Opening Remarks

• John Zerwas, M.D., UT System Office of Health Affairs

Hosts Welcome and State of AI

• Peter Pisters, M.D.,UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Peter McCaffrey, M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch
• Jiajie Zhang, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston

Academic Keynote Address

• Topic: The Future of AI in Academic Medicine
• Speaker: Dr. Peter Embi, FACMI, NAM fellow, Chair Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Panel: One UT Health System AI Collaboration Strategy 

• Zain Kazmi, M.B.A, UT System Office of Health Affairs (Moderator)
• Ed Sankary, M.D., UT Health San Antonio
• Eric Peterson, M.D., M.P.H. UT Southwestern
• Hongfang Liu, Ph.D. , UTHealth Houston
• Peter McCaffrey, M.D. University of Texas Medical Branch
• Shawn Stapleton, Ph.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

UT Health Enterprise Innovation Show & Tell

• Susan Fenton, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston (Moderator)
• Claus Jensen, Ph.D., UT Austin, Dell Medical School
• Eric Martinez, M.S.,UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
• Jim Buntrock, M.S, UT Austin, Dell Medical School
• Laurence Court, Ph.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Peter McCaffrey, M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch
• Xiaoqian Jiang, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston
• Yang Xie, Ph.D., UT Southwestern

Nationwide AI Collaboratives 

• Shawn Stapleton, Ph.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Moderator)
• Brian Anderson, CEO, Coalition for Health AI
• Eric Peterson, M.D., M.P.H., UT Southwestern
• Peter Embi, FACMI, NAM fellow, Chair Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Ryan Rosensweig, Microsoft Director, Principal Program Manager - Health Alliance Innovation

Breakout Sessions (Concurrent Tracks) - Levy 2^nd Floor

1. Track A: AI Governance and Regulation
   1. Arif Harmanci, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston, Breakout Session Chair
   2. Ami Palmer, Ph.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
   3. Angela Lipscomb, J.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
   4. Craig Watkins, Ph.D., UT Austin
   5. Jonathan Jungck, Palantir

2. Track B: AI in Clinical Trials & Drug Discovery - Hermann Hall 2^nd Floor
   1. Elmer Bernstam, M.D., UTHealth Houston, Breakout Session Chair
   2. Adam Klivans, Ph.D., UT Austin
   3. Anil Sood, M.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
   4. Stephanie Schmidt, Ph.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
   5. Yejin Kim, Ph.D., UT Health Houston

3. Track C: AI in Medical Imaging & Diagnostics - Braeswood 4^th Floor
   1. Shayan Shams, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston, Breakout Session Chair
   2. Jeffrey J Brown, M.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
   3. Jing Wang, PH.D., UT Southwestern
   4. Melissa Chen, M.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

4. Track D: AI in Clinical Operations - Main Hall
   1. Amir Dan Rubin, CEO & Founding Managing Partner Healthier Capital, Breakout Session Chair
   2. Amar Yousif, M.B.A., CIO UTHealth Houston
   3. Mark Clemens, M.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
   4. Martin J. Citardi, M.D., UTHealth Houston
   5. Shiv Rao, CEO Abridge

5. Track E: AI Literacy and Education - J.P. Allison 4^th Floor
   1. Muhammad Walji, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston, Breakout Session Chair
   2. Andrea Cooley, D.O., UT Tyler School of Medicine
   3. Eric Martinez, M.S.,UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
   4. Susan Fenton, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston

Afternoon Keynote: AI’s Impact on Healthcare – A Texas Perspective

• Dr. Jochen Reiser, CEO and President, University of Texas Medical Branch

Fireside Chat: Bringing AI from Innovation to Bedside

• Kirk Roberts, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston, Moderator
• Andrea Cooley, D.O., UT Tyler School of Medicine
• Charley Taylor, Ph.D., UT Austin-Dell Med
• Ed Sankary, M.D., UT Health San Antonio
• DuWayne Willett, M.D., UT Southwestern

UT Research and Institutional Showcase 

• Student Lightning Talks
• Faculty Presentations
• UT Research and Institutional Showcase Winners Announcement

Future Perspective and Closing Remarks (Day 1)

• David Jaffray Ph.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Event Announcements 

Networking Reception

Poster Presentation Showcase & Innovation Show & Tell

Coffee & Networking Breakfast

• Location: TMC3 Atrium

Opening Remarks

• Tom Luby, Ph.D. ., Chief Innovation Officer, Texas Medical Center

Fireside Chat: The Future of AI in Healthcare Innovation

• David Jaffray, Ph.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Moderator
• Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D., UT Austin, Dell Medical School
• Renee Yao, Nvidia Global Healthcare AI Startups Business Development Lead
• Alexander Ersoy, Microsoft Health & Life Sciences Principal Product Manager 

Industry Lightning Talks: AI & Healthcare Data Innovations

• Eric Martinez, M.S., UT Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine (Moderator)
• Alma Chandrasekharan, Microsoft
• Anshita Saini, OpenAI
• Kas Parthasarathy, AWS
• Kristin Lauter, Meta
• Krystal Lau, Palantir
• Munjal Shah, Hippocratic AI
• Sean McGunigal, Epic

Panel: The Future of AI in Healthcare – Industry, Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist Perspective

• Morgan Cheatham, Partner and Head of Healthcare and Life Science Breyer Capital, Moderator
• Alex Harb, CEO of Lena Health
• Henry O’Connell, Canary AI CEO
• Justin Norden, CEO & Founder Qualified Health AI
• Dr. Robert Budman, Microsoft CMIO
• Tomi Poutanen, Co-Founder and CEO Signal 1 AI

Closing Panel & Call to Action

• Jiajie Zhang, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston (Moderator)
• Claus Jensen, Ph.D., UT Austin, Dell Medical School
• David Jaffray, Ph.D., UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Peter McCaffrey, M.D. University of Texas Medical Branch
• Xiaoqian Jiang, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston
• Yang Xie, Ph.D., UT Southwestern

Closing Event Remarks 

• Nyma Shah, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Peter McCaffrey, M.D. University of Texas Medical Branch
• Xiaoqian Jiang, Ph.D., UTHealth Houston