Stanford, CA • September 11 - 12, 2026

Rediscovering Value in Medicine

Join conversations with thought leaders from academia, business, policy, and journalism as they present their Big Ideas that will shape the future of medicine.

September 10, 2026 Workshop Theme— Future of Medicine: Accessing & Assessing Medical Truth in 2026

Panels:

Medical Education 2.0

The Price of Care

Women's Health

Precision Medicine

Keynote Speaker:

In this fourth annual Big Ideas Conference, the conference theme and four panel subthemes were selected by a committee of Stanford faculty. Each panel features four to five speakers giving a 20-to-30-minute talk on a transformational big idea. The speakers on each panel will then come together for an open, moderated discussion.

Read about the 2024 Conference here and 2023 Conference here.