Health innovation is in high demand across the world, as societies seek new ways to address health as one of the grand challenges of our time. Business scholars and experts are well positioned to contribute to this effort. While health issues are big in scale, research shows that small and locally grounded innovations are often more feasible, and equally important, than large-scale technological breakthroughs.

Business school scholars contribute by developing new understanding of how health innovations emerge, spread, and become embedded within social and economic systems. They also educate future professionals and leaders to navigate the complex intersections of healthcare, technology, and business, and of steering responsible and sustainable innovation.

This symposium invites scholars to explore how business actors and academics can engage more actively and critically with the changing health sector through research, education, and collaboration with society. The presentations and the discussion will focus on how we can help shape the future of health innovation, advancing both knowledge and practice.