Established in 2021, the Healthcare Summit builds on Bryant’s decades-long commitment to interdisciplinary education and industry collaboration. Over the years, the event has grown into a dynamic hub for networking, learning, and uncovering emerging trends that influence care delivery across the Northeast and beyond.
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The Bryant University Healthcare Summit is a signature convening designed to ignite meaningful dialogue and accelerate progress across the healthcare sector. Rooted in the University’s strengths in business, leadership, and data analytics, the Summit serves as a platform for problem-solving and partnership—bringing diverse voices together to confront today’s most urgent healthcare challenges.
To inspire innovation, strengthen systems, and empower leaders who will drive the future of healthcare forward.
The Summit tackles critical issues across:
By uniting established leaders with emerging professionals and students, the Summit fosters a community of forward-thinking contributors poised to make a lasting impact.
Since its launch, the Bryant University Healthcare Summit has served as a forum for cross-sector dialogue and collaboration around the most pressing challenges facing healthcare and behavioral health.
Each year, the Summit brings together professionals, educators, policymakers, and industry leaders to share insight, explore emerging trends, and examine practical solutions that advance care delivery, equity, and community well-being. Together, these past events reflect the Summit’s ongoing commitment to interdisciplinary thinking, real-world impact, and forward-looking conversation.
The inaugural Healthcare Summit united healthcare leaders, educators, policymakers, and industry partners for a day of dialogue on collaboration, workforce challenges, behavioral health, access, and the role of technology in improving care.
In 2004, the Summit focused on integrated care, workforce development, and collaborative solutions to strengthen behavioral health access, quality, and outcomes across Rhode Island.
The 2025 Summit explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping patient-centered care, with sessions on innovation, ethical adoption, and real-world implementation across the healthcare system.