Big Ideas For the Future of Health Care

Join clinicians, researchers, and students for a conference highlighting innovations for the future of medicine, brought to you by students.

March 14, 2026
Date
505 S Hancock St
Louisville, KY
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Conference Highlights

March 14
2026
2
Keynote Speakers
4
Panelists
Free
Registration
Keynote Speakers

Learn from Industry Leaders

Dr. David C. Kaelber

Dr. David C. Kaelber

MD, PhD, MPH

Professor, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Population and Quantitative Health Systems

Chief Health Informatics Officer, The MetroHealth System

Case Western Reserve University

9:00 AM

Informatics for the Non-Informatician: The Future of Informatics in Medicine

Dr. Dibson Dibe Gondim

Dr. Dibson Dibe Gondim

MD

Vice Chair of Computational Pathology and AI

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Louisville

11:00 AM

The New Wave of Agentic AI: Unleashing Innovation in Medical Education and Research

Panel Discussion

What Do You Believe The Next Revolutionary Medical Breakthrough Will Be?

Dr. Sohail Ikram

Dr. Sohail Ikram

MD

Invasive and Interventional Cardiology

University of Louisville

Dr. Melissa Smith

Dr. Melissa Smith

PhD

Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

University of Louisville

Dr. Aly Farag

Dr. Aly Farag

PhD

Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Louisville

Dr. Tama Thé

Dr. Tama Thé

MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

University of Kentucky

Conference Agenda

Event Schedule

A comprehensive program featuring keynote presentations, panel discussions, oral presentations, and poster presentations

9:00 AM

Keynote Presentation

Dr. David C. Kaelber, MD, PhD, MPH

Informatics for the Non-Informatician: The Future of Informatics in Medicine

10:00 AM

Panel Discussion

What Do You Believe The Next Revolutionary Medical Breakthrough Will Be?

11:00 AM

Keynote Presentation

Dr. Dibson Dibe Gondim, MD

The New Wave of Agentic AI: Unleashing Innovation in Medical Education and Research

12:45 PM

Oral Presentations

12:45 PM | Awards announced at 2:30 PM

1:45 PM

Poster Presentations

1:45 PM | Awards announced at 2:30 PM

Full Day Schedule

8:00 AM

Check-In & Breakfast

9:00 AM

Keynote: The Future of Informatics in Medicine

with Dr. David C. Kaelber

10:00 AM

Panel Discussion: What Do You Believe The Next Revolutionary Medical Breakthrough Will Be?

with Dr. Sohail Ikram, Dr. Melissa Smith, Dr. Aly Farag, Dr. Tama Thé

11:00 AM

Keynote: The New Wave of Agentic AI

with Dr. Dibson Dibe Gondim

12:00 PM

Lunch & Networking

12:45 PM

Oral Presentations

1:45 PM

Poster Presentations

2:30 PM

Award Winners Announced

Med-Forward 2026 Conference Flyer