leaders from venture capital, startups, and care organizations, the discussion will offer insights into emerging trends, investment opportunities, and the future of personalized, tech-enabled women’s health solutions. Join an all-star lineup of women’s health entrepreneurs and investors as they explore how the definition of women’s health is evolving—and what it takes to lead in this rapidly growing space. Panelists will share personal stories, market insights, growth strategies, and what’s ahead for women’s digital health.
Pathway for Home Care
Alyssa Reisner, Partner, Ventures, CVS Health
Explore the future of home-based care and its role in transforming patient-centered healthcare delivery. Industry leaders discuss innovative care models, technology-driven solutions, and investment strategies shaping the shift from facility-based to home care. Gain insights into improving access, outcomes, and sustainability in an evolving digital health ecosystem.
Closing Networking Reception
Close of Summit
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Introduction to the Recipient of the 2025 Digital Healthcare Innovator Award
