2026 Health Datapalooza
From Proof to Practice: Impact at Scale
Each year, the Health Datapalooza is where policy, innovation, and evidence collide. The one-day convening in 2026 brought together diverse voices from across the health data ecosystem for pragmatic, provocative, and action-oriented conversations about the future of health and health care.
Attendees included leaders from government, industry, academia, and the patient community, all exploring emerging data applications, evolving regulations, and what's next for health data.
2026 Registration Rates
Rates vary by role and career stage.
Registration prices:
- Individual, Organizational, and Federal Government Members: $695
- Non-Members: $895
- Federal Government Non-Members: $795
- Patients and Developers: $595
- Student Members: $495
Look back at a program that brought together leaders across health care, technology, government, industry, research, and patient advocacy to tackle questions like:
- Who pays for AI?
- How do we balance innovation, privacy, and patient trust?
- How can data become more useful to decision-makers?
- What can rural health teach the rest of the system?
Meet the 2026 Health Datapalooza Advisory Committee, the experts behind the 2026 program.
Featured Speakers
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Kimberly Brandt, J.D., M.A.
Kimberly Brandt is CMS’s Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer. Read Bio
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Frank Caporusso
Frank Caporusso is executive vice president, chief operating officer at Blue Shield of California. Read Bio
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Stephanie Carlton
Stephanie Carlton was appointed by President Trump to be CMS Deputy Administrator. Read Bio
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Carrie Cochran-McClain, Dr.P.H., M.P.A.
Dr. Carrie Cochran-McClain is the Chief Policy Officer for the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). Read Bio
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Christian Dameff M.D., M.S
Dr. Christian Dameff is an associate professor of Emergency Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, and Computer Science at UCSD. Read Bio
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Amir A. Ghaferi, M.D., M.Sc., M.B.A.
Dr. Ghaferi is the inaugural Executive Vice President and System Chief Clinical Officer for UChicago Medicine and the University of Chicago. Read Bio
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Amy Gleason
Amy Gleason is the Deputy Administrator and Chief Product Officer of the Office of Health Technology and Products (OHTP) at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Read Bio
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Thomas Keane, M.D., M.B.A.
Dr. Thomas Keane serves as the ninth National Coordinator for Health IT. Read Bio
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Bon Ku, M.D., M.P.P.
Bon Ku is a practicing emergency physician and Program Manager at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Read Bio
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Dora Anne Mills, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP
Dr. Dora Anne Mills serves as the Senior Advisor for Public Health at MaineHealth. Read Bio
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Anthony Polizzi
Anthony Polizzi is the Chief Patient Experience and Innovation Officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read Bio
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Roy Rosin, M.B.A.
Roy Rosin is a Board Partner at First Round Capital. Read Bio
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Karandeep Singh, M.D., M.M.Sc.
Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc is the Executive Director of the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for Health Innovation. Read Bio
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Sue Sheridan, M.I.M, M.B.A., D.H.L.
Susan E. Sheridan, MIM, MBA, DHL, is President and CEO of Patients for Patient Safety US (PFPS US). Read Bio
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Marcy Wilder
Marcy Wilder, a founder of the Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice. Read Bio
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Anne Zink, M.D.
Dr. Anne Zink is an Emergency Medicine physician in Palmer, Alaska, a Senior Fellow at the Yale School of Public Health, and co-founder of PopHIVE.org. Read Bio
Program at a Glance
| Thursday, September 24, 2026 | |
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| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Opening Reception |
| Friday, September 25, 2026 | |
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| 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Exhibits Open |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 – 9:40 a.m. | Opening Plenary: Funding the Future of Healthcare AI: Evidence, ROI, and Policy |
| 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. and 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:10 – 12:50 p.m. | Pitch Tent Presentations |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Afternoon Plenary: Whose Data, Whose Risk? |
| 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. and 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
| 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Closing Plenary: Solve It in Rural, Solve It Everywhere: What Data Can Do When Community, Connection, and Care Have to Align |
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
202-759-0074
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A Respectful, Safe Experience
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We expect all participants to uphold our standards for respectful engagement across sessions, events, and networking spaces. Read our full Code of Professional Conduct here.
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Meet the 2026 Co-Chairs
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Andrew M. Ibrahim, M.D., M.Sc.
Andrew M. Ibrahim, M.D., M.Sc. is the Chief Clinical Officer at Viz.ai and a practicing surgeon and scientist at the University of Michigan. Read Bio
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Kat McDavitt
Kat is president and founding partner of Innsena, an external affairs consultancy supporting healthcare technology organizations. Read Bio
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