BRIDGE2AI

2026 Voice AI Symposium & Hackathon
2026-05-04 - 2026-05-06 | The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, 501 5th Ave NE, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701, United States
Registration and Call for Science are now open for the 2026 Bridge2AI Voice Symposium + Hackathon! Join us May 4–6, 2026, in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida, for one of the only global events dedicated entirely to voice biomarkers.
The Voice AI Symposium has become an internationally-recognized event and one of the only conferences focused solely on the research, development, and implementation of voice biomarkers to improve healthcare. Unlike some large-scale tech conferences, the Voice AI Symposium is intentionally intimate and designed to give every attendee meaningful opportunities to meet pioneers, tastemakers, and thought leaders shaping the future of healthcare through voice AI technologies. Building on the success of past years, the 2026 Voice AI Symposium will bring together the forefront innovators, researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders of the voice biomarker space for a two-day immersive experience at the forefront of voice and AI in healthcare.

Highlights will include:

Hands-on Training & Workshops using the Bridge2AI-Voice dataset and tools.
Podium presentations selected through an open Call for Science
Interactive Panels & Keynotes featuring international experts and visionaries in healthcare and AI.
Tech Fair & Demos where attendees can experience cutting-edge applications of voice AI.
Pitch Competition spotlighting groundbreaking startups.
Networking Events designed to foster real connections across disciplines.
and more!

Submit your most innovative research and technology under this year’s theme:
“Translating AI Research into Reality: Implementing Voice Biomarkers for Transformative Healthcare.”
Key Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 5, 2025
Notification of Selection: January 15, 2026
Symposium + Hackathon: May 4–6, 2026
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this global movement at the intersection of voice, data, and health innovation — and to connect with the community shaping the next era of healthcare AI.
Register early to secure your spot — there is limited capacity!
Voice AI Symposium: https://www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id=29517
Call for Science: https://www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id=30025

TRM Novel AI Technology Module Lecture: “Emerging Applications of Transformer-Based Language Models to Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics” by Kevin Liu, PhD
2026-05-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Bridge2AI Training, Recruitment, and Mentoring (TRM) Working Group invites you to the next session in the Novel AI Technology Module of the TRM Learning Series.
This lecture will feature Kevin Liu, PhD (Michigan State University), presenting on “Emerging Applications of Transformer-Based Language Models to Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics.”
📅 Thursday, May 7, 2026
⏰ 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET
🔗 Join the webinar: https://arizona.zoom.us/s/85074689291
This session will explore how transformer-based models are being adapted for genomics, including applications in evolutionary analysis and emerging research directions.
Introduction

2026 AMIA Amplify Informatics Conference
2026-05-18 - 2026-05-21
Join us at the 2026 AMIA Amplify Informatics Conference in Denver, CO, for two exciting panels:
Bridge2AI-Voice: Advancing Clinical AI Through Ethically Sourced Voice Biomarkers 5/19/2026 | 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Voice is emerging as a powerful, non-invasive biomarker that supports early disease detection, monitoring, and personalized care. The ubiquity of ambient listening technologies, ranging from smartphones and telehealth platforms to wearables and clinical monitoring systems, creates new opportunities to capture real-world voice data at scale. As these data streams expand, it becomes increasingly important to develop trustworthy, clinically grounded AI models that can responsibly leverage voice signals while safeguarding privacy and equity. The NIH-funded Bridge2AI-Voice consortium is building one of the largest clinically validated, ethically sourced voice datasets to date, integrating audio recordings with phenotype and clinical metadata across multiple disease domains. This panel brings together leaders in clinical informatics, translational AI, and workforce development to discuss how the consortium’s standards, training programs, and governance frameworks prepare the field for a future where voice-derived insights can augment screening,
Philip Payne, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA – WashU Medicine and BJC HealthcareAndrea Krussel, MA – Washington University in St. LouisWilliam Hersh, MD, FACMI, FAMIA – Oregon Health & Science UniversityPhillip Jenkins, MD – Oregon Health & Science University

Bridge2AI at Year 4: The Operational Reality of Ethical, AI-Ready Data Generation (Panel)5/20/2026 | 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
While a previous AMIA session introduced the vision of the NIH Bridge2AI consortium, Year 4 marks the transition from architectural design to tangible impact. This panel presents the consortium’s pioneering flagship data releases, demonstrating that AI-readiness is not merely a technical standard but a sociotechnical achievement. Panelists representing the four Bridge2AI Grand Challenges will showcase >30TB of newly available multimodal data, highlighting how Ethical Scaffolding and Team Science were operationalized to address critical Implementation bottlenecks. We will examine specific utilization cases: how privacy ethics drove the development of watermarking tools for diabetes data; how transdisciplinary teaming enabled the harmonization of 1.6 billion EHR rows across 14 hospital sites; how the SAFE ethical framework shaped the release of voice biomarkers; and how robust data and tools standards help address “black box” AI/ML concerns. This session offers a practical roadmap for researchers to access, utilize, and trust these ethically sourced resources.
Mónica Muñoz Torres, PhD – University of Colorado AnschutzAaron Lee, MD, MSCI – Washington University in St. Louis.Satrajit Ghosh, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMónica Muñoz Torres, PhD – University of Colorado AnschutzYulia Levites Strekalova, PhD – University of FlordaTimothy Clark, Ph.D. – University of Virginia
For more information, please visit: https://amia.org/education-events/amplify-informatics-conference
