COMING SOON:
2026 INNOVATION SUMMIT DETAILS
2025 Innovation Summit
3rd Annual Life Science & Healthcare Innovation Summit
A MESSAGE FROM INTERIM PRESIDENT JAMES E. DAVIS
The Innovation Summit convenes leaders from the private sector and the academic world to explore advancements that could change the future of healthcare and life sciences. Throughout the two-day Summit, participants hear from, and visit with, thought leaders from across the innovation ecosystem.
Some of the 2025 Summit speakers are listed below. I hope you enjoy your time at the newly finished Innovation Tower as we explore what is possible in these important fields.
2025 FEATURED SPEAKERS
Jim Breyer
Breyer Capital
Founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, a premier venture capital firm. He has been an early investor in over 40 technology companies that have completed highly successful public offerings or mergers.
Arvind Krishna
IBM
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM. Arvind is a business leader and technologist who has led the building and expansion of new markets for IBM in artificial intelligence, cloud and quantum computing.
Claudia Lucchinetti
Dell Medical School
Dean of Dell Medical School and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at UT, Dr. Lucchinetti oversees the academic medicine footprint of the University, including education, practice and research.
Diogo Rau
Eli Lilly
Diogo Rau is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer at Eli Lilly and Company, leading IT, cybersecurity, digital health and advanced analytics.
Charles Taylor
The University of Texas at Austin
Founder of HeartFlow Inc, Dr. Taylor is the Moncrief Chair in Computational Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine and Computational Engineering and Sciences and Director of the Center for Computational Medicine at UT.
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Xaira
Marc Tessier-Lavigne is the founding Chairman and CEO of Xaira, a biotherapeutics company applying AI to transform drug discovery. Previously, he held executive positions in the private and academic sectors.
Questions, please contact: utaustininnovationsummit@utexas.edu