Global Summit 2026 Preliminary Program
Welcome to the Global Summit 2026
The Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine boldly crosses boundaries and breaks down barriers to medical innovation. The Global Summit is an annual showcase event of the Consortium’s work, bringing together an international audience of health innovation leaders and world-class medical education experts.
Join us along with over 40 top international academic institutions, companies, and government agencies at the Global Summit April 10-12, 2026, in Taipei, Taiwan, for a groundbreaking program with key global leaders in health care and AI.
Friday, April 10, 2026
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8:00 AM |
Registration Opens, Taipei Marriott Hotel |
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8:00-9:00 AM |
Networking Reception |
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9:00-9:30 AM |
Welcome to NYCU Global Summit Kickoff - Opening Remarks by GCIEM and NYCU Leadership |
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9:30-11:00 AM |
Presidential Session: Health Care 2026: Innovation in Action |
| 11:00-11:15 AM | Refreshment Break and Networking |
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11:15 AM-12:30 PM |
Designing for Equity: Training the Next Generation of Health Innovators |
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12:45-1:45 PM |
Lunch and Networking |
| 1:45-3:00 PM | Building a Smarter, Stronger Consortium for Global Health Innovation |
| 3:00-3:15 PM | Refreshment Break and Networking |
| 3:15-4:30 PM | Engineering Medicine: Research Frontiers in Future Health Care |
| 5:00-6:30 PM | Pre-Dinner Networking Drinks Reception |
| 6:30-10:30 PM | Summit Reception Dinner |
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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8:00-9:00 AM |
Coffee & Connections |
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8:30-10:30 AM |
Global Match - Faculty Exchange & Research Collaboration Workshop |
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10:30-11:00 AM |
Refreshment Break and Networking |
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11:00 AM-12:30 PM |
Advancing Together: Faculty Research & Collaboration for Global Health Resilience |
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12:30-1:30 PM |
Lunch and Networking |
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1:30-4:00 PM |
Smart Health in Action: Taiwan’s Innovation Ecosystem |
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AND |
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| 1:30-2:30 PM | Grand Challenge Teams and Judges Travel to NYCU Campus |
| 3:00-5:00 PM | Innovation in Action: Semi-finals Grand Challenge Student Pitch Competitions |
Sunday, April 12, 2026
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7:30-8:30 AM |
Closed Business Meeting with Elections (invite only) |
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8:00-8:30 AM |
Morning Momentum Networking |
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8:30-10:00 AM |
Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge FINALIST Pitches Part A (teams 1-5) |
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10:00-10:15 AM |
Recharge and Refresh Break: Refuel for the Next Big Idea |
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10:15-11:45 AM |
Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge FINALIST Pitches Part B (teams 6-10) |
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11:45 AM-12:30 PM |
Closing Ceremonies: Awards and 2027 Summit Location Reveal |
A full program update will be coming soon! We look forward to you joining us with our great speakers:
- Peter Basica, CEO, 360Health (USA)
- Lance Black, Associate Dean, Texas A&M University (TAMU, USA)
- Joe Bradley, Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, USA)
- Angela Gill Nelms, Director, Biolocity, Georgia Tech (USA)
- Adil Haider, Chief AI Officer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, USA)
- Edwin Kan, Professor, Cornell University/ National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU, Taiwan)
- Chi-Hung Lin, President, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU, Taiwan)
- Tahir Pillay, Professor, University of Pretoria (S. Africa)
- Vicki Seyfert-Margolis, CEO, Respond Health (USA)
- Joseph Sung, Dean, Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore)
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