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Aspen Ideas: Health Announces Over 100 more Health Policymakers, Industry Leaders, and Advocates to Speak at 13th Annual Event

From June 22-25, 160 global innovators, leaders, and storytellers will convene to explore intersectional approaches for creating healthier communities and healthier lives.

Aspen, CO, May 5, 2026 — Aspen Ideas: Health, the Aspen Institute’s premiere health convening, has announced over 100 confirmed speakers as part of its bold lineup of leaders and innovators who are shaping the future of health, medicine, and science. They will take the stage during the June 22-25, 2026, event in Aspen, Colorado. Now in the event’s 13th year, attendees will hear cutting-edge conversations on longevity science, biomedical breakthroughs, patient-centered care, the AI revolution, the business of health and wellness, health policy, the healing power of the arts, and more.

Click here to view the growing lineup, including:

  • Vineeta Agarwala, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
  • Dan Brillman, Director of Medicaid and CHIP, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • John Brooks, Chief Policy and Regulatory Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Stephanie Carlton, Chief of Staff and Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Chris Klomp, Director of Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Nakela Cook, Executive Director, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
  • Michael Howell, Chief Health Officer, Google
  • Mary Claire Haver, OBGYN; Menopause Specialist; Author, “The New Perimenopause” 
  • Jessica Malaty Rivera, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist; Science Communicator; Executive Director, Infodemiology Initiative, The Public Good Projects 
  • Dariush Mozaffarian, Director, Food is Medicine Institute, Tufts University
  • Tig Notaro, Comedian; Oscar-Nominated Producer, “Come See Me in the Good Light”
  • Trisha Pasricha, Author, “You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong”; Director of Research, Institute for Gut-Brain Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Noor Siddiqui, Founder and CEO, Orchid
  • Winston Yan, Director, Center for Genetic Surgery, Broad Institute
  • Manoush Zomorodi, Author, “Body Electric”; Host, “TED Radio Hour,” NPR

Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from previously announced speakers including: ARPA-H Director Alicia Jackson, former NIH Directors Francis Collins, Monica Bertagnolli, and Elias Zerhouni, Founder and CEO of Epic Judy Faulkner, and Ami Bhatt, Chief Innovation Officer, American College of Cardiology and Chair of the Digital Health Advisory Committee at the FDA.

Click here to learn more about Aspen Ideas: Health and this year’s program tracks. Additional speakers and agenda information will be released in the coming weeks.

MEDIA: Journalists interested in attending Aspen Ideas: Health are invited to apply for press credentials here. A room block with preferred rates is available on a limited, first-come first-serve basis. Contact Eric Baker for more information.

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