ICHOM Conference 2026

Name: ICHOM Conference 2026
Start: 2026-12-07
End: 2026-12-09
Location: Palais des congrès de Montréal

ICHOM Conference 2026 takes place on 7–9 December 2026 at Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal. It is organised by ICHOM, and B2DB lists 131 speakers and 50 sessions announced so far.

The ICHOM Conference 2026 is a three-day value-based healthcare event held in Montréal on 7–9 December 2026 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal. Themed 'Value at Scale: AI, Outcomes, and the Future of Healthcare', it brings together health systems, clinicians, patient leaders and partners to share how patient outcomes data and AI are being applied in practice across health systems, clinical settings and policy. The programme includes sessions across five themes, workshops, hospital site visits and networking.

Key facts

Dates	7–9 December 2026 (upcoming)
Venue	Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Organiser	ICHOM
Series	ICHOM Conference
Speakers	131
Sessions	50
Stages	VBHC in Action, Lived Experience, Plenary Hall, VBHC at Scale, Technology, Economics
Sponsors	13
Official site	conference.ichom.org/2026-agenda

Keynote speakers

Zainab Garba-Sani Vice Chair | Sickle Cell Society UK Founder & Director, ACCESS AI | Stanford University Senior Harkness Fellow in Health Policy and Practice | The Commonwealth Fund, UK Sickle Cell Society

