Healthcare is undergoing one of its most transformative periods yet. From AI-powered care delivery and digital health to workforce innovation, value-based care, and precision medicine, the industry is rapidly evolving to meet rising demand while improving patient outcomes.
As investment accelerates and new technologies reshape care delivery, healthcare leaders need to stay ahead of rapidly evolving trends.
For healthcare leaders, innovators, investors, and technology providers, staying ahead of these changes means learning directly from the people driving them. The industry's top conferences offer unparalleled opportunities to discover emerging trends, hear from influential executives, build strategic partnerships, and gain insight into what's next for healthcare.
Our curated list of the top healthcare events for 2026 and 2027 highlights the conferences shaping the future of healthcare across providers, payers, life sciences, health IT, digital health, and beyond. And keep an eye out for an exclusive discount code for one event!
Wall Street Journal Future of Health
Oct. 7, 2026 | Washington D.C.
WSJ Future of Health brings together the most influential voices across government, industry, venture capital and public health to confront the defining health challenges of our era. This year’s event will host vital cross-sector conversations about a system at a crossroads, including AI in healthcare, weight management’s next era, healthcare policy and spiraling costs, as well as mental health.
Tickets: $199
STAT Summit
Oct. 14-15, 2026 | Boston, MA & Virtual
STAT Events brings together influential leaders across healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, and medicine to explore the most pressing issues shaping the future of health. Hosted by STAT’s award-winning journalists, the events feature conversations with industry executives, researchers, policymakers, investors, and innovators driving breakthroughs across the healthcare ecosystem. Through flagship summits, live discussions, and expert-led sessions, STAT Events offers a unique platform for thought-provoking conversations and insights into the trends transforming health and medicine.
Tickets: $100 (early bird pricing)
Rock Health Summit
Oct. 14, 2026 | San Francisco, CA
In its 15th year, Rock Health Summit is a well-regarded event bringing together leaders at the intersection of the health ecosystem and business side that keeps operations running. The agenda is stacked with impressive investors, healthtech CEOs, providers, and more.
Tickets: $699
HLTH
Nov. 15-18, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV
One of the largest and most influential healthcare innovation conferences, HLTH brings together more than 12,000 leaders from across the healthcare ecosystem—including providers, payers, health systems, startups, investors, policymakers, and technology companies—to reimagine the future of healthcare. The event covers topics spanning AI in healthcare, digital health, care delivery, payer innovation, interoperability, value-based care, health equity, and the patient experience. With its cross-sector audience and focus on the biggest challenges facing healthcare, HLTH has become a premier destination for discovering new ideas, building partnerships, and shaping the future of the industry.
Tickets: Starting at $3,395
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Forbes Healthcare Summit
Dec. 2 | New York City, NY
The Forbes Healthcare Summit brings together some of the world’s most influential healthcare leaders, including executives from health systems, pharmaceutical companies, technology companies, venture capital firms, and government organizations, to explore the forces shaping the future of healthcare. The event features a mix of keynote conversations, executive panels, fireside chats, and networking opportunities, offering a unique forum for leaders to exchange ideas and discuss the breakthroughs transforming health and medicine.
Tickets: $3,000
ViVE
March 14-17, 2027 | Nashville, TN
ViVE brings together 8K healthcare executives, digital health innovators, providers, payers, investors, policymakers, and technology leaders to explore the future of healthcare. Designed specifically for senior decision-makers, the conference focuses on topics such as artificial intelligence, digital transformation, interoperability, cybersecurity, value-based care, workforce innovation, and the evolving patient experience.
Tickets: $3,499
Health AI Summit
March 3-4, 2027 | Anaheim, CA
The Health AI Summit brings together healthcare executives, clinicians, technology leaders, researchers, and AI innovators to explore the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence in healthcare. With an emphasis on implementation and measurable outcomes, the Health AI Summit offers valuable insights for organizations looking to scale AI responsibly and improve patient care.
Tickets: $795 (early bird pricing)
HIMSS
April 5-8, 2027 | Chicago, IL
Bringing together 30K+ healthcare professionals, IT experts, clinicians, executives, and technology leaders to explore the latest innovations in health information and digital health, HIMSS features hundreds of educational sessions covering topics such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, interoperability, digital transformation, data and analytics, workforce innovation, and the future of care delivery. Attendees can expect keynote presentations, expert-led panels, hands-on workshops, a large exhibition showcasing emerging technologies, and extensive networking opportunities designed to accelerate innovation and improve healthcare worldwide.
Tickets: TBD
Reuters Digital Health
May 2027 | Chicago, IL
Reuters Events Digital Health 2027 is the annual gathering for senior digital, technology, and clinical leaders across health systems, payers, and the broader care ecosystem. At a moment when the gap between digital ambition and operational reality is finally being closed, the agenda will take on the challenges that define this next phase: moving AI from proof-of-concept to scaled clinical practice, breaking down the data and infrastructure barriers that still slow interoperability, aligning financial models with the true cost and value of digital transformation, and building a workforce that is equipped—not overwhelmed—by the tools now at its disposal.
Tickets: TBD
Aspen Ideas: Health
June 2027 | Aspen, CO
Kicking off the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Ideas: Health brings together more than 1,000 leaders and innovators to explore the future of health, medicine, and science. The event convenes world-renowned physicians, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders for conversations on the biggest challenges and breakthroughs shaping healthcare. Recent programs have explored topics ranging from AI in healthcare and longevity science to mental health, gene editing, public health policy, and the economics of care.
Tickets: $2,500-$3,000
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*Note: All event dates, formats, and prices are current as of August 2026.
Our curated list of the top healthcare events for 2026 and 2027 highlights the conferences shaping the future of healthcare across providers, payers, life sciences, health IT, digital health, and beyond. And keep an eye out for an exclusive discount code for one event!