Formerly the Bay Area Global Health Alliance
The Stanford Center for Digital Health Annual Symposium brings researchers, clinicians, and business leaders together on the Stanford campus to discuss defining opportunities of our time. The brightest minds in technology, academia, policy and medicine will participate in this all-day event. The event aims to inspire thoughtful conversations and action at the intersection of technology and health.
Co-hosted by Stanford’s Center for Innovation in Global Health and Center for Human and Planetary Health, the 13th Annual Stanford Global and Planetary Health Research Convening will be held in-person on Thursday, February 11, 2027 from 9:00am – 3:00pm PT at Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on Stanford University campus. The Convening brings together students, faculty, staff, and researchers working in global and planetary health – from Stanford and beyond.
The Health Equity Innovation Series is a monthly talk series hosted at Stanford Biodesign that brings together a community of researchers, physicians, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs to educate, inspire, and engage communities around equitable health innovation.
As part of the Humanitarian Health Series, this 75-minute international panel brings together multidisciplinary experts, which will examine the escalating risk of food insecurity and famine in the Sahel region of Africa and identify concrete policy pathways for response.
Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine is now calling for submissions for its 2026 conference, an annual event bringing together students, researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to explore and discuss the latest advancements in healthcare. It provides a platform for presenting cutting-edge research, networking with peers, and engaging with key figures in the medical community.
On June 25, join East Africa Biodesign, a partnership between Alliance members Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign and University of Global Health Equity, for a virtual session: “What Does an African MedTech Innovator Need to Know About Regulatory Pathways?” Mpumi Mothapo, CEO of EL3M Consulting Services and ISO 13485 Lead Auditor will share how Quality Management Systems and regulatory compliance support medical device innovators from early development to market readiness.
Communicating about public and global health has never been more challenging — or more important. Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health is hosting a panel of global health communications experts that will discuss the current challenges, including disinformation, the rise of AI, and declining public trust, and highlight solutions and best practices, based on a new commentary in Nature Health and insights from the Stanford Global Health Media Fellowship.
What can recent hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks tell us about the growing connections between climate change, biodiversity disruption, and infectious disease risk? Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health invites you to join them for a virtual panel discussion on Friday June 5, 11am-12pm PT featuring experts exploring these recent disease surges as case studies in the growing complexity of managing pathogens in a changing world.Â
At a time when global health is rethinking old models, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance community asked a sharper question: what must we build next? On May 28, the Alliance convened its multisector community in San Francisco and online for a members-only gathering that created space for candid, provocative conversation about the future of global health — from the role of technology and power, to the shift from market shaping to market building, to the trusted partnerships needed to navigate change.
At the Alliance’s 2026 Annual Meeting, Krista Donaldson, Alliance board member and director of innovation to impact at Stanford Biodesign, moderated a fireside conversation with Raffi Krikorian, chief technology officer at Mozilla and board chair at Mozilla.ai and Medic, exploring how global health leaders should think about technology, power, and responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Join MIT, Stanford, and Threshold Ventures from May 1-2 for a two-day conference in the Bay Area gathering founders, funders, clinicians, artists, and community voices to reflect on, reimagine and re-invigorate the healthcare innovation ecosystem. Over two, participants will challenge the status quo of entrepreneurship, question whose values drive innovation, and rethink how health innovation actually gets built, beyond Silicon Valley’s echo chamber.
As part of Stanford Biodesign’s Innovation & Health Equity Discussion Series, Els Torreele, Founding Director of æqua, will discuss how policy influences market forces and why this leaves certain areas in healthcare neglected. She will challenge us with a new paradigm for innovation as a public good and provide a different perspective on how we can use the potential of advances in science to serve all who need it, not just those who can afford it. She is a global health equity and medical innovation expert with over 20 years of combined experience in biomedical research, pharmaceutical R&D, policy analysis and research, and advocacy towards equitable access to health technologies.
New modeling suggests that over the next 25 years there is a 50% probability of a pandemic occurring, with a mortality level similar to or worse than COVID-19. The latest volume of the Disease Control Priorities (DCP-4) series, published by the World Bank, focuses on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Please join authors of the volume to discuss findings at this special event, co-sponsored by UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, and UC Davis Center for Global Health.
Maintaining an equity lens in health innovation during turbulent times requires both vision and practical strategy. In this talk, Stella Safo —an HIV primary care physician, public health practitioner, and passionate advocate—will discuss the health disparities present in America and will draw on real-world examples, like the ‘Green Book for Health’, to explore how community-centered healthcare solutions can meaningfully build stronger, healthier communities.
As funding constraints reshape the global health landscape, innovators are facing an urgent question: how do they turn strong ideas and meaningful impact into a clear funding case that resonates with funders and investors? This question shaped a recent Innovation and Health Equity Discussion Series session, ‘Strategies and Pathways for Economic Viability for Scaling Health Innovations in Underserved Settings,’ hosted by Stanford Biodesign, in partnership with the Alliance and Baraka Impact Finance. James Bair, partner and managing director at Baraka Impact Finance, in conversation with Sara Anderson, executive director of the Alliance, offered practical guidance on how founders and innovators can position their ventures for funding, sustainability, and scale in a rapidly changing capital environment.
Join CIRCLE (Community-minded Interventions for Resilience, Climate Leadership and Emotional wellbeing, a special initiative of the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences), the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, and the Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health for a documentary screening of ‘Climate in Therapy’ and discussion on Monday, April 13.
Join Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign (Stanford Biodesign), Baraka Impact Finance, and the Bay Area Global Health Alliance on March 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM PT for “Strategies and Pathways for Economic Viability for Scaling Health Innovations in Underserved Settings,” as part of Stanford Biodesign’s Innovation and Health Equity Discussion Series. For nonprofit organizations/NGOs, pre-seed and seed-stage healthcare companies working in underserved settings, this session will explore how to build economically viable models and position ventures to attract funding.
Join Stanford CIGH for a Global Health Conversation with Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, on Tuesday, April 14th, from 5-6:00 PM PT. Dr. Ramphele is a world-renowned figure with an outstanding career as an activist, medical doctor, academic, businesswoman, and thought leader. In conversation with Global Health Faculty Fellow and veteran interviewer Paul Costello, Dr. Ramphele will discuss her life, career, and insights on activism and leadership in global health worldwide.
Stanford’s Graduate Global Health Network (GGHN) invites you to a lunchtime seminar on Hepatitis B featuring Dr. Samuel So (Stanford Asian Liver Center) and Dr. Yvonne Nartey (Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana) on Friday, March 13th from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT.