Nexus Harbor Summit Series
2026 Global Health Innovation for Shared Prosperity
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center | November 4–5, 2026
The Summit
Two days. Three continents. One urgent question: how do we build AI and digital health systems that communities actually own?
The Nexus Harbor Summit brings together leaders from government, health systems, technology, and investment to move past frameworks and into action on AI-driven public health, transatlantic data governance, and community-owned digital infrastructure.
Now in its third year, the Summit is the flagship gathering of a growing network spanning the Baltimore–Washington corridor, the Baltic states, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
What You'll Be in the Room For
AI for community health. Mental health, health equity, and environmental monitoring, with practitioners building real tools across U.S., European, and African contexts. Less theory, more deployment.
Data governance across borders. GDPR, U.S. federal AI policy, and African data sovereignty are evolving on parallel tracks. This is where the people shaping those frameworks compare notes and find common architecture.
Civic technology and local decision-making. The hardest question in digital public goods: how do you hand power to communities without abandoning coordination? Case studies from the Washington–Baltimore corridor, Vilnius, Kigali, and beyond.
Cross-sector deals and partnerships. Structured sessions connecting government innovators, academic researchers, and startup teams with the funders and institutional partners who can move pilots to scale.
Who Attends
General Admission
For practitioners, researchers, NGO leaders, and health system innovators working at the intersection of technology, policy, and community health. Full access to all sessions, workshops, and networking.
Investor Track
For impact investors, venture capital, and institutional funders. Includes all general sessions plus curated deal flow sessions and introductions to transatlantic health technology ventures.
VIP Track
For C-suite executives, senior government officials, and institutional leaders. Includes all sessions plus closed-door roundtables and a hosted dinner.