After studying and working in the U.S., Dr. Ajlan Al Zaki of Burjeel Hospital says he returned to the UAE with a mission: manufacturing CAR T-cell therapies locally to make them more affordable for cancer patients.

Aimee Corso, senior vice president of growth at Mirvie, discusses the company's pregnancy-focused women's health company and its new offering, a direct-to-consumer test to predict preeclampsia before it occurs using RNA analysis.

Olga Kagan, Food Allergy Nursing Association (FANA) president & CEO and 2025 Changemaker Award recipient, says she launched FANA to educate nurses about the emerging health concern so they can deliver adequate care and better advocate for patients.

Dr. Anwar Jebran, medical director of population health informatics at Oak Street Health, says he's "only getting positive feedback" about ambient tools – but urges caution for the next phase of AI apps, prioritizing accuracy and safety.

Etay Maor, chief security strategist at Cato Networks, says artificial intelligence is useful to the good guys and bad guys alike: "How do we hack in AI systems? And how do we use AI systems to our advantage?"

From initial data governance to pilot projects, a lot goes into a successful health AI initiative, says Tjasa Zajc, special advisor for content at HIMSS, who previews the conference, which is scheduled for 10-12 June in Paris.

The right data can improve how healthcare costs are controlled by giving insights into quality care at the lowest cost, says Kirk Czonstka, SVP of Strategic Alliances for Garner Health.

According to Julie Frey, vice president of product at Wolters Kluwer, ambient AI tools are helping to restore doctors' human connections with patients and reducing their after-hours documentation burden.