Speakers (131)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

Zainab Garba-Sani Vice Chair | Sickle Cell Society UK Founder & Director, ACCESS AI | Stanford University Senior Harkness Fellow in Health Policy and Practice | The Commonwealth Fund, UK Sickle Cell Society
Sally Lewis Independent Healthcare Consultant, Kintsugi-international.com
Jennifer Bright President & CEO, ICHOM
Dr Jens Deerberg-Wittram Board Member, ICHOM | Senior Fellow at the Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Eva Villalba Executive Director, Quebec Cancer Coalition
Filipe Costa Founder & CEO, Vision4Value
A/Prof Hairil R Abdullah Director, Value-Based Healthcare, SingHealth
Alvina Nadeem, P.Eng Co-Director, Cancer and Work | Cancer et Travail
Daphne Psacharopoulos Board Member, ICHOM
Dr Albert Ty Director, Value, Safety and Performance Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore
Karine Lepage Associate Director of Nursing- Oncology, CIUSS Central Montreal Network
Kathy Carberry Health Value Academy Lead Faculty | Affiliate Faculty, Department of Ophthalmology, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
Martin Beaumont Deputy Minister of Health, Prevention and Seniors, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Government of Quebec
Ana Júlia Lopes VBHC Consultant, Be Value
Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges Ph.D, Eng. Professor - UFRGS and Insper; Partner, PEV Healthcare Consulting
Andrew Owen Kalule Healthcare Scientist (Evidence and Guidance), Public Services Delivery Scotland - PSD Scotland
Andrew Sando CEO, Australian Health Services Association - AHSA
Ani Galstyan PhD Executive Associate to Deputy President and CEO, CIUSSS Centre-Ouest de l'ile-de-Montréal
Annabelle Neudam CEO, DAS REHAPORTAL | 4QD-Qualitätskliniken.de GmbH
Arianna Cruz Director, Sustainable Clinical Services, Vancouver Coastal Health
Assistant Professor Carisi A Polanczyk Chief of Cardiology, Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Camila Godinho Silveira Senior Consultant, Grupo IAG Saúde
Carlos Kerguelen MD, Deputy Director for Clinical Performance Metrics, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
Chad Mather MD MBA Chief Medical Officer, Optum Health
Cheryl Petruk CEO/Founder, Advocate, Heal Canada
Christian Pépin Regional General Manager (Canada), PowerHealth (PowerSanté)
Christina Nielsen Project Manager, ICHOM
Dani Mothci CEO, IAPO
Danny Havenith Director General Belgium, Mercurhosp
Derek Haas CEO, Avant-Garde
Diarmuid Murphy Group Chief Value Officer, National University Hospital System (NUHS)
Dr Anne Lepetit Chief Medical Officer, Axa Health and Prevention
Dr Chevon Clark Chief Executive Officer, National Renal Care, South Africa
Dr Katharine See MD Chief Health Outcomes Officer and Director of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Northern Health
Dr Kwang Yeong How Cluster Value officer, NHG Health
Dr Urvashnee Singh MD Founder & Medical Director, Esus Centre Perth, Western Australia
Dr. Aline Yuri Chibana Chief Value Officer (VMO), A.C. Camargo Cancer Center
Dr. Bishnu Panigrahi, M.D. Group Head – Medical Strategy & Operations Group, Fortis Healthcare Ltd
Dr. Dominique Samaha, MD, PhD, MBA Orthopedic and Complex Spine Surgery Consultant, European Medical Centre Group Jeddah
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg President & CEO, Jewish General Hospital University Health Centre and Integrated Healthcare and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal
Dr. Pongtorn Kietdumrongwong Health Research Center and Project Management Director, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services
Dr. Ron Tenenbaum Founder & Executive Chair, The Clinician
Dr.Faisal Albagmi Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
e-Patient Dave deBronkart High Tech Veteran and Stage IV Kidney Cancer Survivor
Ed Prewitt Editorial Director, NEJM Catalyst
Eileen Wong Physician Program Director PHC LTC; Head, Division of Long-term Care (LTC), Department of Family Medicine, Providence Health Care (PHC)
Elisa Frenz CEO and Co-Founder, Health Proc Europe (HPE) Association
Emilia Javorsky MD, MPH Director of the Futures Program, Future of Life Institute
Fares A. Saade Partner, Capadev LLP
Fitsum Guebre-Egziabher Professor at Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 | Consultant Nephrologist, Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL)
Francis Robichaud CEO, Lime Health
Gabriela Prada Senior Director of Global Health Systems Policy, Global Government Affairs, Medtronic
George Arnold Patient Representative, ICHOM Kidney Stone Disease Standard Set Working Group (New Zealand)
Glen Kelly Patient Voice and Advocacy Leader, The Mended Hearts, Inc.
Grace Jennings PhD Senior Outcomes Research Director, ICHOM
Heather Stuart Surgeon, Vancouver General Hospital
Hui Ling Tan Group Chief Value Officer, NHG Heath
Jamie Heywood Founder and CEO, Alden Scientific
Jared Pelo MD Senior Vice President of Product, Optum Insight
Jen Horonjeff, PhD Founder & CEO, Real Patients
Jeni Chih VP, Global Benefits, PepsiCo
Jennifer Austin CEO, GlobalSkin
Jennifer Wee Mei Ling Chief Communications Officer, Singapore General Hospital
Jessica Emed Assistant to the Director of Nursing - Professional Practice and Academic Affairs, CIUSS Central Montreal Network
Joost Akkermans MD. PhD. Obstetrician-gynecologist and CMDO, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Santeon Group
Jordan Zaitman Head of Consulting & Business Development, Insight Actuaries & Voice of The Patient
Jose Delgado MD Chief of Strategic Partnerships, ICHOM
Josh Seidman Chief External Impact Officer, Fountain House
Julie Bergeron National Accounts Team Leader, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Julie Frappier Founder and CEO, Data4Actions
