—— Stanford University

Impact Entrepreneurship Summit

Friday, June 5, 2026
9:15 AM – 4:30 PM

Stanford University, California

The Emergence Impact Entrepreneurship Summit is the flagship gathering of Stanford's Emergence, bringing together a curated group of leaders across healthcare, venture, industry, and community to engage directly with next generation impact founders.

At its core, the Summit centers on Emergence entrepreneurs developing solutions to complex health and societal challenges. Rather than formal presentations, the day is designed for direct exchange, exploration, and cross-sector dialogue.

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What to Expect

A Day Built for Direct Engagement

Emergence Founders' Ventures

Emergence founders' ventures addressing complex health challenges.

Innovation Studios

Small-group, hands-on engagement with founders and domain experts.

Cross-Sector Dialogue

Cross-sector dialogue across healthcare, venture, and industry.

Curated Networking

Curated networking throughout the day.

Why Attend

Make an Impact.
Build Connections.

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Engage directly with Stanford innovators at early stages

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Contribute perspectives that shape emerging solutions

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Connect with a curated group of investors, community, and healthcare leaders

Innovation Studios

Five Tracks. Real Challenges.
Collaborative Solutions.

Founder teams surface real challenges from their work. Participants engage in structured small-group discussions to explore trade-offs, test assumptions, and generate practical next steps.

Track A

Next Generation Diagnostics & Precision Medicine

Track B

AI & Consumer Health

Track C

Food as Medicine

Track D

Healthcare Access & Social Impact

Track E

Investment for Health Impact

—— Keynote Speakers

Building Innovation for Society

A conversation on how to build a shared language and platform of innovation across sectors, connecting healthcare, industry, and emerging leaders.

Lauren Sweeney

Head of Early Stage Product & Technology Services, Inflect Health

Running point on the innovation studios and coordinating cross-sector collaborative problem solving.

Thomas Osborne

CMO, Microsoft

Expert in clinical innovation and digital health scaling.

Shaun Garcia

Chief, Quality & Health Equity, DHCS

Leading large-scale health equity initiatives in California.

Joshua Tamayo-Sarver

VP Innovation, Vituity

Pioneering new delivery models in emergency medicine.

9:15 – 10:00 AM

Arrival & Networking Coffee
10:00 – 10:15 AM

Welcome Address

Prof. Narges Baniasadi
10:15 – 11:00 AM

Building Innovation for Society: Entrepreneurship & Health Impact

Dr. Thomas Osborne, CMO at Microsoft
Shaun Garcia, Chief, Quality and Health Equity, DHCS
Dr. Joshua Tamayo-Sarver, VP Innovation at Vituity

A conversation on how to build a shared language and platform of innovation across sectors, and how education can better connect healthcare, industry, and emerging leaders.
11:00 – 11:30 AM

Meet the Teams: Emergence Venture Introductions

Emergence teams briefly introduce their work on stage before inviting participants to engage with them directly through poster-based discussions.
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Networking Lunch & Poster Discussions with Emergence Teams
12:30 – 3:00 PM

Emergence Innovation Studios: Collaborative Problem Solving

The core working sessions of the Summit, designed for direct collaboration between founder teams and participants across five tracks.

Track A: Next Generation Diagnostics & Precision Medicine
Track B: AI & Consumer Health
Track C: Food as Medicine
Track D: Healthcare Access & Social Impact
Track E: Investment for Health Impact

Ventures surface real challenges from their work — from validation and adoption to implementation and equity. Participants move between sessions across two rounds.
3:00 – 3:15 PM

Community Open Mic: Calls for Collaboration

Participants share opportunities, ideas, or needs in short one-minute contributions.

Attendees can invite others to collaborate, highlight initiatives, or signal areas where they are seeking engagement. Participation is limited and requires advance sign-up — please reach out to tim@stanford.edu.
3:15 – 3:30 PM

Closing & Next Steps: From Summit to Collaborative

A brief closing to reflect on the day's insights and outline next steps.

Continued engagement through the Health Industry Collaborative, Investor Leadership Circle, and Community Engagement programs.
3:30 – 4:30 PM

Closing Reception & Networking

—— 2026 Cohort

Emergence Entrepreneurs

At the heart of the Summit are Stanford founders from the Emergence accelerator and academic programs, each building early-stage solutions to real-world challenges in health and society.