Call for Proposals

Seven guiding principles and the ten-item submission checklist for the 2026 program.

Call for proposals

The HealthDataCon 2026 program is built on submissions from the community. If you are doing meaningful work in health data — whether as a practitioner, executive, researcher, or partner — we want to hear about it.

Seven guiding principles

  1. Anchor to one pillar. Every session maps to Data, Intelligence, Informatics, Technology, or Impact.
  2. Show, don't sell. Vendor pitches are declined. Real work — even work in progress — is welcome.
  3. Grounded in evidence. Numbers, outcomes, and honest reporting outperform generalities.
  4. Global by default. Even regional case studies should surface lessons for the broader community.
  5. Diverse voices on stage. Panels represent a range of organizations, geographies, and perspectives.
  6. Interactive over one-way. Q&A, live polling, and worked examples over pure lecture.
  7. Named accountability. Every proposal has a lead presenter who owns the session end-to-end.

Submission checklist

  1. Session title and one-sentence hook
  2. 150-word abstract
  3. Primary pillar (Data · Intelligence · Informatics · Technology · Impact)
  4. Preferred region and time window (Americas · APAC · EMEA)
  5. Format (keynote, panel, workshop, case study, lightning talk)
  6. Lead presenter — name, role, organization, short bio, headshot
  7. Co-presenters or panelists, with the same details for each
  8. Learning outcomes — three concrete takeaways for attendees
  9. Evidence — data, outcomes, or case material the session draws on
  10. Disclosures — commercial relationships and any AI-generated content

How to submit

Submissions are managed through HealthDataManagement.com. Deadlines and the review timeline are published there and updated throughout the 2026 program cycle.