The Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the Utah Department of Commerce and the Nucleus Institute have announced the second wave of speakers at the 2026 Utah AI Summit, who are pioneering leaders in the integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Scheduled for Dec. 8, at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, the summit aims to showcase how Utah's pro-human approach to AI is reshaping the technology landscape, both locally and nationally.
The summit brings together researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers and industry leaders to discuss practical applications and ethical frameworks for AI adoption. The newly announced speakers are:
• Danielle Faruq, division director for Digital Health Policy, FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence.
• Eric Fish, partner, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman.
• James Hotaling, chief innovation officer, University of Utah Health System.
• Dan Liljenquist, chief strategy officer, Intermountain Health.
• Viet Le, associate professor, clinical researcher, Intermountain Health.
• Nina de Lacy, professor, Department of Psychiatry, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, professor, Kahlert School of Computing.
• Ken Kawamoto, chief health AI transformation officer, University of Utah Health.
• Mark Sendak, co-founder and CEO, Vega Health.
• Nirav Shah, senior scholar, Stanford University School of Medicine.
• Warren Pettine, co-founder and CEO of MTN.
They join thought leaders and industry innovators who are at the forefront of AI applications, as previously announced:
• Dean Ball, head of strategic futures, OpenAI.
• Eric J. Beane, co-president, RAISE US.
• Jared Bauer, co-founder and CEO, Seek Labs.
• Chris Bramwell, chief privacy officer, director of the Utah Office of Data Privacy.
• Dan Caffee, CEO, Voze.
• Andrew Carr, co-founder and chief scientist, Cartwheel.
• Janet E. Foutty, co-president, RAISE US.
• Eric J. Holcomb, co-chair, RAISE US, former governor of Indiana.
• Caleb Hicks, CEO, School AI.
• Kat Kennedy, general partner, Kickstart.
• Lexi Pasi, CEO and co-founder, Lucidity Sciences.
• Manish Parashar, director, Scientific Computing & Imaging (SCI) Institute.
• Scott Pulispher, president, Western Governors University.
• David Wingate, associate professor of computer science, Brigham Young University.
For more information and to register, visit the Utah AI Summit website.
