Duke Summit on AI for Health Innovation 2026

The summit takes place at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Durham, North Carolina.

The organizer identifies experts from healthcare, research, engineering, industry, and academia, along with Duke students and participants from industry partners, venture capital, and startups.

It suits researchers, clinicians and engineers in health AI who want contact with startups and venture capital, since the summit is run jointly by the Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Pratt School of Engineering and lists industry partners among participants. Buyers looking for a large vendor floor would find less, as this is an academic-led, in-person gathering over two days with student involvement built in.

Academics, engineers and healthcare staff at university summits usually wear business casual, such as slacks and button-downs, with a layer for early October mornings in North Carolina.