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Rock Health Summit Agenda

October 14, 2026

+ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Arrival + registration

+ 1:00 PM - 1:10 PM: Opening remarks

+ 1:10 PM - 1:40 PM: Policy, politics, and the new regulatory landscape

Healthcare regulation is shifting alongside a new political landscape, reshaping the rules for innovators, incumbents, and consumers alike. What will these changes mean for how healthcare is built, regulated, and delivered in the years ahead?

  • Speakers to be announced

+ 1:40 PM - 2:15 PM: Today’s capital moves, tomorrow’s healthcare market

Where capital flows today offers an early signal of where healthcare is headed tomorrow. As investment patterns shift, what do today’s bets tell us about the technologies, business models, and companies poised to shape the next era of healthcare?

  • Megan Zweig | President + CEO, Rock Health (Moderator)

  • Deena Shakir | Partner, Lux Capital

  • Glen Tullman | CEO, Transcarent

+ 2:15 PM - 2:55 PM: Realities of healthcare AI at scale

AI is moving quickly from experimentation to widespread adoption across healthcare. As organizations put these tools to work at scale, what are we learning about their real-world potential, practical limitations, and the tradeoffs that come with broader deployment?

  • Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer | Deputy Editor, Endpoints News (Moderator)

  • Ania Bilski | VP, Clinical AI, OpenEvidence

  • Caroline Figueroa | Visiting Scholar + Senior Harkness Fellow, Stanford University

  • Kimberly McManus | Acting Chief AI Officer | Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Kristen Valdes | Founder + CEO, b.well Connected Health

+‍ ‍2:55 PM - 3:30 PM: Break

+ 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM: The future of healthcare is consumer-driven

Consumers are generating, managing, and acting on more of their own health data through wearables, diagnostics, and AI. With more of the health journey being driven by consumers, how will healthcare organizations need to evolve to earn their trust and meet their expectations?

  • Riaz Ali | Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Director, Rock Health (Moderator)

  • Susannah Fox | Author, Rebel Health

  • Megan Jones Bell | Senior Director, Clinical, Google

+ 4:10 PM - 4:45 PM: From better data to better health

More tools, data, and insights about personalized health exist than ever before, but better information doesn’t always lead to better outcomes. What truly drives behavior change, and how can technology help turn clinical insights into healthier habits that last?

  • Nikhil Krishnan | Founder, Out-Of-Pocket (Moderator)

  • Sami Inkinen | CEO, Virta Health

  • David Ko | Strategic Advisor to the Board + former CEO, Calm

  • Christine Lemke | Co-Founder + CEO, GXL

+‍ ‍4:45 PM-4:50 PM: Closing remarks

+‍ ‍4:50 PM-6:45 PM: Reception