AI Zone

Where AI in healthcare stops being theoretical

The AI Zone is your home base for everything at the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare. See solutions in action, hear from the innovators building them, and connect with the peers navigating the same questions you are — all in one immersive space on the show floor.

Everything AI, in One Place

AI Theater Sessions

Focused 20-minute presentations and case studies from companies putting AI to work in healthcare right now. No fluff, just real-world application.

Live Product Demos

See AI-driven solutions in action at exhibitor spaces throughout the zone. Ask questions, test products, and cut through the noise of the market.

Peer Connections

The zone naturally draws the people working on the hardest AI problems in health, creating organic opportunities to meet peers and build relationships.

The AI Revolution Podcast

Catch live podcast recordings in the zone featuring conversations with leading AI innovators and health system leaders.

The People in this Zone

The AI Zone draws a cross-section of healthcare’s most AI-forward thinkers — from health system operators to investors and innovators.

Health system leaders: CIOs, CTOs, CMIOs and innovation heads from top health systems and providers

Payer & Managed Care: Chief digital and innovation officers from national and regional health plans

Pharma & Life Sciences: Global heads of digital health, data, and AI partnerships at leading pharma companies

Health Tech Companies: Product and commercial leaders from digital health platforms deploying AI at scale

Investors & VCs: Partners and investment directors from leading health tech venture and growth funds

Employers & Benefits Leaders: Fortune 500 HR and benefits executives evaluating AI-powered employee health solutions

The Conversations Happening Here

The AI Zone tackles the most pressing questions at the intersection of AI and healthcare delivery, operations, and strategy.

AI in clinical decision support
Ambient AI & documentation
AI-powered drug discovery
Responsible AI & governance
Generative AI in healthcare
AI for operational efficiency

Predictive analytics & risk
AI in diagnostics & imaging
Large language models in health
AI & the workforce
Interoperability & data infrastructure
Patient-facing AI applications

The Conversations We're Known For

A snapshot of the AI sessions that defined last year’s AI Theater. Expect the same depth and relevance in 2026. (Click on the session title to watch!)

✔️ Helping Humans Be More Human – Powering Change with AI

✔️ AI Care Model

✔️ Trust Me, I’m an LLM

✔️ Adaptive Automation: AI Empowered Healthcare

✔️ Performing and transforming with AI in life sciences and health care

✔️ Rebuilding Access: A.I. Over Templates

Don't Just Take it From Us

Derrick Leung, Business Development Director, BMJ

Sarah Breshears, MBA, Senior Marketing Manager, Infor

Bilal Naved, PhD, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, Clearstep

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