HLTH USA is the largest healthcare innovation event in the United States, and the 2026 edition runs for four days at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas. The organisers report 12,250+ attendees, 4,400+ C-suite executives, 950+ sponsors and exhibitors, 8,500+ pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings and 150+ media outlets.
The 2026 theme is the age of intelligent healthcare, and AI runs through most of the programme: clinical decision support, ambient documentation, diagnostics, drug discovery and the governance questions attached to all of them. Other featured areas include diagnostics and early detection, employer and workforce health, care delivery and new care models, payer strategy, pharma and life sciences, women's health, behavioural health, and healthy ageing and longevity — the last increasingly treated as a mainstream category rather than a niche.
Announced speakers include Ashley Alexander (VP of Product, Health, OpenAI), Dr Syed Mohiuddin (Head of Healthcare, Anthropic), Dr Myechia Minter-Jordan (CEO, AARP), Dr Toyin Ajayi (Co-founder and CEO, Cityblock Health), Peter Stern (CEO, Peloton), Will Ahmed (Founder and CEO, WHOOP), Arianna Huffington (Founder and CEO, Thrive Global), Mike Stuart (President and CEO, Blue Shield of California) and Kenneth Cole.
Structured matchmaking is a large part of the value: Market Connect pairs approved buyers with solution providers in double opt-in 15-minute meetings, Investor Connect matches startup executives with investors, and an in-app meet-up system handles peer meetings. The event app opens roughly two weeks before with AI-assisted networking recommendations.
The audience spans employers, government, health tech, investors, nurses and physicians, payers, pharma, providers and startups, with a substantial international contingent. For Gulf health-system leaders, digital-health teams and clinical innovators, HLTH is the single densest gathering of decision-makers in the sector, and the programming on prevention, longevity and AI maps closely onto current national transformation priorities.
Passes include session access, curated matchmaking, meals, receptions, the show floor and on-demand recordings. Book accommodation only through the official housing partner.
