Name: Gairdner Alberta Partnered AI + Health Research Symposium
Start: 2026-09-24T14:00:00Z
End: 2026-09-25T18:00:00Z
Location: Bernard Snell Hall, University of Alberta Hospital

Symposium Overview

The Gairdner Alberta Partnered AI + Health Research Symposium 2026 brings together researchers, scholars, clinicians, trainees, students, patients, policymakers and industry leaders for 1.5 days of interactive sessions, keynotes, workshops, poster presentations and networking across health fields.

The symposium aims to foster communities of practice, contribute to building trusting relationships between AI health researchers and the public, advance knowledge and discourse on responsible and ethical AI health research and generate networks of collaboration across multiple domains of interest related to AI and health.

In partnership with the Gairdner Foundation, the AI + Health Research Symposium will recognize excellence in global health research and serve as a leader for interdisciplinary collaboration through the acceleration of meaningful and responsible innovation in AI health research.

The symposium will highlight 3 key streams in AI and health research:

AI + Biomedical Research
AI + Translational Science
AI, Healthcare, + Clinical Practice

Thursday, September 24, 2026: Symposium Day 1

The symposium kicks off with a full day of sessions, featuring a keynote address and interactive presentations that highlight the advancements in AI and health across each stream. Nationally and internationally recognized speakers will give a global perspective of the AI in health.

Following our concluding presentation, attendees are encouraged to attend our networking reception and trainee poster session to foster collaboration and recognize local excellence in AI and health at the University of Alberta.

Friday, September 25, 2026: Symposium Day 2

The second day of the symposium is dedicated to a half-day of concurrent workshops for attendees of all technical skill levels. Workshops will include hands-on demonstrations and discussions on topics such as AI literacy, privacy, ethics, modelling and real-world deployment.

The symposium will conclude in the early afternoon following the completion of workshops.