Marten den Haring, CEO of Lirio, says the company uses its Large Behavior Model, which blends behavioral science with artificial intelligence, with the goal of driving consumer engagement in healthcare at the personal level.

Sergio Calvo, general manager of theranostics at GE HealthCare, discusses the company's role in developing and investing in theranostics and how the field could evolve to enable even more precise, individualized treatment strategies.

Alexander Richter, executive director and head of the SciTech Innovation Hub at SciTech Scity, shares how the organization identifies, pilots and scales healthcare innovations through close collaboration with public- and private-sector partners.

Rural IT experts will share cost effective strategies for handling limited resources, staffing and infrastructure needs and discuss regional collaboration at HIMSS26, says Jim Roeder, CIO and VP of IT for Lakewood Health in Staples, Minn.

Dave Rosa, CEO of NeuroOne, outlines the company's minimally invasive electrode technology designed to improve neurological care for patients with motor issues and pain, using thin-film, flexible electrodes implanted on the brain.

Dr. Mark Zhang, acting assistant under secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses the VA Puget Sound Health Care System's X_Labs and 3D-printed bone grafts.

Practice management requires a human in the loop for the use of artificial intelligence, as well as a "human on the loop" that assures the quality of AI agents handling automated processes, says Michael Clark, Onpoint Healthcare Partners president.

Teresa Cope, CEO of Manx Care, outlines the Isle of Man government's 2026 Innovation Challenge, an initiative designed to attract technology solutions that can support the Island's vision for digitally enabled, sustainable healthcare.