AI is transforming healthcare — but for executive leaders, adoption isn’t the only challenge. You need to make smart investments, implement proper governance, and deliver real results.
That’s where the HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit comes in. Exclusively for healthcare executives, this two-day summit is designed to empower leaders to maximize the value of their AI investments and drive change across their organizations.
Hear directly from top industry voices on infrastructure readiness, balancing innovation with governance, regulatory and ethical considerations, and how to measure ROI. Expert-led sessions will give you a clear framework for AI adoption, covering financial strategy, compliance, scaling, and beyond.
You’ll leave with a strategic plan to make AI work across your health system — not just in theory, but in practice.
Why attend
AI is more than a technology shift — it’s a leadership mandate. This summit delivers strategic insight and executive-level dialogue to guide enterprise-wide AI integration in complex, high-stakes healthcare environments.
Key leadership imperatives we’ll address:
Navigating workforce disruptions
Strategic approaches to addressing shortages of administrators, clinicians, technologists, and departmental resources
Clinician Burnout
How can AI aid in workforce retention, improve work environments, advance care delivery, and cut costs
Building the business case
How AI can help bend the cost curve while advancing system-wide priorities
Quality of Care
Discover how AI advancement across clinical workflows is paving the way for improved patient outcomes and a better patient experience
Patience Experience
Agentic AI is replacing basic chatbots and call centers - learn how this new tech is evolving and personalizing the patient experience
You’ll leave with the strategic clarity, peer-aligned insights, and frameworks needed to lead AI adoption with confidence and purpose.
Who attends the AI Leadership Strategy Summit?
Bring your boardroom!
This intimate event is designed for C-suite executives from top global health systems shaping AI strategy, governance, and investment. As the healthcare industry experiences rapid transformation, it’s up to leaders like you to define and execute an AI strategy that drives innovation.
Health system executives
You’re a CEO, CFO, COO, or Chief Strategy Officer, and you need a clear AI roadmap that aligns with your health organization’s long-term goals and budget
Technology & digital leaders
You’re a CIO, CTO, CISO, or Chief Transformation Officer who’s responsible for driving digital health transformation and leveraging AI while balancing governance, compliance, and security
Clinical & innovation leaders
You’re a Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, or VP of Innovation, and you’re focused on leveraging AI to enhance care quality, patient outcomes, increase automation, and support clinicians
This program brings you back to the core question: How can we deliver the best possible care while ensuring patient safety, and how can AI support this mission? Being intentional in your approach will ensure a sustainable, efficient, and patient-centered healthcare ecosystem.
This event is part of the 2025 Future of AI in Healthcare Series, a three-part program designed to support healthcare organizations across roles and functions. Each event is tailored to distinct leadership levels — from enterprise strategy to clinical operations — so that teams from the same organization can attend the sessions most relevant to their work while aligning on a shared vision for AI.
Together, the series serves as a comprehensive guide to AI in healthcare: developing leadership strategy, navigating governance and ethical risks, and exploring high-impact applications across clinical and administrative domains — all with the goal of advancing care quality and the patient experience.
Access preferred pricing as an Organizational Affiliate
Your organizational membership comes with discounted pricing on our entire AI series, making it easier to support your team’s learning from the C-suite to the frontlines.
Explore cutting-edge AI research from HIMSS and WebMD
Want to see our expertise in action? HIMSS recently teamed up with WebMD’s Medscape to survey clinicians, nurses, and executives at medical organizations about how they are using AI and why early adoption pays off.
HIMSS has negotiated a discounted room rate at $329.00 plus tax for the summit dates (evenings of Wednesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 18) and three nights before and after the summit.
To make your reservation, book directly with the hotel to secure this special room rate.
Please note that rates and availability are subject to change at the hotel’s prevailing rates after Friday, August 22, 2025. Additionally, the tax rate is subject to change without notice.
About the Hotel
The Westin Chicago River North benefits from an unbeatable location in the prestigious River North neighborhood of Chicago, where shopping, dining, and entertainment options abound. Providing views of the Chicago River in the heart of downtown Chicago, the Westin River North is just steps from the Magnificent Mile and new Chicago Riverwalk.
Nearby Airports
The conference venue is 20 miles from O’Hare International Airport, and 12 miles from Midway Airport.
Join Us as a Sponsor at the AI Leadership Strategy Summit
We invite you to join us as a sponsor at the AI Leadership Strategy Summit, an exclusive event for boardroom-level executives from the world’s leading health systems. The summit will bring together 100-125 C-level decision-makers, including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CTOs, and CISOs, to explore and implement AI-driven leadership strategies in healthcare.
This intimate gathering will address the critical question: How can we deliver the best possible care to our patients while ensuring their safety, and how can AI support us in this mission?
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities and benefits, please complete the form below. By completing the form, you’ll be able to download the sponsorship prospectus, which contains detailed information about the available sponsorship opportunities. For pricing details, we invite you to have a conversation with us to ensure we align with your organization’s goals.
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Join global healthcare executive peers for two days of focused, strategic discussions - assessing your organization’s AI readiness, balancing innovation with governance, navigating evolving regulatory and ethical landscapes, and measuring ROI at scale.
Complete your registration now to secure your spot at the most important AI event of the year dedicated to healthcare executives.
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Please note: The programming for this event is designed and intended for healthcare providers or payers. If you register under a Worksite that does not align with your current employer, HIMSS reserves the right to shift your registration to the correct registration fee category. Please keep in mind that additional registration fee charges may apply in such cases.
Cancellation Policy
Registration cancellations must be submitted in writing by Sept 4, 2025 via email to: EventRegistration@himss.org.
Registration cancellations by telephone are not accepted. Cancelled registrations must be received at least 2 weeks before the Event is scheduled to be refunded, less a $50 administrative fee. Canceled registrations received after this date are not refundable. Refunds will be processed within 90 days of receiving the cancellation notice. Reinstatement of registration is not permitted after cancellation has been processed by HIMSS. Unfortunately, no exceptions to this policy can be accommodated.
Please note that no substitutions will be permitted.
