Third Annual Duke Summit on AI for Health Innovation
October 8–9, 2026 | In-Person at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Research Triangle Park
15 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27713
Overview
Hosted by the Duke University School of Medicine, the Duke Pratt School of Engineering, and the Duke Center for Computational and Digital Health Innovation, this event will bring together experts from healthcare, research, engineering, industry, and academia to explore how AI can drive health innovation. Duke’s strengths in AI product development and healthcare innovation will be leveraged to explore responsible AI applications that improve health outcomes for patients and communities. The summit, to be held in Durham, North Carolina, will feature extensive Duke student engagement and offer opportunities for participants to engage with the broader AI development community, including industry partners, venture capital, and startups.
Register here: https://events.duke.edu/innovation-summit-2026
Request a scholarship here: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cLPUWYU0upyHAAS
Event Highlights
- Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Engage with a diverse community, including students, industry, healthcare, and academia.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with industry partners, venture capitalists, and startups to discuss the future of AI in health and healthcare.
- Real-World AI Applications: Discover how AI is shaping research, innovation, and commercialization in health tech.
- Structured Small-Group Engagement: Engage in meaningful discussions and tangible takeaways by joining moderated discussion tables centered around key strategic topics and research challenges.
- Building on Two Years of Momentum: This year’s Summit builds on the success of our 2024 and 2025 Summits.
- Explore highlights from the 2024 Summit and the 2025 Summit.
- Learn more about the participant experience and outcomes in the 2024 Summit Impact Report and 2025 Summit Impact Report.
- The recordings from the 2025 Summit are available here.
Registration
The registration fee for the Summit is $375, which includes lunch on both Thursday and Friday. A limited number of discounted registrations are available for members of nonprofit organizations at $150, and for current students with a valid student ID from Duke or other institutions at $25.
As with all events in the Duke AI Health Community of Practice, we reserve a minimum of 10% of seats with scholarships to waive the registration fee, supporting those who would be otherwise unable to attend.
We are grateful to our summit sponsors, Johnson & Johnson and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, for their strong support.
Learn more about the summit at https://aihealth.duke.edu/2026-innovation-summit/
