For the first time ever, the Advancement League Health Leader Summit will hosted in Atlanta. To kick-off the festivities, the Advancement League and Bonne Fire ATL will be partnering to host its patented Ice Cream Social at Portal Innovations' rooftop labs with a sweeping Atlanta view.
Advancement League is a membership organization for ambitious leaders looking to advance in their careers and communities. Called "the next generation of health innovators" by HLTH CEO Jonathan Weiner, Advancement League continues to combine career development and community impact in new ways that shape a healthier future.
Bonne Fire ATL is hyper-focused on building an authentic healthtech community where connections matter and innovation thrives.
About the venue Host/Partner:
Portal Innovations is a life sciences venture capital firm that offers crafted capital through venture investment and physical lab and office space to fuel breakthroughs. With locations established in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, and Houston as well as future sites in Providence, RI, and Dublin, Ireland, Portal supports early-stage biotech, medtech, and health tech startups.
Portal’s Atlanta site opened up in late September 2024 and is leading the way in catalyzing Atlanta’s next chapter of life sciences innovation. Housed in the brand-new Science Square Labs of Science Square Atlanta, Portal has quickly becoe a hub of health innovation in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Southeast.
Hosted by the Advancement League, the Young Health Leader Summit brings together leaders from all over the country to Atlanta this year
2025 Themes
Power
There's power in your path. Join us for career and financial workshops, matching mentors, investment groups, and supporters to help you on your path to power in your career and community.
Policy
Election year will have just passed, there will be a lot of new ways to engage and collectively design and influence the future. Plus, the Kat and Stephen show is always popular.
Potential
How do we unlock healthier lifespans in a culture built to keep us consuming? Learn from experts on what the next wave of wellness tells us about our health and healthcare systems.
TAG Digital Health Society presents: Healthcare Payment Complexities and Their Impact on Patient Care and Experience on Tuesday, May 14th, 2025 5:00-7:00pm
Healthcare payment systems in the U.S. are complex, involving multiple stakeholders, dense billing structures, and administrative hurdles. For patients, this often leads to surprise bills, care delays, and a lack of cost transparency. Providers spend considerable time navigating reimbursement, while payers invest heavily in ensuring payment accuracy—diverting focus and resources from care delivery. These inefficiencies drive up costs, erode trust, and hinder outcomes. While initiatives like price transparency and value-based models aim to simplify the system, adoption remains inconsistent. This discussion will explore the impact of regulatory shifts, technology, and evolving payment models on patient care and experience.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your network, gain fresh perspectives, and unwind with peers who share your passion for digital health. Spaces are limited, so register today and secure your spot!
We look forward to seeing you there! Cheers!
Light snacks will be provided.
Join Emory University's School of Medicine as it kicks off its first Founders Series event, featuring Dr. Gabe A. Kwong!
A longstanding challenge in medicine is getting drugs to act at the right place and at the right time inside the body. Port Therapeutics was founded by academic co-founders at Georgia Tech, Caltech and MIT to pioneer spatiotemporal therapeutics. Their cutting edge approach to the design of cell therapies centers on incorporating temperature-sensitive transcriptional switches that can be remotely activated by small changes in temperature using external stimuli - such as radiofrequency or focused ultrasound - applied by medical devices. These thermal switches have been tested in CAR T-cells and shown to enable the localized production of potent modulators (e.g., cytokines, T-cell engagers) to boost anti-tumor responses while limiting systemic exposure, unlocking drugs that were previously undruggable. This talk will share the origin story, investment thesis, and the scientific foundation behind Port Therapeutics and its mission to usher in a new category of spatially and temporally controlled medicines. Time for networking will be allotted, and food will be provided.
Bioentrepreneurship Networking Series
Emory University’s School of Medicine hosts its monthly series every third Thursday of the month from January to June 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm in Emory's Health Sciences Research Building II, 6th floor, Room N600. Come explore captivating case studies and success stories showcasing trailblazing bioentrepreneurs. It’s an unparalleled opportunity to mingle with the brightest minds at the frontier of biological innovation and entrepreneurship. Don’t miss out on this exciting chance to connect, converse, and collaborate. Food is provided and all are welcome to attend.
For questions, contact Cindy Borges: cindy.lynn.borges@emory.edu
Parking
Free Limited Onsite Parking: (1750 Haygood Drive Atlanta, GA 30307)
Starvine deck at Clairmont campus
-1945 Starvine Way, Decatur GA 30033
-C-Route shuttles actively run every 2-3 minutes. Take the first HSRB stop, or it’s a short 10-min walk from the deck.
- 1705 Lowergate Drive, Atlanta GA 30322
Lowergate East Parking Deck (behind University Hospital)
-1717 Lowergate Dr. NE., Atlanta GA 30322
-Approximately 5 min walk from the HSRB Complex.
Children’s at Egleston Parking Deck
-2015 Uppergate Drive Atlanta, GA 30322
-Allow extra time for parking and short 2-min walk.