Juliette Price Chief Solutions Officer, HSG
Justin Bachmann, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Director, Vanderbilt Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Kara LeBlanc CEO and Founder, MedReddie
Kasper Beukema Data Analyst, Value-Based Healthcare, Saint Antonius Ziekenhuis
Kerry Mairs Clinical Psychologist Co-founder & Clinical Director, Esus Centre, Western Australia
Kevin Wake ICHOM Board Member, Independent Patient Advocate
Lara Rego Filadelfo Sorensen Executive Director & Cofounder, Vivaz Cuidados Continuados (Brazil)
Laura Cooley PhD Editor In Chief, Journal of Patient Experience
Lidia Cosentino Director of Medical Affairs, Johnson & Johnson MedTech Canada
Liezél van Deventer, MD, MBA, MPH, MSc Obesity (candidate) Lead for Clinical Innovation, Insight
M. Suz Schrandt, JD Founder & CEO, ExPPect
Maja Brocks-Heiden Business Development Manager, Statista Healthcare
Marc-Nicolas Kobrynsky Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Social Services of Quebec
Marianne Au Deputy Group CFO, SingHealth
Marie-Pascale Pomey Full Professor and Public Health Physician, Université de Montréal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM)
Marjon van der Meulen Neurologist, Medical Lead for the Stroke (CVA) Care Pathway, Saint Antonius Ziekenhuis, Santeon Group
Matthias Hirsch Vice President, Statista Healthcare
Michelle Gibbens Director, Engagement, Canada's Drug Agency (CDA-AMC)
Mohammed Ahmad Hussein PhD Group Director, Value-Based Healthcare, Saudi German Health (Saudi Arabia)
Morgan Salmon Project Lead, Global Obesity Patient Alliance (GOPA)
MSc. Varisha Makhanlal Project Leader PROMs, The Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing
mw. Dr. L. (Linetta) B. Koppert MD, PhD Associate professor surgical oncology, Clinical epidemiologist, Erasmus MC
Nadeem Abji Senior Director, Quality & Outcomes, Shoppers Drug Mart (Canada)
Najmuddin Gunja Director, Health Economics and Market Access, J&J MedTech Surgery
Nelly van Uden PhD Program Manager, Vale-Based Healthcare, The Santeon Group
Nidhi Swarup Founding Chair, Alliance of Patients' Organizations Singapore (APOS)
Nzinga Lowe CEO and Founder, Pygmalion Health
Peter Meyers Director, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Office of the CMO, Mass General Brigham
Pieter de Bey Managing Director, Santeon Hospital Group
Prakash Jayakumar MD PhD Senior Medical Director and Head of Clinical Strategy & Intelligence at Optum Insight (United Health Group), Optum Insight
Prof Chien Earn Lee Deputy Group CEO, SingHealth (Singapore)
Prof Gregory Katz Professor and Chair of Value-Based Health Care; President of PromTime, Université Paris Cité School of Medicine
Prof Lara Bloom President and CEO, Academic Affiliate Professor of Practice in Patient Engagement and Global Collaboration (Penn State College of Medicine), The Ehlers Danlos Society
Professor Dominique Breilh Founding Member Société Française pour la Valeur en Santé (SFVS) | Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, University of Bordeaux – Hospital Pharmacist, Bordeaux University Hospital, France
Rafid Fadul, MD Chief Medical Officer, ARPA-H
Remi Poirier MD FRCPC Physician Radiologist, Remi Poirier MD inc.
Rich Moyer Principal and MedInsight Chief Product Officer, Milliman Medinsight
Sandie Oberoi Patient partner, Service Manager, Santé Québec Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal-Universitaire
Scott Wallace Founder and Lead Faculty, Health Value Academy | Assistant Professor & High Value Healthcare Specialist, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
Shannon Jackson MD Physician Lead, Value Based Health Care, Providence Health Care
Sonya Deraspe Coordonnatrice cancérologie, CHU de Québec-Université Laval
Stephanie Daleweij Senior Innovation Manager, VGZ (insurer), (Netherlands)
Susan Armiger President and CEO, The Catalight Group
Susan Bartlett PhD Professor - Department of Medicine, Divisions of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology Senior Scientist, McGill University Health Centre
Tapuwa Prudence Mazanhi CFO, Cimas Health Group
Thomas H. Lee, MSc, MD Executive Director, XM Institute, Qualtrics | Editor in Chief, NEJM Catalyst
Tim Kelsey Managing Director, Hunter Healthcare
Urska Kosir VBHC Lead and Patient Advocate, Better (Slovenia)
Vanessa Metz Pharmacist (specialized in medical devices) and Director of Medical Projects, Espic Healthcare Facility in Marseille, Hôpital Européen
Virginie Luce-Garnier Director of Value-Based Health Care, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris (AP-HP)
Zofia Das-Gupta MD Senior Outcomes Research Director, ICHOM
Carl Lander Research Director, Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency International Alliance
Erfan Erfan Shafiee Program Manager, Care in Common Living Lab, Bruyère Health
Kathy Jenkins MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School | Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital
Kenneth Yong Consultant Geriatrician, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Singapore)
Napapach Chotboonyathisa Director of BDMS Simulation Training & External Affairs Group 6, Bangkok Hospital Phuket and BDMS Southern Group Simulation Training Center (Thailand)
Nick Fees Senior Vice President of Clinical Decision Support Product, Optum Insight
Serge Boulard Senior Advisor, Governments and Partnerships | Former General Manager, North America and Co-founder, PowerHealth Canada
Susan Saleeb MD Director of Boston Operations for Ambulatory Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital
Thando Kembo Chief Operating Officer, Cimas Health Group
Thiago Moret Gerente Médico de Riscos em Saúde, Unimed Campinas

