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Digital Health, Real Risks: Safeguarding Community Health in the AI Era
Tech for Enterprise | AI | Cybersecurity | Healthtech
As digital health expands across care settings, safeguarding patient data, system infrastructure, and community trust has become mission-critical. In this cross-sector conversation, John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the American Hospital Association, Connie Barrera, Chief Information Security Officer and HIPAA Security Officer at Jackson Health System, Mauricio Angee, Chief Information Security Officer at UHealth – University of Miami Health System and the Miller School of Medicine, and Mary Anna Mancuso of the Miami Herald examine the risks and responsibilities that come with scaling AI-enabled, digitally connected care. From hospital networks to population health environments, they explore how health systems are strengthening cyber resilience, protecting sensitive data, and ensuring secure, equitable access in an increasingly AI-driven landscape.
The Robotics Revolution: The Next Frontier of Healthcare Delivery
Tech for Enterprise | Florida Innovation | AI | Edtech | Healthtech
The evolution of robotics layered with AI is rapidly emerging as a transformative force in healthcare, addressing critical challenges such as workforce shortages, rising care demands, and the need for improved patient outcomes. From hospitals and rehabilitation centers to long-term care and home settings, robotic technologies are increasingly being deployed to augment clinical teams, automate routine tasks, and enhance the quality and efficiency of care. This panel will explore real-world use cases of healthcare robotics across multiple domains, including surgery, rehabilitation and mobility support, logistics and supply management, and emotional support technologies. Panelists will discuss how robotic systems are being integrated into clinical workflows, the outcomes they are achieving, and the barriers to adoption, including regulatory pathways, reimbursement models, and workforce acceptance.
From Bedside to Boardroom: Scaling Innovation Across Modern Health Systems
Tech for Enterprise | AI | Healthtech
Health systems are redefining care delivery as clinical excellence, AI, and enterprise strategy converge. In this leadership conversation, Dr. Anastasia Tousimis of Baptist Health, Dr. Theo Zanos of Northwell Health, and Asif Ali of Modi Ventures join moderator Bernardo Perez-Villa to explore how innovation moves from research and pilots to system-wide adoption. From hospital-deployed AI and predictive care models to oncology innovation and venture-backed scale, the discussion will examine how leading institutions align clinical priorities with capital, infrastructure, and measurable outcomes. Attendees will gain insight into how health leaders are navigating complexity, accelerating implementation, and building resilient, future-ready care systems that translate innovation into enterprise impact.
The Unextended Sense: Why the Next Breakthrough in Medicine Is Memory
Tech for Enterprise | Healthtech
Physicians today spend roughly a thousand hours a year on documentation, drowning in patient charts that have outgrown human working memory. The usual response is to call this a burnout problem. In this talk, Vagif Kazimli, MD/MBA candidate and CEO of AIdMD Technologies, reframes it as a crisis of clinical attention and argues that the next great breakthrough in medicine will not be a new drug, device, or imaging modality, but the restoration of context to every patient encounter through AI. The talk explores why fragmented charts have become the quietest driver of inequality in global health, and how clinical AI, done right, can democratize the depth of attention a patient receives, regardless of geography, language, or resources.
The Future of Musculoskeletal Health: AI-Driven Tracking in Orthopedics
Tech for Enterprise | AI | Healthtech
Musculoskeletal conditions are among the leading causes of disability globally, yet objective, longitudinal body data remains limited in everyday clinical practice. This session explores how AI-powered, mobile-based body scanning is transforming musculoskeletal (MSK) health tracking within orthopedics. From baseline capture to post-operative tracking, we’ll examine how scalable tools like QuadraScan enable continuous tracking of body composition, symmetry, alignment, and movement. Learn how clinicians can assess earlier, personalize treatment pathways, and monitor recovery with greater precision—without relying on expensive hardware. The future of orthopedics is proactive, data-driven, and accessible at population scale.
Health as Infrastructure: Resilience, Energy & National Security
Tech for Enterprise | Cybersecurity | Dual Use + Defense Tech | Healthtech | Investment + Funding
Healthcare is no longer just a service; it is a critical infrastructure. From pandemic response to geopolitical instability, recent shocks have exposed the fragility of both global health systems and the underlying infrastructure they depend on. In this session, leaders from healthcare and critical infrastructure will examine how resilience, emergency response, and long-term investment must be aligned across sectors. Drawing on perspectives from Health Alliance Global and the Department of Energy, the conversation will explore the intersection of healthcare delivery and infrastructure security, from supply chain integrity and domestic manufacturing to energy reliability, data systems, and crisis coordination. As governments and enterprises rethink preparedness, what does it take to build integrated systems that can withstand disruption and support national and global stability?
Scaling AI Through Healthcare Partnerships: The Palantir Use Cases
Tech for Enterprise | Florida Innovation | Healthtech
As AI moves from pilot programs to enterprise deployment, strategic partnerships between health systems and advanced technology companies are reshaping the future of care. In this Health Stage conversation, leaders from Tampa General Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and Palantir explore how mission-driven institutions are working alongside AI infrastructure pioneers to operationalize data at scale. With Palantir establishing its headquarters in Miami and announcing landmark alliances with leading providers, this discussion examines what it takes to translate advanced analytics into real-world impact. From enterprise integration to measurable outcomes, panelists unpack how trusted partnerships are accelerating innovation across healthcare delivery.
