CTA Health Week
Advancing Digital Health Year-Round
Health AI+ 2026
Date: September 9, 2026
Location: Georgetown University Capitol Campus
Health AI+ is an invitation-only gathering exploring the breakthroughs, business realities and policy decisions shaping the future of AI in healthcare.
Discussions will examine how AI is transforming care delivery, clinical decision-making, patient engagement, reimbursement and regulation.
Speaker Information:
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Rick Abramson
MD, MHCDS, FACR, Associate Director for Digital Health and Director of the Digital Health Center of Excellence, Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the FDA
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Laura Adams
Senior Advisor, National Academy of Medicine
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Julie Barnes
JD, Founder and CEO, Maverick Health Policy
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Ricky Bloomfield
MD, Chief Medical Officer, Oura
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Zach Boyd
PhD, Director, Office of AI Policy, State of Utah
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Emily Capodilupo
Senior Vice President of Research, Algorithms, and Data, WHOOP, Inc.
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Stephanie Carlton
Deputy Administrator and Chief Clinical AI Officer, CMS
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Ricky Choi
MD, MPH, Head of Digital Health, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
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Kerri Conn Haresign
Senior Director, Technology & Standards, CTA
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Brie Crawford
Senior Principal, Health, Mercer
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Katie Drasser
CEO, Rock Health
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Jesse Ehrenfeld
MD, MPH, Global Chief Medical Officer, Aidoc
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Kevin Franck
PhD, MBA, Chief Clinical Officer, Otolith
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Nelly Ganesan
Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Rock Health
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Amy Gleason
Administrator, U.S. DOGE Service, and Deputy Administrator and Chief Product Officer, Office of Health Technology and Products, CMS
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Ranya Habash
MD, CEO, Sweet Medical AI
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Kurt Herzer
Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences Public Policy, Anthropic
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Alicia Jackson
PhD, Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, HHS
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Thomas Keane
MD, MBA, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, HHS
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Dominic King
MD, PhD, VP, Health, Microsoft AI
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Brian Miller
MD, MBA, MPH, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution and Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
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Carlos Nunez
MD, Chief Medical Officer, ResMed
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Marc Paradis
Principal, Founder & Managing Member, SIYOM Consulting LLC
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Bakul Patel
Senior Director, Global Digital Health Regulatory Strategy, Google
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Amit Phull
MD, Chief Medical Officer, Doximity
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Catherine Pugh
Director, Digital Health, CTA
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René Quashie
Vice President, Digital Health, CTA
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John Whyte
MD, MPH, CEO, American Medical Association
Health AI+ 2026 Agenda
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10:00–10:05 AM |
Welcome & Announcements René Quashie, Vice President, Digital Health, Consumer Technology Association |
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10:05–10:10 AM |
Opening Remarks |
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10:10–10:45 AM |
Inside HHS: Shaping the Future of Health Innovation Remarks This conversation explores the department’s vision for innovation, modernization, payment policy, and the responsible deployment of emerging technologies. |
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10:50–11:30 AM |
Should AI Be Allowed to Practice Medicine? Experts debate whether AI systems should eventually be allowed to diagnose and recommend treatment independently. |
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11:30–11:45 AM |
Break |
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11:45 AM–12:20 PM |
Beyond Search: The Rise of Healthcare Chatbots Chatbots are becoming care navigators, benefit advisors, clinical assistants, and patient companions. The panel discusses what comes next. |
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12:20–1:10 PM |
Lunch |
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1:10–1:40 PM |
The States Weigh In: AI Policy Beyond Washington As states take a more active role in AI governance, what does it mean for innovation, healthcare, and the future of regulation? |
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1:45–2:25 PM |
Wearables, Sensors & Real-Time Care Wearables and AI are enabling continuous monitoring and earlier intervention, but questions remain around accuracy, data overload, privacy, and reimbursement. Panelists will delve into these issues and more. |
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2:25–2:40 PM |
Break |
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2:40–3:10 PM |
The New Digital Divide: Who Gets Left Behind by AI? As AI transforms industries, this discussion will focus on how we ensure access, affordability, and inclusion across communities and populations. |
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3:15–3:55 PM |
The View from the Agencies Federal agency leaders discuss the oversight of AI tools in the health sector. |
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3:55–4:10 PM |
Summary & Closing Remarks |
*Schedule is subject to change
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