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2026 Conference Details

Date

March 14, 2026

Location

505 S. Hancock St.

Louisville, KY

Keynote Speakers

David C. Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH

Professor, Case Western Reserve University

Chief Health Informatics Officer, The MetroHealth System

Dibson Dibe Gondim, MD

Vice Chair of Computational Pathology and AI

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville

Expert Panel Discussion

"What Is The Next Revolutionary Medical Breakthrough?"

Tama Thé, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Kentucky

Sohail Ikram, MD

Invasive and Interventional Cardiology, University of Louisville

Aly Farag, PhD

Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville

Melissa Smith, PhD

Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville

Event Schedule

8:00 AMCheck-In & Breakfast
9:00 AMDr. Kaelber Keynote
10:00 AMPanel Discussion
11:00 AMDr. Gondim Keynote
12:00 PMLunch & Networking
12:45 PMOral Presentations
1:45 PMPoster Presentations
2:30 PMAwards