The Future of Affordable Medicine: A Conversation with Cost Plus Drugs
Healthtech | Investment + Funding
How can healthcare evolve to better serve patients without dismantling the system? In this keynote conversation, Dr. Alex Oshmyansky shares the vision behind Cost Plus Drugs and how pricing transparency, streamlined supply chains, and aligned incentives are reshaping access to essential medications. By eliminating opaque markups and reengineering distribution, Dr. Oshmyansky is challenging one of healthcare’s most entrenched sectors while offering a practical blueprint for affordability at scale. Joining him on stage is Andrew Parker, Founder + CEO of Papa, contributing perspective on building mission-driven healthcare platforms focused on access and patient experience.
State of Life Sciences in Florida: Inside the Rise of the MedTech Triangle
Tech for Enterprise | Florida Innovation | Healthtech
Florida is rapidly emerging as one of the nation’s most important hubs for medical technology innovation. In this conversation, leaders from companies shaping Florida’s MedTech Triangle, including Stryker, Quest Diagnostics and others, join BioFlorida President Mark Glickman to explore the forces driving the state’s growing influence in life sciences. From advanced manufacturing and product development to talent pipelines and global market expansion, the panel examines how Florida’s unique convergence of industry, research institutions, and policy leadership is accelerating innovation. The discussion offers a strategic look at how MedTech companies are building, scaling, and investing in Florida, and what it means for the future of the state’s life sciences ecosystem.
Co-Create with Japan: Reverse Pitch for Global Innovation Collaboration
International | Climate Tech | Dual Use + Defense Tech | Fintech | Healthtech | Space Tech
This reverse pitch session brings together leading Japanese companies seeking collaboration with innovative U.S. startups in advanced technology fields. Instead of startups pitching, Japanese corporates will present their business challenges, strategic priorities, and partnership opportunities. Participating companies are exploring partnerships across AI, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Dual-Use/Defense, Fintech, Healthtech, Quantum, Space, and Robotics. They include I-PEX USA Manufacturing, Inc., supporting innovation in mobility, aerospace, and medical industries; JATCO, Inc., a leader in electrified powertrain technologies expanding into e-bikes and caregiving devices; and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), operating globally across seven business groups including Energy, Infrastructure, Mobility, Food, and Retail. The session will also feature an introduction to JETRO’s J-Bridge Program and is ideal for startups seeking strategic partnerships, joint development, or entry into Japan.
Metabolic Health & the Future of Preventative Wellness
Entrepreneurship + Scaling | Healthtech
A powerful and engaging conversation between Errol and his son Nick Norwitz, an MD, PhD, and wellness educator with millions of followers, on how we can flip the healthcare paradigm from treatment to prevention, focusing on metabolic health, youth education, and science-based lifestyle change.
Dr. Alex Oshmyansky VIP Meet & Greet Plus Unplugged Q&A
Entrepreneurship + Scaling | Healthtech
Health & Insurance Tech: Novel Theory, Durable Adoption, and the CemScale Debut
National Security | Tech for Enterprise | AI | Fintech | Healthtech
Digital platforms do not fail because users refuse to engage. They fail because engagement and resistance coexist—especially in health systems and health insurance, where compliance can hide distrust, workarounds, and operational drag. This session leads with health and payer workflows, then shows why the same adoption pattern appears in AI-tech, FinTech, and national security environments. Using Integrated Engagement–Resistance Theory (IERT) and CemScale’s operational model, we will show how organizations close the gaps between capture, follow-up, routing, and visibility; why human-in-the-loop design matters in regulated settings; and how leaders move from pilot excitement to durable adoption. The takeaway: in high-stakes sectors, the winner is not the tool with the most features—it is the platform teams actually trust, integrate, and sustain.
Healthcare Venture Consortium + Private Breakfast, Invite-Only
Healthtech
Roundtable discussions on launching innovation funding mechanisms to diversify income and stimulate new ideas.
Institutional Capital in Action: How Health Systems Are Investing in Innovation
Health systems are no longer just sites of care; they are becoming strategic investors in the future of medicine. In this Health Stage conversation, executives from Cleveland Clinic, Tampa General Hospital, and Orlando Health explore how institutional investment funds differ from traditional financial capital. From venture creation and strategic partnerships to piloting emerging technologies inside clinical environments, these leaders discuss how health system–backed funds prioritize patient outcomes, operational integration, and long-term ecosystem value over purely financial returns. What does it mean to invest with proximity to real-world clinical needs? And how can institutional capital accelerate innovation while staying aligned with mission-driven care delivery?
From Reactive Care to Continuous Readiness: The Future of Human Performance
National Security | Tech for Enterprise | Healthtech | Investment + Funding
As military, healthcare, and performance communities push the limits of human capability, the tools used to monitor and sustain performance are evolving. Today’s ecosystem relies heavily on wearables and surface-level biometrics, offering only a partial view of true readiness. This panel explores the next frontier: integrating advanced sensing technologies to better understand structural integrity, injury risk, and long-term resilience. Panelists will examine the limitations of current systems, the opportunity for deeper, longitudinal insights, and the policy and funding barriers slowing adoption. As the line between healthcare and performance monitoring blurs, this conversation explores how institutions can responsibly introduce higher-fidelity tools, shifting from reactive care to proactive, continuous readiness.