Most represented companies

ICHOM — 6 speakers
Optum Insight — 3 speakers
Boston Children's Hospital — 2 speakers
Cimas Health Group — 2 speakers
CIUSS Central Montreal Network — 2 speakers
Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin — 2 speakers
NEJM Catalyst — 2 speakers
SingHealth — 2 speakers
Statista Healthcare — 2 speakers

Agenda (50 sessions)

Day 1 — Sunday 6 December 2026

Hospital Site Visit: CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario) 11:30–15:00 · VBHC in Action
Hospital Site Visit: CHU de Québec–Université Laval Integrated Cancer Center 13:00–16:00 · VBHC in Action

Day 2 — Monday 7 December 2026

CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l‘Île-de-Montréal Site Visit 09:00–17:00 · VBHC in Action
CHU Sainte-Justine Site Visit 09:00–13:00 · VBHC in Action
CHUM - Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Site Visit 09:00–13:00 · VBHC in Action
The ICHOM Playbook: Your Essential Guide to Patient-Centered Outcome Sets 16:00–18:00 · VBHC in Action — Andrew Owen Kalule, Christina Nielsen, George Arnold, Grace Jennings PhD
Anatomy of a VBHC Pitch: The Coaching Session 16:00–18:00 · VBHC in Action — Sally Lewis, Dr Jens Deerberg-Wittram, Filipe Costa, Daphne Psacharopoulos
From Intent to Impact: Leading Value-Based Health Care Transformation 16:00–18:00 · VBHC in Action — Kathy Carberry, Jose Delgado MD, Scott Wallace
From Outcomes to Impact: Implementing Value-Based Healthcare with the Renewing Care Together Framework 16:00–18:00 · VBHC in Action — Joost Akkermans MD. PhD., Kasper Beukema, Marjon van der Meulen, Nelly van Uden PhD +1 more
Think Tank. From Disease Silos to System Change: Uniting Patient Voice 16:00–18:00 · Lived Experience

Day 3 — Tuesday 8 December 2026

President’s Welcome and Opening Remarks 09:00–09:20 · Plenary Hall — Jennifer Bright
MoH Welcome 09:20–09:30 · VBHC at Scale
Patient Keynote Address. Outcomes Don’t Lie: How Data Changes Treatment—and Lives 09:30–09:50 · Lived Experience — Zainab Garba-Sani
Redesigning Healthcare: What AI Can Inspire and Enable Us to Achieve 09:50–10:40 · Technology — Emilia Javorsky MD, MPH, Jamie Heywood, Rafid Fadul, MD, Tim Kelsey
Lived Experience at the Policy Table - Making Patient Voice Count 11:30–13:00 · Lived Experience — Dani Mothci, Kevin Wake, M. Suz Schrandt, JD, Michelle Gibbens
More Than Data: How Registries Change Care and How AI Can Unlock Their Potential 11:30–13:00 · VBHC in Action — Dr. Pongtorn Kietdumrongwong, MSc. Varisha Makhanlal, Susan Bartlett PhD
Predict, Prevent, Manage: Using Outcomes and AI to Stay Ahead 11:30–13:00 · VBHC at Scale — Prof Chien Earn Lee, Susan Armiger
Show Me the Value! Rethinking How We Pay for Care 11:30–13:00 · Economics — Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges Ph.D, Eng., Andrew Sando, Dr Anne Lepetit, Jeni Chih
First look at the Statista Global PROMs Implementation Database powered by ICHOM 13:15–14:15 · VBHC at Scale — Jennifer Bright, Dr Jens Deerberg-Wittram, Maja Brocks-Heiden, Matthias Hirsch
Tech Talk - From Cost to Outcomes: Completing the Value-Based Healthcare Equation 13:15–13:30 · Technology — Christian Pépin, Dr. Ron Tenenbaum
Tech Talk - How AI Patient Scribes Address Health Literacy and Retention to Reduce System Burden 13:30–13:45 · Technology — Francis Robichaud
Tech Talk - Turning Patient Voice into Action: Two AI Applications Accelerating Value-Based Healthcare 13:45–14:00 · Technology — Jordan Zaitman
Tech Talk - Smart Procurement, Better Health: Canada-EU Partnership 14:00–14:15 · Technology — Elisa Frenz, Kara LeBlanc
Invisible Heroes of VBHC: The Care Teams Driving Value and Outcomes 14:30–16:00 · VBHC in Action — Zainab Garba-Sani, Jessica Emed, Nadeem Abji, Vanessa Metz
System-Level VBHC in Action: Turning Outcomes Data into Better Care 14:30–16:00 · VBHC at Scale — Sally Lewis, Camila Godinho Silveira, Dr Kwang Yeong How, Dr.Faisal Albagmi +1 more
Proving the Business Case: The Financial Returns of VBHC 14:30–16:00 · Economics — Carlos Kerguelen, Derek Haas, Lara Rego Filadelfo Sorensen, Marianne Au
Transparency That Changes Practice: What Happens When Outcomes Are Made Public 14:30–16:00 · VBHC in Action — Ana Júlia Lopes, Annabelle Neudam, Morgan Salmon, Prof Gregory Katz +1 more
Patients Are Already Using AI: How Should Healthcare Respond? 14:30–16:00 · Lived Experience — Cheryl Petruk, e-Patient Dave deBronkart, Josh Seidman, Laura Cooley PhD
Creme de la Crème of VBHC in Canada 14:30–16:00 · VBHC in Action — Ani Galstyan PhD, Arianna Cruz, Eileen Wong, Heather Stuart +2 more
ICHOM-NEJM Catalyst Abstract Spotlight 16:30–17:45 · VBHC in Action — Ed Prewitt, Thomas H. Lee, MSc, MD
VBHC Unfiltered: The Truths We Don’t Put on Slides 16:30–17:45 · VBHC in Action — Sally Lewis, Dr Jens Deerberg-Wittram, Eva Villalba, Martin Beaumont +1 more
Day 2 Closing Address 17:45–18:00 · Plenary Hall — Jennifer Bright