-Pricier option
Meet with Health IT leaders from across the Georgia health industry for a great time!
5:30-7:30pm
Come hang out with Bonne Fire ATL! Join other healthtech innovators in Atlanta for good conversation and good drinks.
5:30-7:30pm
Come hang out with Bonne Fire ATL! Join other healthtech innovators in Atlanta for good conversation and good drinks.
Event Registration TBA.
Current event details here
Join TAG Digital Health Society for an evening of connection and collaboration at our 2025 Summer Social! Ready to mix and mingle with the brightest minds in Georgia’s digital health community? Join us at Oaxaca in Chamblee for an evening of networking, collaboration, and fun! Whether you're passionate about the latest trends in healthcare technology or simply want to catch up with colleagues over a drink and some tacos, this is the place to be. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your network, gain fresh perspectives, and unwind with peers who share your passion for digital health. Spaces are limited, so register today and secure your spot!
We look forward to seeing you there! Cheers!
Light snacks will be provided. Admission includes one (1) drink ticket.
Meet with Health IT leaders from across the Georgia health industry and learn about timely topics to the field!
Event Topic: AI - Operational Efficiencies
Non-member Price: $53.00
Member Price: $48.00
5:30-7:30pm
Come hang out with Bonne Fire ATL! Join other healthtech innovators in Atlanta for good conversation and good drinks.
Event Registration TBA.
Current event details here
Digital Transformation is an ongoing journey for today’s C-Suite leaders, and our best advice is to not trek it alone. Our Healthcare Technology & AI Transformation Assembly is set to be a groundbreaking opportunity for C-Level Healthcare Officers to meet face-to-face and connect on the current trends & challenges the industry is facing.
5:30-7:30pm
Come hang out with Bonne Fire ATL! Join other healthtech innovators in Atlanta for good conversation and good drinks.
Event Registration TBA.
Current event details here
TAG Digital Health Society will be hosting an evening event on Smart Hospitals
Stay tuned for event updates!
Details TBA - Event will take place either in September or October 2025
Calling all clinicians, engineers, developers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors in cardiovascular medicine! Celebrating its fourth year, HRX is stepping up its game as it convenes innovators worldwide for a uniquely immersive forum, all within one magnificent space at the exquisite Signia by Hilton Atlanta.
HRX is a catalyst, a driving force, for organizations committed to uncovering the next great cardiovascular innovation. By seizing opportunities and nurturing invaluable connections, HRX aims to accelerate innovation and drive breakthroughs to improve the lives of patients with heart rhythm disorders.
Learn more at the Health Connect South website
From the event page:
We are very excited to be holding our 2025 Gathering In-Person at the Georgia Aquarium! The Southeast has been on the forefront of healthcare collaborations, innovations and thought leadership. We are proud to bring together and highlight those efforts at our 2025 annual event.
Our 2024 gathering brought together over 1,200 decision-makers, innovators and the next generation of health leaders. We look forward to seeing everyone and celebrating our 12th year anniversary of the Southeast's largest healthcare gathering.
“One of the region’s most influential health care conferences, underscoring the city’s role as an important health care hub in the Southeast.” (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
Launched in 2013, the mission of Health Connect South is to serve the health community as a platform to promote regional health collaborations. Since our inception we have grown into the Southeast’s largest annual gathering! Through our collective work, we seek to define and advance the Southeast’s role in the future of health. Serving as a gateway between health industry silos, we seek to facilitate unique and meaningful partnerships.
Together, health advances.
For 20 years, Kaiser Permanente has supported Run Walk Roll to encourage and celebrate healthy workplaces in pursuit of improving the health and wellbeing of our community.
2024 ushered in FRESHJUNKIE Racing as new event owners and production management company for the ever-popular 5K event. In 2025, the event returns to the downtown Atlanta area, so Save the Date, to start a team and help us create healthier workplaces throughout Atlanta.
When you join the Winship 5K, you'll support cancer research and advances in treatments that are helping patients live longer, healthier lives.
General Information
The Winship 5K run/walk is a family-friendly virtual and in-person event held on the Emory University campus that benefits cancer research at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. In 2024, the fourteenth annual event raised more than $1,000,000. To date, the event has raised over $11.4 million in support of cancer research at Winship Cancer Institute.
Join us on October 4, 2025 for the Winship 5K run/walk! You can create a team or join the Winship 5K as an individual. We invite you to set a $250 minimum fundraising goal and encourage your friends, family and co-workers to join you in making a difference against cancer.
Registration Opens June 15, 2025
Taking place at Gas South District in Duluth, GA on October 7th!
Registration opening soon!
HLTH is forging ahead into new realms of possibilities, gathering 12,000+ influential leaders, executives and visionaries who are passionately creating the next generation of healthcare. At HLTH you can foster meaningful connections, gain insights on cutting-edge trends, enhance your professional journey, or elevate your organization to unprecedented success.
As the healthcare industry's preeminent all-inclusive event experience, HLTH 2025 is your gateway to achieve your unique mission. Will you be there?