Events
The NHIT Health Innovation Impact Tour convenes summits, congressional briefings, and community roundtables across the U.S. and its territories — each one a working session that feeds directly into national policy.
Next stop · NHIT National Impact Tour 2026
Thursday, October 22, 2026GuideWell Innovation Center · Orlando, FL
Reimagining Health. Expanding Access. Building Trust. A Central Florida convening linking Puerto Rico, its diaspora, and rural Florida as one health corridor.
Lead Sponsor: Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group
NHIT Health Innovation Impact Tour · 2026
Community voices. Local solutions. National impact. Each stop produces named commitments that carry forward to the next — and culminate in the NHIT Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill.
June 17, 2026 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Full-day summit at the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust Forward Center. Four pillars — Community Voice & Trust, AI-Enabled Care & Digital Health, Clinical Research & Life Sciences Access, and AI-Ready Workforce — with recommendations carried directly to the Legislative Summit.
Read the executive report →July 21, 2026 · U.S. Capitol, S-115
Convened in the U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Room with support from Genentech, HIMSS, and PRST. Congressional remarks from U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (VA) and the Office of Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD); keynote by Quita Highsmith, Genentech; panels on trust, workforce, and scaling community innovation.
Read the executive report →October 8, 2026 · Memphis, TN
Hosted at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, Crowe Building. Pillars: Cancer Care Access & Early Detection; Clinical Research Participation & Community Innovation; and Community Trust & Patient Voice. Co-hosted by the UTHSC College of Nursing and West Cancer Center & Research Institute, with lead sponsor Genentech.
Summit follow-up inquiries →Thursday, October 22, 2026 · GuideWell Innovation Center, Orlando, FL
Pillars: Women’s Health & Community Voice; Diagnosis to Treatment; and Trusted Resources & Support. Residents, promotores, CHWs, health centers, researchers, technology partners, funders, and public officials — with lead sponsor Genentech.
RSVP nowNovember 2026 · San Antonio, TX
Half-day summit culminating in an interactive Community Health Fair — screenings, patient navigation, and direct connection to care and resources for South Texas residents and families. National priorities translated into demonstration commitments.
Interested in attending →November 2026 · Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
The Impact Tour culminates on Capitol Hill with the release of NHIT’s national report: six emerging policy priorities (trust, workforce, digital inclusion, data stewardship, responsible AI, economic mobility) and named commitments carried from every tour stop.
Press & policy inquiries →Where the tour began
Convened at the Cannon House Office Building with U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) and former Congresswoman Donna Christensen (USVI). Framed national policies, including the Rural Health Transformation Program and the broadband, workforce, and coverage gaps left unaddressed.
Read the executive report →Convened with the Office of Councilwoman Phylicia Porter during Baltimore's AI planning window. Six linked strategies on trust, workforce pipelines, funding, data-center accountability, a ground-truth data portal, and CHW-centered health innovation — feeding Director O'Parker's AI action plan.
Read the action report →