Welcome to TMC AI Summit 2025

Location

TMC3 Collaborative Building
7255 Helix Park Avenue, Houston, Texas, 77030

Registration Information

Under the registration includes:

  • Feb 20, PM Coffee Break
  • Feb 20, Reception
  • Feb 21, Breakfast
  • Feb 21, AM Coffee Break
  • Feb 21, Lunch
  • Feb 21, PM Coffee Break

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If you register without contribution to the event, register here:

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Participant Recommended Contribution
Professional $150.00
Student $50.00

Mission

Our mission is to foster a vibrant, collaborative ecosystem at the Texas Medical Center, leveraging its unparalleled talent, diverse data resources, and entrepreneurial energy to translate advanced AI innovations into practical solutions for real-world biomedical and healthcare challenges. By uniting researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders, we aim to revolutionize healthcare delivery, improve outcomes, and catalyze meaningful, global impact. Our commitment ensures that AI technologies in healthcare generate tangible benefits for individuals, healthcare systems, and communities worldwide.

Call for Participation

We are thrilled to announce the Call for Participation for the Texas Medical Center (TMC) AI Summit 2025, a flagship event hosted by TMC institutions. Join us on February 20-21, 2025, at TMC3 Collaborative Building in Houston, TX!

This summit is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant, collaborative ecosystem at the Texas Medical Center by harnessing its world-class talent, diverse data resources, and entrepreneurial spirit. Our goal is to translate cutting-edge AI innovations into actionable solutions for real-world biomedical and healthcare challenges. By bringing together researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders, we aim to revolutionize healthcare delivery, enhance outcomes, and drive impactful, global change.

Program Tracks

    Foundation Track:

    • Explore innovations in data science, AI, and informatics that are reshaping healthcare.
    • Submissions should highlight advanced methodologies in data-driven discovery, precision medicine, and informatics frameworks for optimizing outcomes.

    Opportunity Track:

    • Showcase transformative AI applications in biomedical discovery and healthcare, including diagnostic tools, imaging analysis, drug development, and more.

    Impact Track:

    • Discuss challenges and strategies for AI integration, including regulatory and ethical considerations, safety and fairness, educational approaches, and clinical deployment.

Please join us in shaping the future of biomedicine and healthcare with AI. This is a prime opportunity to share your findings, interact with experts, and contribute to an ever-evolving field.

Important Dates

Conference date: Feb 20-21, 2025

Keynote Speakers

Foundation Track

Hoifung Poon

Hoifung Poon, PhD

General Manager

Microsoft Health Futures

Vicky Yao

Vicky Yao, PhD

Assistant Professor

Rice University

Opportunities Track

Tae Hyun Hwang

Tae Hyun Hwang, PhD

Founding Director, Endowed Chair

Vanderbilt University

Sean Savitz

Sean Savitz, MD

Neurologist, Professor

McGovern Medical School, UTHealth

Impact Track

Khaled El Emam

Khaled El Emam, PhD

Professor, Senior Scientist

University of Ottawa / CHEO Research Institute

Syed Ahmed Taufeeq

Toufeeq Syed, PhD

Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of Education

UTHealth Houston

Workshop

Topics

  • Perioperative surveillance for operational excellence, current practices and future directions  -  Xiaoyang Ruan  |  UTHealth Houston
  • Advancing Healthcare with Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence  -  Jun Jiang  |  UTHealth Houston
  • From Blueprint to Bot: Streamlining Workflows with AI  -  Sibel Emekli  |  UTHealth Houston
  • Seizing the Moment: Building an AI Center at Texas Medical Center to Lead Global Healthcare Innovation  -  Uwe Fischer  |  UTHealth Houston

Steering Committee

Ananth V. Annapragada

Ananth V. Annapragada, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine

Siraj Anwar

Siraj Anwar, MBBS, MS, CPHIMS

Harris Health

David A. Jaffray

David A. Jaffray, PhD

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Xiaoqian Jiang

Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD

UTHealth Houston

Ioannis Kakadiaris

Ioannis Kakadiaris, PhD

University of Houston

Lydia E. Kavraki

Lydia E. Kavraki, PhD

Rice University

Kelvin Wong

Kelvin Wong, PhD

Houston Methodist

Organization Committee

Hongfang Liu

Hongfang Liu, PhD

Chair

UTHealth Houston

Xia Hu

Xia Hu, PhD

co-Chair

Rice University

Issac Middleton

Issac Middleton

co-Chair

Texas Medical Center

Devin Dunn

Devin Dunn

co-Chair

Texas Medical Center

Sunyang Fu

Sunyang Fu, PhD

Student Research Showcase Chair

UTHealth Houston

Quamishia Shuron Green

Quamishia Shuron Green

Finance Chair

UTHealth Houston

Rubab Ali

Rubab Ali

Event Manager

UTHealth Houston

Nyma Shah

Nyma Shah

Event Coordinator, Executive Director in Strategy

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Liwei Wang

Liwei Wang, MD, PhD

Poster Session Chair

UTHealth Houston

Wanjing Wang

Wanjing Wang

Web Chair

UTHealth Houston

Zehan Li

Zehan Li

Marketing Specialist

UTHealth Houston

Kirsten Reid

Kirsten Reid

Logistics Specialist

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Sarah Kliebert

Sarah Kliebert

Logistics Specialist

UT San Antonio

Call for Sponsorship

The TMC AI Summit 2025 is a premier gathering at the intersection of cutting-edge AI research and its transformative impact on healthcare and biomedicine. Your partnership will offer an unparalleled opportunity to elevate the summit experience while amplifying your organization’s pivotal role in shaping these rapidly evolving fields.

Why Sponsor the TMC AI Summit?

By sponsoring our summit, you will gain significant exposure to a diverse audience of top AI professionals, researchers, and clinicians, while enjoying extensive branding opportunities.

  • Prominent showcasing of your brand across our digital platforms, summit materials, and on-site displays.
  • A dedicated exhibition space to engage directly with attendees.
  • Alignment with a world-class event shaping the future of AI in healthcare.

This sponsorship represents more than a financial collaboration, it is a shared commitment to pioneering advancements in AI and healthcare. Together, we can highlight your innovative solutions and leadership in the medical AI domain.

Sponsorship Tiers

Choose from three sponsorship levels, designed to maximize engagement and visibility:

    • Silver - $1,000
      • Two free registration and digital exposure with your brand featured on the event website.
    • Gold - $2,500
      • Four free registration with website branding plus a dedicated desk at the event to engage directly with participants.
    • Platinum - $5,000
      • Eight free registration, website branding, dedicated desk, and exclusive presentation opportunities to initiate meaningful engagement and showcase your thought leadership.

Contact us to learn about our special discounted sponsorship packages tailored for small businesses and startup companies.

Let’s Build the Future Together!

Sponsorship

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