DeSci at the AI Inflection Point

Speakers tackle questions others avoid:

• Did Web3 fail—and what must Web4 do differently?
• Can AI-optimized code change how decentralized systems are built?
• Did venture capital undermine sustainable models for decentralized science?
• What role will personal knowledge graphs play?
• Where is technology genuinely improving governance?
• As AI advances, are traditional computer science departments—and even academics themselves—at an inflection point?

The discussion also considers research funding, the White House and SEC focus on a new age of science, and the institutional disruption already underway.

Featured experts:

• Jim Nasr, CEO, Acoer
• Professor Justin Goldstein, Georgetown University

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Opportunities and Risks of Technology Convergence in Precision Health

Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, MD, EMBA, FAPA, FACHE University of Miami, Herbert Business School, Miami, Florida, USA Institute SEI

Carlos D. Bustamante, PhD University of Oklahoma Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)

Evelyne Bischof, MD, PhD Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences Sheba Longevity Institute Tel Aviv University School of Medicine

Stephen J. Dennis, MSEE, MBA University of Miami Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing Softhread

Unlocking Virtual Care: Is Blockchain the Missing Piece?

Data security, regulatory compliance, cost of IT infrastructure, cross border consultations, and interoperability are just some of the challenges telemedicine faces today. Find out how blockchain technology can help solve many of the pressing challenges, telemedicine faces today.

Reclaiming Healthcare: How DAOs and Decentralized Credentials are Cutting Out the Middleman

• Dr. Leah Houston Founder and CEO, HPEC

The healthcare system is expensive, inefficient and frustrating due to unnecessary third parties and friction filled manual processes that get between patients and their doctors. Through decentralized identityby and credentialing we can create a distributed network of practicing doctors that connect connect securely, directly, privately with each other and with the patients they care for. We are building the future essentialized healthcare revolution and we can’t wait to build it with you.

The Last Mile: Why 90% of Biomedical AI Research is Stuck

Stephen Dennis

• CTO, Softhread

Dr. Bob Rogers

• Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, BeeKeeperAI

Over 90% of all biomedical AI research is stalled due to its inability to access real world protected health information to complete the required clinical validation and valuation prior to its deployment. With AI forecasted to improve patient outcomes by 40% and costs by 50% the new paradigm of zero trust must be adopted and leveraged to avoid the existential crisis facing biomedical AI research. Join us and learn how confidential computing and blockchain meet the requirements of zero trust.

What Elements of Blockchain Tech Can Healthcare Benefit from TODAY Without Committing to Decentralization

• Bart Cant - CTO, Tydei.io
• John Hatchell - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tydei.io

Speakers discuss:

• The strategy for utilizing DAML for the purpose of progressive decentralization in enterprise
• Converging how TradFi was brought on chain to innovate healthcare payments
• Future strategies utilizing DAO’s and NFT’s in a heavily regulated environment

Open DLT for Patient Privacy Protection in the Age of Healthcare Consumerism

• Maria Palombini Director, Healthcare & LIfe Science Global Practice Lead, IEEE SA
• Sachin Shetty Associate Director , Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC), Old Dominion University, and Executive Director of the Center for Secure and Intelligent Critical Systems
• Daniel Harrell, PhD Research Associate, Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin

Key discussion points of this panel session include:

• The role of open source DLTs in empowering and protecting patients data
• The role of where technical and data standards are pragmatically needed
• The technical and ethical considerations of patient data governance

• Ajaz S. Hussain Strategic Advisor, Bright Path Laboratories, and BHTY Editor
• Michael Dershem CEO, Apierion
• Jim Nasr CEO, Acoer, and BHTY Editor
• John Riley III Chief of Emerging Tech, IMPACTIFI
• • Mohan Venkataraman Principal Consultant, Block10.ai

We gathered the authors of BHTY’s “2026 Healthcare Predictions: AI, Blockchain, and the Rise of Decentralized Innovation,” for a video and podcast conversation to unpack the forces redefining healthcare’s future.

The follow-up discussion moved beyond predictions into real-world implications, adoption hurdles, and execution risks across healthcare:

• Blockchain, Trust, and Claims Management Insights into how decentralized architectures can improve trust, reduce claims friction, and create more transparent interactions among patients, payers, and providers.
• Patient Agency and Health Data Sovereignty A focused discussion on decentralized identity, privacy-preserving data sharing, and the growing global shift toward patient-controlled health data.
• AI + Blockchain in the Supply Chain Use cases in pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chains—including supplier verification, smart tags for condition monitoring, and the push for traceability and resiliency.
• Decentralized Science (DeSci) How decentralized funding and peer review models are addressing bottlenecks in clinical research, preclinical discovery, and scientific collaboration.
• AI Risk, Safety, and Centralization Concerns The panel addressed the unintended consequences of centralized health AI, emphasizing governance, bias mitigation, and regulatory alignment.
• Payments, Digital Assets, and Readiness for 2026 A candid look at healthcare payment dysfunction, the role of digital assets and stablecoins, and why CXOs are beginning to engage seriously with these models.

Watch or listen to the conversation for extended analysis and candid perspectives from leaders working at the front lines of decentralized healthcare innovation.

More conversations will be featured at the annual ConV2X Decentralized Healthcare & Life Sciences Summit this September - where these themes move from theory to implementation.

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Safe AI for Healthcare

• Jim Nasr CEO, Acoer
• Jelani Clarke, PhD Executive Lead at DeSci World, and Sales & Marketing Head at AminoChain
• Owais Durrani. MD Memorial Hermann Health System

The Coalition for Decentralized Healthcare and Life Sciences (CDHLS) brought together three pioneers at the intersection of medicine and decentralized technology for a candid conversation about what safe AI means for healthcare and how to make it so – including best practices.

Themes addressed include:

• What is Safe AI?
• Data Sovereignty in Healthcare: who owns the AI model and its memory?
• Where does decentralization fit? How will it help reduce AI risk?
• What is next?

This conversation is the second in a new podcast series launched in 2026 that dives into the decentralized science revolution.