12 Healthcare IT Conferences to Attend in 2026-2027 Worldwide
The best healthcare IT conferences put you in the same room as the people shaping how care gets delivered, documented, and scaled. If you're trying to stay ahead of fast-moving changes in health tech, these events are where the real conversations happen. Here's what to know before you decide where to spend your time.
Best Healthcare IT Conferences 2026-2027 Shortlist
Here's my shortlist of the best healthcare IT conferences I think are worth attending in 2026-2027:
- Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly - New Orleans, LA (August 4-5, 2026)
- Machine Learning for Healthcare - Baltimore, MD (August 12-14, 2026)
- MedTech World - Multiple locations and dates
- Becker's 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference: The Future of AI & Digital Health - Chicago, IL (September 14-17, 2026)
- The World Medical Innovation Forum - Boston, MA (September 22-23, 2026)
- EAI PervasiveHealth 2026 - Beijing, China & Virtual (October 15-17, 2026)
- AI in Healthcare Forum 2026 - San Diego, CA (October 22-23, 2026)
- HLTH USA - Las Vegas, NV (November 15-18, 2026)
- GIANT Health Event 2026 - London, UK (December 7-8, 2026)
- ICT&health World Conference 2027 - Maastricht, Netherlands (January 26-28, 2027)
- WHX Tech - Dubai, UAE (January 27-29, 2027)
- IntelliHealth 2027 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 20-21, 2027)
Best Healthcare IT Conferences of 2026-2027
Below are my summaries of the best healthcare IT conferences that made it onto my shortlist. My reviews offer a look at each event’s dates, location, pricing, and unique offering.
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1. Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly - New Orleans, LA (August 4-5, 2026)
- Dates: August 4-5, 2026
- Location: The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
- Pricing: Invitation-only
- Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn
The Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly is a by-invitation C-suite event organized by The Millennium Alliance, focused on digital transformation for hospital system leaders. It aims to tackle digital transformation, telehealth, and value-based care challenges.
Speakers for the 2026 event include Jennifer Stephens, Chief Medical Officer of Jefferson Health Meridian Health, and Kim Kranza, President of Cathotic Health.
Why attend? Attendance is invite-only, which keeps the room exclusively at the C-level. The agenda is shaped by an advisory board of transformation leaders, and the format prioritizes peer-to-peer learning over passive sessions — making it more of a working session than a traditional conference.
2. Machine Learning for Healthcare - Baltimore, MD (August 12-14, 2026)
- Dates: August 12-14, 2026
- Location: Johns Hopkins University
- Pricing: $550
- Social Media: LinkedIn
Machine Learning for Healthcare (MLHC) is an annual academic conference, running since 2016, focused on ML applications in clinical settings. It's organized by a board led by researchers from Harvard, Michigan, and Johns Hopkins, and is geared toward researchers and clinicians.
Why attend? MLHC brings together academic researchers and clinicians to bridge the gap between ML theory and real-world clinical use. The 2026 agenda features invited talks from Susan Murphy (Harvard), Anna Goldenberg (University of Toronto/SickKids), Hoifung Poon (Microsoft Research), and Emma Pierson (UC Berkeley), plus workshops, poster sessions, and student research presentations.
3. MedTech World - Multiple locations and dates
- Dates: Multiple dates (see table below)
- Location: Multiple locations (see table below)
- Pricing: Varies (see table below)
- Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn
MedTech World: Locations, Dates, & Pricing
| Locations | Dates | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | August 26-28, 2027 | From $750-$2,000 |
| Valletta, Malta | November 11-13, 2027 | From €600-€2,000 |
| Dubai, UAE | February 2027 | TBA |
| West Palm Beach, FL | May 5-7, 2027 | From $1,500-$2,000 |
MedTech World is a global series of healthcare innovation events connecting MedTech startups, investors, healthcare leaders, regulators, and technology companies. It focuses on medical technology, digital health, investment, regulation, and emerging healthcare solutions shaping the future of patient care.
Why attend? The summits blend investor access, startup pitches, and high-level networking at the HKCEC. It draws a diverse mix — 35% startups, 20% investors, 10% clinicians and policymakers — making it a strong venue for deal-making and cross-sector connection across the medtech ecosystem.
4. Becker's 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference: The Future of AI & Digital Health - Chicago, IL (September 14-17, 2026)
- Dates: September 14-17, 2026
- Location: Hilton Chicago
- Pricing: $2,500
The Becker's 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference: The Future of AI & Digital Health is an annual conference organized by Becker's Healthcare, now in its 11th year. It draws 2,500+ health system leaders — CIOs, CFOs, CMIOs, and RCM executives — focused on AI adoption and digital transformation.
Why attend? The agenda spans 15 open tracks covering health IT, RCM, clinical data, and EHR strategy. Over 90% of speakers are active health system leaders, including CIOs from Advocate Health, Stanford Health Care, and Mass General Brigham. Celebrity keynotes from Wayne Gretzky and Jimmy Johnson round out the program.
5. The World Medical Innovation Forum - Boston, MA (September 22-23, 2026)
- Dates: September 22-23, 2026
- Location: The Westin Boston Seaport District
- Pricing: From $199 - $1549
- Social Media: YouTube
Hosted by Mass General Brigham and co-presented with Bank of America, WMIF is an annual healthcare innovation and investment forum drawing 4,500+ senior leaders, Harvard clinicians, investors, and biotech executives to Boston.
