The PRI Innovation Showcase is a full-day event that brings together researchers, government officials, corporate partners, social entrepreneurs, and community leaders to explore innovative and cutting-edge technology-based solutions for public health preparedness and response. This event is an opportunity to experience world-class innovations, share insights, and connect with key stakeholders shaping the future of public health resilience. Attendees can expect:
- Keynote & Panels – Hear from experts on promising innovations shaping public health emergency preparedness and response. Discussions will explore advancements in diagnostics, therapeutics, and infrastructure, as well as the role of AI, emergency analytics, and surveillance in early detection and response. Panels will also highlight community-led strategies that enhance public health resilience and showcase progress from the 2024 Innovations Grant awardees.
- Demo Expo – Engage with emerging technologies, interventions, and research in public health preparedness throughout the Columbia Forum. Interact directly with solution providers, test prototypes, and explore tools designed to improve emergency response and public health resilience. Interested in exhibiting your work? Learn more and apply below.
- Networking Opportunities – Connect with researchers, policymakers, funders, and technology innovators throughout the day. Dedicated networking breaks and the Demo Expo will provide space for one-on-one discussions, collaboration opportunities, and potential funding or partnership connections.
The PRI Innovation Showcase is focused on identifying, refining, funding, and scaling practical solutions for public health preparedness and response.
Featured Speakers
David D. Ho, MD
Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology; Emeritus Founding Director, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center; Director, Wu Center for Pandemic Research
Ken Mayer
Founder & CEO, HealthCheck Systems
Dawn O’Connell, JD
Senior Leadership Fellow at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. Former Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
Nikki Romanik, MD
Distinguished Senior Fellow in Global Health Security at Brown University School of Public Health. Former Special Assistant to the President, Deputy Director and CoS, Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy White House
Demo Expo
Starting at lunch and running through the afternoon, the Innovation Showcase will feature a Demo Expo, an interactive space where attendees can explore and engage with cutting-edge technologies and interventions in public health preparedness and response. The Demo Expo provides a platform for startups, innovators, researchers, and solution providers to showcase their work, demonstrate real-world applications, and gather feedback from public health leaders, community members, and other key stakeholders.
Since innovation is a process of trial and refinement, the Demo Expo will also highlight lessons learned from failure, inviting exhibitors to share ideas, prototypes, or projects that didn’t go as planned but sparked new insights or breakthroughs. Selected failures may also be showcased as teachable moments. Attendees will experience technologies firsthand, ask questions, and contribute insights on how these solutions and lessons learned could be adapted and implemented in New York City and beyond. Attendees will be able to move freely between panel discussions and hands-on demonstrations, creating a dynamic and immersive experience.
Interested in showcasing your work? We are accepting applications for vendors, exhibitors, and innovators that align with public health preparedness and response. If you have an innovation to share, we encourage you to apply to be part of the Demo Expo by April 30. Join other exhibitors including…
Event Venue
All event activities will take place at the The Forum at Columbia University located at 605 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027.
Agenda At-A-Glance
Subject to Change.
| 8:30AM | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 9:15AM | Fireside Chat with David Ho & Mitch Stripling |
| 9:45AM | Rapid Diagnostics and Therapeutic Innovations Panel |
| 10:25AM | Overview of Day and Break |
| 10:45AM | Innovating with the Community Panel |
| 11:30AM | Advancing Infrastructure and Logistics Panel |
| 12:15PM | Lunch – Demo Expo Opens |
| 1:15PM | Surveillance & Medical Analytics Panel |
| 2:00PM | Machine Learning & AI panel |
| 2:45PM | Transition to Demo Expo |
| 3:10PM | Innovation RFP Winner Rapid Talks |
| 3:40PM | Demo Expo Continues |
| 4:00PM | Operation Outbreak Results Raffle Winners and Demo Expo Awards Closing Remarks |
| 4:30PM | Event Ends |
Thank You To Our Planning Committee Members!
