​GIS at the University of Pittsburgh Explores the Intersection of AI and Health

Published on Wednesday 19 May, 2025

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​Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the health sector. From improving diagnostics and accelerating drug discovery to streamlining operations and reducing costs, AI-driven technologies are transforming every facet of healthcare.

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To explore this evolving landscape, the GFCC and its founder, the Council on Competitiveness (CoC), in partnership with GFCC member the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, will host the Global Innovation Summit, Forging the Future: The Intersection of Health, AI & Tech, from October 19–21 at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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This invitation-only unique event will combine the flagship GFCC Global Innovation Summit and a special edition of the CoC’s Competitiveness Conversations Across America.  

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The GFCC, the Council on Competitiveness, and local hosts Pitt and CMU, will convene top leaders from business, academia, government, and labor—spanning local to global levels—to explore how stakeholders are advancing place-based strategies to drive innovation, growth, and prosperity, with a focus on health, health tech, and innovation across sectors. 

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Attendees will also engage in interactive demonstrations and site visits to cutting-edge research and innovation hubs across Pittsburgh and participate in working sessions focused on real-world pathways in AI policy, tech translation, and improving health.

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"This year’s unprecedented global forum will shine a spotlight on groundbreaking innovations — from BioForge and AI-powered diagnostics to next-generation clinical training tools and assistive technologies — while showcasing Pittsburgh’s unique innovation ecosystem, fueled by top-tier research institutions like the University of Pittsburgh, one of the nation’s top 20 most innovative universities,” said Chancellor Joan Gabel, who serves as CoC’s Academic Vice-chair and is a member of the GFCC.

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The University of Pittsburgh provides many examples of how a university can drive socio-economic transformation and place-making through extensive collaborations in research, industry, and health care. Among its flagship initiatives are: The Innovation Hub for Health Science Medical Research, the Inaugural AI Tech Community, the Vijayalakshmi Innovation Center in Women’s Health Analytics and Research, the Health Sciences and Sports Analytics Cloud Innovation Center, and AI-powered platforms for Healthcare and Cancer Detection.

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“Pittsburgh – the birthplace of U.S. industrial might in the 20th century – continues to re-invent itself. Through a combination of imagination, insight, ingenuity, invention, and impact, Pittsburgh finds itself today as a renewed, key innovation driver for the state, the nation, and the world,” said Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness, and founder and President of the GFCC. “In particular, the convergence of health sciences and AI in Pittsburgh is helping to re-make the city as ‘the place’ developing and deploying many of the most critical innovations for our nation and the world.”

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Visit the GlS webpage to learn more.

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