Day 4 — Wednesday 9 December 2026

Advancing Outcome Measurement Through Partnerships: A Focus on Women’s Health 07:30–08:45 · VBHC in Action — Sally Lewis, Julie Bergeron, Julie Frappier, Lidia Cosentino +1 more
From Education to Implementation: ICHOM-Certified VBHC Professionals Driving Better Patient Outcomes 07:30–08:45 · VBHC in Action — Kathy Carberry, Jennifer Austin, Remi Poirier MD FRCPC, Tapuwa Prudence Mazanhi
A Community of Practice Without Borders: France and Quebec, and Value in Cancer Care [French] 07:30–08:45 · VBHC in Action — Eva Villalba, Karine Lepage, Fitsum Guebre-Egziabher, Professor Dominique Breilh +2 more
VBHC Done Right: Lessons from ICHOM-Accredited Organisations 07:30–08:45 · VBHC in Action — Dr. Dominique Samaha, MD, PhD, MBA, Fares A. Saade, Kerry Mairs, Zofia Das-Gupta MD
Prof Michael E. Porter Lectureship - Value Is a Landscape: Giving Value-Based Care a Compass 09:00–09:20 · Plenary Hall — Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg
President’s Opening 09:00–09:05 · Plenary Hall — Jennifer Bright
Michael E. Porter Lectureship 2026 09:05–09:30 · Plenary Hall
Stronger Together: Partnerships Advancing VBHC in Singapore 09:30–10:20 · VBHC at Scale — A/Prof Hairil R Abdullah, Dr Albert Ty, Diarmuid Murphy, Hui Ling Tan +1 more
CONSULTATION ROOM LAB. Shared Decision-Making with Outcomes Data 10:20–11:00 · Lived Experience — Assistant Professor Carisi A Polanczyk, Glen Kelly, Jen Horonjeff, PhD, mw. Dr. L. (Linetta) B. Koppert MD, PhD +1 more
Advancing Personalized Clinical Decision Intelligence at the Point of Care at Scale: From Data and Intelligence to Care Transformation 11:30–13:00 · VBHC in Action — Chad Mather MD MBA, Jared Pelo MD, Prakash Jayakumar MD PhD
Making VBHC Stick: Culture, Communication and Capability 11:30–13:00 · VBHC in Action — A/Prof Hairil R Abdullah, Alvina Nadeem, P.Eng, Dr Katharine See MD, Jennifer Wee Mei Ling +1 more
Turning Outcomes into Value: ROI, Implementation, and Executive Buy-In 11:30–13:00 · VBHC in Action — Filipe Costa, Liezél van Deventer, MD, MBA, MPH, MSc Obesity (candidate), Rich Moyer
VBHC in the Real World: International Examples 11:30–13:00 · VBHC in Action — Dr Urvashnee Singh MD, Dr. Bishnu Panigrahi, M.D., Juliette Price, Mohammed Ahmad Hussein PhD
From Measurement to Meaning: How Outcomes Data Is Actually Used for Improvement Workshop 11:30–13:00 · VBHC in Action — Eva Villalba, Justin Bachmann, MD, MPH, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Peter Meyers
ABCs of Value-Based Procurement Workshop 11:30–13:00 · VBHC in Action — Danny Havenith, Dr. Aline Yuri Chibana, Gabriela Prada
Abstract Presentations 13:15–14:15 · VBHC in Action
VBHC Pitch Perfect: Live Pitches, Tough Questions 14:30–15:45 · Economics — Filipe Costa, Alvina Nadeem, P.Eng, Daphne Psacharopoulos, Karine Lepage +1 more
What Next?: Your Call to Action Until ICHOM 2027 16:20–17:00 · Plenary Hall — Jennifer Bright, Dr Albert Ty, Martin Beaumont

Organisers, sponsors and partners