2026 Session Recordings

Opening Keynote Address and Fireside Chat

Retired Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein, M.D., Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine: "Innovations in Medicine, Past, Present and Future"

Session I – Work and Wellness

Research shows that 80% of the world’s employed are not fulfilled in their work. This multidisciplinary panel examines wellness and work through the lens of innovation, exploring how new ideas and practices shape physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being across diverse work settings.

Panelists

Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, Ph.D., Babson College: "Is Our Work Worth It? Meaningful Work and Well-Being"
Thomas V. Morris, Ph.D.: "Work, Wisdom, and Wellness: The Meaning and Purpose of Meaning and Purpose"

Session II – AI and Health Care: Ethics and Innovation

This multidisciplinary panel examines the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in health care innovation, considering how emerging tools are shaping care delivery, clinical decision-making, and patient well-being now and into the future.

Panelists

Ashley Moyse, Ph.D., Baylor University: "The Master Physician: Craft, Judgment, and the Limits of Digital Innovation"
Justin R. Volkman, Baptist Health System: "AI Safety Net: Catching the 'Missing' Lung Cancer Patients"

Session III – Youth, Mental Health, and Technology

This session explores mental health, youth, and technology, integrating contemporary research with historical perspectives for windows into how changing technologies have shaped young people’s well-being over time and what these patterns and ongoing research suggest for the present and future.

Panelists

Steven Mintz, Ph.D., University of Texas: "It’s Not (Just) the Phone: Rethinking the Youth Mental Health Crisis"
Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., San Diego State University: "iGen: Understanding the Smartphone Generation"

Session IV – Insights and New Frontiers for Understanding Global Health

This panel explores the need for and the emergence of new health metrics and insights into global well-being, drawing on findings from the Global Flourishing Study to explore how innovative measures of health are reshaping our understanding of world health across cultures and contexts.