About Convene and BACH
Why This Matters Now
Healthcare systems are navigating mounting financial pressures, workforce constraints, regulatory scrutiny, and rising expectations for equity and access. AI is increasingly embedded in:
- Prior Authorization
- Care Management
- Revenue Cycle Management
These tools influence who receives care, when care is delivered, and how providers are reimbursed. Responsible implementation is not optional: it is essential.
Convene 2026 will explore the ethical, operational, and governance frameworks needed to ensure AI aligns patient needs, payer realities, and provider workflows.
About Convene
Since April 2018, the Carlson School of Management has hosted Convene, bringing together academic researchers and medical industry executives to share their unique perspectives on trends, opportunities, and challenges in healthcare. Convene is a thought-leadership conference focused on the intersection of healthcare, technology, and data analytics as major solutions to healthcare issues.
The conference brings together leaders from the provider, payer, technology and regulatory sectors who address how innovations can transform access, quality, and health equity. Convene offers opportunities for attendees to engage with keynote speakers, participate in engaging panels, and have one-on-one conversations with nationally recognized industry leaders, all while encouraging cross-disciplinary learning and collaboration.
See past Convene events on our Events page.
About BACH
The Carlson School of Management’s Business Advancement Center for Health (BACH) launched in January 2021 to drive industry change in order to create a healthcare system that delivers equitable care to all individuals. BACH is reimagining health and healthcare through new, evidence-based and data-driven sustainable solutions that effectively address healthcare cost, access, safety, and equity. By engaging interdisciplinary experts from academia, industry, and the community, BACH is designing and evaluating business-driven innovations that address critical gaps of equity in healthcare.
BACH's framework is built on a principle of 4 C's: Convening stakeholders; Conducting collaborative research; Co-Creating innovative business-driven models; and Communicating findings.
Visit BACH's website to learn more.