Healthcare & Life Sciences Symposium 2026

About

Join the Healthcare & Life Sciences Club at Michigan Ross for our annual Symposium - a full day of conversations with the leaders rebuilding how care is delivered, paid for, and discovered. This year's event will be held at the Michigan League, about an 11-minute walk from the Michigan Ross Building.

Healthcare is at an inflection point. New therapies, value-based models, AI, and shifting capital are redrawing the industry, and the people in this room are holding the pencil. This year’s theme, Go BLUEprint: Designing the Next Era, asks what comes next and who will build it.

This Year’s Panels

• Disrupting Healthcare: Innovation at the Intersection

• The Business of Better Outcomes

• The Cost of Care: Access, Equity, & Policy

Featured Organizations

Hear from speakers and panelists representing: AbbVie · Bristol Myers Squibb · DaVita · Epiphany Dermatology · Equality Health · EY Health · Healthier Capital · Henry Ford Health · Lilly · Medtronic · Michigan Medicine · Upperline Health

These leaders span pharma, medtech, providers, payers, investors, and consulting. Expect candid perspectives from across the healthcare ecosystem, plus time to connect with them directly.

Who Should Attend

Anyone curious about the future of healthcare: Graduate students recruiting into or curious about the industry, career switchers, clinicians, and students from across the University. No healthcare background required.

Cost

• HLS Members: Free

• Non-Members: $10 (Pay via Paypal - paypal.me/HLSRoss)

• Please reach out to Anjli Lodhavia (lodhavia@umich.edu) or Kanika Pillai (kanpill@umich.edu) for any payment related queries (In case you'd prefer zelle, venmo etc)

Stay tuned for the full agenda and keynote speaker bios, coming soon!