About Convene and BACH

Convene 2025

This year's conference theme highlights the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, inviting important conversations about:

  • How AI is actively shaping biomedical informatics and healthcare systems
  • The regulatory challenges and opportunities for AI-driven advancements
  • Strategies for integrating AI into healthcare operations while maintaining ethical and safety standards


Our distinguished lineup of speakers will address these timely & important topics, advancing discussions on AI’s evolving impact in healthcare.
 

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.