The Interoperability Blueprint: Building the Rails for Nationwide Data

• Jim Markwith | Managing Partner, Markwith Law
• Dr. Christophe E. Jackson | Clinical Design Engineer, Gideon

The goal of achieving nationwide patient access is getting closer to reality with the establishment of nationwide electronic healthcare record networks, and with the emergence of TEFCA. Interoperability and privacy standards are critical to achieve efficiency and to provide secure patient access applications.

Windows to the Mind: How Your Eyes Reveal Your Brain’s Secrets

• Sai Mattapalli - Vytal.ai, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
• Rohan Kalahasty - Vytal.ai, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, USA

In the past five years, artificial intelligence has revolutionized healthcare by enabling earlier detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. A recent breakthrough involves using eye-tracking technology to identify ocular biomarkers, aiding in the early detection of conditions like Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases.

Eye movement tests, previously costly and complex, have become accessible through smartphone and laptop cameras. These tests help detect a range of conditions, from degenerative disorders to brain injuries, improving patient outcomes and facilitating telehealth.

This technology not only benefits patients but also advances the study of brain health. By delving into neurology and treatment efficacy, it may provide insights into the causes of neurodegenerative diseases.

The future potential of gaze tracking is promising, with non-invasive, cost-effective systems offering hope for earlier diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, addressing a significant gap in healthcare. The eyes are not just windows to the soul but also a gateway to the brain's health.

Evaluating LLMs in Healthcare: A ConV2X Panel Discussion

• Sandeep Reddy, MBBS, MSc, PhD Director, MBA (Healthcare Management), Deakin School of Medicine, and Chairman, Medi-AI
• Alexandre Lebrun CEO, Nabla
• Adam Chee, PhD Chief, Smart Health Leadership Centre, Institute of Systems Science National University of Singapore
• Moderator: Dimitris Kalogeropoulos, PhD CEO, Global Health and Digital Innovation Foundation

How do we evaluate large language models for use in healthcare? What are the trusted frameworks for value assessment? Is automation through GPT successfully addressing the healthcare administrative and workforce crisis? What about clinical decision making? Expect a candid discussion from these experts on the implications of LLM’s and AI in Primary Care in the US and around the globe.

Learning Outcomes • Acquire knowledge of the fundamental principles of large language models • Understand how these models are trained and deployed in a healthcare context • Learn how to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of large language models in healthcare • Understand the measures used in determining the success of these models, such as improved patient outcomes, efficiency in operations, and patient satisfaction • Learn to apply evaluation or translational frameworks in assessing the value of large language models • Gain insights into how automation, specifically through GPT, is helping to solve healthcare administrative challenges • Learn about the use of large language models in clinical decision-making • Understand the strengths and limitations of these models in making clinical decisions, administration, and the ethics

What Is DeSci: Challenges and Market Perceptions

Authors

• Jelani Clarke, PhD Executive Lead, DeSci World, and Sales & Marketing Head at AminoChain
• Filippo Frangioni Product Manager, Novo Nordisk, and Head of Partnerships at Nordic Blockchain Association
• Jim Nasr CEO, Acoer

Themes tackled include:

• The perception problem: Why does DeSci still sound like sci-fi to most scientists?
• Funding friction: Can decentralized models compete with traditional grants and venture capital?
• Data ownership: Who really owns research data, and how can blockchain change that?
• Regulatory roadblocks: What happens when innovation moves faster than policy?
• Real world implementation: Beyond the hype, where is DeSci actually working today?

From pharmaceutical giants to grassroots research collectives, these leaders shared unfiltered insights on what's holding DeSci back—and what could accelerate its adoption.

Intrigued?

This conversation is the first in a new podcast series launching in 2026 that will dive deeper into the decentralized science revolution. We'll explore:

• Case studies of successful DeSci projects
• Interviews with researchers and policy makers
• Delve into tokenomics, DAOs, and data sovereignty
• The intersection of AI, biotech, and decentralized systems

The future of science is being built by innovators, technologists, and researchers willing to challenge the status quo.

How Blockchain Brings Trust to the International Supply Chain and Healthcare

• Dan Purtell - Director of Innovation, British Standards Association

With up to 30% of donated pharmaceutical aid products being diverted, stolen or going to waste in this session we will learn how blockchain technology is addressing some of the biggest trust challenges in the global supply chain. Supply chain issues may prevent people that are in greatest need of life-saving medicines from being treated. Through the use of a Decentralized Knowledge Graph and blockchain technology firms and governmental aid organizations now have visibility to supply chain traceability and transparency of donated medicines. The session will additionally cover ancillary benefits with the implementation of such a solution.

Health Data Marketplace - Challenges, Possibilities, and the Path Forward

• Francisco Curbera, PhD, is Senior Vice President for Engineering and Research atAccrete.ai,
• Shahram Ebadollahi, PhD, MBA, is an entrepreneur, advisor, board member andcurrently provides strategic consultation to companies in the broad area of AI in enterprise.
• Olivier Elemento, PhD, is a tenured full professor of physiology and biophysics atWeill Cornell Medicine (WCM) and Cornell University.

AI's explosive growth has created unprecedented demand for healthcare data at scale, yet establishing trusted health data marketplaces remains elusive despite clear benefits. This special ConV2X Decentralized Health Podcast explores the persistent obstacles preventing these platforms from emerging, examines the competing forces shaping this landscape, and discusses actionable pathways to unlock permission based data access for advancing AI driven healthcare breakthroughs.

Cybersecurity and Healthcare

• Maria Palombini, MBA Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences Global Practice Lead, IEEE Standards Association
• Alex Romanovich, Moderator Founder and CEO, Global Edge Markets

Healthcare cybersecurity incidents have become too common. In this episode, IEEE’s Maria Palombini breaks down why the explosion of connected medical technologies has intensified vulnerability — and how taking a security first approach can strengthen digital health without hindering innovation.

Maria explains how IEEE’s collaborative, consensus driven standards give developers clear guidance to integrate cybersecurity from the start. This proactive model streamlines regulatory pathways, minimizes costly redesigns, and ultimately fuels faster, safer innovation — just as foundational technical standards have paved the way for Wi-Fi, telehealth, and remote monitoring.

Looking ahead to 2030, Maria envisions a connected care ecosystem where security, interoperability, and patient trust is earned through design — not as an afterthought.

For anyone working in medical devices, cybersecurity, or compliance, this discussion offers timely guidance on advancing resilient, responsible digital health solutions.

THMT's ConV2X Team extends sincere thanks to both speakers and their organizations for their support of ConV2X and for contributing their expertise to advance safer, smarter healthcare innovation.

Decentralized Identity Management (DIM) in Healthcare: Technologies and Use Cases

Hear from those on the front lines implementing this technology successfully for healthcare clients. Learn where the state of business adoption and success stands. Listeners will gain an overall market education in the first of this series featuring Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust and companies demonstrating successful use cases.

• Daniela Barbosa Podcast Moderator and General Manager, Decentralized Technologies, Linux Foundation, and Executive Director, LF Decentralized Trust
• Ken Ebert CTO, Indicio
• Keela Rose Shatzkin President and CEO, Shatzkin Systems