Why attend? The 2026 theme is "Innovation at Speed and Scale." Sessions span diagnostics, brain health, cell therapies, and AI. The First Look program previews investment-ready technologies from Mass General Brigham researchers, with speakers including the CMO of CVS Health and CSO of Pfizer.
6. EAI PervasiveHealth 2026 - Beijing, China & Virtual (October 15-17, 2026)
- Dates: October 15-17, 2026
- Location: China World Hotel
- Pricing: From $655 (members) - $819 (non-members)
EAI PervasiveHealth 2026 is the 20th annual edition of EAI's international conference on pervasive computing in healthcare, organized by EAI. It draws researchers, clinicians, and technologists to explore digital health innovation, with accepted papers published in Springer's LNICST series.
Why attend? The 2026 theme is "Intelligent, Inclusive & Sustainable Digital Healthcare." For the first time, the conference is held in Beijing — a global hub for AI and smart health. Sessions cover IoT, responsible AI, and digital health at scale, with workshops, poster sessions, and cultural programming including a Beijing Opera experience.
7. AI in Healthcare Forum - San Diego, CA (October 22-23, 2026)
- Dates: October 22-23, 2026
- Location: Omni San Diego Hotel at the Ballpark
- Pricing: From $695 (member) - $995 (non-member)
- Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn
The AI in Healthcare Forum is a HIMSS event focused on the real-world adoption of artificial intelligence across healthcare systems. It explores how AI is being applied to improve patient care, clinical workflows, operational efficiency, and healthcare innovation.
Why attend? The forum goes beyond AI hype by highlighting practical use cases, implementation strategies, governance frameworks, and lessons learned from healthcare organizations already deploying AI at scale. Through keynotes, case studies, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, attendees can gain actionable insights into responsible AI adoption, healthcare transformation, and emerging industry trends.
8. HLTH USA - Las Vegas, NV (November 15-18, 2026)
- Dates: November 15-18, 2026
- Location: The Venetian Expo
- Pricing: From $3,395 - $3,995
- Social Media: Instagram
HLTH USA is HLTH Inc.'s flagship annual event — healthcare's largest innovation conference, drawing 12,000+ executives, clinicians, investors, and startups. Past speakers include Mark Cuban, Greg A. Adams (Kaiser Permanente), and Tom Mihaljevic (Cleveland Clinic).
Why attend? HLTH USA spans AI, diagnostics, women's health, pharma, and employer health under one roof. Beyond sessions, curated 1:1 matchmaking connects buyers, startups, and investors. With 4,400+ C-suite attendees and 950+ sponsors and exhibitors, it's one of the most high-density networking events in healthcare.
9. GIANT Health Event 2026 - London, UK (December 7-8, 2026)
- Dates: December 7-8, 2026
- Location: Business Design Centre
- Pricing: From £185 + VAT (business) - £403 + VAT (executive)
- Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn
The GIANT (Global Innovation and New Technology) Health Event is the UK's healthcare innovation festival, founded by tech entrepreneur Barry Shrier and built around a global community of over 200,000 people involved in healthcare innovation.
Why attend? The festival runs four "shows within the festival," with hundreds of world-class speakers, immersive innovation presentations, and a health-tech startup pitching competition for investors. NHS doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and community health providers attend free.
10. ICT&health World Conference 2027 - Maastricht, Netherlands (January 26-28, 2027)
- Dates: January 26-28, 2027
- Location: MECC
- Pricing: Register to see current pricing
The ICT&health World Conference is one of Europe’s largest digital health and healthcare transformation events, bringing together healthcare leaders and innovators to explore how AI, data, interoperability, and healthcare technology are being implemented across real-world healthcare systems.
Why attend? The event combines large-scale conference sessions, technology showcases, case studies, and networking opportunities centered on healthcare innovation, AI adoption, digital infrastructure, workforce transformation, and data-driven care.
Attendees can learn from organizations already using healthcare technologies at scale while networking with healthcare leaders, clinicians, and technology partners driving digital health innovation.
11. WHX Tech - Dubai, UAE (January 27-29, 2027)
- Dates: January 27-29, 2027
- Location: Dubai World Trade Centre
- Pricing: TBA
- Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn
WHX Tech is a global healthcare technology conference focused on digital health, AI, health data, and connected care. Organized as part of the World Health Expo network in partnership with HIMSS, it brings together healthcare leaders, technology companies, startups, investors, and policymakers to explore the future of healthcare innovation.
Why attend? The event features expert-led sessions, technology showcases, startup innovation, and networking opportunities focused on healthcare AI, interoperability, and digital transformation. Attendees can discover emerging solutions and connect with healthcare decision-makers shaping the future of care delivery.
12. IntelliHealth 2027 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 20-21, 2027)
- Dates: May 20-21, 2027
- Location: Park Plaza Amsterdam Airport
- Pricing: €799
IntelliHealth is a healthcare technology conference focused on AI, digital health, robotics, and data-driven healthcare innovation. It explores how emerging technologies are transforming patient care and healthcare systems.
Why attend? IntelliHealth offers a strong mix of academic research, healthcare innovation, and applied technology discussions across AI, robotics, and digital medicine. It’s a valuable event for discovering emerging healthcare technologies, exploring future-focused ideas, and meeting professionals working at the intersection of healthcare and advanced computing.
Summary
These healthcare conferences are a solid way for healthcare professionals, including clinicians, healthcare executives, and industry leaders, to learn and network. Each event, from expos to keynotes, sheds light on the latest in health IT and care delivery.
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