Civic Health Forum 2026

The inaugural Civic Health Forum brings together healthcare providers, policymakers, investors, AI leaders, and founders for a half-day convening at Civic Hall in New York City, organized around one question: How do we keep people healthy before they enter the healthcare system?
The event combines strategic conversations with curated innovation spotlights and networking designed to move beyond dialogue toward partnerships, investment, and real-world deployment. Co-hosted by Fedcap, Digital Health Hub Foundation, and StartUp Health.

Visit Civic Health Forum for the full agenda, participating organizations, speakers, and more.

SUMMARY AGENDA

12:30pm ET: Registration Opens (1st Floor Lobby)

1:15pm ET: Co-host Welcome & Opening Remarks
1:30pm ET: Building the Rails: The Systems That Power Innovation
Susan Monarez, PhD, Former Director, CDC
Girish Nadkarni, MD, Chief AI Officer, Mt. Sinai Health System
Nirav Shah, MD, Senior Scholar, Stanford University
Moderator: Jay Varma, MD, SVP & CMO, The Fedcap Group
2:00pm ET: Innovator Spotlights
2:15pm ET: Provider-Led Innovation: Redesigning Care From Within
Kevin Chen, MD, MHS, AVP of Design & Evaluation, NYC H&H
Anaïs Rameau, MD, Chief of Dysphasia & Director of New Technologies, Weill Cornell Medicine
Gillian Sandler, Managing Director, Northwell Health
Moderator: Sara Holoubek, Luminary Labs
2:45pm ET: Innovator Spotlights
3:00pm ET: Networking Break
3:30pm ET: The Future of Civic Health
Daniel Kraft, MD, Founder, NextMed Health, Digital.Health & Continuum Health Ventures
4:00 pm ET: Catalyzing Change: Founder-Led Innovation
Terry Huang, PhD, MPH, Distinguished Professor, CUNY SPH; Founder, Firefly Innovations
Rafael Lopez, CEO & Founder, Diagnostikare
Elina Onitskansky, CEO & Founder, Ilant Health
Moderator: Logan Plaster, Managing Director, StartUp Health
4:30pm ET: Innovator Spotlights
4:45pm ET: Fireside Chat: The Convergence: AI, Evidence, and the Future of Prevention
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, Editor in Chief, JAMA & the JAMA Network; Professor, UCSF
Moderator: Unity Stoakes, StartUp Health
5:15pm ET: Closing Remarks
5:30-7:00pm ET - Networking Reception (3rd Floor)

NOTES

For attendees commuting via NJ Transit, please review their service advisories as there is a World Cup match at MetLife, beginning at 3pm ET, that may affect normal travel.

All ticket sales are final and refunds will not be issued. Tickets may be transferred to another attendee up to 48 hours before the event by emailing events@startuphealth.com.