DC Health Innovation Summit 2026: Healthcare & Life Sciences
🏥 DC Health Innovation Summit 2026: Healthcare & Life Sciences
📅 Wednesday, March 4, 2026
🕗 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM ET
📍 Downtown Washington, DC
✨ About the Event
The DC Health Innovation Summit 2026: Healthcare & Life Sciences - convenes founders, investors, health system leaders, policymakers, and platform operators to translate national healthcare signals into regional action.
Hosted by the DC Tech & Venture Coalition (DCTAV), the Summit brings real-time intelligence from the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference and other national markets back to Washington, DC - focusing not on trends, but on execution. Discussions center on AI adoption, regulatory posture, reimbursement alignment, capital deployment, and commercialization pathways shaping healthcare and life sciences in 2026.
This is a working forum designed to ensure DC is not reacting to innovation - but helping govern, adopt, finance, and scale it with a District-first lens and regional reach.
🏁 What You’ll Gain
• Clear Signals on which healthcare and life sciences models are achieving real-world adoption
• Practical Insight into reimbursement, regulatory risk, and compliance as a strategic advantage
• Investor Perspective on capital discipline, deal structures, and expectations for 2026
• Exposure to Live Products through curated demos focused on commercialization readiness
• High-Value Connections across founders, capital providers, health systems, and institutions
🎯 Who Should Attend
Founders, investors, health system executives, policymakers, platform operators, accelerators, advisors, and institutional leaders shaping the future of healthcare and life sciences innovation.
💡 Agenda Highlights
8:30 – 9:15 AM | Arrival & Executive Networking
Curated introductions with light breakfast
9:15 – 9:30 AM | Opening Remarks
9:30 – 10:00 AM | Panel I: From the Front Lines: Healthcare & Life Sciences Innovation in Action
10:00 – 10:30 AM | Panel II: Regulation as Strategy: Managing Risk, Liability & Opportunity in 2026
10:40 – 11:05 AM | Fireside Chat: Building in the District – Accelerators, Global Cohorts & DC as a Launchpad
11:05 – 11:45 AM | Live Product Demos: From Concept to Commercialization
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Panel III: Capital with Context – Investing in a Disciplined Market
12:15 – 12:30 PM | Closing Remarks: What Comes Next
12:30 – 1:00 PM | Post-Summit Networking
📝 Registration Notes
– Space is limited. Priority given to active leaders across tech, policy, and innovation
– Coffee and light refreshments provided
– Business casual attire