What’s New at the Food as Medicine Summit

As we launch the sixth year of the Food as Medicine series, our commitment is to deepen the summit’s impact on your work and the field at large. For 2026, we are introducing significant enhancements to ensure every attendee, whether a first-timer or a returning colleague, has a powerful and productive experience. New features for the 2026 Summit include:

1. From Strategy to Implementation

The agenda is built around the biggest opportunities in Food as Medicine. Hear directly from leading organizations such as Kaiser Permanente, BCBS Massachusetts, Instacart Health, and CVS Health on how initiatives are being funded, implemented, measured, and scaled.

2. Expanded Access to Senior Decision-Makers

The Food as Medicine Summit continues to attract a larger, more senior audience each year. The 2026 program brings together C-suite executives, senior decision-makers and practical adopters, elevating the quality of conversation and ensuring discussions are grounded in real authority, budget ownership, and the ability to move initiatives forward.

3. Networking Built for the Ecosystem

We’ve redesigned the schedule to include longer, dedicated networking blocks aligned with who’s in the room—bringing together providers, food companies, payers, nonprofits, retailers, and policymakers for more meaningful, timely conversations.

4. New Voices & Emerging Models

Alongside returning leaders, the 2026 agenda introduces more first-time speakers and innovators launching and scaling new Food as Medicine models, ensuring fresh perspectives throughout the program, from the likes of Kroger Health, Blue Shield of California, Griffith’s Foods, Mom’s Meals and many more.

5. Deeper Healthcare Perspective

The agenda goes beyond high-level discussion to focus on the healthcare realities shaping Food as Medicine today. Sessions led by organizations such as Duke Health, UPMC Health Plan, Yale School of Medicine, CommonSpirit Health, and more, are grounded in clinical integration, reimbursement, outcomes measurement, and real-world implementation. The conversations will reflect how these initiatives actually operate within the healthcare system today and what opportunities exist for tomorrow.